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<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>CALL FOR
PARTICIPATION</span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><br>
</span></font>The 6th Annual Access Grid Retreat - May 15-17, 2006<br>
<a href="http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/flevents/ag/agr06">http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/flevents/ag/agr06</a><br>
Ann Arbor, MI, USA<br>
Co-hosted by Internet2</p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><strong><b><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>DEADLINE FOR
PROPOSALS: </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>Friday April 7, 2006</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The 6th Annual Access Grid (AG)
Retreat will be held May 15-17 in </span></font>Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. This
year's meeting will be co-hosted by Internet2.</p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The Access Grid is an ensemble of
resources including multimedia large-format displays, presentation and
interactive environments, and interfaces to Grid middleware and to
visualization environments. These resources are used to support group-to-group
interactions across the Grid. For example, the AG is used for large-scale
distributed meetings, collaborative work sessions, seminars, lectures,
tutorials, and training. The Access Grid began as a community effort in terms
of development, support, education, and training and it continues to grow as a
result of this approach. The AG Retreats, an annual tradition, reflect this
community involvement and are critical to the continued development, utility,
and improvement of the AG.</span></font></p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The AG Retreat program provides an
interactive forum for the Access Grid community including developers, node
operators and users. This year's Retreat will include information about the
current state of the Access Grid software and community, and the road ahead,
including the next major release of the Access Grid software, AG3.
Presentations in the following subject areas are encouraged:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><strong><b><font size=2
color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#333333'>- Technology presentations </span></font></b></strong><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Extensions of core
Access Grid software </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Shared Applications
and Services </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Distributed systems </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Streaming audio and
video </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Networking:
Multicast and multicast bridging </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Meeting archiving </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Security issues </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Scheduling</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:navy'><br>
<br>
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.9pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><strong><b><font size=2
color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#333333'>- Innovative uses of the AG</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#333333;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#333333'>Medicine<br>
Visualization<br>
Scientific domains<br>
Remote access to instruments<br>
<br>
- <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Distance education<br>
- Regional updates<br>
- User requirements and improvements<br>
- Requirements from diverse communities </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>(Presentations outside of these
areas will be given equal consideration)<br>
<br>
The Access Grid Retreat is an ideal environment for the AG community to share
recent experiences and research findings, to present ideas for future AG
technical directions, and to train and educate AG newcomers. Two tracks of
sessions allow participants to focus on either AG technical issues or
activities related to AG operations. This annual meeting will not be broadcast
over the Access Grid, but, as with past retreats, focus on bringing the global
community together with face-to-face discussions on topics ranging from AG
collaboration experiences to node installation and troubleshooting to AG
development directions. Given that this year's AG Retreat will be located in
Internet2 facilities, presenters are encouraged to include demonstrations that
leverage the excellent network capabilities available. The most impressive
presentations, as decided by the Program Committee, will be awarded with a prize.</span></font></p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>HOW TO SUBMIT
PROPOSALS</span></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Speakers are requested to submit
extended abstracts of no more than 1000 words, not including figures or
references. Speakers should define their interest in submitting a proposed <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>panel discussion</span></b> (including title and
proposed speakers), or an <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>individual
presentation</span></b> (including title). Abstracts should be written so as to
be self-contained and to provide the technical substance required for the
program committee to evaluate the presenter's contribution, and to provide
sufficient detail for the program. Presentations including live demonstrations,
for example introducing a new shared application or service, must list the
hardware and network requirements necessary for the demonstration.</span></font></p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Abstracts must be submitted by </span></font>Friday, Apr il 7, 2006. Please submit to <a href="mailto:agr2006@accessgrid.org">agr2006@accessgrid.org</a>.</p>
<p class=main style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Speakers will be selected by </span></font>Friday, April 14, 2006. Confirmations will be sent via email.</p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=main1><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>For more information, please
contact the AG Retreat Program Committee at <a
href="mailto:agr2006@accessgrid.org">agr2006@accessgrid.org</a>.</span></font></span></p>
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