MIG Seminar Title/Abstract

[Ivan R. Judson]

The Access Grid Toolkit 2.0

The Access Grid creates a scalable, extensible infrastructure that is
capable supporting individual interactions and group interactions. The
Access Grid can be decomposed into Virtual Venues, Access Grid Nodes,
Users, and Services.  Virtual Venues are persistent digital places that
are connected together to create navigable topologies.  Like rooms in
the physical world, these spaces provide a scope for interactions and
collaboration. The persistent nature of the Virtual Venues makes it
possible for users to leave things in the Venue and have confidence they
will be able to return later and be able to find what was left. Within
the Access Grid, users are capable of interacting with the users and
things found with the Virtual Venues in an individual manner.   Access
Grid Nodes are physical spaces, augmented with digital media and
computing technology, that provide groups of users with shared resources
and capabilities.  Services represent capabilities that can reside in
four logical places, the Virtual Venues, Access Grid Nodes, users or via
the network.  

The Access Grid is now 3 years old, version 1.0 has been in use for over
a year and 2.0 is on the verge of existance.  I will review the lessons
learned from 1.0 and present the architecture and development plan for
the Access Grid Toolkit 2.0.

--Ivan

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Ivan R. Judson .~. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~judson
Futures Laboratory .~.  630 252 0920
Argonne National Laboratory .~. 630 252 6424 Fax
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lawrence A. Rowe [mailto:Rowe at bmrc.berkeley.edu] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:40 PM
> To: judson at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: more discussions...
> 
> 
> 9/25 would be perfect.  give me a title and abstract for 
> publicity.  we can figure out later whether you'll do it from 
> here or there.
> 	larry
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