Fwd: Re: Keynote Address @ GridAsia 2005
Mary Fritsch
fritsch at mcs.anl.gov
Thu Mar 31 11:16:22 CST 2005
This seems fine.
The only day I cannot test is Monday, April 4, but I will have a colleague
on board to test with you in the ANL Inst Venue. I will make sure there is
always a bridge running in this venue in case you need it as well.
Mary
At 05:29 PM 3/31/2005 +0800, Nigel Teow wrote:
>Hi Mary,
>
>Nice to "meet" you and glad to have the opportunity to work together,
>
>regarding the testing of AG, the AG equipment just arrived yesterday,
>hopefully could get the things setup sometime this week and we could start
>testing. Will be upgrading the AG software from version 2.2 to version 2.3
>final.
>
>Am planning to do at least 3 rounds of tests, initial test will be done
>from where the AG equipment is held (temporary holding area), then 1 round
>of test at the actual location (the theatre hosting the AG session) and
>final test prior to the Grid Asia Event. May need to do further tests if
>we encounter any issue.
>
>Following is the proposed test timings, pls let me know if there is any
>issue with them, thanks.
>
>April 4, 8 AM (Central time) : Initial Test
>April 5 - April 17 : Need to Basis
>April 18 : Actual AG Node Location
>Test (timing to be determined)
>April 19 - April 26 : Need to Basis
>April 27 : Final Test prior to Grid
>Asia (timing to be determined)
>
>Proposed test routines,
>1. Audio test
>2. Video test
>3. Presentation slides test
>4. Mock keynote speech test
>
>For the mock keynote speech test, could we simulate the actual keynote
>speech situation, that is audio, video and slides ongoing for 45 mins
>(actual keynote speech is 30 mins, just some buffer time)
>
>(AG Venue Server)
>VENUE: Argonne Natl Laboratory Institution Venue
>Server at: https://ivs.mcs.anl.gov:9000/Venues/default (from Government
>Institutions Lobby, drive to Argonne National Laboratory)
>
>Pls let me know if there is any issue or need to clarify anything.
>
>Thanks for your help, appreciate it, looking forward to working with you! :O)
>
>Nigel
>
>Jon LAU wrote:
>
>>Hi Mary,
>>
>>I would like to introduce Mr. Nigel TEOW from Bioinformatics Institute in
>>Singapore, who has gladly offered his help to get the AG ready for the
>>Keynote event. He will probably arrange for more trial sessions to just
>>make sure all is ok.
>>
>>BTW, could I ask... since Ian Foster is delivering the Keynote speech
>>which is a rather important part of the conference and attended by the
>>Guest of Honour who would most likely be a head of one of government
>>ministries in Singapore, what are the usual failover arrangements for AG?
>>
>>Cheers.
>>
>>... Jon :-)
>>At 03:48 AM 3/24/2005, Mary Fritsch wrote:
>>
>>>yes the week before should work...
>>>
>>>At 10:09 AM 3/23/2005 +0800, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks Mary for your reply,
>>>>
>>>>Let's do a round of tests in the coming week just to make sure the
>>>>network connections are up. From my past experience, we will likely be
>>>>using unicast as the multicast is down. Which days are you available?
>>>>
>>>>Could I ask which would be the last day in which we could test the
>>>>connectivity before you leave for the AG Retreat? I'm looking at a
>>>>test from the actual conference venue site on the 18 or 19 Apr
>>>>2005. This will be the week before the AG Retreat. Is that fine with you?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks Mary!
>>>>
>>>>... Jon :-)
>>>>
>--
>
>Nigel Teow
>Systems Engineer (Cluster Computing Group)
>Bioinformatics Institute
>Tel: 6478 8298
>DID: 6478 8309
>Web: www.bii.a-star.edu.sg
>
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