[AG-TECH] SC Global Call for Content

[Julie Wulf]

SC Global - Call for Content
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Overview

The SC2001 [www.sc2001.org] “Beyond Boundaries” high-performance networking and
computing conference, to be held at the convention complex in Denver, Colorado,
November 1016, 2001, will feature SC Global - the first truly global technical
conference on the Grid. 

The SC Global event will use Access Grid technology [www.accessgrid.org] to
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the SC Core at the Denver Convention Center with dozens of Access Grid Nodes,
or SC Constellation sites, throughout the world. The event will be a shared,
multi-national forum to discuss the impact of high-end computing and
communications on science and society. The SC Global team is soliciting ideas
from individuals or groups to provide Program and Non-Program related content.

Program-Related Content

The SC Global infrastructure will support a rich set of panels, workshops,
birds-of-a-feather sessions and invited talks. SC Constellation sites are urged
to develop unique local programs that combine SC Global with local material.
The SC Global team is soliciting ideas from individuals or groups to be content
providers for the SC2001. Program-related submission ideas include:

Panels
SC2001 solicits innovative proposals from potential panel organizers on topics
of interest to the HPC community. Panelists should reflect a range of opinions,
and be structured to encourage interactive participation from the audience. Use
of the SC Global infrastructure to involve remote participation is encouraged.

Workshops
Small groups of researchers will participate in half-day workshops designed to
discuss current hot topics.  We are soliciting proposals for topics of
interest, and experts willing to facilitate these interactive sessions.

Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
These events allow conference attendees to discuss specialized topics. The
conference will provide meeting rooms, and post daily schedules for
Birds-of-a-Feather (BOFs) sessions. BOFs are open to all conference attendees,
including exhibitors and exhibits-only badge holders. We particularly encourage
proposals that exploit the SC Global infrastructure to create multinational and
cross-cultural discussions. Flexible scheduling will allow us to accommodate
time zone conflicts.

Exhibitor Forum
These sessions focus on technological advances and new products in industry,
and typically draw standing-room only crowds.

Non-Program Related Content  - “SC Global Showcase”

As part of the SC Global Access Grid deployment at SC2001, a large-format AG
Showcase node on the Denver Convention Complex exhibit floor is being planned.
The intention is to feature SC Global Constellation Site events and specialized
sessions geared toward large audience participation, interaction and
collaboration. Highly interactive and entertaining content, as well as
distributed and remote visualization, is being sought.

We welcome proposals from individuals or groups for content ideas that do not
fit into the Program categories listed above.  We look forward to entertaining,
educational and/or visually stimulating proposals for content that will exploit
the Access Grid infrastructure. Session subject matter is open, and may include
computational science and engineering research through artistic collaboration,
and distributed artistic and musical performances.   

The SC Global Showcase will exhibit Access Grid technology augmented with
enhanced display capabilities. Support for distributed visualization
applications, is planned.Based on participation and available time, events will
be scheduled a number of times throughout the week of the conference.

Submitting Proposals

By March 23, please submit the following information via the form at
http://www.mcs.anl.gov/scglobal/content-form.htm:

1.      Proposal Title
2.      Type of Submission (Program or non-Program Content)
3.      Primary contact person's name, institution, e-mail address
4.      Public Relations/documentation point-of-contact for your submission  
5.      If submitting a joint proposal, we would like to know:  
a.  Name of all institutions involved 
b.  Primary contact person’s name and e-mail for each institution 

6.      One paragraph summary of your entry 
7.      URL address for further project documentation
8.      If you do not have a node, from where do you hope to participate?
9.       Networking
        a.  WAN connectivity of your site
        b.  Bandwidth requirements 
        c.  Name/e-mail of on-site networking contact

Note: For networking details, see [http://www.mcs.anl.gov/scglobal/network.htm]
Abilene, vBNS+ and ESnet will be at the Denver Convention Complex. 

Dates to Remember

March 23 - Content Proposals due
March 30 - Constellation Sites finalized
April 27 - SC Global Showcase acceptance notification
May 28 - Program-related content acceptance notification
June - Test cruises begin for constellation sites 
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