[AG-TECH] SC Global planning event

[Jennifer Teig von Hoffman]

Dear Colleagues,

A reminder: You are invited to join us over the Access Grid for a
presentation about SC Global 2003:

	Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 12:00 UTC (7:00AM EST)
	Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 23:59 UTC (6:59PM EST)
	Virtual Venue: Full Sail
	ALL NODES PLEASE ARRIVE 1 HOUR EARLY FOR PRE-MEETING TESTS

Mike Daw of University of Manchester is organizing the technical
details of these sessions, and can be reached with any questions
at mike.daw at man.ac.uk .

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A special bonus, *only* being announced on ag-tech (not in the many 
other places we're flooding with info about this thing): We're going to 
try to broadcast this over RealMedia as well, on a somewhat experimental 
basis; the appropriate URL will be sent to ag-tech shortly before the 
event. If it works, which we're reasonably sure it will, we'll make an 
archive available so people can play it back at their leisure, and 
announce the location of the archive to the larger community.

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SC Global is the multi-national and multi-cultural meeting place for
communication and discussion of ideas relating to high-end computing and
communications and their impact on science and society. SC Global 2003
will be the second time we've held such an event; we have the
opportunity to build on the successes of SC Global 2001, and to learn
from its challenges.

SC Global will include several Showcase events featuring art, music,
dance, and other innovative uses of advanced collaboration technologies.
In addition, SC Global will be an important extension of SC 2003's
high-quality technical program. For example, papers presented in SC
Global will meet the same high standards as those in the regular
Technical Papers sessions.

Sites which present content during SC Global 2003 will be known as
Constellation Sites. In addition, there will be participation from
Global Satellite Sites and Observer Sites. Global Satellite Sites will
provide audience interaction from around the world, while Observer Sites
will allow for passive viewing.

The presentations on January 15 will feature information about the
process for becoming a Constellation Site, including the factors which
the SC Global Review Team will consider in deciding which proposals to
accept as part of the SC Global program, and the technical and
production requirements for participating sites.

I hope you will join us in participating in SC Global 2003. And of
course, feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions or
comments.

Yours,
Jennifer Teig von Hoffman, Chair, SC Global 2003
On behalf of the SC Global 2003 Committee:
* Recording Secretary: Carolyn Anderson, Winston-Salem State University, US
* General Producer: Jeff Carpenter, NCSA, US
* Technical Director: Mike Daw, University of Manchester, UK
* Node Manager: Jim Miller, inSORS Integrated Communications, US
* Networking Manager: Eric Gauthier, Boston University, US
* Networking Specialist: Michael Robson, University of Manchester, UK
* Floor Manager: Shawn Davis, NCSA, US
* Remote Sites Manager: Martin Sczimarowsky, Forschungszentrum Juelich
(Juelich Research Center), Germany
* Outreach Specialist: Stephenie McLean, NCSA, US
* Outreach Specialist for Asia/Pacific: Kazuyuki Shudo, Ph. D., National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
* Volunteer Liaison: Barbara Kucera, NCSA, US
* Evaluation Specialist: Michelle Linster-Glenn, Winston-Salem State
University, US
* Archivist: Julia Mullen, Worchester Polytechnic Institute, US
* Committee Members at Large: Terry Disz, ANL, US; Vikram Gazula, U
Kentucky, US; Greg Goddard, UF, US; Bob Olson, ANL, US; Chris Osland,
CLRC RAL, UK; Linda Winkler, ANL, US