[AG-TECH] AG Retreat 2003
Michael Daw
mike.daw at man.ac.uk
Mon Mar 31 03:21:54 CST 2003
Obviously too late to do anything about for this AG Retreat, but, speaking
personally, I would hope that Many's experience would have a bearing on
decisions about the siting of future AG conferences. If certain conference
sites have a discriminative entrance policy on grounds of country of origin
(or similar), then other sites should be chosen instead.
One thing I love about the AG (and the academic environment in general) is
its inclusive nature. It leaves a bitter taste to think that whilst I can
attend the AG Retreat, others can't, just because of where we were born.
We must take a stand against the erosions of freedom that have, step by
step, been taking place in many countries (mine too) since 9-11.
Out of solidarity to colleagues such as Many, I for one will think long and
hard before going to future conferences where attendance is restricted on
such spurious grounds.
--Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> Behalf Of Many Ayromlou
> Sent: 28 March 2003 21:27
> To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Cc: tallen at ryerson.ca; rrankine at ryerson.ca; mmurphy at ryerson.ca;
> bfortner at ryerson.ca
> Subject: [AG-TECH] AG Retreat 2003
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> As the principal technical support person for the AG project at Ryerson
> University, I'm writing this to inform everyone of the
> regulations that have
> been put into place for agretreat 2003 by the Department Of
> Energy and how
> this has affected me. I'm a researcher currently working from Ryerson
> University in Toronto, Canada. I'm a Canadian Citizen and have
> been living in
> Cananda for 16 years. Previous to that I lived in Salzburg, Austria for 5
> years. I was also born in Tehran, Iran 34 years ago in September 1969.
>
> As you can see below the AG Retreat 2003 was announced on Sat.
> March 01 2003
> in the following Email that went out on this list:
>
> On March 1, 2003 09:02 pm, Michael E. Papka wrote:
> > ACCESS GRID RETREAT 2003
> >
> > http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/events/agr2003/
> >
> > The Access Grid Technical Retreat 2003 will be taking place at Argonne
> > National Laboratory, April 15-16, 2003. Program topics are
> provided below,
> > with the major
> > focus on moving the community from AG 1.0 to AG 2.0 and increasing the
> > community involvement in the development of tools and infrastructure for
> > AG 2.0. There will be a nominal registration fee for this
> retreat (details
> > follow).
> >
> >
> > PROGRAM Topics:
> >
> > PLENARY TRACK
> > How does the AG become platform for Grid computing?
> > How to build a community?
> > Security
> > AG X.X wish list
> > Innovative uses of the AG
> > Use of the AG in private sector
> > Scheduling
> > SCGlobal
> >
> > DEVELOPERS TRACK
> > Building applications on top the AG 2.0 platform.
> > Extensions to Virtual Venues (Core, Services, Applications)
> > Voyager 2.0 architecture
> > Globus
> > pyglobus
> > AG 2.0 packaging and install
> >
> > USERS TRACK
> > Development status and timelines geared towards users.
> > Bringing folks into AG community
> > Troubleshooting AG sessions
> > Operation of AG 2.0
> > Effects of AG 2.0 on meeting and event planning
> > Issues of interest to managers
> >
> > LOCATION INFORMATION:
> > Argonne National Laboratory
> > 9700 South Cass Avenue
> > Argonne, Illinois 60439
> > 630.252.2000
> >
> > AG RETREAT LOCATION:
> > Advanced Photon Source (APS) Conference Center
> > Building 402, APS Auditorium
> >
> > REGISTRATION FEES:
> > $35 for Argonne employees
> > $50 for U.S. Department of Energy employees
> > $85 for all others organizations
> > (All payment information and options found on AG Retreat 2003 website
> > listed above.)
> >
> > MEETING REGISTRATION:
> > You need to formally register for these meetings.
> > Registration is REQUIRED in order to enter Argonne's site.
> Please read over
> > the AG Retreat 2003 web pages listed above for detailed information.
> >
> > Deadline for housing is March 28, 2003.
> > Deadline for registration will be determined upon volume of attendees
> > registered.
> > Deadline for registration of all non-U.S. citizens is 10 days prior to
> > their arrival onsite.
> >
> > HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS:
> > Deadline is March 28, 2003
> > Please note, the above meeting registration will only "register" you for
> > attendance at the meeting. You will need to call the hotel
> directly to make
> > your room arrangements. To make hotel arrangements, please contact:
> >
> > Argonne Guest House (Marriott Hotel)
> > Argonne National Laboratory
> > 9700 South Cass Avenue - Building 460
> > Argonne, IL 60439
> > Reservations: (800) 632-8990 or (630) 739-6000
> > Fax: (630) 739-1000
> > argonne-guest-house at anl.gov
> > The rate is $65.00
> >
> > GENERAL INFORMATION:
> > You will need to bring your driver's license for entry to the
> Laboratory.
> > If you are from a DOE Laboratory, please bring your badge with
> you. If you
> > will be off-normal hours, please proceed directly to the guard
> gate. If you
> > are arriving on 8:30-5 Monday through Friday, please stop at the Argonne
> > Information Center.
> >
> > VISITOR PAGES: http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/division/information/visitors/
> > Argonne Home Page: http://www.anl.gov/OPA/anlil.html
> > Chicago Area Map: http://www.anl.gov/OPA/photo/chimap3.gif
> > Argonne Site Map: http://www.anl.gov/OPA/ilsitemap.html
> >
> > Limousine Information:
> > The following are available limousine services between O'Hare or Midway
> > Airport and ANL. To make advance reservations call: American Limousine
> > 630-920-8888 United Limousine 630/969-3865 or out of state 800/826-034
> >
> > Argonne National Laboratory is about 45 minutes by car from
> each of the two
> > major Chicago airports, O'Hare and Midway. Limousine service is
> available
> > from each airport, and major car rental agencies serve both
> airports. (Make
> > sure limousine takes you all the way to conference center, hotel, or
> > building destination.)
>
> My manager and I registered for this conference (thru fax) on
> Fri. March 21
> 2003 (see below for the response from anl):
>
> On March 21, 2003 02:11 pm, you wrote:
> > We have received your registration form for the Access Grid
> Retreat 2003.
> > Please remember to make your accommodation arrangements
> directly with the
> > hotel. The number for the Argonne Guest House is 800. 632.8990 or
> > 630.739.6000. A block of rooms has been reserved under the meeting name
> > "Access Grid Retreat". Please reference that when you make your
> > reservation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please enter Argonne at the Northgate entrance on Cass Avenue.
> If you do
> > not have a U.S. Department of Energy badge, you need to go to
> the Argonne
> > Information Center, identify yourself as an attendee at the Retreat, and
> > pick up your Gate Pass. You must prominently display your pass while on
> > site. After normal business hours and on weekends, your name will be at
> > the Guard Post. A photo I.D., such as a driver's license or
> passport, is
> > required for site access. All vehicles entering the site are subject to
> > search.
> >
> >
> >
> > A second confirmation will be sent to you when your credit is
> processed for
> > the $85 registration fee.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Marianne (630.252.5587)
>
> On the same day I also booked a flight from Lasvegas to Chicago,
> since I'm
> down in vegas for the NAB conference (National Association of
> Broadcasters).
> I also did hotel reservations at the hotel on ANL Campus. All
> this has cost
> me directly C$1500 (Had to burn my CC since I was buying the
> ticket online).
>
> Today I received an Email from Michael Papka telling me that I
> can NOT attend
> this years conference because I was born (literally) in the WRONG
> COUNTRY!!!
>
> On March 25, 2003 11:24 am, you wrote:
> > Many,
> >
> > New guidance from the DOE requires additional review and approvals for
> > persons from particular countries and this process may take
> from 60 to 120
> > days to complete. We regret we cannot accept your registration for the
> > Access Grid Retreat 2003 this year. We will be happy to
> provide you with
> > proceedings post-meeting.
> >
> > Michael E. Papka
> > Futures Laboratory
> >
> >
> > The following participant was successfully registered for the
> Access Grid
> > 2003 Retreat.
> > (remember it is the place of birth, not citizenship at issue now)
> >
> > >Name : Many Ayromlou
> > >Company : Ryerson University
> > >Address :
> > >350 Victoria Street
> > >City, State ZIP : Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3
> > >Country : Canada
> > >Phone : 416-979-5000 x7642
> > >Fax : 416-979-5203
> > >Email : mayromlo at ryerson.ca
> > >Track : developer
> > >Arrival Date : 04/13/03
> > >Departure Date : 04/17/03
> > >Registration Type : General ($85)
> > >Special Needs :
> > >None
> > >
> > >This participant is a Non-U.S. Citizen. The relevant citizenship
> > >information follows.
> > >
> > >Country of Citizenship : Canada
> > >Place of Birth : Tehran, Iran
> > >Date of Birth : 09/07/69
> > >Passport : %%%%%%%
> > >Passport Exipration : Nov. 01, 2005
> > >Immigrent Alien : no
> > >Gender : male
> > >Duties :
> > >IT Specialist - ResearchAG
>
> Now considering that ANL only announced the conrefence URL's on
> March 1, how
> was I supposed to get clearance fully 60-120 days prioir. Also
> why was this
> not mentioned on the registration website at the time I
> registered. I've now
> spent a lot of money out of my own pocket to attend this
> conference which I
> can not get back (no refunds on plane ticket and I have no idea
> what happens
> to the hotel reservation).
>
> I was about to send this email out to the list on Tuesday March 25, but I
> didn't. My manager has since talked to Mary Fritsch and Michael Papka and
> they have been more than willing to try to help with this matter
> (Thank you
> guys). But it turns out that even if the conference was not
> taking place on
> ANL grounds, since DOE is sponsering the conference the same rules would
> apply.
>
> I have no beef with the ANL staff since they have been trying to get this
> resolved on my behalf. I just wanted everyone to know....up to
> this point I
> thought AccessGrid was a worldwide phenomena.....but apprently
> not according
> to DOE.
>
> Thank you,
> Many Ayromlou
> System Engineer, Research and Projects
> Ryerson University.
>
>
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