[AG-TECH] AGSchedule Support

[Tom Coffin]

I concur with John.

The AGScheduler is a very important component and resource to the
AccessGrid (AG) community.

 From my own perspective as an AG node operator
I rely heavily on the AGScheduler for just about every AG event
I am involved in. It's an invaluable cybercommunity coordination tool.

Feel free to use my comments, share with NCSA Administration officials and/or
included as support for grant proposals.


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At 02:00 PM 9/20/2007, John I. Quebedeaux, Jr wrote:
>Michael,
>
>The "Louisiana Access Grid Network" utilizes the AGScheduler exclusively for
>keeping track of all the Access Grid events it hosts - while utilizing our
>own Louisiana Venue Server to run the meetings. As you know, we have our
>venue server listed on the site for registration purposes with 6 venues.
>They've been successful and the booking capability in the AGScheduler makes
>it possible to easily book and maintain these reservations and sessions.
>We're currently (but not all registered, some are multiple nodes per site)
>up to ~18 Access Grid nodes within our state that are operational with some
>more coming on line in the near future that makes use of this. When we
>conduct meetings with external sites, we sometimes utilize the NCSA Venue
>Server and bridge as needed, particularly since it's so well known in the
>global community and for some sites the firewall security restrictions make
>it such they've chosen the NCSA venue addresses as those they'll accept.
>Even VRVS.ORG, etc. is setup with NCSA venues. What I'm trying to say is
>currently, the AGScheduler (and the venue server) is providing a vital
>service to the "Access Grid" community here in my state as well as
>worldwide.
>
>Currently, I require new Louisiana Access Grid nodes to register to the
>AGScheduler so that we maintain consistency for reservations and track our
>usage with the statistics the scheduler provides.
>
>So, the resource is invaluable at the moment and would be sorely missed for
>the ability to point everyone joining a meeting to it for reference for when
>and where the meeting is to be held for the lack of any other central
>calendar facility (at least on this side of the pond). Frankly, I'm not sure
>what we would do if we lost it in the near term - it seems to be a central
>resource for the Access Grid community as a whole.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Q.
>--
>John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.; Louisiana State University
>Computer Manager LBRN; 131 Life Sciences Bldg.
>e-mail: johnq at lsu.edu; web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu
>phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597
>
> > From: Michael Miller <mimiller at ncsa.uiuc.edu>
> > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:07:02 -0500
> > To: ag-tech <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>, <ag-user at mcs.anl.gov>, 
> <ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov>
> > Subject: [AG-TECH] AGSchedule Support
> >
> > NCSA is currently evaluating its support for AGSchedule.  We are
> > requesting input from the AG Community both techs and users as to the
> > value of AGSchedule, its potential if continued and impact if no
> > longer available.  Also, we would like to know if other scheduling
> > systems are currently in use within the AG Community or other
> > collaborative communities.  Please send your comments to the
> > AGSchedule Administrator: agschedule at ncsa.uiuc.edu.  Please include a
> > statement as to whether your comments may be shared with NCSA
> > Administration officials and/or included as support for grant
> > proposals.  Your comments are greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Michael Miller
> > AGSchedule Administrator
> > NCSA
> >


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