[AG-TECH] AG Event: "Collaborative Spaces creating an Enhanced Research Environment" 17th December

[Martin Turner]

*** Apologies for Cross-posting ***

Invitation: "Workshop:  Collaborative Spaces creating an Enhanced 
Research Environment"

A workshop of Two-Parts on Thursday 17th December 2009, as part of the 
Virtual Research Environment CREW (Collaborative Research Events on the 
Web) project, funded by JISC.

Room 1.10, Kilburn Building The University of Manchester (or via Video 
Conferencing/IOCOM/Access Grid -  see below)

All welcome (even at the last minute), to either or both parts - but if 
you are coming please email so I can organise festive refreshments :-) 
martin.turner at manchester.ac.uk


"Workshop:  Collaborative Spaces creating an Enhanced Research Environment"

Part One:
11am: "CREW - Collaborative Research Events on the Web: Extensions and 
Integration with Intute and the Access Grid"
Virtual Research Environment CREW (Collaborative Research Events on the 
Web) extension outcomes and results. Demos will show the integration 
within the Access Grid/IOCOM multi-site mathematics post-graduate 
lecture series (MAGIC http://maths.dept.shef.ac.uk/magic/index.php) as 
well as the MIMAS Intute data harvesting process

Part Two:
2pm "Access Grid - Next Generation Video Conferencing Development 
Projects at the University of Manchester"
A Retospective of Development Projects involving the Access Grid as a 
Research Environment designed to share and enjoy. This project aims to 
enhance a framework that allow video conferencing environments to act as 
a true research development system. Research Development Projects over 
the last five years will be demonstrated: choreographic annotation and 
multi-site projection (eDance), stereoscopic transmission (CSAGE), 
mind-mapping tools (memetic), semantic web event searching (CREW), 
repository meta-data (RACE), video conversion (ViCoVRE), multi-portal 
data sharing (OneVRE), robot command and steering (RoboViz), as well as 
unusual video conferencing sessions within Rm1:10 and the role of the 
Access Grid Support Centre.


Longer abstract at:
http://manchester.siggraph.org/

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Anyone wishing to view a discussion via Access Grid should note the 
following. Please check the Jabber room shortly before the start of the 
seminar to find if ScreenStreamer is to be used.

Virtual Venue: University of Manchester Room1:10

Jabber Room: university-of-manchester-(1.10) 
(sam.ag.manchester.ac.uk)@conference.mcs.anl.gov

ScreenStreamer: Preferably use ScreenStreamer software - go to 
http://www.memetic-vre.net/software/ScreenStreamer/ScreenStreamer.php 
and select room "University of Manchester (1.10)" from the AGSC section. 
Grab the screen feed (by clicking on it) from the screenstreamer window 
and resize it - more info can be found on 
http://www.memetic-vre.net/software/ScreenStreamer.

Alternatively, the screenshot (not animated) can be accessed at 
http://192.150.184.66:7890 (this IP might change for some sessions - 
please check Jabber).