[AG-USERS] Please join us for SC Global!

[Jennifer Teig von Hoffman]

Colleagues and friends,

SC Global is less than 15 weeks away! So, it's now time for Satellite Sites to register. I'd love to see all AG nodes worldwide register as Satellite Sites -- we're setting up a robust infrastructure, and would like to make the best possible use of it.

Satellite Sites are AG locations which participate in an interactive, multimedia way. For example, the people attending at Satellite Sites can ask questions through AG audio and video channels during Panels, and participate in Birds of a Feather session discussions. 

Here are the steps to take to be a Satellite Site:

1) Register by September 15 at:

	http://www.fz-juelich.de/scglobal/scg03/sat.html

2) Participate in one of the "certification session" test cruises, held between September 15 and October 15. Don't let the term "certification" scare you -- these sessions are just to ensure that your network, audio, video, and related software all all up to speed, and that you're ready to participate in November. If everything works great the first time, you're done with required test cruises until November rolls around.

3) Participate in other test sessions and rehearsals as desired. We will hold some number of large-scale test cruises, and your participation will be encouraged but not required.

4) Participate in final test cruises the Friday and Monday right before SC Global. (SC Global runs November 18 - 20, 2003.)

I'd also like to make a special request of those of you who are experienced AG users, and might have experienced one or more other big AG events. Martin Sczimarowsk, SC Global's Remote Sites Manager, needs volunteers to help run the test cruises for the Satellite Sites in September and October. If you can help, please drop him a note at m.sczimarowsky at fz-juelich.de . Your help will be very much appreciated!

For more detailed information about SC Global, including the SC Global Program, please visit:

	http://www.sc-conference.org/sc2003/global.html

Yours,
Jennifer Teig von Hoffman
On behalf of the SC Global Committee:
* Deputy Chair: Jackie Kern, NCSA, US
* General Producer: Jeff Carpenter, NCSA, US
* Technical Director: Michael 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
* Recording Specialist: Jonathan Tyman, Internet 2, 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, 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, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US
* Liaison to AG Development Team: Ivan Judson, Argonne National Laboratory, US
* Committee Members at Large: Stephen Booth, University of Edinburgh, UK; 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