[AG-USERS] having a meeting?

Jennifer Teig von Hoffman jtvh at bu.edu
Mon Mar 10 12:59:13 CST 2003


Are other people interested in an AG-based meeting or two as well? I'd 
be willing to organize the first one, and I'm hoping that there might be 
a volunteer out there who'd be willing to take things from there.

- Jennifer

Ed Ritenour wrote:

>Jennifer, et al
>
>I would be interested in having one or maybe even two informal conferences
>prior to the AG retreat. Though the funding question has sparked interest I
>feel the first meeting or two might be well spent to do some advance user
>collaboration concerning AG operation prior to the retreat.  The developers
>want to push new whiz bang stuff and I am all for that, but we as users are
>tasked with making the meeting a success and its expected by many of those
>that use it. That means walking down the fine line of cutting edge new
>technologies and still provide a successful meeting. To do that we need
>backup methods, troubleshooting tools and such and ease of operation.
>There will be a lot folks not attending the retreat, so it would provide a
>means for others in the community to convey their ideas to users who will
>be attending.
>
>Couple of thoughts
>
>Current issues AG2 should try and resolve?  Labor intensive is one I hear a
>lot.
>Enhancements to incorporate in AG2, like auto start power point
>presentations, maybe white board??
>Some sort of audio loopback to determine transmitted signal strength as
>well as some remote signal generator to adjust room speakers.
>
>Ed
>
>Jennifer Teig von Hoffman wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I noticed a suggestion from Ed a week or so ago:
>>
>>Ed Ritenour wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Maybe in a few weeks Mary can announce a kick off meeting.
>>>Hope to see you soon.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Would people be interested in getting together over the AG? If so, are
>>there particular topics you'd be interested in discussing?
>>
>>This is also as good a time as any to put in a big plug for the AG
>>Retreat, April 15-16 at ANL. This year's Retreat will be a bit different
>>from previous years', with tracks for Users and Developers; there will
>>be a lot more practical information about day-to-day issues. And as
>>always it's really the best event of the year to get together with other
>>AG users and talk about experiences (and maybe even strike up new
>>collaborations!). Registration, housing, and draft program information
>>is available at:
>>
>>    http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/events/agr2003/
>>
>>- Jennifer
>>    
>>
>
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