e-infrastructure reflection group (eirg) dieter kranzlmüller gup/jku & cern

e-Infrastructure Reflection Group(eIRG)

Dieter KranzlmüllerGUP/JKU & CERN

http://www.e-irg.org

http://www.e-irg.org/

Dieter Kranzlmüller e-Infrastructures Reflection Group (eIRG)

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e-IRG Mission

… to support on the political, advisory and monitoring level, the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing, data storage, and networking resources) across technological, administrative and national domains.

Drafted in Rome on 10 December 2003.


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e-IRG Members

Consists of government appointed delegates from EU Member, Accession and Associated States plus EC officials

Members from EGEE PMB: N. Geddes, F. Karayannis, M. Mazzucato, A. Ynnerman

Troika 1H2006: Dieter Kranzlmüller (Chair, Austria) Malcolm Read (UK) Leif Laaksonen (Finland)

e-IRGSP: Support Team


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e-IRG Delegates Meeting, London, 12/2006

e-IRG Recommendation:

“The e-IRG recognises that the current project-based financing model of grids (e.g., EGEE, DEISA) presents continuity and interoperability problems, and that new financing and governance models need to be explored – taking into account the role of national grid initiatives as recommended in the Luxembourg e-IRG meeting.”


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e-IRG Delegates Meeting, London, 12/2006

e-IRG Recommendation:

“The e-IRG will establish a Task Force to take up this issue.”

“In order to facilitate international collaboration the e-IRG wishes to reaffirm the importance of the national e-infrastructure initiatives that aggregate on a national level relevant e-infrastructure activities.”


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e-IRG Task Force “Sustainable e-Infrastructures”

Appointed by e-IRG Troika To be announced soon

Initial members: Leif Laaksonen (TF Chair) Bob Jones (EGEE) Victor Alessandrini (DEISA) Klaus Ullmann (NREN/GEANT/DANTE) Anne Trefethen (UK e-Science)


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e-IRG TF Tasks

Establish the Terms of Reference for the eIRG Task Force on "Sustainable e-Infrastructures", including the Membership and participation in the discussion of the Task Force

Develop a strategy to answer the following questions: What impacts do e-Infrastructures have on the research process in

general and on which areas in particular? What is needed in terms of policies and funding to be sustainable over

the long term? What can be done to increase the acceptance and convenience of non-

e-Infrastructure-enthusiasts? How to integrate industrial efforts and SMEs into sustainable e-

Infrastructures?


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e-IRG TF Tasks

Once these questions are answered, and only then:

How to achieve sustainability?

Important dates: Until 10 April:

TF to work on questions, possibly extending the team 10-11 April:

Present TF findings at eIRG Workshop in Linz for wider discussion Until End of April:

Provide eIRG statement for delivery to European Commission Until 6 June:

More detailed plan to be included in eIRG White Paper


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eIRG Workshop

Date: April 10-11, 2006

Location: Joh. Kepler University Linz, Austria

Planned Agenda: eIRG White Paper Report + Discussion from the eIRG Task Force on

Sustainable e-Infrastructures


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HOWTO Get to Linz


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Location & Access

Situated in Central-Europe, Linz is close to: Vienna (190 km) Salzburg (130 km) Prague (240 km) Munich (270 km) Budapest (440 km).

Direct plane connections are available to: Frankfurt, Zurich, Amsterdam, Vienna,... Schedule specifically adjusted to arrival times of planes Transportation from Airport to the workshop location will be ensured.


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Linz

Town with 200.000 inhabitants Located on both sides of the river Danube Linz offers the visitor a mixture of

typical Austrian historic sites, well-known industry, and established cultural aspects (Ars Electronica,

Bruckner festival) Many Hotels available (different categories,

special price)


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Workshop Venue

The workshop will be organized at the campus of the Johannes Kepler University in Linz

University of Linz is located on the border of the city of Linz, traditionally a leader in Austrian High-Performance

Computing. At present, the University of Linz features several of the fastest academic and research supercomputers of Austria

Austria’s largest Virtual Reality Center VRC@JKU


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Conference Venue

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