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AG Retreat 2001 Series
January 29, 30, 31 & February 1, 2001 

AccessGrid Retreat  2001
January 30-31 
Argonne National Laboratory
Advanced Photon Source (APS) Conference Center
Building 402, APS Auditorium

• Agenda
• Proceedings
• Overview
  Argonne National Laboratory is hosting The Access Grid Retreat 2001.  This retreat will consist of short topical papers and informal discussions on technical topics related to the AG.
  
  The agenda is not yet finalized and we are still actively seeking interested personnel who would like to present on an AG related topic. We can provide 5-10 minute idea spots or 20-30 minute slots for making detailed technical proposal or reporting on technical results using the AG.
  
  If you would like to propose speakers and/or topics, please email Rick Stevens at stevens@mcs.anl.gov. We will be producing a proceedings document for the meeting and are encouraging groups to prepare short 3-5 page position papers and PPT presentations for inclusion in the proceedings.

Access Grid Tutorial 2001
January 29            
Building 221 (MCS)
Futures Lab Workshop Room A134

• Agenda 
• Presentations
  AG Node Operation  - Lisa Childers (ANL) and Russ Wolf (Boston University)  (ppt)
  Audio in the Access Grid - Bob Olson (ANL) (ppt)
• Overview
  In conjunction with the AG retreat, being held Jan 30  Feb 1 at Argonne National Laboratory, we will be offering a hands-on tutorial introduction to the AccessGrid on January 29th. This tutorial is suitable for new sites that are interested in bringing up Access Grid nodes.
  
  This full day tutorial will cover the many aspects of creating and operating an Access Grid node. The tutorial begins with an overview, our philosophy of the Access Grid, background material, a list of current sites and a historical timeline of significant AG events. In section two we discuss Access Grid architectural issues including hardware and software choices and room considerations. We will cover assembly, wiring diagrams, software installation and room layout, and lighting and gear arrangement. In section three we show how to operate the AG, including how to manage sound and video for an optimal experience, how to use the software included with the AG and how to manage network problems. The last section shows how to use the AG in different operation modes, from Lectures and Q&A sessions to a Distributed Panel Session.
  

AG Human Factors
February 1
Building 221 ( MCS)
Room A216

• Agenda
• Proceedings
• Overview
  The goal of the Access Grid's Human Factors Workshop is to discuss how best to study and quantify the usability of the Access Grid. This means understanding a clear definition of how Access Grid is being used, and how it will or could be used in the future. From this, the hope is to define at a high level how best to measure effectiveness of the AG.  This means how does one measure the accuracy and completeness interaction within the AG.
  

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