International Winter School on Grid Computing 2008 http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/ en-us http://www.iceage-eu.org/images/bg_logo.png http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/ http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item1 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm During the past week, ICEAGE Digital Library was temporary out of service. Problems with the Library have been resolved, and Winter School participants are invited to continue with Preparatory Exercises. If you find any Digital Library link temporarily unaccessible, please try again later. If problem persists for more than 24 hours, please e-mail iwsgc08_practicals_support @lists.nesc.ac.uk Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:05:03 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item2 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm Due to Christmas closure, the International Winter School on Grid computing support team will be on vacations until Monday 8th January 2008. All enquiries sent during this period will be solved promptly after our return. If a case of emergency you can e-mail School Co-ordinator (pjandric@nesc.ac.uk). Please, write URGENT in front of your message subject. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Hogmanay! Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:23:24 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item3 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm## Invitations for participation in International Winter School in Grid Computing 2008 have been sent to successful applicants. Successful applicants are advised to start working on preparatory exercises immediately after receiving their invitation. Participants who fail to complete the prerequisite exercises will not be allowed to progress to the Winter School. Successful applicants are strongly advised to continue monitoring these Announcements. All relevant information regarding Winter School will be posted here. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:09:14 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item4 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm The Admissions Committee has produced the final list of successful applicants. Tuesday, 18 December after 12:00 GMT, applicants will receive a follow-up e-mail with instructions for access to Preparatory Exercises. Successful applicants are advised to start working on preparatory exercises immediately after receiving an invitation for the Winter School. Participants who fail to complete the prerequisite exercises will not be allowed to progress to the Winter School. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:42:34 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item5 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm## Applications for the International Winter School on Grid Computing ’08 are now closed. We received 55 completed applications. 25 other people started to fill in the applications form but did not complete it. Successful applicants will receive a follow-up e-mail with instructions for access to Preparatory Exercises. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:26:47 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item6 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm## Today, 14 December at 00:00 GMT applications for the International Winter School on Grid computing will be closed. Late applications will not be accepted. Tuesday, 18 December all applicants will be informed about the status of their acceptance. Successful applicants will receive a follow-up e-mail with instructions for access to Preparatory Exercises. Participants who fail to complete the prerequisite exercises will not be allowed to progress to the Winter School. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:56:24 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item7 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm## Tomorrow is the last day of applications for the Internatinal Winter School on Grid Computing '08. Considering the high number of applications, we decided NOT to extend application deadline. Apply now, and maybe you will get the place in one of the most prestigous online schools on grid computing in the world! Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:54:11 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item8 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm## We are entering the last three days of applications for the Internatinal Winter School on Grid Computing '08. Considering the high number of applications, admissions to the International Winter School for Grid Computing '08 are highly competitive. According to current rate of accepting the existing applications, we believe there is still a restricted number of places available. We want only the best participants in our School. Apply now, and maybe you will get the place in one of the most prestigous online schools on grid computing in the world! Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:33:25 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item9 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm## Admissions Committee has already started working on existing applications. Applications satisfying all academic requirements will be processed on first come first served basis. In order to secure your place in the School, we strongly advise you to apply and/or complete your applications now. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:45:40 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item10 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm## We are entering the last week of applications for the Internatinal Winter School on Grid Computing '08. Admissions Committee has already started working on existing applications. Applications satisfying all academic requirements will be processed on first come first served basis. In order to secure your place in the School, we strongly advise you to apply and/or complete your applications as soon as possible! Considering the high number of applications, admissions to the International Winter School for Grid Computing '08 are highly competitive. All successful applicants will have to complete a number of prerequisite exercises before the beginning of the School. Applicants who fail to complete the prerequisite exercises will not be allowed to progress to the Winter School. According to current rate of accepting the existing applications, we believe there is still a restricted number of places available. The sooner you complete your application, the more likely you will get your place in the School! Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:49:04 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item11 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm We are more than pleased to announce our final list of tutors. Please, meet them in our Tutors section! IWSGC'08 tutors will provide exciting practical exercises, discuss the challenges of building and sustaining e-Infrastructure, report its rapid influence on the way we research, design and make decisions. They will share their vision of the developments and challenges ahead. All IWSGC'08 tutors are exceptional experts in various fields of grid technologies. They are here to teach, support and inspire: feel free to use their time and knowledge the best you can! Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:37:34 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item12 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm Dear prospective participants We have had major email server problems for the last 5 days. If you sent an inquiry to IWSGC08@lists.nesc.ac.uk list in that time, please re-send it now. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this problem! Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:01:50 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item13 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm# At the present moment, we have 19 complete and 23 incomplete applications. Applications satisfying all academic requirements will be processed on first come first served basis. Considering the high number of applications, admissions to the International Winter School for Grid Computing '08 will be highly competitive. All successful applicants will have to complete a number of prerequisite exercises before the beginning of the School. Applicants who fail to complete the prerequisite exercises will not be allowed to progress to the Winter School. In order to secure your place in the School, prospective applicants are strongly advised to apply and/or complete their applications as soon as possible! Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:27:01 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item14 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08/index.cfm We are more than pleased to announce our final list of keynote speakers. The first keynote will be given by Miron Livny, the leader of Condor project and one of the leading experts in grid computing. The second keynote will be given by Ian Foster, who is considered one of the founders of the international grid community. The final keynote will be given by Malcolm Atkinson, UK e-Science Envoy and one of the most distinguished experts in grid computing. After viewing each keynote, School participants will have a unique opportunity for live chat with the speakers. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:15:21 GMT http://www.iceage-eu.org/development/iwsgc08/announcements.xml#item15 http://www.iceage-eu.org/iwsgc08 In order to provide participants with a balanced view to possibilities of various grid technologies, we are constantly trying to make our Winter School as diverse as possible. For this reason, we are happy to announce that one more technology slot (Globus) is being added to the Winter School programme. The final Winter School programme includes a total of four technologies, thus allowing students to make comparisons and see different approaches to common challenges in distributed computing. The School will end on 12 March 2008. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:05:24 GMT