Condor Week 2003: May 5-7

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Condor Week 2003 is over!

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Some of the presentations that were given are available online.

The list of attendees is here.

Agenda:

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	Monday, May 5	Tuesday, May 6	Wednesday, May 7
Morning:	Condor and Grid Computing Tutorials Introductory tutorials on how to use and manage Condor and grid software, including Condor-G. If there are things you'd like us to cover, speak up now and we'll try to include them.	Special Section: Data-Intensive Computing and Networked I/O This is a special section on research being done by the Condor Team and our collaborators at UW-Madison & elsewhere on data-intensive computing and networked I/O, with a focus on the future needs of Grid Computing.	Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions, Software Demonstrations, and Q/A Time Members of the Condor team, including presenters from Monday and Tuesday, will informally demonstrate our software and new work, and answer questions "one-on-one" in our offices.
Lunch	Lunch Provided	Lunch Provided	"Brown-Bag" Lunch to Go Provided
Afternoon:	Condor Talks Faculty, staff, and students from the Condor team will present our current research and software, recent results, and future plans.	The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Condor User Experiences Condor and Condor-G users from around the world describe their work with Condor, how Condor has been helpful, and what needs to be improved.	-
Evening:	Informal Free Time Many staff, faculty, and students from the Condor team will be available for casual dinners around Madison for those who wish to eat well in good company. "Shop talk" not required.	Informal Free Time Many staff, faculty, and students from the Condor team will be available for casual dinners around Madison for those who wish to eat well in good company. "Shop talk" not required.	-

Local Arrangements:

Condor Week will be in Madison, Wisconsin. We have lots of information about travelling to Madison and hotels to stay in while you are here. We have a block of hotel rooms reserved at the Fluno Center. Mention "Condor Week" when you make your reservation.
The Monday and Tuesday seesions will be at the Fluno Center. They have maps to help you find it. The Fluno Center has Ethernet ports and electricity at every seat in the auditorium we will be using, and we plan on having wireless access as well.
The Wednesday sessions will be at the Computer Sciences Department. There are online directions available to help you find the department. Note that the department is about a 10 minute walk from the Fluno Center.
Breakfast will be served Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Lunch will be served on Monday and Tuesday.
Dinners will be arranged informally. You are encouraged to eat with Condor Team members!

Network Connectivity

Monday and Tuesday at the Fluno Center, you will find 100bT Ethernet ports and AC power outlets at every seat in the auditorium. We plan to have wireless access as well.
Wednesday at the CS department, wireless access will be available if you ask a member of the Condor team help you set it up. It will require that you have an ssh implementation available on your laptop.

Contact Information

For more information, contact:

Deirdre Joyce
1210 West Dayton St.
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-5776
deirdre@cs.wisc.edu