UKLIGHT Town Meeting 09 September, 2004 10:30 AM - 05:00 PM e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, , Edinburgh Organiser: Professor Peter Clarke
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Purpose of the UKLight Town meeting

The purpose of this town meeting is to promote the use of the new advanced network
facility known as UKLight to as broad a range of application areas as possible.

UKLight is an advanced global network facility which provides the ability to interconnect collaborating sites around the world, and within the UK, with high capacity switched network circuits.

The facility is provided to enable and advance any application areas which can potentially develop new ways of working through the use of such connections. Further information is provided below which outlines what UKLight is and the types of project already using it.

It is emphasised that the facility is not just aimed at network research. It is intended that applications communities should be as broad as possible, ranging from any data or compute intensive science to art projects requiring high bandwidth remote visualisation.

• Describe what UKLight is and the capabilities it provides.
• Describe the broad aims of the facility.
• Describe some of the projects and sites which have already requested connections to the facility.
• Encourage attendees to consider if there is potential benefit to their community.
• Provide time for potential new users to discuss possible projects with current users.
• Indicate the routes by which users may establish projects and request connections.

All potential user communities are encouraged to attend.

For further information and draft programme, click here

The National e-Science Centre, e-Science Institute in Edinburgh is a centre for education and research for e-Science, and provides new state-of-the art facilities including an Access Grid system.

Registration for this event is now closed. To enquire about an application or to cancel a previous application please contact NeSC Administration.

Enquiries

Enquiries should be made directly to our Conference Administrator.

Travel: The e-Science Institute is less than 15 minutes walk from Waverley rail station, and from St Andrews square bus stations. It is approximately 20 minutes by taxi from Edinburgh airport (40 minutes by bus). Please see our web site for a map of the area.

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