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2011 Event

GlobusWorld 2011 was held April 11-13 at Argonne (near Chicago Illinois, USA).  The agenda with links to presentations can be found below.

Monday, April 11

Building 240, Room 1416

11:00a – 1:00p Lunch & Registration
1:00p – 2:30p Welcome and State of the Union
Ian Foster, Argonne and UChicago

Abstract: In this session, Ian Foster will provide participants with a review of accomplishments since the last GlobusWORLD 2010 as well as an overview of the Globus vision and a preview of coming attractions.
2:30p – 3:00p Coffee Break
3:00p – 4:00p Globus Toolkit Updates
Led by: Stuart Martin, UChicago
  • CILogon, GridShib, MyProxy – Jim Basney, NCSA
  • jGlobus – Mike Russell, UChicago
  • Native packaging – Stuart Martin, UChicago
  • GRAM – Stuart Martin, UChicago
  • IIS – JP Navarro, Argonne

Abstract: This session will update participants on recent developments and current status of core Globus Toolkit components and GT 5.2 native packaging.
4:00p – 5:00p Globus Community Updates & User Experiences
Led by: Stuart Martin, UChicago
  • VDT – Alain Roy, University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • OGSA–DAI – Charaka Palansuriya, EPCC
  • IGE – Alexander Papaspyrou, TU Dortmund
  • caBIG – Ravi Madduri, Argonne

Abstract: This session will update participants on the experiences of select Globus communities and users.
5:00p Adjourn
6:30p – 9:30p (est.) GlobusWORLD hosted party

Tuesday, April 12

Building 240, Room 1416

7:30a – 8:30a Registration & Continental breakfast
8:30a – 10:00a Globus File Transfer Updates & User Experiences
Led by: Steve Tuecke, UChicago
  • Globus Online file transfer – Steve Tuecke, UChicago
  • ESG – Rachana Ananthakrishnan & Neill Miller, Argonne
  • GridFTP – Raj Kettimuthu, Argonne

Abstract: This session will provide attendees with a better understanding of new and soon–to–be–released features, functionality and use of Globus Online file transfer service.
10:00a – 10:30a Coffee Break
10:30a – 12:00p Globus Community Updates & User Experiences
Led by: Paul Davé, UChicago
  • ARCS – Graham Jenkins, VPAC
  • NERSC – Shreyas Cholia, LBL
  • iBi – Brigitte Raumann, UChicago
  • GARUDA – Prahlada Rao, C-DAC Bangalore

Abstact: This session will update participants on the experiences of select Globus communities and users.
12:00p – 1:30p Lunch
1:30p – 3:00p Globus Online – New Features and Future Enhancements
Led by: Steve Tuecke, UChicago
  • Globus Online roadmap – Steve Tuecke, UChicago
  • BIRN – Carl Kesselman, USC ISI
  • Virtual Endpoints – Gopi Kandaswamy, USC/ISI
  • Grisu – Markus Binsteiner, Centre for eResearch, University of Auckland

Abstract: This session will introduce and demonstrate new Globus Online features.
3:00p – 3:30p Coffee Break
3:30p – 4:15p Community Technology Updates
Led by: Vas Vasiliadis, UChicago
  • Condor – Zachary Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Glidein WMS – Parag Mhashilkar, Fermi
  • Data-flow Parallelism – Esma Yildirim, SUNY – Buffalo

Abstract: This session will update participants on Globus technology extensions, enhancements, and integration.
4:15p – 5:00p Session: Recap and Q&A
Led by: Ian Foster, Argonne and UChicago

Abstract: This session will briefly recap the conference and provide time for general questions and answers.
5:00p – 7:00p Poster Session and Reception (jointly hosted with CCA-11)

Wednesday, April 13 – Tutorials

Building 240/Room 1416

7:30a – 8:30a Registration & Continental breakfast
8:30a – 10:00a Globus Online Introduction
Led by: Lisa Childers, Argonne

Abstract: This tutorial will provide an introduction to Globus Online (http://www.globusonline.org), the latest addition to the Globus software suite. The session will begin with context-setting material, including an overview of the motivation for Globus Online and key design concepts.
10:00a – 10:30a Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00p Enabling Your HPC Cluster with Globus
Led by: Borja Sotomayor, UChicago

Abstract: This tutorial will demonstrate how to install and administer Globus Toolkit on a cluster, and how to configure GridFTP (and related security components) so that an HPC resource can be used with Globus Online.
12:00p – 1:30p Lunch
1:30p – 3:00p Globus Online Advanced CLI and Scripting
Led by: Lisa Childers, Argonne

Abstract: This tutorial will explore advanced usage of Globus Online via the Command Line Interface (CLI), and how this interface can be used for scripted usage of Globus Online.
3:00p – 3:30p Coffee Break
3:30p – 5:00p Globus Online Transfer REST API
Led by: Bryce Allen, UChicago

Abstract: This tutorial will teach attendees how to use the Globus Online Transfer REST API, for programmatic interaction with Globus Online. Examples will demonstrate using the Transfer REST API to integrate Globus Online with Java and Python clients and Web–based portals.
5:00p Adjourn

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