Special Features:
TACC COLLABORATES IN LATIN AMERICAN GRID WORKSHOP
The first Latin American Grid Workshop is being held this week in Merida,
Venezuela. The workshop is hosted by the Centro Nacional de Calculo Cientifico
de la Universidad de Los Andes (CeCalCULA), one of the leading centers in
South America. The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) has collaborated
with CeCalCULA, the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics, the
International Center of Theoretical Physics, and the Ibero-American Science
and Technology Education Consortium to hold this event. "This workshop will
enable Latin America to join other regions at the forefront of Grid
computing," said Luis Nunez, director of CeCalCULA. "It is crucial for our
future R&D efforts, and we thank these other institutions for partnering with
us to hold this landmark workshop."
Two TACC staff will be speaking along with other distinguished colleagues from
the United States, Italy, France, Switzerland and Venezuela. Jay Boisseau,
TACC director, will provide a three-hour comprehensive introduction to the
principles, benefits, and practicalities of Grid computing. Maytal Dahan, TACC
project manager for UT Grid, will provide a lecture and conduct a lab session
on using TACC's GridPort software to build Grid-enabled Web portals. "This is
an exciting event because the students will actually use Grid technologies and
bring up functional Grid portals, which they will then be able to do at their
universities across Latin America," said Dahan. Other presenters will speak on
complementary topics from European Grid projects.
Grid technologies are just beginning to be implemented in Latin America,
including at CeCalCULA. This workshop will train Latin American computer
scientists and developers to evaluate Grid software and requirements, to
develop and deploy Grid technologies, and to port applications to Grids. Over
50 participants from eight Latin American countries are in attendance.
Participating in this event is part of TACC's new international collaboration
and outreach activities. "TACC is excited about developing new opportunities
for impact by working with the international community, and we are honored to
be teaching at this important Latin American workshop," said Boisseau.
For more information on the Latin American Grid Workshop, please visit the Web
site www.cecalc.ula.ve/lag2004/i_index.html.
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