EGCF The European Globus Community Forum Michael Krieger, EGCF Speaker Matthias Hofmann, EGCF Officer

What awaits you today?  EGCF magazine “Layer 8” renaming award – by to until March 29,  Discussion about the future of EGCF  EGCF election  Social Event

Social Event  „Weisses Bräuhaus“ address: Tal 7 subway: U6 or U3 exit at Marienplatz

Q&A  What is the EGCF?  How is the EGCF currently organized?  Why be a member of EGCF?  How to become a member of EGCF?  What happened during the last year?  What are the future tasks of EGCF?

INTRODUCTION What is the EGCF?

Introduction to the EGCF  European Globus Community Forum (EGCF) – founded in April 2011 in Garching – strongly supported by IGE (backoffice, …)

Purpose of the EGCF  Organizational body for the Globus Community in Europe – bring together users, administrators and developers – arranges and coordinates meetings and workshops – informs about developments in the wider context of Globus software and services  Fosters cooperation within Europe and beyond – connects projects and communities within Europe and beyond for exchanging knowledge and sharing experience with Globus software

ORGANIZATION How is the EGCF currently organized?

Organization of the EGCF  Member base: – User, developer, administrator, fellow Globus enthusiasts and experts  Representatives (recruited from member base): – Speaker (currently: Michael Krieger, RISC Software GmbH, Austria) Elected by the members once a year represents EGCF as a member of the IGE Advisory Board – Secretary (currently Matthias Hofmann, TU Dortmund University) supports the Speaker, takes care of EGCF services

Relationship: EGCF and IGE

MEMBERS Why be a member of the EGCF?

EGCF Members benefit…  Add ideas to the one European voice to communicate EU requirements to the US Globus team – Get a privileged account for the IGE Request Tracker Submit requirements and bug reports  Receive first-hand news and updates about Globus developments in the US and in Europe – Grab the EGCF magazine “Layer 8” Recent Globus-related news Community reports Tipps & tricks, Q&A‘s – IGE Newsletter

EGCF Members benefit…  Network with fellow Globus enthusiasts and experts, and exchange experience and know-how – Attend face to face meetings and profit from workshops – Join the EGCF Discussion Board  Get voting rights for the EGCF speaker election – If you belong to an institution located within the EU

PARTICIPATION How to become a member of EGCF?

Registration  Go to  Please fill out the registration form – only a couple of questions!  Congratulations! You are a member of EGCF now

REVIEW 2011 What happened during the last year?

Review 2011  EGCF has about 60 registered members  Website: –  Discussion Board online: –  FIRST EVER: GlobusEUROPE 2011  First edition of the EGCF magazine „Layer 8“ – currently about 60 people registered

SUSTAINABILITY What are the future tasks of EGCF?

Sustainability  Through in-kind contributions: – EGCF meetings once per year – GlobusEurope – European Globus Hub (Website, discussion board, software download, training hub, tools market, mailing list) – Information Provisioning – Contact Point for Enquiries – Coordination with Globus US team and European Grid Infrastructures – ONE VOICE – Request tracker – European statistics collector

Sustainability  Funding through per-instance Charges – Targeted training sessions  Funding through Subscription – Globus middleware provider for EGI/UMD – Access to Globus Testbed – re-packaging of Globus for Europe – 3rd level support for Globus

Sustainability  Funding through follow-up EU project – software development / adaptations – social networking – community magazine as printed version – Globus mirror service – Globus Training Market – Tools Market

Product possibilities  3rd level support  Training  European Packages for Resource Providers  Globus Appliances  European globus online instance

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Let‘s work together! Thank you.