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EGCF The European Globus Community Forum Michael Krieger, EGCF Speaker Matthias Hofmann, EGCF Officer
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What awaits you today? EGCF magazine “Layer 8” renaming award – by email to egcf2012@ige-project.eu until March 29, 6pmegcf2012@ige-project.eu Discussion about the future of EGCF EGCF election Social Event
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Social Event „Weisses Bräuhaus“ address: Tal 7 subway: U6 or U3 exit at Marienplatz
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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?
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INTRODUCTION What is the EGCF?
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Introduction to the EGCF European Globus Community Forum (EGCF) – founded in April 2011 in Garching – strongly supported by IGE (backoffice, …)
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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
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ORGANIZATION How is the EGCF currently organized?
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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
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Relationship: EGCF and IGE
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MEMBERS Why be a member of the EGCF?
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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
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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
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PARTICIPATION How to become a member of EGCF?
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Registration Go to http://www.egcf.eu/site/?page_id=12 Please fill out the registration form – only a couple of questions! Congratulations! You are a member of EGCF now
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REVIEW 2011 What happened during the last year?
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Review 2011 EGCF has about 60 registered members Website: – http://www.egcf.eu/ http://www.egcf.eu/ Discussion Board online: – http://www.egcf.eu/forum/ http://www.egcf.eu/forum/ FIRST EVER: GlobusEUROPE 2011 First edition of the EGCF magazine „Layer 8“ – currently about 60 people registered
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SUSTAINABILITY What are the future tasks of EGCF?
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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
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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
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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
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Product possibilities 3rd level support Training European Packages for Resource Providers Globus Appliances European globus online instance
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Participate and
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Let‘s work together! Thank you.
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