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Abstract Submission Deadline

Monday 9th March 2009. Please send your half page abstracts to Dr Ral V. Ram z Velarde (rramirez@itesm.mx). Please include registration form if you are requesting financial aid (provided by CONACYT, see below).

Collaborative and Grid Computing Technologies Workshop
22nd to 24th April, 2009
Cancun, Mexico

1. Goals

The general goal of the workshop is to bring together distinguished researchers from around the world and Mexico to present and discuss the latest advances in Collaborative and Grid Technologies area.

The specific goals of the workshop are:

Identify the latest developments in grid and collaborative computing technologies
Identify joint research opportunities in the fields of grid and collaborative computing technologies
Form multidisciplinary groups that will start joint research initiatives integrated by researchers form around the world
Outline the main issues contained in the European Unions’ Framework Program 7 for scientific research, as well a current programs funded by the National Science Foundation and other scientific research programs and discuss opportunities for possible joint research projects.

It is envisaged that this will help to establish further collaboration with key partners in Mexico. Having in mind that EC Framework 7 is expected to be announced in November in Helsinki, this will be also opportunity to discuss possible joint projects.

There will be series of talks and discussions on the future developments.

2. International Collaboration

This workshop presents a unique opportunity since the EU Framework Program 7 was announced in Helsinki in November 2006. This program will direct 12,756 Million Euro to research in Information and Communications Technology and 44,735 Million Euro for research in collaboration. Both the horizontal theme of grid computing and the vertical theme of collaborative computing technologies are included in FP 7 as priority areas.

At the moment, several FP7 call for participations remain open in the field of Information and Communications Technology, such as:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/

FP7-ICT-2009-4 FP7-ICT-3 (Collaboration) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=usersite.FP7DetailsCallPage&CALL_ID=109
FP7-ICT-C (Future and Emerging Technologies) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=189&act_code=ICT&ID_ACTIVITY=3
FP7-ICT-ENERGY-2009-1 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=186&act_code=ICT&ID_ACTIVITY=3
2008/S 248-330011 (Economic and social impact of software and software-based services) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=194&act_code=ICT&ID_ACTIVITY=3

Also, there are several areas funds available for collaboration between Mexican researchers and researcher in the United States, accessed mainly through the National Science Foundation call such as:

CreativeIT http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501096

PIRE (Partnerships for Research) http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819

This workshop, organized by Tecnologico de Monterrey, Emory University and the University of Reading, will improve the possibilities to participate in FP 7 research projects. All participants, Mexican and non Mexican, are associated to prestigious research institutions and universities, with long experience in proposal integration and international collaboration.

Particularly, Reading University is one of the most endowed universities in the United Kingdom, among the universities such as Oxford, Imperial College and Cambridge. In fact, The University of Reading has one of the largest academic super computers in England, called Thames Blue. Emory University in Atlanta is also very prestigious and participates in many research projects and collaboration initiatives. One important participant is Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This research facility has programs that aim to solve the so called “Big Challenge” problems, which require massive amounts of computing power to solve. It is also important to note the participation of the IBM’s Thomas Watson laboratory and the Blue Gene project. Finally, the University of Munich is also known for using grid technology in scientific research, specially in computer graphics.

3. Workshop Program Committee and Participants

The program committee is formed by the following researchers:

Prof. Vaidy Sunderam – Emory University (Program Chair for the Americas)
Prof. Vassil Alexandrov – University of Reading and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Program Chair for Europe)
Dr. Raul Ramirez – ITESM, Mexico
Prof. Dieter Kranzlmueller – Institut für Informatik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Prof. Ivan Dimov – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and University of Reading
Prof. Stephen Scott – Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Dr. Jose Moreira – IBM, USA
Prof. Maciej Koutny, University of Newcastle, UK
Prof. Paolo Cremoneze, Politecnica di Milano, Italy.

Prof. Vaidy Sunderam, from Emory University, is a researcher for the Samuel Candler Dobbs Research Chair and Chair of the Computer Science department. Vassil Alexandrov is a researcher for the School of Engineering at University of Reading and chairman of the Center for Advanced and Emerging Technologies.

4. Workshop Information

The workshop will take place on 22nd, 23rd and 24th April, 2009 in Cancun, Mexico at the NH-Krystal. A participation of between 30 and 40 researchers is expected from many different countries.

http://acet.rdg.ac.uk/events/details/cancun.php

5. Abstract Submission Deadline

Monday 9th March 2009. Please send your half page abstracts to Dr Raúl V. Ramírez Velarde (rramirez@itesm.mx). Please include registration form if you are requesting financial aid (provided by CONACYT, see below).

6. To Register

The registration fee is £150 (GBP). Deadline is Friday 4th April 2009 at 3pm UK time. The fee will then rise to £200 (GBP).
Credit/Debit Card Payment

If you wish to pay by credit or debit card then please fax or email the completed credit/debit card payment form (paymentform.doc) to Linda Mogort-Valls at the University of Reading (l.mogort-valls@reading.ac.uk). See attached file or download:

http://acet.rdg.ac.uk/events/details/cancun.php

Bank Transfer

If you wish to pay by bank transfer then use the details below to the bank account detailed below, inserting your name into the reference as indicated. Please note that you are required to cover all bank charges involved in this transaction.

Account Name: The University of Reading – Receipts Account
Bank: Natwest Bank (13 Market Place, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2EP, UK)
Account Number: 88658953 (GBP Only)
Sort Code: 60-17-21
SWIFT: NWBKGB2L
IBAN: GB53NWBK 6017 2188 6589 53
Reference: CGCTW for [name]

7. Financial Support

The Workshop has been granted financial support by CONACyT (Mexico’s Science Council).

Non Mexican participants could be given partial to complete financial aid for hotel and meals.
Mexican participants, in addition to hotel and meals, could also request financial support for low-cost air travel (if your place of origin does not have low cost flights to Cancun, ground transportation reimbursement can be agreed).

If you are requesting financial support please fill and send with your abstract the registration form (Registration_Form_CGCTW_2009.doc), which is also the financial support request form.

8. Venue

The meeting hotel is the NH Krystal Cancún. The room rate is 990 Mexican Pesos (about 45 GBP per night). Please contact the hotel directly to book rooms.

NH Krystal Cancun
Blvd. Kukulkan Km. 9 Lotes 9 y 9a
Cancún, Q. Roo México
TEL.  +52-(998) 848 98 14  and  +52-(998) 848 98 15 

9. Organizing Committee

Prof. Vassil Alexandrov – University of Reading and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (v.n.alexandrov@reading.ac.uk)
Dr. Raul Ramirez Velarde – ITESM, Campus Monterrey, México (rramirez@itesm.mx)

10. Further Information

For further information please contact:

Dr. Raul V. Ramirez Velarde
Computer Science Department
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Tel.  +52-(81)-83582000 ,  +52-(81)-83581400  ext 4536 (Subext 105)
Fax. +52-(81)-83284496
rramirez@itesm.mx

http://acet.rdg.ac.uk/events/details/cancun.php

11. References

[1] http://www.ncpwallonie.be/docs/ateliersFP7/220606/3-FP7_Environment.pdf
[2] http://213.21.183.214/create-net/cda/downloads/Introduction_to_FP7.ppt

Dr Raúl V. Ramírez Velarde
- Coordinador del programa Maestría en Ciencias en Tecnología Informática
- Consejo Nacional de Acreditación en Informática y Computación
- Asociación Nacional de Instituciones de Educación en Informática
Departamento de Ciencias Computacionales
División de Mecatrónica y Tecnología de Información
Escuela de Ingeniería y Tecnología de Información
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Aulas VII-417 Campus Monterrey
Tel.  52-(81)-83582000 ,  52-(81)-83581400  ext 4536(Subext 105)
Fax. 52-(81)-83284496
rramirez@itesm.mx

http://www.itesm.mx

http://cs.mty.itesm.mx/profesores/rramirez/