2. AgentLink The IST Network of Excellence for Agent-Based Computing Michael Luck AgentLink Director

3. What are “Agents”? Autonomous software components Capable of acting independently to achieve design objectives Capable of cooperating with other agents to achieve design objectives Ideally suited to modern computing in dynamic and open environments

4. What is AgentLink? Open network for agent-based computing. Second phase started in Autumn 2000. Intended to give European industry a head start in a crucial new area of IT. A community of member organisations from commerce, industry and research Free to join!

5. Industry Actions Promote awareness & take-up of agents Facilitate technology transfer Support & promote standards –FIPA –OMG Working Group Industrial meetings Agent Software Database Agent Technology Roadmap

6. Research Coordination Promote academic awareness & take-up of agent research Foster industrially relevant agent research Promote new collaborations for technology transfer Members Profiles Sponsored events

7. Education & Training Foster agent-related R&D skills Disseminate –Agent-related courses European Agent Systems Summer School –Most successful agent training event –Courses by world leaders –Bologna, Italy, 8-12 July 2002 –Details at www.agentlink.org

8. Special Interest Groups Free access to leading edge research and researchers Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce Agent-Based Social Simulation Methodologies and Software Engineering for Agent Systems Intelligent Information Agents Intelligent and Mobile Agents for Telecoms and the Internet Agents that Learn Adapt and Discover

9. Information Infrastructure Provide a communication & management infrastructure for AgentLink Dedicated agent portal –www.AgentLink.org AgentLink News magazine Mailing lists General coordination

10. The Agent Portal www.AgentLink.org

11. Newsletter

12. How many members do you have? 151 full members Twenty-two countries Industrial giants Technology providers User organisations

13. Industrial Members

15. Can I Join? AgentLink is open to: –all European industry –all European academic sites that demonstrate excellence in agent research Membership is free!

16. To Find Out More… Dr Michael Luck (AgentLink Director) Department of Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ United Kingdom www.AgentLink.org coordinator@AgentLink.org