1. FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 www.eu-eela.org E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America EELA CONFERENCE SUMMARY Bernard M. Maréchal EELA Deputy Project Manager 1 st EELA Conference - Santiago de Chile, 04-05/09/06

2. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 2 NEW EELA LOGO ??? Opening our arms To sister projects, new institutions and applications

3. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 3 SOME FIGURES Certainly a benchmark 8 months after the EELA birth! 4 sessions (3 “non-EELA”) 30 presentations –Other Grid Projects 10 –Panel on common policies and issues1 –EELA7 –Applications8 –EELA External Advisory Committee report1 –LA network future2 –Summary1 Attendance –14 countries (5 “non-EELA”) –126 registrations  61 from Chile  64 EELA members and 62 “non-EELA” members

4. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 4 MONEY MATTERS EELA FUNDING –EC funds –CIEMAT funds for Latin American Partners (400 K€) –Participants Contribution AVERAGE SPENDING OF EC FUNDS (30/06/06) –95.7 % of the First Installment

5. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 5 MONEY MATTERS PERCENTAGES OF THE EC FUNDS –MANAGEMENT (WP1): 6.6 % –TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES:93.4 %  WP2:31.9 %  WP3:22.9 %  WP4:38.6 % –EUROPE: 66.1 % –LA:33.9 %

6. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 6 IMPRESSIONS Conference objectives met Issues (network connection, VC) fixed in due time EC presence very much acknowledged EELA organization on the rails (thanks to WP1 team) Demos as a proof that we actually have an EELA e- Infrastructure (thanks to WP2 team) EELA as part of the EGEE production infrastructure EELA applications took-off (thanks to WP3 team) Dissemination and Knowledge Dissemination “aggressive” plans and impressive results (thanks to WP4 team)

7. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 7 IMPRESSIONS Important key words often heard –Grid –Human network –Training –Dissemination –Interoperation/Interoperability (EELA - EGEE as a good example) –synergy –Applications (Biomed leading the file !!!!!!) –Sister projects “love” EELA (thanks to this conference) –“non-EELA” applications willing to become EELA applications (thanks to this conference) –“non-EELA” institutions willing to become EELA partners (thanks to this conference) –A new “dimension” appeared in the GRID space: the Instrument Element (cf. GRIDCC)

8. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 8 EELA - EC VC Held on 05/09/06 Very positive impression EC congratulation for the good job EC recommendation –DISSEMINATE AND TRAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !!! –LOOK FOR, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, NEW APPLICATIONS/PARTNERS !!! –EELA SHOULD TRIGGER AND ATTRACT !!!

9. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 9 EAC REPORT Very objective advices Certainly helpful Recommendations will be followed EELA congratulated Many thanks to our External Advisory Committee

10. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 10 MISSING KEY WORDS Self sustainability: EELA n after/without EC support? GRID@UNIVERSITY (undergraduate courses)? EELA 2 should –Focus on strategic research areas (cf. Baltic Grid)? –Focus, also, on INDUSTRY? –Focus on applications with more social impact  biomed, health, climatevsHEP? –Be different from EELA (cf. SEEGRID 2 vs SEEGRID)

11. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 11 NETWORK MATTERS No network …… no Grid ….. No EELA !!! Tough battles against ??? foreseen with, hopefully, the help of IST !!! LA NRENs and of GRID community MUST help CLARA!!! Long term: will LA governments be able to “smoothly” replace EC ???

12. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENT ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS –UTFSM (Host), REUNA, UDEC, CLARA, EELA EELA WP4 (Task 4.1) Maria José Pourailly, Luis Salinas Paola Arellano, Sandra Jaque, Carlos Orrego, Cristian Morales, Eduardo Silva, Fernando Ojeda, Ian Ordenes, Juan Carlos Martinez, Loreto Infante, Maria Paz Mirosevic, Mauricio Leiva, Maurico Vidal, Raquel Pezzoa.

13. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 13 HERE WE WERE! 1 st EELA CONFERENCE - SANTIAGO DE CHILE

14. 1 st EELA Conference Summary - Santiago de Chile - 05/09/06 FP6−2004−Infrastructures−6-SSA-026409 E-infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America 14 AND THERE WE HOPE TO BE 2 nd EELA CONEFERENCE (10 -12 May 2007) But, before, please attend the 1 st REUNA e-Science Congress