1. SC Global www.scglobal.org Planners@mcs.anl.gov SC Global: Overall Concept Ian Foster SC2001 Information Architect To use advanced collaboration technology to link the SC2001 conference with a diverse set of constellation sites Access Grid nodes www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid

2. SC Global www.scglobal.org Planners@mcs.anl.gov SC Global: Overall Concept l And, to develop a program that exploits this distributed infrastructure to both disseminate SC2001 content and to increase the range of ideas presented and discussed at the conference

3. SC Global www.scglobal.org Planners@mcs.anl.gov A Constellation Site l Deploys AG technology and organizes local and wide area networking l Develops a local program that consumes and contributes to SC2001, ideally will also be a significant local event as well –E.g., Australia, Germany, Brazil plan computational science workshops –E.g., university training/outreach event

4. SC Global www.scglobal.org Planners@mcs.anl.gov Constellation Sites to-date l Australia l Brazil l Canada l China l Germany (2) l Great Britain (2) l Italy l Japan l Korea l Netherlands l Switzerland l United States (10+)

5. SC Global www.scglobal.org Planners@mcs.anl.gov LocalDenverActivity 6am2pmPanel: Intl Cooperation 7am3pmGrid Forum BOF 8am4pmInvited talk from Australia 9am5pmShowfloor walkabout 10am6pmTechnical session (playback) 11am7pmAPAC BOF 12pm8pmKeynote (playback) 1pm9pmTechnical session (playback) 2pm+10pmLocal events Example Constellation Site Program (Australia)