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Program in PDF format

Wednesday, May 28

Keynote
Can AG Meet the Challenges of Virtual Prototyping?
Pierre Boulanger, University of Alberta
[slides]

State of the Access Grid
Thomas Uram, Argonne National Laboratory
[slides]

The AVATS and SUMOVER projects: The media tools continue
Piers O'Hanlon, University College London
[abstract] [slides]

Access Grid for the OptIPortal
Christoph Willing, University of Queensland
[abstract] [slides]

An Experience of Higher Quality Video Applications for the Access Grid
Kai Zhang, NLM
[abstract] [slides]

ARSC Remote Control Device Project
Paul Mercer, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
[abstract] [slides]

AGSchedule
Michael Miller, NCSA
[abstract] [slides]

Portlet Access Grid
Tobias Schiebeck, Manchester University
*Best Presentation Winner*
[abstract] [slides]

Yet Another Approach for Archiving and Playback of Access Grid Sessions
Ron Chernich, University of Queensland
[abstract] [slides]

Deployment Perspectives
John Quebedeaux, Louisiana State University [abstract] [slides]
Gurcharan Khanna, Rochester Institute of Technology [slides]

The Social Dynamics of Scientific Collaboration
Brian Corrie, Simon Fraser University
[abstract] [slides]

Thursday, May 29

Connecting Dancers Remote Choreography
Tobias Schiebeck, Manchester University
[abstract] [slides]

Examining the Use of Experimentation: Artists' networks and the Access Grid
Frederik Lesage, MARCEL
[abstract] [slides]

Using the AccessGrid to Conduct Interviews about NSF Funded Research
Tom Coffin, NCSA ACCESS
[abstract] [slides]

SharedVTK: Shared application for 3D visualization
David Antonio Castro Martinez, Universidad de los Andes
[abstract] [slides]

Collaborative Visualization with ParaView
Thomas Uram, Argonne National Laboratory
[abstract] [slides]

The Logistics of Running an AccessGrid Based Seminar Series on a National Level
Todd Zimmerman, WestGrid
[abstract] [slides]

Australian national collaborative teaching of advanced maths via AG
Bill Blyth, RMIT University
[abstract] [slides]

IOCOM Update
Jim Miller, IOCOM
[abstract] [slides]

ConferenceXP Update: Development and Deployments
Fred Videon, University of Washington
[abstract] [slides]

HD shared visualization + "real" remote desktop + captioning and translation services
Many Ayromlou, Ryerson University
*Best Presentation Winner*
[abstract] [slides]

Smart Meeting Space: A Prototype of QoE-Sensitive ACE
Namgon Kim, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
[abstract] [slides]

Friday, May 30

Quality Audio for the AccessGrid
Michael Miller, NCSA
[abstract] [video]

The Global Quality Assurance Program for the Access Grid
Jason Bell, Central Queensland University
[abstract] [slides]

Testing Access Grid at the Access Grid Support Centre
Ian Dennell, Manchester University
[abstract] [slides]