Under the theme of Networking EU & Chinese Grid Experiences for Innovation, the event provided an outstanding platform for European and Chinese state-of-the-art grid technologies and projects, showcasing results, new application areas and future advancements.

The conference was aimed at top-level experts and professionals from large enterprises, SMEs, academic and research organisations, government and public administration, international standardisation bodies, scientific and business associations from Europe, China and beyond.

The event promoted cross-fertilisation between grid-related projects and initiatives in Europe and China by interacting with top grid research and industrial communities, exchanging experiences and best practices for grid middleware and applications interoperability.

High on the agenda were Enterprise Challenges with Grids, Interoperability, New Programming Paradigms/SOA, New Priorities for Management in Grids, and Ongoing Research versus Enterprise Achievements. The programme also featured a Live Demo & Poster Session, as well as a roundtable on Future Collaborative Scenarios led by experts at the forefront of Grid technologies.

Networking experiences aim to facilitate scientific data transfer and processing in a first sample of application areas. This landmark conference will further strengthen collaboration between Europe and China and serve as the driving force to test and deploy an effective grid infrastructure between the two regions.

The Second International Conference is scheduled for Autumn 2008.

• Participation is free of charge but subject to on-line registration
• EchoGRID is coordinated by ERCIM , the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics 
• EUChinaGRID is coordinated by INFN – The National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Italy
• ProActive Tutorial is co-organised by LIAMA/INRIA and CNIC