EchoGRID - 2nd International Conference, Shenzhen, 24-25 October 2008

2nd International Conference, Shenzhen, 24-25 October 2008

The Second International Conference took place in Shenzhen, China, on 24-26October 2008 , in conjunction with the 7th International Conference on Grid and Cooperative Computing (GCC 2008)

Cloud computing were addressed on October 25th, both on its academic and industrial perspectives thanks to two separate sessions.

Friday 24 October 2008

GCC 2008: Keynote speakers including Thierry Priol’s presentation-"From Conventional to Unconventional GRID Programming"

Saturday 25 October 2008
- Morning session chaired by Thierry Priol: Cloud computing from an academic perspective

Programming Cloud - Presentated by Prof Zhiwei Xu , ICT
Challenges in virtualisation and SLA management - Experiences from the CoreGRID and SLA@SOI project - Presentated by Dr Ramin Yahyapour, Dortmund University
Federated Grid Computing - The RESERVOIR approach to Flexible and Scalable Resource Provisioning On-Demand - Presented by Prof Erik Elmroth, Umea University

The panel discussed how Cloud computing will impact Grids and what are the new research challenges behind Cloud and how Cloud and Grids can be merged together to let computing be a true utility.

- Afternoon session chaired by Andrea Manieri: Cloud computing from an industrial perspective

Introduction - Perspectives from Industry in the EchoGRID Roadmap for EU-China Cooperation on Grid - Presented by Andrea Manieri, ENG
EU-China Cooperation Sucess Stories - The Bridge project - Presented by Gilbert Kalb, FhG
The SCOVIS Project presented by Ignacio Soler, ATOS
NESSI-GRID'S Strategic Research Agenda for Business Grids - Presented by Andrea Manieri, ENG

The panel discussion highlighted examples of best practices, evaluated how these could be transformed into standards, and discussed opportunities for future collaborative developments between China and Europe.

Agenda | Useful Information for your trip | Registration

(Shenzhen and/or Beijing)

Venue: The Second International Conference took place in the Ming Wah International Convention Centre in Shenzhen.

Accommodation: Rooms at a special rate (380 RMB for a single room) have been arranged for the workshop participants at Ming Wah International hotel.

Reservation were managed by ERCIM directly with the hotel and according to the check-in and check-out dates you provided in the registration form.

Here is the address of the The Ming Wah International Convention Centre: N°8, Gui Shan Road, Shekou Shenzhen.Tel: +86 755 26689968Fax: +86 755 26679615

Transportation:

If you arrive at Shenzhen airport, the taxi will take you to Ming Wah International Convention Centre.

If you fly from Europe to Hong-Kong, you can take a bus or a ferry to Shenzhen. For the Ferry from the Hong-Kong Airport to Shenzhen, you will find more information in the document "useful Information for your trip"

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