[Sres-postdocs] Seminar at CRES on e-Research Monday 31 July

[Sandy Berry]

>Dear all,
>
>A task force has been set up to look at ANU involvement in e-Research.
>A seminar will be held Monday 31 July to provide more information 
>about the initiative.
>
>All welcome
>
>31 July 2006, 11-12midday
>CRES Seminar Room
>Level 6, WK Hancock Building 43
>
>Ben Evans from the ANU Supercomputer Facility will be talk about
>e-Research activities at the ANU and how this might interest the
>research underway in areas such as CRES.
>
>e-Research typically involves:
>- Lots of data: possibly from multiple sources, possibly streaming
>data
>- Computational intensive tasks: i.e. more than what you can do alone
>on your desktop, perhaps instead using specialised HPC hardware and
>using methods requiring specialised techniques
>- Multi-component systems: e.g. data collection, analysis, modeling
>and visualization
>- Multi-stage processes: inter-dependent tasks with workflows that
>might be automated
>- Collaborative projects: experts from multiple domains working
>towards a common goal and making extensive use of a variety of IT
>tools
>
>The UK calls this e-Science, but the revolution is not limited to
>science. The US refers to cyberinfrastructure, but the term is suppose
>to be more than nuts and bolts. The Australian government uses the
>term "e-Research" to better incorporate the scope of activity.
>
>The DVC and PVC have set up a task force to seek the ANU's involvement
>in eResearch activities.  Ben will speak about this, and a survey that
>the task force have issued seeking submissions around the campus.

Dr Sandra Berry
Senior Research Associate
ANU WildCountry Research and Policy Hub
School of Resources, Environment and Society
The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT, 0200
Australia

phone: +61 2 6125 4417
fax: +61 2 6125 0746
email: sandy.berry at anu.edu.au

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