I concur with John. The AGScheduler is a very important component and resource to the AccessGrid (AG) community.
From my own perspective as an AG node operator I rely heavily on the AGScheduler for just about every AG event I am involved in. It's an invaluable cybercommunity coordination tool. Feel free to use my comments, share with NCSA Administration officials and/or included as support for grant proposals. ____________________________________________________ At 02:00 PM 9/20/2007, John I. Quebedeaux, Jr wrote: >Michael, > >The "Louisiana Access Grid Network" utilizes the AGScheduler exclusively for >keeping track of all the Access Grid events it hosts - while utilizing our >own Louisiana Venue Server to run the meetings. As you know, we have our >venue server listed on the site for registration purposes with 6 venues. >They've been successful and the booking capability in the AGScheduler makes >it possible to easily book and maintain these reservations and sessions. >We're currently (but not all registered, some are multiple nodes per site) >up to ~18 Access Grid nodes within our state that are operational with some >more coming on line in the near future that makes use of this. When we >conduct meetings with external sites, we sometimes utilize the NCSA Venue >Server and bridge as needed, particularly since it's so well known in the >global community and for some sites the firewall security restrictions make >it such they've chosen the NCSA venue addresses as those they'll accept. >Even VRVS.ORG, etc. is setup with NCSA venues. What I'm trying to say is >currently, the AGScheduler (and the venue server) is providing a vital >service to the "Access Grid" community here in my state as well as >worldwide. > >Currently, I require new Louisiana Access Grid nodes to register to the >AGScheduler so that we maintain consistency for reservations and track our >usage with the statistics the scheduler provides. > >So, the resource is invaluable at the moment and would be sorely missed for >the ability to point everyone joining a meeting to it for reference for when >and where the meeting is to be held for the lack of any other central >calendar facility (at least on this side of the pond). Frankly, I'm not sure >what we would do if we lost it in the near term - it seems to be a central >resource for the Access Grid community as a whole. > >Regards, > >John Q. >-- >John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.; Louisiana State University >Computer Manager LBRN; 131 Life Sciences Bldg. >e-mail: jo...@lsu.edu; web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu >phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597 > > > From: Michael Miller <mimil...@ncsa.uiuc.edu> > > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:07:02 -0500 > > To: ag-tech <ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov>, <ag-u...@mcs.anl.gov>, > <ag-...@mcs.anl.gov> > > Subject: [AG-TECH] AGSchedule Support > > > > NCSA is currently evaluating its support for AGSchedule. We are > > requesting input from the AG Community both techs and users as to the > > value of AGSchedule, its potential if continued and impact if no > > longer available. Also, we would like to know if other scheduling > > systems are currently in use within the AG Community or other > > collaborative communities. Please send your comments to the > > AGSchedule Administrator: agsched...@ncsa.uiuc.edu. Please include a > > statement as to whether your comments may be shared with NCSA > > Administration officials and/or included as support for grant > > proposals. Your comments are greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Michael Miller > > AGSchedule Administrator > > NCSA > > ___________________________________________________________ Tom Coffin .......................... tcof...@ncsa.uiuc.edu NCSA-ACCESS cel: 703-477-5948 901 North Stuart Street, #800 tel: 703-248-0105 Arlington, Virginia 22203 fax: 703-248-0100 _________________________ http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~tcoffin
