The 3^rd International Summer School on Grid Computing 2005: Deadline for application submission is May 1, 2005

The 2005 grid school was inspired by the success of the International Summer School on Grid Computing 2003 and of The 2^nd International Summer School on Grid Computing 2004. The school will consist of lectures by experts in various aspects of grid middleware and grid applications and laboratory sessions in which the students will carry out practical exercises.

Those who are interested in attending the school should connect to the official web site:
http://www.dma.unina.it/~murli/GridSummerSchool2005

or send an e-mail to:
ISSGC05@lists.nesc.ac.uk

The school will provide an in-depth introduction to Grid technologies and applications. The hands-on laboratory exercises will give participants practical experience with widely used Grid middleware software for basic Grid activities. By the end of the school, students will be familiar with the fundamental components of Grid environments, such as authentication, authorization, resource access, and resource discovery; able to use grid environments for basic and advanced job submission; and conversant in Grid efforts worldwide and key emerging Grid applications.

The curriculum for the school is being designed by an international program committee of experts chaired by Miron Livny from University of Wisconsin.

The initiative is being sponsored by the Global Grid Forum (GGF) and funding support has been pledged by a number of organizations.

To support the hands-on laboratory sessions, a testbed will be established that will host widely used middleware produced by projects in the US, the EU, and in Asia Pacific (AP). The testbed will be connected to international science grids and thus provide a rich environment for hands-on learning and experimentation.

A total of 80 students will be admitted to the school. Admission will be based on applications from the students in which they state their reason for wanting to learn about grids and with what grid project they are associated or expect to be associated. Applications should be supported by one reference letter from the applicant's supervisor.

The target audience consists of young researchers (from technical industries, research laboratories, and academic environments) who have recently started (or are about to start) working on grid research projects - of which there are many funded by the EU, the US and countries in Asia Pacific. The typical student will be a postdoctoral researcher who will be working on a grid project at his or her home institution. Prospective participants with a background in computer science, computational science and application backgrounds are encouraged to apply; the school will be designed assuming students have diverse preparation.

Deadline for application submission is May 1, 2005.