First AMPATH International Conference: Valdivia, Chile: University of Kentucky Computational Support: April 10-12, 2002

肯塔基大学将为AMPATH项目将于2002年4月10日至12日在智利瓦尔迪瓦举行的第一次国际会议提供工程和计算设备支持。这次会议的主要目的是为拉丁美洲的AMPATH与会者、潜在的与会者以及那些对该项目有区域、半球或国际兴趣的人创造一个环境，以交流思想、形成新的伙伴关系和巩固现有的合作关系。肯塔基大学已同意向AMPATH提供通过接入网格访问本次会议所需的技术。网格节点将连接到REUNA网络，并通过此连接连接到UCAID Abilene网络。世界各地不能亲自出席的感兴趣的与会者将能够使用接入网格连接从他们自己的地点监控会议。英国提供的会议支持包括运输便携式接入网格节点，派遣工程人员设置和维护设备，以及国际机票，英国和AMPATH工程师的餐饮和住宿，以及连接到Abilene主干的网络连接的成本。此外，肯塔基大学将获得伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校的技术支持，该大学将为其AGAVE(接入网格增强虚拟环境)系统提供设备和一名工程师来维护这些设备。AGAVE系统将使用肯塔基大学的节点连接到Access Grid。研讨会将继续探索美国和南美洲之间研究和教育网络的连接。

The University of Kentucky will provide engineering and computational equipment support to the AMPATH Project's First International Conference in Valdivia, Chile, April 10-12, 2002. The main objective of the conference is to create an environment for AMPATH participants in Latin America, potential participants and those with a regional, hemispheric or international interest in the project to exchange ideas, form new partnerships and solidify existing collaborations.The University of Kentucky had agreed to lend AMPATH the technology required for this conference to be accessible via the Access grid. The Grid node will be connected to the REUNA network, and through this connection, to the UCAID Abilene network. Interested participants worldwide, who are unable to attend personally, will be able to monitor the conference from their own sites, using the Access grid connection.The conference support offered by UK includes shipping of the portable Access grid node, sending engineering staff to set up and maintain the equipment, as well ad international airfare, meals and lodging for the UK and AMPATH engineers, and the cost of the network connection to the Abilene backbone. In addition, the University of Kentucky will receive technology support from the University of Illinois at Chicago, which will send equipment for its AGAVE (Access Grid Augmented Virtual Environment) system and an engineer to maintain this equipment. The AGAVE system will connect to the Access Grid using the University of Kentucky's node.The workshop will continue the exploration of connectivity of research and education networks between USA and South America.