Middleware and Grid Infrastructure Coordination Committee (MAGIC) 1st Documentation Workshop; August 26-28, 2002; Chicago, IL

网格技术和中间件正在改变全球范围内开展科学研究的方式。目前有超过100个国家和国际网格项目，涉及许多不同的学科、组织、合作者、设施和仪器，涉及几十个国家。尽管网格、工具、应用程序和中间件正在进行广泛的开发，但这些技术的长期生存能力和持久性是不确定的。而且，如果这些技术和中间件不能持续下去，它不仅会威胁到科学和研究的未来，而且可能会严重影响教育界。该研讨会由信息技术研究与发展机构间工作组（IWG/IT R&amp；D）的大规模网络协调小组（LSN CG）赞助。IWG隶属于白宫国家科学技术委员会，负责协调联邦多机构的IT研发工作。LSN CG机构包括AHRQ、DARPA、DOE ST、DOE NNSA、NASA、NIH、NIST、NSA、NOAA NSF和oddr&e。研讨会由LSN的MAGIC团队计划和协调，该团队包括来自wg机构、大学和商业社区的代表，包括国际参与者。研讨会的目标是制定中间件和网格的愿景，以实现科学应用和合作（5到10年后），并确定需要的联邦网络研究来实现这一愿景。该研讨会旨在从大学、商业和联邦研究团体获得所需研究的投入，以实现中间件和网格、资源和工具开发，以及对持久性基础设施的需求，以支持使用中间件和网格的研究人员，并开展对中间件和网格的研究。研讨会的成果将用于制定未来科学中间件和网格研究和基础设施蓝图，该蓝图可用于LSN联邦机构制定其研究计划和项目。该文件还将用于告知决策者和研究人员中间件和网格所需的研究，以及支持其使用的持久基础设施的需求。研讨会的目标将集中在制作一份“未来科学中间件和网格研究和基础设施蓝图”的文件，该文件将解决长期、持久、大规模网格和基于中间件的技术所需的服务和软件基础设施，以满足教育、研究和科学的需求。

Grid technologies and middleware are in the process of transforming the way science will be conducted around the globe. There are currently over 100 national and international grid projects involving many different disciplines, organizations, collaborators, facilities and instruments in literally dozens of countries. Despite the extensive and on-going development of grids, tools, applications, and middleware, the long term viability and persistence of these technologies is uncertain. And, if these technologies and middleware can not be made persistent, it will not only threaten the future of science and research, but may severely impact the education community as well.The workshop is sponsored by the Large Scale Networking Coordinating Group (LSN CG) of the Interagency Working Group in Information Technology Research and Development (IWG/IT R&D). The IWG, which functions under the White House National Science and Technology Council, coordinates Federal multiagency IT R&D efforts. The LSN CG agencies are AHRQ, DARPA, DOE ST, DOE NNSA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NSA, NOAA NSF, and ODDR&E. The workshop is being planned and coordinated by the MAGIC Team of the LSN that includes representation from the IWG agencies, the university and commercial communities, including international participantsThe workshop's objectives are to develop a vision for middleware and Grid to enable science applications and cooperation (5 to 10 years out) and to identify needed Federal networking research to implement that vision. The workshop is intended to obtain inputs from the university, commercial, and Federal research communities on needed research to enable middleware and Grids, resource and tool development, and the need for persistent infrastructure to support researchers using middleware and Grids and to carry out research on middleware and Grids. The workshop results will be used to develop a Blueprint for Future Science Middleware and Grid Research and Infrastructure that can be used by the LSN Federal agencies in development of their research plans and programs. The document will also be used to inform decision makers and researchers of the research needed in middleware and grids and the need for a persistent infrastructure to support their use.The goal of the workshop will be focused on producing a document "Blueprint for Future Science Middleware and Grid Research and Infrastructure," which will address the service and software infrastructure required for long-term, persistent, large scale Grid and Middleware-based technologies to meet the needs of education, research and science.