The Definitive Event for Grid Technology and Solutions
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 October 28 - 29, 2002 • Sheraton Boston Hotel • Boston, MA

			
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Agenda* - Tuesday, October 29, 2002
8:00am - 9:00amRegistration
9:00am - 9:15amOpening Remarks/Announcements
9:15am - 10:15amKeynote
Sara Murphy, Product Marketing Manager, High Performance Technical Computing Group, Hewlett-Packard
10:00amExhibit Hall Opens
10:15am - 10:45amMorning Break

10:45am - 11:45amData Grids And Compute Grids
This session takes a close look at benefits and characteristics of data grids and compute grids. The data grid segment will cover the advantages of simplified data access across multiple locations and systems. The compute grids segment will focus on the emerging use of compute grids in the financial services market.
Frank Cicio, Chief Operating Officer, DataSynapse
Philip Werner, Vice President, Product Management, AVAKI

11:45am - 12:45pmGrid Computing And Web Services
This session will explore the convergence of Grid computing and Web services. Topics will include using a Web service interface to run applications over a Grid, which categories of applications are ideal to run on Grids, and the role of the Open Grid Services Architecture in enabling Web services to run over Grids.
Moderator:
Daniel J. Feldman, President
GridFrastructure


Panelists:
Ian Lumb, Grid Solutions Manager, Platform Computing
Daniel Sagalowicz, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, SeeBeyond
Dr. Jikku Venkat, Vice President, Engineering, United Devices

12:45pm - 2:00pm Lunch Break / Visit Exhibit Hall

2:00pmExhibit Hall Closes

2:00pm - 3:30pmUnderstanding Grid Standards
Technological standards are supposed to be key to the successful adoption of Grid computing. In this panel session, attendees will learn what the important Grid standards are, as well as how far along in the acceptance process these standards have come.
Moderator:
Chris Nerney, Conference Chair, Grid Computing Planet Conference & Expo

Panelists:
Dr. Andrew Chien, CTO, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder, Entropia
Dr. Andrew Grimshaw, CTO and Co-Founder, Avaki Corporation
Ian Lumb, Grid Solutions Manager, Platform Computing
Dr. Jikku Venkat, Vice President, Engineering, United Devices

3:00pm - 3:15pm Afternoon Break

3:15pm - 4:00pmIs Grid Computing Secure?
Is it possible to be part of a global computing grid, or even a campus grid, without opening up your enterprise to massive security risks? This session looks at the security ramifications of deploying or joining a Grid computing project.
Moderator:
Chris Nerney, Conference Chair, Grid Computing Planet Conference & Expo

Panelists:
Dr. Andrew Chien, CTO, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder, Entropia
Daniel J. Feldman, President, GridFrastructure

4:00pm - 4:30pmGrid Technology as Competitive Weapon
This session will focus on how Grid technology can help solve some of the most critical problems facing life sciences companies by streamlining data resources and dramatically reducing the time it takes to run compute-intensive programs, ultimately speeding drug discovery.
Dr. Andrew Grimshaw, CTO and Co-Founder, Avaki Corporation

* This agenda subject to change

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