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.
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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: johnq@xxxxxxx; web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu
phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597
> From: Michael Miller <mimiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:07:02 -0500
> To: ag-tech <ag-tech@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <ag-user@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
<ag-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 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: agschedule@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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
>
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