EGI signs MoU with e-ScienceTalk
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On 23 June EGI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the e-ScienceTalk project, thus formalising a fruitful working relationship that started in September 2010.
The agreement was signed by Steven Newhouse, director of EGI.eu and Catherine Gater, project coordinator for e-ScienceTalk. EGI.eu is the coordinating partner for e-ScienceTalk. “One of the key aims of EGI is to enable access to computing resources for all scientists in Europe and we are working actively to increase the scientific diversity of our users,” says Newhouse. “But for that we need to communicate the benefits of grid computing and this is where the e-ScienceTalk project can help.”
The project brings together the outreach activities of EGI and other European e-Infrastructure projects, ensuring their results and influence are reported in print and online. The outputs of the project are:
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e-Science Briefings, key reports for policy-makers.
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GridCafé, an introduction to grid computing for a general audience.
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International Science Grid This Week (iSGTW), an online weekly newsletter about e-Science.
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GridGuide, an atlas of grid computing.
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GridCast, a blog that goes behind the scenes of e-Science events around the world.
“Our goal is to increase the visibility of e-infrastructures in the wider world and raise awareness of the contributions distributed computing makes to modern day science and our own welfare,” says Gater. “We aim to share success stories and case studies with a wide variety of audiences, from the general public to policy-makers.”
“Our collaboration with EGI.eu will give us access to Europe’s leading scientific grid infrastructure community and we will do our best to let everyone know about their achievements,” Gater adds.
30 June 2011
Sara Coelho