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| | 3 | = The 8th BOINC Workshop = |
| | 4 | A workshop on BOINC and volunteer computing will be held 27-28 September 2012 in London, England. |
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| | 6 | The objective of this workshop is to share information about BOINC and projects using it, |
| | 7 | through short presentations and informal discussions, in a relaxed, open and friendly atmosphere. |
| | 8 | The workshop aims to stimulate new developments and activities related to volunteer computing, |
| | 9 | and to guide the future development of BOINC. |
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| | 11 | The workshop is for researchers, scientists and developers with significant experience or interest in BOINC. |
| | 12 | Areas of interest include: |
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| | 14 | * GPU and multi-thread applications; CUDA and OpenCL |
| | 15 | * Virtual machines as application container |
| | 16 | * Multi-user projects |
| | 17 | * Remote job submission |
| | 18 | * Integration with hubs, clouds, grids, and desktop grids |
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| | 20 | All participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their work. |
| | 21 | Slides will be published on the web, but there will be no papers or proceedings. |
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| | 23 | The workshop will be co-located with a meeting of the International Desktop Grid Federation (IDGF). |
| | 24 | Workshop participants are encouraged to consider attending this as well. |
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| | 26 | == Venue == |
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| | 28 | To be announced. |
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| | 30 | == Registration == #registration |
| | 31 | The workshop is free but attendance is limited. |
| | 32 | If you are interested in attending, or have any questions, |
| | 33 | please contact David Anderson, indicating your areas of interest. |
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| | 35 | == Schedule == |
| | 36 | The workshop will consist of two activities: |
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| | 38 | * '''Talks''': All participants are encouraged to give a short (~15 min) talk |
| | 39 | describing their activities and plans related to volunteer computing. |
| | 40 | These talks do not have to be polished or present results. |
| | 41 | Please send your talk title to David Anderson. |
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| | 43 | * '''Hackfest''': On the 2nd day of the workshop we'll divide into small groups, |
| | 44 | each of which will try to advance some aspect of BOINC. |
| | 45 | All attendees should sign up for one or more groups, and should come prepared to contribute. |
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| | 48 | == Attendees == |
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| | 50 | == Before and after == |
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| | 52 | == The IDGF meeting == |
