APAN 2003 Conference in Fukuoka
APAN Plenary (Room A+B 16:00-17:30, Jan 22)
The Pacific Rim Application and Grid Middleware Assembly (PRAGMA) was
initiated in 2002 involving more than a dozen institutions along the Pacific
Rim, with a dual mission to build sustainable collaborations and to advance
the use of grid technologies via applications. Activities include conducting
joint projects that develop grid software driven by application needs, sharing
resources across institutional and international boundaries, developing
training and exchange programs, and communicating and disseminating the
results of these efforts. PRAGMA works with regional and international bodies
that set standards (such as the Global Grid Forum (GGF)) and enhance the
overall infrastructure such as Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN), the Asia
Pacific Grid (ApGrid) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications
and Information (APEC-TEL)). We will review the trends that led to PRAGMA and
outline some future directions.
For these two years, Internet researchers and engineers in Korea and Japan
have been planning international collaborative work
with an advanced giga-bit network
through the direct connection of the optical fiber cable
between Busan, Korea and Fukuoka, Japan.
Now, it is the time to open the giga-bit network between
the two countries.
I will talk about an overview of the international
project named Genkai/Hyeonhae Project and
the significance of such international networking
efforts especially from the social point of view.
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