[Sigsti-l] IEEE conference on eScience

[Joe Hourcle]

It seems I missed this in my mailbox whil I was out of town.
It's short notice, but if there's people already down in Oz,
it might not be a problem.

-Joe


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> From: David Abramson <david.abramson at monash.edu.au>
> Date: 19 October 2010 5:53:38 PM EDT
> To: Undisclosed-recipients: <>;
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> eScience 2010
> The Sixth IEEE International Conference on eScience
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> Hosted by the Queensland University of Technology
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> Brisbane, Australia, December 7-10 2010
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> http://www.escience2010.org/
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> Call for Participation.
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> Registration is now open for eScience 2010, the premier meeting in computational science and data driven research. We invite all those with interests in eScience, the enabling technologies and their applications,  to join us at the conference,  to be held in Brisbane in early December. The meeting features an compelling programme of around 40 original research papers, workshops in areas ranging from astronomy to legal and policy frameworks for information access, and tutorials ranging from cloud services for eScience to the use of optiportal displays. Among the many highlights is a genuinely outstanding keynote programme, featuring:
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> * Thom Dunning (Director, NCSA) Blue Waters: An Extraordinary Computer to Enable Extraordinary Research,
>   http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/AboutUs/Leadership/dunning.html
> * John Mattick (Professor of Computational Biology, UQ)  Data Challenges in Molecular Biology
>  http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/?page=12238
> * Guy Steele (Sun Labs, Oracle) The Rise of Functional Languages in Science
> http://labs.oracle.com/people/mybio.php?uid=25706, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_L._Steele,_Jr.
> * Juergen Schulze (CalIT2 UCSD) Immersive Visualisation in the Cave
> http://www.calit2.net/~jschulze/
> * Ian Foster, (Director, Computation Institute, Argonne National Laboratory)  Open Source Modelling as an Enabler of Transparent Decision Making
> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/about/people_detail.php?id=285
> * S George Djorgovski (Caltech) Further developments in the Virtualisation of Science
> http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~george/
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> Earlybird registration is available now at http://www.escience2010.org/registration.html, but closes soon.
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> The Location:
> Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland, is an attractive subtropical city, close to surf beaches and national parks, boasting a broad array of cultural and sporting attractions, and an increasingly diverse and innovative restaurant scene. The conference will be held at the Queensland University of Technology's Gardens Point campus, located in the centre of the city on the banks of the Brisbane River. Attractions within easy walking distance of the conference hotels include the South Bank Parklands (http://www.visitsouthbank.com.au/), the QLD Art Gallery and the acclaimed Galley of Modern Art (GOMA): (http://qag.qld.gov.au/) and the QLD performing Arts Centre (http://www.qpac.com.au/).
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> More extensive tourist information may be found at the following sites:
> http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au
> http://www.tourismsunshinecoast.com.au/
> http://www.verygoldcoast.com.au/
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> We look forward to welcoming you to Brisbane in December
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> Jim Hogan & Paul Roe
> eScience 2010 General Chairs
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> SUPPORTING SPONSOR :
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> SILVER SPONSORS :