NEWSLETTER
Issue 2
December, 2002
Innovator of the Year:
Prof Malcolm Atkinson
Professor Malcolm Atkinson Director of the National
e-Science Centre, (Professor, Department of
Computing Science, University of Glasgow and
Division of Informatics, University of Edinburgh) was
named Innovator of the Year 2002 at the prestigious
Saint Andrews Day Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland
Awards held in Edinburgh last month. Professor
Atkinson was nominated for his role in the significant
progress of Grid Research in the UK.
Forthcoming
events, start 2003
NeSC set to
grow in 2003
January
Currently, we are in the final
stages of selecting a new
Conference Manager/ Senior
Administrator, and are advertising
for a new receptionist as well.
8 - 10 Jan
OGSA-DAI Grid Data Service
Training Course
13 - 16 Jan
Introduction to the Java
Programming Language
23 - 24 Jan
Visualisation
30 - 31 Jan 2nd Meeting of
the EPSRC Pilot Projects
February
3 - 6 Feb
Advanced Java for Web
Services
18 Feb
The GRID - from
Metacomputing to
collaboratories
28 Feb
Scottish Hoppers Meeting
28 Feb
2003 Mary Cartwright Lecture
& Meeting of the London
Mathematical Society
Staff & Other
News
The eDIKT team will be moving
into ten rooms in Old College
early next year.
We are
currently
planning
the
refurbishment of the premises.
NeSC opens up
NeSC will be holding its first
Open Day for all interested
people on 17th January.
Edinburgh Fire
NeSC is unaffected by the
recent fire, thankyou to all who
expressed concern.
Our
sympathies go to the Division of
Informatics who have suffered
severe disruption.
November
saw
Ms
Aileen
Fleming, Brian Hills and Mr. Alan
Gray all join the eDIKT project
team as software programmers,
we hope they all find themselves
at home here.
Contact Details
If you would like to hold an event
that relates to e-Science at the
national e-Science Centre, please
contact:
Conference Manager,
National e-Science Centre
15 South College Street
Edinburgh EH8 9AA
United Kingdom
Tel: 0131 650 9833
Fax: 0131 650 9819
Email:events@nesc.ac.uk