CineGrid
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CineGrid International Workshop

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15

Workshop sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. and Pacific Interface, Inc.

Organized by CineGrid, a non-profit organization headquartered in California.
Hosted by the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Location: Calit2 Auditorium, 1st Floor, Atkinson Hall, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla, CA
December 14-15, 2006

CineGrid’s mission is to build an interdisciplinary community that is focused on the research, development, and demonstration of networked collaborative tools to enable the production, use and exchange of very-high-quality digital media over photonic networks.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13, 2006

6:00         Welcome Party at the Sea Lodge Hotel (Acapulco Room, 2nd floor)

THURSDAY DECEMBER 14, 2006

8:00         Buses depart Sea Lodge Hotel for Calit2 Auditorium
8:15         Registration and continental breakfast at Calit2
9:00        Introduction to CineGrid − Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface
9:15        Self-introductions by all attendees
9:30        Keynote CineGrid 4K Demonstration − Larry Smarr, Calit2 UCSD/UCI
10:00      Panel: Lessons Learned from the CineGrid@AES Event – moderated by Natalie Van Osdol, Pacific Interface
                Peter Otto, UCSD/Calit2/CRCA 
                Kunitake Kaneko, Keio University, Research Institute For
                Digital Media & Content (Keio/DMC)

                Craig Mirkin, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
                Steve Morris, Skywalker Sound
                Brian Dunne, UCSD/Calit2
                Todd Margolis, UCSD/Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA)
                Jurgen Schulze, UCSD/Calit2

10:45       Break and Guided Tour of the Calit2 CineGrid node

11:45       Building the CineGrid Infrastructure – Tom DeFanti, UCSD/Calit2, and Naohisa Ohta, Keio/DMC
                Infrastructure needs for CineGrid nodes to enable production, storage, display and
                exchange of content. Connecting to CineGrid networks:  infrastructure capabilities,
                how to establish LambdaGrid links, local GLIF/GOLE providers establishing local
                loop, etc.

12:30       Lunch

1:15         Sony SXRD presentation in the auditorium and Cine-tal presentation in the
                Multi-Purpose room (Optional)
2:00         CineGrid Collaborative Structures: Joint Projects and Working Groups – Laurin Herr
                All workshop attendees are invited to participate in Working Group sessions on
                Thursday afternoon. These sessions will be moderated, with summary reports
                presented to the plenary group on Friday. The goal is to meet new colleagues,
                explore areas of common interest, and exchange opinions about Core
                Infrastructure and Applications R&D themes for CineGrid, potentially leading to
                future joint projects and long-term CineGrid working groups. Four working groups
                comprise the first block of workshop breakout sessions; three more comprise the second block of breakout sessions.

2:30         Core Infrastructure and Applications R&D Working Groups Breakout #1
WG1.        CineGrid Network R&D – moderated by Cees de Laat
WG2.        Building the CineGrid Infrastructure – moderated by Tom DeFanti and Naohisa Ohta
WG3.        Networked Audio Solutions – moderated by Peter Otto
WG4.        CineGrid Archive, Preservation, Restoration & Exchange Program – moderated by Louise Ledeen

3:30         Break

4:00         Core Infrastructure and Applications R&D Working Groups Breakout #2

WG5.        Digital Filmmaking – moderated by Richard Weinberg
WG6.        Advanced Picture & Sound Systems: 4K and Beyond – moderated by Tom DeFanti and Jason Leigh
WG7.        Distance Learning, Remote Mentoring and Training for Digital Media – moderated by Joaquin Alvarado

5:00         End of Working Group Sessions
5:15         Wrap-up Day 1 (re-convene in auditorium)
5:30         Adjourn
5:45         Bus returns to Sea Lodge Hotel
6:30         Workshop buffet dinner at the Sea Lodge Hotel (Acapulco Room, 2nd floor)

Informal discussions can continue at dinner and the Sea Lodge hot tub afterwards (bring your suit!)

FRIDAY DECEMBER 15, 2006

8:00         Buses depart Sea Lodge Hotel for Calit2 Auditorium
8:15         Registration and continental breakfast at Calit2
9:00         Welcoming remarks – Ramesh Rao, UCSD/Calit2
9:10         Overview of CineGrid – Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface
9:30         Panel: CineGrid from the Media School Perspective – moderated by Richard Weinberg, University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts
                Paul Hearty, Ryerson University
                Peter Otto, UCSD/CRCA and Calit2
                Robert Ellis Geiger, City University of Hong Kong
                Rebecca Allen, UCLA, Dept. of Design Media Arts

10:15       Panel: CineGrid from the Economic Development Perspective – moderated by Joaquin Alvarado, SFSU/INGI, DMAC
                Gordon Hanson, UCSD
                Bill Hutchinson, Hutchison Management International
                Boris Frochen, PRIME, Paris
                Yolanda Benson, State of California Business, Transportation & Housing Authority

11:00       Break

11:30       Panel: CineGrid from the Scientific Visualization Perspective – moderated by Larry Smarr, Calit2 UCSD/UCI
                Dan Sandin, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL)
                Stephen David Beck, Louisiana State University
                Jason Leigh, UIC/EVL

12:15       Panel: CineGrid from the Hollywood Perspective – moderated by Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface
                Steve Kowalski, Sony Pictures Imageworks
                Wendy Aylsworth, Warner Bros.
                Garrett Smith, Paramount Pictures 
                Howard Lukk, Walt Disney Studios 

1:00         Lunch

1:45         Sony SXRD presentation in the auditorium and Cine-tal presentation in the Multi-Purpose room (Optional)
2:30         CineGrid 4K Demonstration – streaming to Calit2 auditorium from remote CineGrid nodes

3:15         Panel: CineGrid from the Research Network Perspective – moderated by Maxine Brown, UIC/EVL
                Ron Johnson, University of Washington
                Tom West, National LambdaRail (NLR)
                Peter Marshall, CANARIE
                John Silvester, USC/CENIC
                Walter van Dijk, SURFnet
                Tomonori Aoyama, Keio DMC, Japan Gigabit Network (JGN2)

4:00         Break

4:30         Summary Reports from the Moderators of Thursday’s Working Groups
WG1.        Cees de Laat
WG2.        Tom DeFanti and Naohisa Ohta
WG3.        Peter Otto
WG4.        Louise Ledeen
WG5.        Richard Weinberg
WG6.        Tom DeFanti and Jason Leigh
WG7.        Joaquin Alvarado

5:15         Plenary Working Group – Event-based Live Performances over CineGrid – moderated by Laurin Herr with other WG moderators on-stage
5:45         CineGrid Next Steps − Laurin Herr
6:00         Adjourn
6:15         Bus returns to Sea Lodge


Workshop breakfasts sponsored by CINE-tal.
Workshop lunches sponsored by Sony Electronics.