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D-Drive. World Leaders in Distance Collaborative Technology. Core staff : D. Langstroth and S. Wilson. Global Connections Dalhousie is Ideally Situated. Cost Effective Solutions based on integrating Multiple and Changing Technologies. InternationalLeaders and Consultants to….

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  1. D-Drive World Leaders in Distance Collaborative Technology Core staff: D. Langstroth and S. Wilson

  2. GlobalConnectionsDalhousie is Ideally Situated

  3. Cost Effective Solutionsbased onintegrating Multipleand Changing Technologies

  4. InternationalLeadersandConsultantsto… • Canadian Universities and Networks • Canadian Research Outreach (VROC) • Canadian Armed Forces in Kandahar • Pearson Peacekeeping Centres • US Universities • US Dept of Commerce (NIST) • Private Industry • International Mathematical Union (CEIC) • National AG program in Australia • National AG programmes in UK • E-science in Chile and Portugal • Caribbean initiative (reliant on ASCI) • Dal Industrial Liaison has not been very helpful Glooscap (240cpu HPC backend)

  5. Increasing Demand • Environment appears useful at all levels and in all areas • Usage has increased substantially this academic year • Frequently double booked now • Will improve when AARMS/ACEnet room opens - Math • Word of mouth better than open houses and fliers • Very few unhappy first-time users • Technology refresh may be sought in Fall Google Trends shows ramping up of internet searches for “Smart” technologies

  6. A Sample of ActivitiesfromFebruary 2007 • Coast-to-Coast Seminars: 12 Canadian Universities • Presentation of Paper to EU-conference in Lisbon • Interview with University of Missouri Selection Committee • Acadia Professor attends Dal Analysis Seminars • Mathematics 4800 Course given in D-Drive • AARMS Combinatorics Seminar starts (NS, NB, NL) • Oceanography Research Group working sessions • Dalhousie FCS Open House presentations • ACEnet Scientific Directorate Meetings (NS, NB, NL) • AARMS Regional Executive Meeting (NS, NB, NL) • Meetings of Dalhousie Student Chapter of the ACM • Planning Meetings for Distance Course in Economics • (NS and NB) • National Meeting and Presentations of the SAGE • Network, funded by SSHRC (BC, ON, QU, NS)

  7. UpcomingProjectsthat arePremisedUpon orExpect theContinuedExistenceof this Facility • Canadian Cyberpsychology and Anxiety Virtual Lab • Stephane Bouchard CRC (U. de Q.) funded by CFI (06) • Participation in Aware Homeproject • Atlantic Computational Excellence Network (ACEnet) • Compute Canada (NPF) – CFI anticipates national AG (06) • Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical • Sciences (AARMS) • NSERC USRA summer seminar series • NS, NB and NL • Atlantic Shared Curriculum Initiative (ASCI) • Many Summer Camps and Open Houses • AIF, SSHRC, NSERC, MITACS, NSF, SMART, • MAPLE as current/potential projectfunding sources

  8. A fullyInteractiveEnvironmentValuable for many different groups

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