NZ eResearch Symposium 2010

NZ eResearch Symposium 2010

www.eresearch.org.nz

The 1st New Zealand eResearch Symposium will be held in the Owen G Glenn Building, at The University of Auckland, on 26-27th of October, 2010. 

eResearch works with and supports research communities, looking for approaches and insights that can apply across research disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences, physical and biological sciences, math and engineering.  It includes the computing and software platforms that connect equipment, data, and other computing resources with people, along with collections management, platforms to run experiments, and advanced collaboration tools.  eResearch communities thrive on deep engagement with researchers, and aim to support the formation and operation of effective digitally-supported research communities.

Registration Open

Registration is now open for the 1st New Zealand eResearch Symposium which will be held in the Owen G Glenn Building, at The University of Auckland, on 26-27th of October, 2010.

Call for Contributions

Our Programme has now been announced.

A Call for Contributions was announced on August 5th. See Key Dates below for further details.

Keynote Speakers

Our initial Keynote Speakers have been announced!

Read more about their topics and backgrounds - Keynote Speakers.

Background

Our NZ eResearch Symposium is a forum for NZ's research sector and nascent eResearch community, being those involved in using, developing, and supporting applications and services that take advantage of distributed collaboration platforms for team science, including grid middleware, high performance computing, data infrastructure, advanced video-conferencing, and advanced research networks.  This is also an opportunity to meet leaders of eResearch initiatives within NZ and internationally, and to hear about best-practice and to share experiences. 

Our inaugural NZ eResearch Symposium contains:

• several invited talks from eResearch leaders internationally and nationally, 
• contributed paper sessions, 
• posters and demonstrations, 
• afternoon workshops on relevant topics, 
• a reception event, 
• and a conference dinner.

Key Dates

• Aug 5, 2010 Call for contributions open: Papers, Posters & Demonstrators
• Aug 16, 2010 Registration open
• Sep 1, 2010 Call for contributions close: Papers
• Oct 13, 2010 Early bird registration close
• Sep 30, 2010 Call for contributions close: Posters & Demonstrators
• Oct 15, 2010 Programme announced
• Oct 26-27, 2010 Symposium dates

Registration

Registration is now open:  

Registration Fees

The registration fees are as follows:

• The Early Bird rate applies until Wednesday 13 October 2010.
• All fees and are in $NZ and include GST.

Full Conference Registration

• Early Bird $295 
• Standard $395

Full conference registration includes entry to the conference and workshops, and one ticket to the Welcome Reception and Conference Dinner.

Student Registration

• Early Bird $170
• Standard $220

A limited amount of student registrations are available. Student registration includes entry to the conference and workshops only. It does not include entry to the Welcome Reception and Conference Dinner however tickets can be purchased for $80.

Who Should Attend

Our NZ eResearch Symposium is a forum for NZ's research sector and nascent eResearch community, being those involved in using, developing, and supporting applications and services that take advantage of distributed collaboration platforms for team science, including grid middleware, high performance computing, data infrastructure, advanced video-conferencing, and advanced research networks. This is also an opportunity to meet leaders of eResearch initiatives within NZ and internationally, and to hear about best-practice and to share experiences.

Workshops

We're pleased to announce the following workshops are confirmed for the symposium. You can register for these workshops during online registration.

• Advanced Video Collaboration Centre Annual Workshop - Nathan Gardiner
• Bioinformatics Workshop 1 - Introduction to the analysis and exploration of gene expression data using GenePattern - Cris Print, Mik Black
• Bioinformatics Workshop 2 - Introduction to the analysis of next generation sequencing data - Cris Print, Mik Black, James Curran
• Developing Applications and Services within BeSTGRID - Nick Jones, Vladimir Mencl, Markus Binsteiner
• Environmental Data Management - Isabella Cawthorne
• High Performance Computing with BlueFern Group - Tim David
• Introducing Tuakiri: NZ Research Access Federation - Matt Cocker, Vladimir Mencl
• National Science Data Infrastructure Planning - Jessica Doube
• Research Management in an eResearch era - Rochelle Finlay, Julie Watson
• eResearch and HPC Education, Learning, and Outreach - Stuart Charters

Sponsorship

Supported by the Ministry of Research, Science & Technology eResearch programme.

Contacts

If you're interested in being involved, either presenting, or in some way contributing to the symposium, do get in touch:

• Mark Gahegan, Chair, Programme Committee
• Nick Jones, Chair, Steering Committee
• Stuart Charters, Co-Chair, Steering Committee

Previous Events

Previous New Zealand events related to eResearch:

• Wellington eResearch Symposium, Wellington, 2010
• eResearch @ AUT, Auckland, 2010
• eResearch @ Otago, Dunedin, 2009 [presentations]
• eResearch @ Lincoln, Lincoln, 2009
• APAN 26, Queenstown, 2008
• KAREN Forum, Auckland, 2007