Visit of UK DTI Mission: DTI International Service
 GlobalWatch "Mission to CERN in Distributed IT Applications"

The mission is visiting CERN between the 28th and 30th of June 2004. It will provide three days of detailed interaction between the mission participants and CERN staff. The mission to CERN on Distributed IT Applications is sponsored by the UK Department of Trade and Industry’s Global Watch Service.

   
Excerpt from Mission Introductory document

" The aim of this mission is to study techniques for developing distributed systems over homogeneous and heterogeneous computing resources and to look at specific examples of applications implemented using such computational clusters. Grid technology developed at CERN is already being used for particle physics and healthcare applications. CERN is a unique resource and the UK could benefit from the technology advances that have only been possible as a result of CERN’s scale and multinational membership. Mission participants will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of both the reasons for these technology developments at CERN and how they could be exploited within their own sectors in the UK. The UK is now regarded as ready to adopt GRID technologies and CERN is the foremost application developer in this field."

 

Mission delegates with IT and SG/ETT members
Final DTI report  

DTI Mission to CERN on IT


Final report available (pdf)
Short Report from CERN after meeting Web version

DTI Mission to CERN on IT


Short  CERN report (pdf)
Programme Full programme  (Word Version here)
   
Presentations Presentations by CERN speakers are accessible from the CERN Agenda Manager
   
Participants List of CERN participants (with function, email)
List of UK-DTI delegates (with title, organization, contact data)
Profile of UK-DTI delegates  (PDF file)
   
Useful Links Major relevant links to CERN resources
   
 
Excerpt from Mission Introductory document

" ABOUT DTI GLOBAL WATCH MISSIONS
Global Watch Missions are visits overseas by small groups of technical experts from UK companies and academia to top-performing technology organisations characterised by excellence in the relevant field. Planned and managed by a UK coordinating organisation, with guidance and financial support from the DTI’s Global Watch Missions team, missions are mounted to inform and influence hightech UK industries in four broad fields: electronics and Information & Communication Technology (ICT), life sciences, performance engineering and energy and the environment. The findings are compiled into a report by the mission participants, which is made available. It is expected that the mission will facilitate a two-way exchange of information and will enhance the potential for co-operation between UK and international organisations."

 

Nathan Hill, Mission Organizer and Maximilian Metzger, CERN Secretary General