paleonet GEON Summer Institute

["Lane, Harold" <hlane@xxxxxxx>]

I am very pleased to announce that GEON will again host a
Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists (CSIG) in 2005.  This
year's CSIG will be held July 18-22
at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego.
This week long, hands-on course will be designed to introduce geoscientists
to commonly used and emergent information technology (IT) tools.

Topics to be covered include data modeling, Web Services, and geographic
information systems. A brief introduction will also be provided to key
concepts in grid computing, parallel programming, and scientific workflows.
While the Institute is open to everyone, graduate students and post docs are
especially encouraged to apply. 

This CSIG is made possible through funding provided by the National Science
Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov).  Participants' local expenses (on-campus
accomodations and meals) will be paid for, as well as all CSIG-related
materials.  Travel arrangements and expenses will be the responsibility of
each participant.

Further information and on-line registration can be accessed via the GEON
website at http://www.geongrid.org/CSIG05/.  The application deadline for
this CSIG is June 13, 2005.

Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone you think may be
interested in this program.