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The need for intelligent, Internet based inter-organizational collaborations is stronger than ever. Advanced results in science can be achieved by sharing and using scientific instruments, computers, knowledge and databases in a collaborative fashion. Companies can survive on rapidly changing markets only if their e infrastructures can be swiftly adapted to new challenges, if their IT systems can be easily reorganized into more profitable structures.

Grid infrastructures and tools developed within the EGEE and SEE-GRID projects enable researchers and companies to create multi-institutional virtual organizations that control the interactions among physical, logical and human resources. EGEE - SEEGRID software solutions connect computers, databases, clusters, authentication modules, web portals into large distributed infrastructures over the Internet - providing improved system flexibility, scalability and efficiency for both scientific and industrial purposes.

The Joint EGEE and SEE-GRID Summer School on Grid Application Support aims at introducing EGEE - SEE-GRID grid technologies to potential user communities and studying and practicing application development methods on EGEE grid networks. Existing EGEE and SEE-GRID users can advance their knowledge on core and third party tools available for EGEE application developers and users. Experienced lecturers from the EGEE and SEE-GRID projects deliver talks and hands on exercises on grid concepts, components, application development methods and tools. During dedicated sessions the attendees - with the help of our grid experts - can port their own applications onto EGEE and SEE-GRID infrastructures.

The summer school is open for anyone interested in the use of EGEE and SEE-GRID tools, technologies and infrastructures.

The primary focus of the school is on how end-users can apply the gLite middleware and related software services to define and operate large-scale distributed applications on top of inter-organizational Grids. The school provides a perfect occasion to learn the usage of grid systems without the irrelevant low-level technical details. Besides getting first-hand user experience the school will be an excellent forum to meet the representatives of grid user communities, grid infrastructure providers and grid tool developers.

The summer school will be conducted in English, no simultaneous translation will be available.



Budapest, one of the most beautiful historical capitals in Europe, situated on the banks of the Danube, will host the summer school. The architectural beauty with its monuments from neo-classic through baroque to eclectic art nouveau is prevalent in the city. Budapest is also world famous for its artistic abundance of concerts, operas, recitals, galas and exhibitions. The warm hospitality of people, excellent food and wine reliable and frequent public transportation, vivid cultural life, rich museums attract millions of visitors every year. Visitor friendly visa policy, value-for-the-price services and goods, and pleasant climate make Hungary one of the most popular meeting venues worldwide.