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Initiative for Globus in Europe (IGE)

Initiative for Globus in Europe (IGE)

Objective

In order to continuously support the European computing infrastructures and to exploit possible synergies, it is of crucial importance to coordinate the European Globus activities, drive forward the developments according to the requirements of the European users and to strengthen the influence of the European developers in the Globus Alliance. Topics like security or privacy, data privacy protection, compatibility with Grid standards used in Europe to enable interoperability, and aspects of multi-nationality are important in Europe and deserve a stronger representation in Globus. Long-standing relations with the Globus developers and recent negotiations with the Globus Alliance enable us to introduce necessary adjustments into the code base of the Globus Toolkit. Computing infrastructures like DEISA and PRACE can immediately rely on the high-quality middleware required to run these infrastructures while reducing their own efforts keeping track of new developments. With the establishment of the EGI, the IGE can take over the role of providing Globus Toolkit components to the Unified Middleware Distribution (UMD) of EGI.
The Initiative for Globus in Europe serves as a comprehensive service provider for the European e-infrastructures regarding the development, tailoring, customization, provisioning, support, and maintenance of components of the Globus Toolkit. This can involve the continuous measurement of software quality, but must also include the operation of a software repository as well as participation in standardisation bodies, training, promotion, and documentation activities. In order to guarantee the sustainability of this effort the main activities are based at large European computing centres and industrial partners. The first steps will be the establishment of a European Globus User Forum and the organization of a yearly Globus Europe conference series in close cooperation with the organisers of the Globus World conference.

Programme(s)

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures

Topic(s)

INFRA-2010-1.2.1 - Distributed computing infrastructure (DCI)

Call for proposal

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2010-2

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Funding Scheme

CPCSA - Combined Collaborative Project and Coordination and Support Action
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Coordinator

BAYERISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN

Address

Alfons-Goppel-Strasse 11
80539 Muenchen

Germany

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 421 506

Website

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Administrative Contact

Victor Apostolescu (Dr.)

Participants (10)

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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DORTMUND

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 214 264

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 200 255

STICHTING NEDERLANDSE WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK INSTITUTEN

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 206 796

GRIDWISETECH SP ZOO

Poland

EU Contribution

€ 215 710

INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

Poland

EU Contribution

€ 200 050

UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA CLUJ-NAPOCA

Romania

EU Contribution

€ 165 725

UPPSALA UNIVERSITET

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 212 740

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 258 658

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 254 296

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

United States

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 261560

Status

Closed project

  • Start date

    1 October 2010

  • End date

    30 April 2013

Funded under:

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES

  • Overall budget:

    € 3 692 942

  • EU contribution

    € 2 350 000

Coordinated by:

BAYERISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN

Germany

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Last update: 20 April 2017

Record number: 95256