The National Grid Service (http://www.ngs.ac.uk) would like to invite you to join us in Manchester for the NGS Innovation Forum ’08 at MoSI, Manchester.

This two day event is designed to showcase the achievements of the NGS over the last 4 years, to allow delegates to find out more about using the NGS in applied research and to allow contributions from delegates as to their expectations of the NGS as it moves forward.

The innovation forum will feature presentations from existing NGS users demonstrating how the NGS has become a powerful research tool in their area and the cutting edge research that has been made possible using NGS resources. There will also be presentations on the novel technologies already available on the NGS along with those that are coming soon. NGS staff will be on hand throughout the event to speak to you about how the NGS could aid your research, how to get started with the NGS and, for existing users, offering up to the minute advice on optimising your jobs on the NGS.

The second day will be held in conjunction with the Campus Grid SIG and will focus on the benefits to an organisation of NGS membership as well as technical requirements.

We are pleased to announce that Daniel Katz, recently appointed TeraGrid GIG (Grid Infrastructure Group) Director of Science, will be speaking at this event.

The event is FREE to attend but registration is required at http://www.ngs.ac.uk/innovationforum where you can also find further details about the event.

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