Willows Lodge Workshop

Evolving Agenda

September 30-October 2, 2007
Optional Microsoft Day October 3, 2007


Sunday September 30
Afternoon

Check into Willows Lodge

6:00-8:00 pm

Welcome Reception and Dinner
Novelty Hill/Januik Winery


Monday October 1
8:00-9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00-10:30

Welcome and Launch

Why GRL 2020? Why You?
Betsy Wilson, Dean of University Libraries
University of Washington

A Perspective from a One-time Dean, Sometimes Physicist, and Always a Rabble-rouser
Tony Hey, Corporate Vice President, External Research Division, Microsoft Research (and Visiting Professor in Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton)

Logistics, Expectations, and Intended Workshop Outcomes
Lee Dirks, Director, Scholarly Communications, Technical Computing, Microsoft

10:30-11:00

Break

11:00-12:00

The Cloud as the Platform for Research - A Technology View
Savas Parastatidis, Architect, Technical Computing, Microsoft (and Visiting Fellow, University of Newcastle upon Tyne)

12:00pm

A View from a Global Researcher
Ann Marie Kimball, Professor, Epidemiology, University of Washington and Director, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Emerging Infections Network (APEC EINET)

1:30-4:30

The View from Around the Globe and Across Sectors

6:00pm

Depart for Lake Washington Dinner Cruise

10:00pm

Return to Willows Lodge


Tuesday October 2
8:00-9:00am

Continental Breakfast

9:00-12:00

Reboot and Engage

12:00pm

Lunch

1:30pm

Grand Gathering

4:00pm

Adjourn

Evening

Self-organizing Evening
Options will be facilitated by hosts for those interested


Wednesday October 3
7:30am

Depart Willows Lodge for Microsoft

8:00-8:30

Arrival / Registration

8:30-9:00

Keynote by Jon Udell

9:00-10:00

Microsoft LiveLabs Demos (SeaDragon, PhotoSynth, etc.)

10:00-11:00

Windows Live Search: Academic & Books

11:00-12:00

TOURS: Home of the Future OR Center for Information Work (Round 1)

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch

1:00-2:00

Review of Publishing-related Activities

2:00-3:00

Update on File Formats (OpenXML, XPS, etc.)

3:00-4:00

Briefing on Archival Activities + EU PLANETS Project

4:00-5:00

TOURS: Home of the Future OR Center for Information Work (Round 2)

5:00-6:30

Reception at Microsoft Visitor Center / Museum (and Company Store)

6:30pm

Return to Willows Lodge or Airport transportation