
August 2003 Latest advances in the 21st Century successor to the Internet e-Science 'all hands' meeting An invitation for journalists to attend the UK e-Science 'All Hands Meeting' 2 – 4 September East Midlands Conference Centre, NottinghamThe emerging field of e-Science has started to make significant advances in 'grid' computing – the 21st Century successor to the Internet. The vision of the UK's e-Science Core Programme is to allow scientists across the world to work together more effectively than ever before, sharing resources, data and knowledge. That vision is beginning to be realised as the e-Science Core Programme starts to deliver results. Already a heterogeneous working grid has been put together whereby systems ranging from a supercomputer, a workstation PC and a games console can communicate with each other from anywhere in the world. Important advances have also been made in data access and integration software, which is now available for use across the globe. The impact of e-Science will shape research into all aspects of our lives ranging from climate change, medicine and genomics, to astronomy, solar physics and engineering. 'Delivering e-Science' is the theme of this, the second e-Science 'All Hands Meeting', which brings together the leading researchers in this field to demonstrate the progress already being achieved in this ground-breaking area. Notes for Editors: The UK's e-Science Core Programme is managed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It is part of a £230M Government investment in e-Science, which involves seven UK Research Councils and the DTI. The UK programme is unique in that it has also engaged industrial investment of £30M. If you'd like to register as a journalist to attend the event please contact Jane Reck (details below) with the following information: Name: Organisation: Tel number: E-mail address: Days you would like to attend the meeting (2nd, 3rd, 4th Sept): For more information on the meeting visit: www.rcuk.ac.uk/escience/documents/allhands2003webpage.htm. For more information on this event contact Jane Reck, EPSRC press office, [email protected] tel 44-179-344-4312. The PPARC Press Office currently manages media relations for RCUK until 1st November 2003. For more information please contact the PPARC Press Office on 44-179-344-2094. The contact details for Research Council press officers are: BBSRC – Andrew McLaughlin, 44-179-341-3301 or [email protected] CCLRC – Jacky Hutchinson, 44-123-544-6482 or [email protected] EPSRC – Jane Reck, 44-179-344-4312 or [email protected] ESRC – Lesley Lilley, 44-179-341-3119 or [email protected] MRC – Carolan Davidge, 44-207-637-6011 or [email protected] NERC – Marion O'Sullivan, 44-179-341-1727 or [email protected] PPARC – Julia Maddock, 44-179-344-2094 or [email protected] AHRB - Angela Murphy, 44-117-987-6775 or [email protected] The contact details for the RCUK Secretariat are 44-179-344-4420 or [email protected] Research Councils UK (RCUK) is a strategic partnership set up to champion the research supported by the seven UK Research Councils and the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB). Through RCUK the Research Councils and AHRB are working together to create a common framework for research, training and knowledge transfer. The seven UK Research Councils are: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Medical Research Council (MRC) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)
Following a Government announcement in 2003 the AHRB is due to make the transition to become a Research Council in 2005, and is already integrated in Research Council business. RCUK was launched on 1 May 2002. Further information can be found at www.rcuk.ac.uk |