This newsletter covers the following:
- Member Picnics
- Smallpox Research Grid Project Update
- ADA Utilizing UD Software
- Grid.org Member Forums
- Referrrals Bonus
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2003 Cruncher Picnic Scheduled for June 7, 2003
For the second year in a row, there is a "grass-roots" effort underway by several members to organize "cruncher" picnics on the first Saturday in June. The "crunchers" (people who have volunteered computer time to Grid.org projects) will be gathering
in a number of locations, which you will find listed below. If you are considering attending one of the picnics, please drop the host a note so they know how many to expect. Everyone will need to bring what they want to eat and drink.
Many thanks to "lilmagnolia" for taking the lead on making this happen. If you don't see a location near you and want to host one or if you have questions, contact lilmagnolia at magnolia_100@hotmail.com.
The main forum for information on the Cruncher Picnics is located here: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001464;p=1
US - SOUTHWEST
Location: Hosted by lilmagnolia. This picnic will be held in Austin, TX - the corporate headquarters of United Devices. Although lilmagnolia will be hosting this picnic, she will not be attending. The picnic will be held at Martin Park at the Martin
Shelter. The starting time has yet to be decided. As the host will not be there, she is hoping someone will volunteer to get there first and another to leave last. Information regarding this location is on the thread. If there are any questions,
please contact lilmagnolia at magnolia_100@hotmail.com.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000034
US - SOUTHEAST
Location: Hosted by lilmagnolia. This picnic will be held at James Crowe Park at the Cone Shelter. Host will be there starting at 10 am to set up. Information about this location is in the thread or you can contact lilmagnolia at
Magnolia_100@hotmail.com. Please let her know if you think you'll attend and how many might be coming.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000041
US - NORTHEAST
Location: Hosted by Zola. This picnic will be held in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Information regarding this location is on the thread. If there are any questions,, please contact Zola at zola@zolaweb.com
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000043
UK - NORTH
Location: Hosted by Scribe. This picnic will be held next to the river at Winsford. There are details and maps on the thread to help you. Starting time will be 11 am. Information regarding this location is on the thread. If there are any questions,
please contact Scribe by private message on the UD boards.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000038
UK - SOUTH
Location: Hosted by SMH. This picnic will be held at Regents Park. Information on this area and travel suggestions are on the thread. At this time they are planning to meet south of London Zoo. Information regarding this location is on the thread. If
there are any questions,, please contact SMH by private message on the UD boards.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000039
FINLAND
Location: Hosted by Vaari. This picnic will be held at Kartanoravintola Lehmushovi, Lehmustie 1, FIN-11910 RIIHIMÄKI. Starting time will be 5 - 6 pm. Information regarding this location is on the thread. If there are any questions, please contact
Vaari at pekka.aarnio@nic.fi
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000027
CANADA - CALGARY
Location: Hosted by Nscafe. This will be held in Alberta. The exact location has yet to be determined. Information regarding this location is in the Calgary thread. Information regarding this location is on the thread. If there are any questions,
please contact Nscafe at Nscafe@telus.net
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000036
ZIMBABWE
Location: Hosted by ZimMike. They are still working on the exact location of it. Some suggested locations were Wingate Boat Club, Lake Chivero, Postals Club, Lake Chivero or the Cleveland Dam, Harare. Starting time will be 11 am. Information
regarding this location is on the thread. If there are any questions, please contact ZimMike by pm or by email at mikerjs@hotmail.com.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000040
Smallpox Research Grid Project Update
This spring we launched the Smallpox Research Grid Project to analyze approximately 35 million molecules against a series of protein targets related to smallpox. This Project was made possible through the support of several Partner Organizations
including: Accelrys, Evotec OAI, IBM, Oxford University, and numerous scientific researchers led by Dr. Grant McFadden and Dr. Stewart Shuman.
In the drug screening process used by this Project, when a molecule docks successfully with a protein it registers as a hit and is scored or ranked for strength of interaction. By binding to the particular site a successful drug candidate would
disable the virus. The resulting data produced by the Project will consist of a list of "hits" and their relative scores. This ranked list of hits will then be further processed to help combat the use of smallpox as a bioterrorist threat.
Thanks to your efforts, we are more than halfway done with this project!
American Diabetes Association Taps Power of Gateway Grid To Expedite Services To More Than 17 Million People
We Recently announced that the ADA will use Gateway Processing On Demand™(GPOD), backed by United Device's Grid MP Alliance™ platform, to accelerate critical diabetes-related research. The platform will run software to help the ADA analyze
clinical programs and treatments, develop clinical practice guidelines, study the efficiency of care processes, set priorities and plan diabetes research. Previously, this required calculations that stretched the limits of normal computing resources
and caused unacceptable delays. Read More!
Grid.org Forums
Since we have many new Members joining this project every month, we would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone what a tremendous resource the UD Forums are. The Forums are our "front line" of support where we post current information
about system changes, reported problems or exciting project news. For help or to answer frequently-asked questions, you can use these Forum links: 'Start Here', 'Member News', and 'Member-to-Member Support', as well as the community-maintained FAQs.
There are several sections designated for less serious discussions, such as the UD Member Lounge, Udder Nonsense and Humour, Games, Trivia & Polls. However, while the discussion may be less serious, the rules still apply and any discussion or
content deemed offensive will be deleted.
We are fortunate to have devoted group Members moderating the forums. These Moderators help keep the topics on target, offer assistance and make this a positive place to exchange information. We greatly appreciate everyone that has volunteered for
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Referrals Bonus
The public grid available at grid.org has been the driving technology behind such large-scale projects as the Cancer Research Project and the Smallpox
Research Grid Project. If you know a researcher or someone associated with a large-scale research project that could benefit from using this public grid computing solution, please refer them to us. Once we confirm the referral we'll send you a
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Thanks for your continued interest and support,
Your Grid.org Member Services Team
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