All, Apologies for the advertising (and cross-posting), but the programme for this global research and education networking event hosted by AARNet in Sydney is now available, and may be of interest to some… https://www.glif.is/meetings/2017/programme.pdf https://www.glif.is/meetings/2017/programme.pdf Regards, Kevin Meynell GLIF Secretariat ---- 17th Annual Global LambdaGrid Workshop - GLIF 2017 25-27 September 2017 Camperdown Campus, University of Sydney, Australia We are pleased to announce the programme for the 17th Annual Global LambdaGrid Workshop, which is being hosted by AARNet, the Australian National Research and Education Network. This event is bringing together networking experts from around the world to collaborate and exchange knowledge on new lambda networking technologies, middleware and applications. The workshop will have a specific focus on how global network architectures are supporting research applications in the Pacific region, in particular astronomy, high-energy physics, and other data intensive science. There will also be demonstrations of high-bandwidth applications. The registration fee is AUD 450 per person (AUD 350 for registered students) up to 23 August 2017, and AUD 500 per person (AUD 400 for registered students) thereafter. Accommodation is available in the Rydges Camperdown at the special rate of AUD 165 per night including GST, the Mercure Sydney Central at the special rate of AUD 249 per night, and the Waldorf Sydney Central Serviced Apartments at the special rate of AUD 195 per night including GST. These can be reserved when registering for the workshop, and should be booked before 23 August 2017. Please note that a Software Defined Networking (SDN) Workshop will also be held on Thursday, 28 September 2017 at the University of New South Wales. You can register, book accommodation and pay online at https://www.glif.is/meetings/2017/ https://www.glif.is/meetings/2017/ We look forward to seeing you in Sydney!