What is Kids on the Grid?
Kids on the Grid is an interactive multi-way connection among kids at
various geographically separated sites over the Access Grid, an
advanced collaboration environment system. Kids on the Grid coincides
with the annual Take Your Daughter/Child/Daughters & Sons To Work Day.
Kids on the Grid 2008
In 2008 this takes place on April 24th. It is being organized by RIT,
in conjunction with NIH/NLM where another contingent of kids will be
present. Additional sites will include the Arctic Region Supercomputing
Center, the Texas Advanced Computing Center, and the University
of Puerto Rico. This year kids will be able to remotely control robots
in Alaska, paint and draw on the same canvas with the kids from NIH,
watch the integration of computer graphics and video in real-time.
see press release
Kids on the Grid 2007
In 2007 this takes place on April 26th.
This years Kids on the Grid is being organized by Craig Locatis at NIH.
The plan for the event can be read here
At RIT, Kids on the Grid is one of the activities organized through the
Women's Center and operated by the staff of the ICE Lab at RIT.
Kids on the Grid 2007 Photos
Previous Kids on the Grid Events
NCSA story
LBL photos
EMSL
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