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The 2nd BonFIRE Open Call for experiments and cloud infrastructure providers has just been opened (as of February 1, 2012). To give you opportunity to get more information and ask questions BonFIRE will be offering a teleconference during which you will be able to learn more about BonFIRE’s testing facility, as well as about the Open Call modalities, processes, enabled experiments, etc.

The open call information teleconference takes place 7th February 2012; 11:00-12:30.

To register and receive access information, please email bonfire [at] bonfire-project.eu

For more information about the Open Call, please click [here].

General presentation: please click [here]

Technical presentation: please click [here]

Demo presentation: please click [here]

Cloudscape IV - Advances in Interoperability and Cloud Computing Standards
23-24 February 2012, European Commission premises - Avenue de Beaulieu BU, 25, Brussels, Belgium

Cloudscape IV focuses strongly on interoperability and portability issues with the involvement of key Standard Development Organizations as part of a call for action to strengthen international cooperation to address global challenges. Cloudscape IV also shines the spotlight on the reusable assets of European Distributed Computing Infrastructures and the need to foster synergies beyond the typical research infrastructure landscape. The event also sees the launch of the SIENA European Roadmap on Grid and Cloud Standards for e-Science and Beyond. The two-day agenda also features a keynote from Mario Campolargo, Director DG INFSO Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures, European Commission, insights from all major stakeholders, including eResearch, industry and eGovernment communities and interactive roundtable debates on the burning issues with valuable networking opportunities, making Cloudscape IV a key event on the cloud computing calendar.

Space is limited, so make sure to register today @ www.sienainitiative.eu!

User documentation for the BonFIRE facility is online at http://doc.bonfire-project.eu covering both release 1 and 2 of BonFIRE. 

The documentation provides experimenters with basic information about getting started with the facility, detailed API specifications for programming resources and a series of background reference documents.

The third issue of BonFIRE’s Article on Cloud Test Bed Development and Use is now available online.

The article presents the results from the 1st open call, in which 4 out of 29 proposals were selected for funding. Soon you can apply for research funding in the second open call, which opens February 2012! The second open call seeks experiments on semi-mature technologies in distributed computing scenarios with cross-cutting aspects with networks. Furthermore, BonFIRE welcomes the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Centre (PSNC) as the 6th testbed, which supports controlled networking.

Download your copy and read about the new projects and how you can get a share of the €600k available for funding experiments in the second open call!

The 2nd BonFIRE Open Call schedule has now been announced for Spring 2012. The call will open on 1 Feb 2012 and will close on 7 Mar 2012 (17:00 CET).

If you are interested in submitting a proposal for funding please contact bonfire [at] bonfire-project.eu to discuss the options.

We would like to provide further information about the first BonFIRE open call that closed on Wednesday 9th March 2011: the European Commission forwarded us 28 proposals - this has beaten all our forecasts!

We are very happy with this result because it means that BonFIRE project’s message has reached many proposers and that it makes a lot of sense. The field of "experiments on the Cloud" is very appreciated and relevant for the IoS research community. The competition is very high and the community is really keen on our BonFIRE facility.

The total budget over the 28 proposals is 6,230,850 euros (4,674,400 euros requested funding). The amount allocated to the first open call is 750,000 euros.

For more information, please click [here].

The second issue of BonFIRE’s Quarterly Article on Cloud Test Bed Development and Use is now available online. The article shows what researchers from industry are doing with the BonFIRE facility today through a series of innovation Internet of Services experiments. We also describe the first open call which is due to close on 9 March 2011. Download your copy and discover your route to BonFIRE research funding today.

The coordination action FIRESTATION has now published experiment use cases for all FIRE facility construction projects. The use cases cover a wide range of innovative Future Internet scenarios leveraging FIRE resources such as clouds, wireless networking, sensor networking and living labs. The BonFIRE usecases describe  experiments being used to promote best practice usage of the BonFIRE facility and early success stories that offer a blueprint for experiments funded in the open call. Further details on each of these experiments can be found here.

The first issue of BonFIRE’s Article on Cloud Test Bed Development and Use is now available online. The publication aims to provide testbed providers and experimenters with technical information about the world of cloud testing and experimentation.

This first issue examines how BonFIRE brings real benefits to the Internet of Services and the wider Future Internet research community by offering general purpose, reusable, low-cost testing and experimentation services. The article focuses on what BonFIRE users need to know to get involved and to get value out of the facility. Early information is provided on the BonFIRE open calls is also provided. Download your copy now to find out why you should be considering BonFIRE in your RTD plans.