Guy Lohman wrote: > > Jacek & KT -- > > I'd be interested in participating in the workshop as a database > researcher who used to work for a scientific organization (JPL), and > will take off my "vendor" hat ;-). To establish my credentials, I > attach a very old (SIGMOD 1983) paper I wrote on the requirements on > DBMSs posed by geophysical applications, many of which appear in > somewhat less detail than your list. I still have a few contacts at > JPL, so might be able to get participation of a database-flavored > scientist from there, if you wish. > > Asilomar is usually pretty heavily booked, so you may not have a lot of > flexibility in times, but with a small group you have a better chance. > Currently, I cannot make 7-11 April (IEEE Intl. Conf. on Data > Engineering Conference) or 28-30 April (IBM Academy conference on > appliances). > > Best regards, > > Guy Hi Guy, Yes, I think you qualify, I also remember a comment made by Mike or Dave during the xldb academia panel: it was then said that you should be on the academia panel too. This list still doesn't like big attachments, so I put your paper in the Members Only area in xldb wiki: https://xldb.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/2820097/1983+SIGMOD+Geophysical+Databasese+p146-lohman.pdf Thanks, Jacek