Mission Statement :
The Industrial Advisory Board is the major communication link between the CoreGRID Network and Industry; its mission is to ensure CoreGRID significantly impacts European Industry.

Members:
Give a look on the IAB members Who is Who (pdf document)

IAB Chairman: Pierre Guisset - CETIC
IAB Secretary: Monica Marinucci - ORACLE




Objectives :
The IAB has four primary objectives, namely,
1. To communicate to the Network European Industry's long-term GRID-related technology needs and challenges,
2. To provide the Network with grid validation cases,
3. To help identify the market sector(s) to be addressed within the GRID User Community, in order to ensure a quick adoption of next generation GRID technologies within European industry,
4. To report to the Scientific Advisory Board its recommendation with respect to future strategic GRID-related research objectives.

Meetings :
- The first IAB meeting was held in Barcelona, Spain, at UPC (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya) on June 15, 2005.

- The second IAB meeting took place in Pisa, Italy, at CNR on May 3&4, 2006.

- The third IAB meeting took place in Manchester, UK, at the University of Manchester on May 10, 2007. 

- The fourth IAB meeting will take place in Brussles, Belgium at Atos Origin on April  18, 2008.