Registration & Booking
Telephone: 0161 275 5997
E-mail: support@agsc.ja.net
Register with the Access Grid Support Centre and become part of the UK Access Grid (AG) Community. You will receive support and services dedicated to the improvement of all types of Access Grid in the UK.
The AGSC Booking Service can be used to arrange multi-site sessions, to reserve physical rooms, facilities or virtual spaces and to co-ordinate Quality Assurance (QA) testing. The Booking Service will also allow bookings between Access Grid and H.323 endpoints (eg: JVCS registered users of JANET) so your AG meeting can join a videoconference without having to have any other specialised equipment.
For information on registering as a user, or to register an Access Grid Node, please visit the Register with Us page.
Once registered, you can book an AG session by going to the JANET Access Grid Booking Service.
Features for Users
- Option to use encryption keys to make Access Grid sessions more private and secure
- Facilitates booking of Access Grid nodes and checking availability
- Automatic assigning of a shared UK virtual venue for the session
- Automated e-mail system for sharing meeting / session details (presentation URL's, virtual venue, contact telephone numbers, encryption keys, etc)
- Allows an easily-accessible way to request pre-meeting assistance from the AGSC for problematic or high-profile meetings
- Encourages users to schedule pre-session testing and set-up time
- Provides a search facility for accessing information about other nodes, e.g. seating capacity, availability of induction loops, etc.
For help using the service, please see the JANET Access Grid Booking Service user guide for detailed instructions, or the Booking Service Quick Start User Guide for a concise overview.
The booking service was written by the University of Edinburgh, in close consultation with the AGSC and the management team at JANET(UK).