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PRAGMA Workshops

PRAGMA 19 is hosted by CCST, JLU in Changchun, Jilin, China on Sept 13-15, 2010.

PRAGMA Workshop history and links to web sites (where available).

	PRAGMA 18 March 3-4, 2010 San Diego, California
Culture, Cultivation, Computing and Collaboration, PRAGMA 18 workshop is hosted at the PRAGMA inauguration site, UCSD/SDSC, for a third time in San Diego, CA, in March 2010.
	PRAGMA 17 October 28-30, 2009 Hanoi, Vietnam
Like the Grid, like the Cloud, great food, and great discussions, PRAGMA 17 was hosted by the IOIT in Hanoi, Vietnam in October, 2009.
	PRAGMA 16 March 23-26, 2009 Daejeon, Korea
Memorable dinners and exotic Korean dances, and rise of virtual organizations and virtual clusters, PRAGMA 16 was hosted by the KISTI in Daejeon, Korea in March, 2009.
	PRAGMA 15 October 21-24, 2008 Penang, Malaysia
“Acculturation of the Grid”, PRAGMA 15 was hosted by the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, Malaysia in October, 2008.
	PRAGMA 14 March 11-12, 2008 Taichung, Taiwan
“Better HPC, Better Living”, PRAGMA 14 was hosted by the National Center for High-performance Computing in Taichung, Taiwan, with the reception and tutorial held on 10 March and workshop dates on March 11-12. The CREON Workshop following in Kenting, Taiwan 13-14, March 2008.
The 2nd PRAGMA Institute was held in conjunction with the Southeast Asia International Joint Research and Training Program, and was hosted by NCHC on 3-7 December 2007.
	PRAGMA 13 September 23-25, 2007 University of Illinois
The vast corn field, the 1st PRAGMA Institute, workflow and education came into focus at PRAGMA 13 . The 1st PRAGMA Institute was hosted by our fabulous friends at NCSA in Urbana-Champaign, IL (USA), September 23-28, 2007.
	PRAGMA 12 March 20-22, 207 Bangkok, Thailand
Karoke during the Chao Phraya River tour, the majestic temples, and the “Fellowship of the Grid”, brought many to PRAGMA 12 held on March 20-22, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand.
	PRAGMA 11 October 15, 2006 - October 18, 2006 Osaka, Japan
Best all-you-can-eat sushi, and the establishment of the Global Earth Observation working group, and HD video feed from Thailand were still fresh from PRAGMA 11 as attendess gathered in Osaka, Japan, October 15-18, 2006,
	PRAGMA 10 March 26-28, 2006 Townsville, Queensland, Australia
The great barrier reef, the advanced network speed, brought the grid to the coastal zone, during PRAGMA 10, held in Townsville, Queensland, Australia in March 2006!
	PRAGMA 9 October 20, 2005 - October 23, 2005 Hyderabad, India
Coincided with Ramadan, the Marble temples of Hyderabad, and the adoption of more grid services in simulations were among the memorable during the PRAGMA 9 Workshop, hosted by Professor Arun Agarwal and his wonderful staff at the University of Hyderabad in Hyderabad, India, during Oct 20-23, 2005.
	PRAGMA 8 May 2005 Singapore
The best fish head curry, and the push for more practical use of the grid technology were catching people’s attention during the PRAGMA 8 Workshop, held in Singapore in May 2005, hosted by Bioinformatics Institute and National Grid Office (Singapore).
	PRAGMA 7 September 15, 2004 - September 17, 2004 San Diego, CA
Back at San Diego, rise of the avian flu grid, and routine use of the grid were among the top topics at PRAGMA 7, which gathered new and old friends together during September 15-17, 2004 at the San Diego Supercomputer Center , University of California at San Diego.
	PRAGMA 6 May 17-19, 2004 Beijing, China
The Peking Opera and avian flu outbreak were the hot topics at PRAGMA 6 Workshop held in Beijing, China during May 17-19, 2004.
	PRAGMA 5 October 22, 2003 - October 23, 2003 Taiwan
The unforgettable puppet shows and the SARS Grid were the highlights during PRAGMA 5, held in October 2003 PRAGMA 5 (Taiwan).
	PRAGMA 4 June 4-5, 2003 Melbourne, Australia
SARS scare kept many at home during PRAGMA 4, in June 2003 (PRAGMA 4 - Australia).
	PRAGMA 3 January 23-24, 2003 Fukuoka, Japan
Rain and cold weather accompanied the attendees during PRAGMA 3, January 23-24, 2003 (PRAGMA 3 - Japan) in Fukuoka, Japan.
	PRAGMA 2 July 10-11, 2002 Seoul, Korea
Attendees were warmly welcomed to Seoul, Korea for the 2nd PRAGMA Workshop, held at the Westin Chosun Hotel on July 10-11, 2002, and hosted by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI).
	PRAGMA 1 March 11, 2002 - March 12, 2002 San Diego, CA
PRAGMA workshop was inaugurated with PRAGMA 1 in March, 2002 at the San Diego Supercomputer Center , University of California at San Diego.