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=Aims of the Champions Role=
=Aims of the Champions Role=


The European Grid Infrastructure is an immensely capable academic computing grid that enables access to state-of-the-art computing facilities for cutting edge research across an international scientific community.  To fully exploit this valuable infrastructure we need to promote its capabilities and engage with as wide a field of researchers as possible. The EGI Champions are knowledgeable users of the infrastructure who will have gained their experience in any of a varied range of ways - more importantly, they will have an aptitude for enthusiastically conveying the potential and value of the EGI to other scientists and researchers. Champions may work in any discipline from astro-physics to ancient history and their communication skills may relate to providing hands-on support to small numbers of other researchers or to delivering compelling talks to large numbers of people be they academics, the general public or perhaps even school children.
The European Grid Infrastructure is an immensely capable academic computing grid that enables access to state-of-the-art computing facilities for cutting edge research across an international scientific community.  To fully exploit this valuable infrastructure we need to promote its capabilities and engage with as wide a field of researchers as possible. The EGI Champions are knowledgeable users of the infrastructure who will have gained their experience in any of a varied range of ways - more importantly, they will have an aptitude for enthusiastically conveying the potential and value of the EGI to fellow scientists and researchers. Champions may work in any discipline from astro-physics to ancient history but in this role their most important          communication skills may relate to providing hands-on support to small numbers of other researchers or to delivering compelling talks to large numbers of people be they academics, the general public or perhaps even school children.
 
In return for acting as ambassadors for the infrastructure, the Champions will receive funding to attend a number of events at which they will be expected to promote and answer question about EGI and also submit a short report sumarising the event and passing on any potential leads that can be followed up by NGIs or EGI. EGI Champions will thus form a network of effective communicators and supporters who raise the profile of EGI and also benefit their own academic careers. The role is time-limited in order to build a community of alumni with awareness and improved communication skills. A full list of the responsibilities of the EGI Champions can be found in Appendix A.

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Introduction to the EGI Champions Wiki

This EGI Wiki constitutes a working repository of information that is primarily intended for use by EGI Champions to help them in their quest to encourage scientific researchers to use the considerable resources of the European Grid Infrastructure. This page is administered on a day to day basis by EGI (poc is Richard McLennan) but all EGI Champions are encouraged to contribute to the information recorded in these pages so as to help compile as useful and complete repository as possible.

Aims of the Champions Role

The European Grid Infrastructure is an immensely capable academic computing grid that enables access to state-of-the-art computing facilities for cutting edge research across an international scientific community. To fully exploit this valuable infrastructure we need to promote its capabilities and engage with as wide a field of researchers as possible. The EGI Champions are knowledgeable users of the infrastructure who will have gained their experience in any of a varied range of ways - more importantly, they will have an aptitude for enthusiastically conveying the potential and value of the EGI to fellow scientists and researchers. Champions may work in any discipline from astro-physics to ancient history but in this role their most important communication skills may relate to providing hands-on support to small numbers of other researchers or to delivering compelling talks to large numbers of people be they academics, the general public or perhaps even school children.

In return for acting as ambassadors for the infrastructure, the Champions will receive funding to attend a number of events at which they will be expected to promote and answer question about EGI and also submit a short report sumarising the event and passing on any potential leads that can be followed up by NGIs or EGI. EGI Champions will thus form a network of effective communicators and supporters who raise the profile of EGI and also benefit their own academic careers. The role is time-limited in order to build a community of alumni with awareness and improved communication skills. A full list of the responsibilities of the EGI Champions can be found in Appendix A.