Book an Access Grid Session
The AGSC Booking Service can be used to arrange multi-site, multi-institution sessions, to reserve physical rooms, facilities or virtual spaces and to co-ordinate QA testing. The booking service was written by the University of Edinburgh, in close consultation with the AGSC and the management team at JANET(UK). The service is based upon the successful booking service for videoconferencing used by endpoints registered with the JANET Videoconferencing Service (JVCS).
You can book an AG session by going to the JANET Access Grid Booking Service.
For help using the service, please see the JANET Access Grid Booking Service user guide.
Features for Users
- The service makes use of encryption keys to make Access Grid sessions more private and secure
- Facilitate booking of Access Grid nodes and checking availability
- Automatic assigning of a shared UK virtual venue for the session
- Ensure privacy and security
- Distribute organisational and technical information (e.g. presentation URL's, virtual venue, contact telephone numbers, encryption keys, etc.), via automated e-mail system
- Allow an easily-accessible way to request pre-meeting assistance from the AGSC for problematic or high-profile meetings
- Encourage users to schedule pre-session testing and set-up time
- Allow a centralised means of accessing information about other nodes, e.g. seating capacity, availability of induction loops, etc.
Features for AGSC/JANET(UK)
- Automatic notifications and reminders to sites for node tests
- Shift responsibility for booking node tests to sites
- Storage of node test results
- Capture usage statistics