Remote Operations in a Global Accelerator Network

The Introduction to this paper summarizes the history of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) concept and the recent workshops that discussed the relationship between GAN and Remote Operations. The Remote Operations Scenarios section brings out the organizational philosophy embodied in GAN-like and to non-GAN-like scenarios. The set of major Topics Raised at the Workshops are only partially resolved. Collaboration Tools are described and discussed, followed by examples of Remote Accelerator Control Projects around the world.