The Winter 2012 issue of the EGI Inspired newsletter is now out and is also available in pdf format.

This edition features a preview of the Community Forum's programme by Richard McLennan and an overview of the Training Workshops by John Walsh. Steven Newhouse celebrates EGI.eu's second anniversary, Neasan O'Neill tells us how EGI is engaging with several social network,Viviane Li announces who won the mascot competition and Sara Coelho reports on how grid computing is helping the search for new virus species. But that's not all:

•  Steve Brewer has a look at what is being done in music computing research

• Tiziana Ferrari has good news about availability in EGI

• Sy Holsinger summarises the conclusions of the latest Sustainability Workshop

• Damir Marinovic was our eyes and ears at the European Research Area conference in Brussels