From lfm at psc.edu Tue Jul 5 10:59:29 2005 From: lfm at psc.edu (Laura F McGinnis) Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 11:59:29 -0400 Subject: [communities] Format for Workshop Proposals? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050705115818.030e4e80@pscuxb.psc.edu> Has there been a change in the format or requirements for workshop proposals? I'm working on the Campus Grids proposal for GGF15 and wanted to make sure I'm doing the right things before I get too deeply into it. thx LM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm at psc.edu 4400 Fifth Avenue, # 409D voice: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-8200 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From lfm at psc.edu Wed Jul 6 10:16:39 2005 From: lfm at psc.edu (Laura F McGinnis) Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 11:16:39 -0400 Subject: [communities] Campus Grids Workshop proposal Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050706111456.029630a0@pscuxb.psc.edu> Here is the text for the workshop proposal for GGF15. Please comment, correct, etc. I believe there are also other names to be added to the committee, but need to hear from people before I add them. thx LM GGF15 Workshop Proposal - Campus Grids Workshop Description: PGS-RG (Production Grid Services) is looking to sponsor a full day of case studies from campus grid sites, describing their grids. Harvard (Jay Sircar) has offered to host this workshop on their campus, probably on Sunday, 1-October. The cases that will be presented should discuss how the grid came about, how they got funding and executive buy-in/support, what it's used for, etc. We want to give each speaker a good block of time to present their grid, but we're pretty open about how the presenters define "campus". This leaves us open to include enterprise and commercial grids, if they can demonstrate a campus-type perspective (rather than special-purpose only grids). The full-day timeframe should give each grid 30-45 minutes to present their case study. To follow up, then, we'd like to host a series of panels at GGF15, to talk about commonalities across the grids - formation methodologies, recruiting applications, best/common practices, lessons learned & pitfalls, etc. The pre-GGF workshop talks should be pretty parallel; the panels at GGF would then cut across all of the grids, but addressing different issues in more detail. We want to get a good cross-section not only of presentations, but also of participants, so part of the workshop planning will have to include outreach to campuses that might not traditionally attend GGF meetings. a) When you want meeting and how long: We are proposing a full-day workshop on Sunday, 2 October 2005, the day before GGF15 opens. To facilitate logistics, Jay Sircar of Harvard University has offered to host the workshop on Harvard's campus. This is close enough to the GGF venue that hotels and transportation should not be adversely complicated. We would request that GGF arrange for the conference rate at the hotels to include Saturday 1-October and Sunday, 2-October, to accommodate workshop participants. b) How we or you advertise/estimate of interest: The calls for submissions and participation should be extended to all GGF members as well as sites involved in providing campus grids to their populations. We anticipate 50-100 attendees, based on past workshop experiences and the initial interest expressed for this topic. c) Related meetings: In addition to the workshop prior to the opening of GGF, we would like to host a series of open discussions at GGF, for workshop participants to discuss in more detail specific aspects of providing production-quality campus grids. d) Publication: The presentations and followup discussions will be summarized into a GGF informational document. All presentations will be made available on the PGS-RG website. e) Workshop Committee: Laura McGinnis, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Co-chair PGS-RG - lfm at psc.edu Judith Utley, Old Dominion University, Co-chair PGS-RG - jputley at earthlink.net David Wallom, Bristol University, Co-chair PGS-RG - david.wallom at bristol.ac.uk Jay Sircar, Harvard University - jsircar at harvard.edu ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm at psc.edu 4400 Fifth Avenue, # 409D voice: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-8200 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From gcf at grids.ucs.indiana.edu Sat Jul 9 08:16:32 2005 From: gcf at grids.ucs.indiana.edu (Geoffrey Fox) Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 08:16:32 -0500 Subject: [communities] Campus Grids Workshop proposal In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20050706111456.029630a0@pscuxb.psc.edu> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050706111456.029630a0@pscuxb.psc.edu> Message-ID: <42CFCE30.6020807@grids.ucs.indiana.edu> Looks Good! A few minor comments I think GGF part of event (Monday) could have one or more summary talks capturing essence of Sunday Publication should include a summary web page including a) Metadata about meeting (abstract etc.) b) Presentations c) Links to useful resources d) Comments on discussions The first Sunday, 1-October should be 2-October Laura F McGinnis wrote: > Here is the text for the workshop proposal for GGF15. Please comment, > correct, etc. I believe there are also other names to be added to the > committee, but need to hear from people before I add them. > > thx > LM > > GGF15 Workshop Proposal - Campus Grids > > Workshop Description: PGS-RG (Production Grid Services) is looking to > sponsor a full day of case studies from campus grid sites, describing > their grids. Harvard (Jay Sircar) has offered to host this workshop on > their campus, probably on Sunday, 1-October. The cases that will be > presented should discuss how the grid came about, how they got funding > and executive buy-in/support, what it's used for, etc. We want to give > each speaker a good block of time to present their grid, but we're > pretty open about how the presenters define "campus". This leaves us > open to include enterprise and commercial grids, if they can > demonstrate a campus-type perspective (rather than special-purpose > only grids). The full-day timeframe should give each grid 30-45 > minutes to present their case study. > > To follow up, then, we'd like to host a series of panels at GGF15, to > talk about commonalities across the grids - formation methodologies, > recruiting applications, best/common practices, lessons learned & > pitfalls, etc. The pre-GGF workshop talks should be pretty parallel; > the panels at GGF would then cut across all of the grids, but > addressing different issues in more detail. > > We want to get a good cross-section not only of presentations, but > also of participants, so part of the workshop planning will have to > include outreach to campuses that might not traditionally attend GGF > meetings. > > a) When you want meeting and how long: We are proposing a full-day > workshop on Sunday, 2 October 2005, the day before GGF15 opens. To > facilitate logistics, Jay Sircar of Harvard University has offered to > host the workshop on Harvard's campus. This is close enough to the GGF > venue that hotels and transportation should not be adversely > complicated. We would request that GGF arrange for the conference rate > at the hotels to include Saturday 1-October and Sunday, 2-October, to > accommodate workshop participants. > > b) How we or you advertise/estimate of interest: The calls for > submissions and participation should be extended to all GGF members as > well as sites involved in providing campus grids to their populations. > We anticipate 50-100 attendees, based on past workshop experiences and > the initial interest expressed for this topic. > > c) Related meetings: In addition to the workshop prior to the opening > of GGF, we would like to host a series of open discussions at GGF, for > workshop participants to discuss in more detail specific aspects of > providing production-quality campus grids. > > d) Publication: The presentations and followup discussions will be > summarized into a GGF informational document. All presentations will > be made available on the PGS-RG website. > > e) Workshop Committee: > Laura McGinnis, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Co-chair PGS-RG - > lfm at psc.edu > Judith Utley, Old Dominion University, Co-chair PGS-RG - > jputley at earthlink.net > David Wallom, Bristol University, Co-chair PGS-RG - > david.wallom at bristol.ac.uk > Jay Sircar, Harvard University - jsircar at harvard.edu > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator > Data & Information Resource Services > Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm at psc.edu > 4400 Fifth Avenue, # 409D voice: > 412-268-5642 > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: > 412-268-8200 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > -- : : Geoffrey Fox gcf at indiana.edu FAX 8128567972 http://www.infomall.org : Phones Cell 812-219-4643 Home 8123239196 Lab 8128567977 From lfm at psc.edu Sat Jul 9 11:40:18 2005 From: lfm at psc.edu (Laura F McGinnis) Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 12:40:18 -0400 Subject: [communities] Campus Grids Workshop proposal In-Reply-To: <42CFCE30.6020807@grids.ucs.indiana.edu> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050706111456.029630a0@pscuxb.psc.edu> <5.1.0.14.2.20050706111456.029630a0@pscuxb.psc.edu> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050709123740.0288c178@pscuxb.psc.edu> I have updated the workshop proposal to include Geoffrey's comments. I have also posted it to the PGS-RG website (http://www.psc.edu/~lfm/PSC/Grid/PGS-RG/). Please continue to comment via the mailing list. Also, we could use some people on the workshop committee. And we still don't have any co-sponsors. thx LM At 08:16 AM 7/9/2005 -0500, Geoffrey Fox wrote: >Looks Good! >A few minor comments >I think GGF part of event (Monday) could have one or more >summary talks capturing essence of Sunday > >Publication should include a summary web page including > a) Metadata about meeting (abstract etc.) > b) Presentations > c) Links to useful resources > d) Comments on discussions > >The first Sunday, 1-October should be 2-October > >Laura F McGinnis wrote: > >>Here is the text for the workshop proposal for GGF15. Please comment, >>correct, etc. I believe there are also other names to be added to the >>committee, but need to hear from people before I add them. >> >>thx >>LM >> >>GGF15 Workshop Proposal - Campus Grids >> >>Workshop Description: PGS-RG (Production Grid Services) is looking to >>sponsor a full day of case studies from campus grid sites, describing >>their grids. Harvard (Jay Sircar) has offered to host this workshop on >>their campus, probably on Sunday, 1-October. The cases that will be >>presented should discuss how the grid came about, how they got funding >>and executive buy-in/support, what it's used for, etc. We want to give >>each speaker a good block of time to present their grid, but we're pretty >>open about how the presenters define "campus". This leaves us open to >>include enterprise and commercial grids, if they can demonstrate a >>campus-type perspective (rather than special-purpose only grids). The >>full-day timeframe should give each grid 30-45 minutes to present their >>case study. >> >>To follow up, then, we'd like to host a series of panels at GGF15, to >>talk about commonalities across the grids - formation methodologies, >>recruiting applications, best/common practices, lessons learned & >>pitfalls, etc. The pre-GGF workshop talks should be pretty parallel; the >>panels at GGF would then cut across all of the grids, but addressing >>different issues in more detail. >> >>We want to get a good cross-section not only of presentations, but also >>of participants, so part of the workshop planning will have to include >>outreach to campuses that might not traditionally attend GGF meetings. >> >>a) When you want meeting and how long: We are proposing a full-day >>workshop on Sunday, 2 October 2005, the day before GGF15 opens. To >>facilitate logistics, Jay Sircar of Harvard University has offered to >>host the workshop on Harvard's campus. This is close enough to the GGF >>venue that hotels and transportation should not be adversely complicated. >>We would request that GGF arrange for the conference rate at the hotels >>to include Saturday 1-October and Sunday, 2-October, to accommodate >>workshop participants. >> >>b) How we or you advertise/estimate of interest: The calls for >>submissions and participation should be extended to all GGF members as >>well as sites involved in providing campus grids to their populations. We >>anticipate 50-100 attendees, based on past workshop experiences and the >>initial interest expressed for this topic. >> >>c) Related meetings: In addition to the workshop prior to the opening of >>GGF, we would like to host a series of open discussions at GGF, for >>workshop participants to discuss in more detail specific aspects of >>providing production-quality campus grids. >> >>d) Publication: The presentations and followup discussions will be >>summarized into a GGF informational document. All presentations will be >>made available on the PGS-RG website. >> >>e) Workshop Committee: >>Laura McGinnis, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Co-chair PGS-RG - >>lfm at psc.edu >>Judith Utley, Old Dominion University, Co-chair PGS-RG - >>jputley at earthlink.net >>David Wallom, Bristol University, Co-chair PGS-RG - >>david.wallom at bristol.ac.uk >>Jay Sircar, Harvard University - jsircar at harvard.edu >> >> >> >> >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator >>Data & Information Resource Services >>Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm at psc.edu >>4400 Fifth Avenue, # 409D voice: >>412-268-5642 >>Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: >>412-268-8200 >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> > >-- >: >: Geoffrey Fox gcf at indiana.edu FAX 8128567972 http://www.infomall.org >: Phones Cell 812-219-4643 Home 8123239196 Lab 8128567977 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. 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Projector and screen for presentations prereq_participants: Participants should have read the presentations at the LSG-RG workshops at GGF 13 and GGF 14. https://forge.gridforum.org/docman2/ViewCategory.php?group_id=39&category_id=85 advertise_suggestion: LSG-RG e-mail list. All security related e-mail lists. From lfm at psc.edu Wed Jul 20 22:24:07 2005 From: lfm at psc.edu (Laura F McGinnis) Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:24:07 -0400 Subject: [communities] Campus Grids Workshop Proposal - Last Call Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050720232349.033abf60@pscuxb.psc.edu> I need to hear back from the PGS-RG and Communities group that there is active support for doing this workshop at GGF15. So far I have only had feedback from Geoffrey. I have incorporated his comments into the revised version, which is posted on the PGS-RG website and given below in plaintext. I need confirmation from David, Judith and Jay that you are available to serve with me on the organizing committee. We also need volunteers to help with submission reviews, when the time comes. Also, Jay, can you confirm that Harvard will be able to host this as a full day workshop for 50-100 people on Sunday, October 2, please? If we need a conference call to discuss this before it's submitted, please let us know on the mailing list and I'll set something up. thx LM PS - I will be on vacation from August 8-19. It would be helpful if this could be resolved before I go, since the first call for GGF15 registration has already gone out. ====================== GGF15 Workshop Proposal: Campus Grids Workshop Description: PGS-RG (Production Grid Services) is looking to sponsor a full day of case studies from campus grid sites, describing their grids. Harvard (Jay Sircar) has offered to host this workshop on their campus, probably on Sunday, 2-October. The cases that will be presented should discuss how the grid came about, how they got funding and executive buy-in/support, what it's used for, etc. We want to give each speaker a good block of time to present their grid, but we're pretty open about how the presenters define "campus". This leaves us open to include enterprise and commercial grids, if they can demonstrate a campus-type perspective (rather than special-purpose only grids). The full-day timeframe should give each grid 30-45 minutes to present their case study. To follow up, then, we'd like to host a series of panels at GGF15, to talk about commonalities across the grids - formation methodologies, recruiting applications, best/common practices, lessons learned & pitfalls, etc. The pre-GGF workshop talks should be pretty parallel; the panels at GGF would then cut across all of the grids, but addressing different issues in more detail. We want to get a good cross-section not only of presentations, but also of participants, so part of the workshop planning will have to include outreach to campuses that might not traditionally attend GGF meetings. a) When you want meeting and how long: We are proposing a full-day workshop on Sunday, 2 October 2005, the day before GGF15 opens. To facilitate logistics, Jay Sircar of Harvard University has offered to host the workshop on Harvard's campus. This is close enough to the GGF venue that hotels and transportation should not be adversely complicated. We would request that GGF arrange for the conference rate at the hotels to include Saturday 1-October and Sunday, 2-October, to accommodate workshop participants. b) How we or you advertise/estimate of interest: The calls for submissions and participation should be extended to all GGF members as well as sites involved in providing campus grids to their populations. We anticipate 50-100 attendees, based on past workshop experiences and the initial interest expressed for this topic. c) Related meetings: In addition to the workshop prior to the opening of GGF, we would like to present a summary of the workshop at GGF and host a series of open discussions, for workshop participants to discuss in more detail specific aspects of providing production-quality campus grids. d) Publication: The presentations and followup discussions will be summarized into a GGF informational document. A summary web page will be made available on the PGS-RG website, including 1) Metadata about meeting (abstract etc.) 2) Presentations 3) Links to useful resources 4) Comments on discussions e) Workshop Committee: Laura McGinnis, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Co-chair PGS-RG lfm at psc.edu Judith Utley, Old Dominion University, Co-chair PGS-RG jputley at earthlink.net David Wallom, Bristol University, Co-chair PGS-RG david.wallom at bristol.ac.uk Jay Sircar, Harvard University jsircar at harvard.edu ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm at psc.edu 4400 Fifth Avenue, # 409D voice: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-8200 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From wulf at ggf.org Mon Jul 25 16:06:14 2005 From: wulf at ggf.org (Julie Wulf-Knoerzer) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:06:14 -0500 Subject: [communities] GridWorld Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.2.20050725154605.03bbfc20@localhost> Dear Aaron, I am writing to follow-up on your message to Ann and Kate regarding speaking opportunities at GridWorld. I understand the GridWorld Enterprise Program is pretty tight and the Community Program (populated by GGF's Community Council via an open call) is accepting proposals until August 12. More information about the Community Program (as well as the enterprise and standards components of the event) can be found at http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_schedule_ggf15.htm. Upon reviewing the program component overviews, I encourage you to submit your proposal via the online form if you feel it is appropriate for the Community Program. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions. Regards, Julie Wulf-Knoerzer GGF >>Hello Ann and Kate, >> >>My name is Aaron Walsh and I'm writing to talk about potentially >>speaking at GridWorld this October. I'm the founding director of the >>Media Grid (http://MediaGrid.org) and faculty at >>Boston College (a Media >>Grid partner). I've written a number of books for IDG and its sister >>publishers over the years (including articles about the Globus Toolkit >>and Global Grid Forum standards), and have also spoken at and keynoted a >>number of conferences and expos in the U.S. and overseas, including IDG >>conferences. Below is a link to my background and the Media Grid itself. >>I have recently left the company below to run the Grid Institute, a new >>company under which the Media Grid is developed, although you'll still >>be able to view my old Web page below until the transition is complete >>later this month (it will be available here until the end of July): >> >> http://mantiscorp.com/people/aew/ >> (personal page/background) >> >> http://mediagrid.org (see "CONTACTS" at the bottom of >> the page to see some of the universities, companies, and >> individuals behind the Media Grid). >> >>I live and work in Boston, and can publicly introduce the Media Grid to >> the United States through GridWorld this October if you'd like. The >>Media Grid is built using the Globus Toolkit and Global Grid Forum >>standards (in October we are publishing a Dr. Dobb's Journal feature >>article about Globus Toolkit, Global Grid Forum Standards, and the Media >>Grid). Speaking at GridWorld would be the first public unveiling of the >>Media Grid in the United States. The Media Grid was recently introduced >>in Japan during my keynote at an international conference there, and is >>the result of a multi-year collaboration between industry and academia >>(Boston College, Japan's University of Aizu, Vertex Pharmaceuticals >>biotech, Longwood Medical, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, >>Harvard University, U.S. Marine Corps, and more). The timing of >>GridWorld is excellent since in October we are placing the Media Grid >>technology into an open standards organization so that other >>universities, companies, and individuals can utilize it an contribute to >>ongoing development projects. We are also introducing the Media Grid to >>the world through print publications in October, which coincide with >>GridWorld. >> >>In October Dr. Dobb's Journal will be featuring the Media Grid, which >>will be the first major print (paper) introduction of the Media Grid to >>over 150,000 professional programmers and engineers. Also in October the >>Harvard Business review is expected to publish an article about the >>Media Grid that focuses on the global economic impact of the grid and >>Media Grid. I may be able to arrange for free copies of these journals >>and magazine for attendees of Grid World if you'd like (I've done that >>in the past with IDG conferences/expos, and have also arranged for >>excerpts of my books for attendees, so it shouldn't be a problem to >>arrange for attendees of GridWorld to get copies of the October Dr. >>Dobb's Journal & Harvard Review publications if you think that makes sense). >> >>Tomorrow (Friday) I'll be traveling, but will return to Boston in a few >>days and will be able to respond to any email you send then. I hope that >>my background and presentation are a good fit for GridWorld, and look >>forward to talking more about it with you. If you'd prefer to talk by >>phone I can give you a call, or feel free to call me at 617 304-3796 if >>you prefer. >> >>Regards, >>Aaron >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >+++++++++++++++++++ >Julie Wulf-Knoerzer >Manager of Community Development >Global Grid Forum >wulf at ggf.org >ph. 630/252-7163 >fax 630/252-4466