[DRMAA-WG] CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: OPEN SOURCE GRID & CLUSTER CONFERENCE, Oakland May 12-16

[Andreas.Haas at Sun.COM]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IS NOW LIVE

OPEN SOURCE GRID & CLUSTER CONFERENCE 2008

Featuring: GlobusWorld, Grid Engine Workshop, Rocks Cluster Workshop

Join Users, Administrators, and Developers of Open Source Grid and
Cluster Software from across the Globe at this unique event

Open Source Grid & Cluster Conference 2008
May 12-16, 2008
Oakland Marriott
Oakland, California

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:  March 21, 2008

Whether you are a Grid or Cluster expert with technical advice to
share, or a leader with visions for the future of open source Grid and
Cluster computing in research or industry, the Open Source Grid &
Cluster Conference is the premier event for delivering your message to
the Grid and Cluster community.  In past years, hundreds of Grid and
Cluster professionals from research and industry have attended
individual events such as GlobusWorld, the Grid Engine Workshop, and
Rocks-a-Palooza to discuss Grid and Cluster adoption issues, to
receive training and exchange information related to these widely used
Grid and Cluster software systems. This year the Globus, Grid Engine,
and Rocks communities are joining forces to create the most
comprehensive event on open source Grid and Cluster computing to date.

The Open Source Grid & Cluster Conference program will offer a wide
variety of conference sessions, mini-symposiums, panel discussions,
workshops, and tutorials. Speaking opportunities range from highly
technical research, development, and deployment presentations to
targeted panels on commercial and research adoption
considerations. The Open Source Grid & Cluster Conference will run
parallel tracks, some focused on Globus, Grid Engine, and Rocks
community-specific topics, and others focused on cross-cutting and
other open source Grid and Cluster software technologies and uses.


KEY DATES AND DEADLINES
Abstract submission deadline - March 21, 2008
Acceptance notification - April 15, 2008
Presentation Slides Due - April 30, 2008

SPEAKING TOPICS
Submissions should be centered on the theme of uses and implementation
of Open Source Software for Grid and Cluster Computing.

All proposals should be submitted online at
      http://www.OpenSourceGridCluster.org/CFP.html

   Questions should be sent to program at OpenSourceGridCluster.org

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
All submissions must include an abstract of no more than 500 words,
and a brief bio for each presenter. Abstracts should be written so as
to be self-contained and to provide the technical substance required
for the program committee to evaluate the session's contribution to
the Open Source Grid and Cluster community. Please indicate whether
the proposed session is specific to just one of Globus, Grid Engine,
or Rocks. If the presentation was given at another conference, then
the name, date, and location of the event must be noted in the
submission. Abstracts should be submitted in plain text format either
as an attachment or in the main body of the e-mail. Abstracts and bios
for accepted submissions will be published on the Open Source Grid &
Cluster Conference website and in other conference material as the
description of the session. Presentation slides may be published on
the Conference website and distributed with conference material.

PRESENTATIONS
Presentation proposals may be submitted for individual time slots of
thirty minutes. Please be sure to allow ten minutes for Q&A within
this allotted time. Individual presentations will be grouped with
similar topic presentations to fill an entire session.

BUILD YOUR OWN SESSION
Participants are invited to organize their own, complete,
ninety-minute session, including but not limited to the following
categories. The submission must include an agenda, and the names and
associations of all participants.

Panel Session / Mini-Symposium: These sessions will enable conference
attendees to learn from a group of experts on a particular topic. The
session organizer may deliver an opening talk to set the context for
the remainder of the session. Panelists will then give presentations
designed to stimulate audience participation, on their preferably
diverse opinions, experiences or expertise regarding the theme of the
session. At least ten minutes should be reserved at the end for
questions from the audience.

Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Sessions: These sessions will allow
conference attendees to discuss focused subject areas. The session may
include presentations and open discussion. Session organizers will be
responsible for moderating these sessions and reporting on their
outcomes.

WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS
Ample room is available for half-day and full-day pre-conference
(Monday) and post-conference (Friday) workshops and
tutorials. Workshops may include topical meetings with open
registration or community/group meetings with resricted attendance.
Tutorials may be on any topic related to the Open Source Grid and
Cluster theme of the conference. Submissions must include preferred
and minimum acceptable room size, and preferred and acceptable
times. An extra nominal fee may be required of attendees or the
organizer to cover additional costs such as A/V and food.


All proposals should be submitted online at
      http://www.OpenSourceGridCluster.org/CFP.html

Questions should be sent to program at OpenSourceGridCluster.org

http://gridengine.info/

Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, D-85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten
Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028
Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Dr. Roland Boemer
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering