[GRID-ANNOUNCE] OGF21 Update - Preliminary Program...Registration Deadline...Hotel Info

[John Ehrig]

The preliminary program schedule for OGF21 (Seattle, Washington October
15-19) is now available
http://www.ogf.org/gf/event_schedule/?event_id=8. OGF21 will feature an
exceptional technical working group program, workshops on software
solutions and scientific applications, and an enterprise track focused
on Grid use in IT data centers.   

* Technical Working Group Program: Over 80 sessions dedicated to
advancing the work of OGF's research, community and working groups
including OGSA, Reference Model, Virtualization, GLUE, SAGA, GRAAP, and
many more.  Also, learn about the SC07 demonstration plans of the HPC
Profile and GIN groups. 
* Workshops:
Web 2.0 - This full day workshop features presentations on research and
commercial applications of Web 2.0 technology including HPC,
Cyberinfrastructure, Semantic Research, Social Networking and more. 
Geospatial - This half day workshop is a collaboration with the Open
Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Engage on topics such as grid-enabling the
OGC's Web Processing Service and a NSF proposal on Community-based Data
Interoperability Networks.
GridNet2 - this workshop will highlight the work of the UK eScience at
the OGF and in related standards bodies and encourage work across
different working groups. 
* Software and Solutions Track: The software and solution track features
over a dozen sessions dedicated to open-source and commercial software
providers discussing their offerings and interacting with grid users and
managers on desired features. The software providers will also
participate in a round-table discussion on critical requirements to the
interoperation of production grids around the world, as identified by
OGF's GIN Working Group.
* Enterprise Track: This full day track is dedicated to the emerging
application of Grids in enterprises. Sessions will focus on thought
leadership and case studies of Grid deployments in the IT data center,
grids and server virtualization and data caching applications.
Presentations by Boeing, SAS, Platform Computing, Gemstone, Gigaspaces,
Intel and others are anticipated.

The Full Registration deadline is September 28, so register now to save
up to $100 off. http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php

Hotel Information - RESERVATIONS ARE FILLING QUICKLY. RESERVE YOUR ROOM
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARANTEE THE NEGOTIATED RATE!
http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_lodging_ogf21.php

 
Regards,

John Ehrig
Open Grid Forum
Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager
925 275-6677
www.ogf.org
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