[ogf20pc] Please reply - Kick-starting the industry PC

[John Easton]

Whilst the 'value to the business' argument, backed up with some case
studies is useful I wonder whether people are getting fed up of seeing the
same old industries here?  Maybe the time is ripe to look for users /
stories in those industries that aren't perceived to be a sweet-spot for
grid?

The other tack here really depends upon how contentious we want to be...
I'd like to see some discussion about why very few users have adopted grids
that conform to the very standards that OGF is defining.  Why is Globus
getting little, if any, traction within the business community and what
needs to be done to fix it?  As I said, potentially contentious, but it
could provoke some good discussions for a panel discussion perhaps?

I'd also suggest maye getting someone to talk to the OGF about NESSI and
what they are up to to improve industrial use of grid technologies.

J
Senior Consulting IT Specialist and Technical Staff Member
IBM Systems & Technology Group Infrastructure Innovation
Int:  7-313796.  Ext:  +44-1256-343796


                                                                           
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Dear PC member,

I have subscribed everyone who agreed to join the industry PC to this OGF20
PC mailing list.  The next steps are to arrange the first telcons of this
subgroup and to request input.

No doubt it will be difficult to get all of us on a telcon at short notice,
so I'm offerring a choice of times; we'll go with the one that most people
can make.  If you are on the industry sub-group (i.e. I explicitly invited
to join earlier in the month), please let me know which of the following
slots you can attend:

Friday 6th October:  8am PDT / 10am CDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST / 5pm CST

Monday 9th October:  8am PDT / 10am CDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST / 5pm CST

Wednesday 18th October:  8am PDT / 10am CDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST / 5pm CST

Wednesday 18th October:  9am PDT / 11am CDT / 12am EDT / 5pm BST / 6pm CST

In addition, please propose keynote speakers, speakers (or projects) for
sessions, topics for panels, etc.  We should also consider this from the
demand side - if we aim to spread the Grid news to a broader audience, who
would IT managers, CIOs and budding entrepeneurs like to hear?  I'll
collate suggestions but if you have a topic that merits broader discussion,
feel free to mail the list.

Note that this mailing list will eventually include everyone on the PC,
including all sub-groups.

Best wishes,

Dave Berry
Deputy Director, Research & E-infrastructure Development
National e-Science Centre, 15 South College Street
Edinburgh, EH8 9AA                  +44 131 651 4039
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