[ogsa-wg] Resource Usage Service WG Meeting in Seoul

[Jon MacLaren]

The Resource Usage Service working group has been developing a service 
interface for the recording (and retrieval) of information pertaining 
to the use of resources on the Grid.  Information is passed back and 
forth using the Usage Record XML schema developed by the Usage Record 
Working Group.

An implementation has also been created and tested at the University of 
Manchester.  The service is likely to be deployed on the UK National 
Grid Service, and may also become part of future releases of the OMII 
software.

At past meetings, the turn out has been fairly poor.  We are keen to 
finish this work in some way, and want to push things forward at GGF13. 
  The revised specification will be presented, and the recent 
implementation work discussed.  Accountancy-related work is clearly not 
as glamourous as some activities, but it is a fundamental part of the 
Grid.  I am writing to encourage you to turn up to our meeting in 
Seoul.

The meeting is on Tuesday, March 15 from 3pm-4:30pm in the Sapphire 
Ballroom 1.  Unfortunately, this clashes with the OGSA Design Team 
meeting (and with JSDL-WG), but I hope that at least some people from 
the OGSA-WG can attend.

The up-to-date specification, currently based on WS-I, can be found in 
the RUS-WG mailing list archives at:

http://www-unix.gridforum.org/mail_archive/rus-wg/2005/02/msg00001.html

Thanks for your time,

Jon MacLaren.