[ogsa-wg] Webcast thoughts (abstract)

Treadwell, Jem jem.treadwell at hp.com
Mon Mar 27 15:28:43 CST 2006


Hi, Attached is an updated version of the abstract with mods from Mike
Behrens.  The agenda for tonight's call is fairly full, but I need to
submit it tomorrow, so I'd like to squeeze in a *brief* discussion to
finalize it, and if we can't do that we'll need to finish it off-line.
Thanks!

- Jem



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Treadwell, Jem 
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 9:36 AM
> To: 'Michael Behrens'
> Subject: RE: [ogsa-wg] Webcast thoughts (abstract)
> 
> Hi Mike, this looks great - thanks!  I have one or two minor 
> nits, but if I don't hear anything else I'll send this out 
> nearer to the meeting. 
> 
> - Jem
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> Jem Treadwell
> Hewlett-Packard Company
> 6000 Irwin Road
> Mount Laurel, NJ 08054	  	  	
> Phone: 	856-638-6021	
> Fax: 	856-638-6190	
> E-mail:	 Jem.Treadwell at hp.com	
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Behrens [mailto:behrens at r2ad.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:05 AM
> > To: Treadwell, Jem
> > Subject: Re: [ogsa-wg] Webcast thoughts (abstract)
> > 
> > Hey Jem,
> > The abstract looks good. I did fumble around trying to re-word 
> > somethings, however I can't be sure that I was successful.  
> So, take 
> > it look - maybe some of the changes might be useful.
> > 
> > Treadwell, Jem wrote:
> > 
> > >Hi, the OGSA webcast is now confirmed for Wednesday April
> > 26th.  We'll
> > >be discussing it on Monday's call and at the f2f in
> > Sunnyvale.  We plan
> > >to hold a dry run on the regular con-call on Wednesday April
> > 19th.  It
> > >will be hosted by HP; registration details to be announced.
> > > 
> > >I need to provide an abstract and some other information, 
> including 
> > >speaker bios, by next Wednesday, 3/29, so we will need to
> > finalize the
> > >abstract on Monday's call.  My first draft is attached - 
> if you have 
> > >comments or suggested changes please mark them up on the
> > document and
> > >return them to me as soon as possible, so that we can 
> review them on 
> > >the call.  Please don't wait until the call, as that will 
> inevitably 
> > >prolong the discussion.
> > > 
> > >Thanks!
> > > 
> > >- Jem
> > >________________________________
> > >
> > >From: owner-ogsa-wg at ggf.org [mailto:owner-ogsa-wg at ggf.org]
> > On Behalf Of
> > >Treadwell, Jem
> > >Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 1:31 PM
> > >To: Andrew Grimshaw; ogsa-wg
> > >Subject: RE: [ogsa-wg] Webcast thoughts
> > >
> > >	Hi Andrew, sorry for the delayed response... for anyone
> > wondering what
> > >this is about, we're proposing to do a public webcast 
> about OGSA, in 
> > >the April timeframe, and will have more details once the
> > logistics have
> > >firmed up a little more.  HP will host.
> > >	 
> > >	I've been working on the slides as a background
> > activity, so please
> > >assume I have the pen at the moment.  I agree that they need
> > augmenting
> > >for this.
> > >	 
> > >	I think we can set our own expectations for the
> > audience - we can say
> > >who it's for when we advertise it.  As a starting point I 
> assume we 
> > >want to pitch it in the middle - some background, but also some 
> > >specifics on the capabilities and where things fit.  
> Thoughts for an 
> > >outline; some of this is already in place, of course:
> > >
> > >	*	
> > >		Background to grid and GGF, including some
> > history & definitions
> > >	*	
> > >		
> > >		Where grid is being used now, importance in the
> > commercial world, and
> > >the future
> > >	*	
> > >		
> > >		Transition to SOA & Web services - why, and
> > what it means
> > >	*	
> > >		Standards - why they're important, a review of
> > relevant standards and
> > >SDOs, including latest news
> > >	*	Some specifics about OGSA: background, some info from
> > >the Roadmap, and an explanation of profiles 
> > >	*	
> > >		Details of the OGSA capabilities and
> > closely-related work - an intro
> > >diagram and a few slides on each - high-level intro, some detailed 
> > >examples, status of work - we need to agree how technical 
> we want to 
> > >get, and try to keep all at the same level.  e.g.:
> > >
> > >		*	
> > >			Infrastructure
> > >		*	
> > >			Security
> > >		*	
> > >			EMS
> > >		*	
> > >			Data
> > >		*	
> > >			Resource Mgmt
> > >		*	
> > >			Info
> > >		*	
> > >			CDDLM
> > >		*	
> > >			Self mgmt
> > >		*	
> > >			WS-Agreement
> > >		*	
> > >			Naming
> > >		*	
> > >			Any others?
> > >
> > >	 
> > >	BUT: we will have to be conscious of time: I've already
> > listed too
> > >much if capabilities average more than 3 minutes.  So this
> > is probably
> > >overly ambitious.
> > >	 
> > >	Although we talked earlier about a 2-hour slot, I now know it's 
> > >actually 90 minutes.  [We'll have 30 minutes before the
> > start for the
> > >presenters to get online and do logistics.]  So the target for the 
> > >presentation should be one hour, with the remainder for Q&A.
> >  Some time
> > >will be spent on preliminaries, so Q&A will probably be down
> > to 20 mins.
> > >We probably won't have time to do audience polls, other than
> > maybe one
> > >at the end while Q&A is in progress.
> > >	Here are a few other things we'll need to provide ahead of time:
> > >
> > >	*	Title of presentation (e.g. "Defining the Grid: An
> > >Overview of OGSA") 
> > >	*	Short abstract of session 
> > >	*	Names of speaker(s) 
> > >	*	Duration: Target one hour for presentation, 30 minutes
> > >for Q&A 
> > >	*	Short bios for the speaker(s) -- two or three sentences
> > >each
> > >
> > >	 
> > >	- Jem
> > >	 
> > >________________________________
> > >
> > >Jem Treadwell
> > >Hewlett-Packard Company
> > >6000 Irwin Road
> > >Mount Laurel, NJ 08054	  	  	
> > >Phone: 	856-638-6021	
> > >Fax: 	856-638-6190	
> > >E-mail:	 Jem.Treadwell at hp.com <mailto:Jem.Treadwell at hp.com> 	
> > >	 
> > >
> > >
> > >________________________________
> > >
> > >		From: owner-ogsa-wg at ggf.org
> > >[mailto:owner-ogsa-wg at ggf.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Grimshaw
> > >		Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:22 AM
> > >		To: 'ogsa-wg'
> > >		Subject: [ogsa-wg] Webcast thoughts
> > >		
> > >		
> > >
> > >		All,
> > >
> > >		I'd like to start an email discussion in
> > advance of the F2F on the
> > >webcast content. While we do have an initial set of slides -
> > I think we
> > >need to make sure that we design the talk for our expected
> > audience -
> > >rather than based on the material we already have in the 
> deck. When 
> > >Dave I went to MS our slide deck was not technical enough -
> > we had the
> > >wrong talk with us, and so had to improvise. So, one of the
> > things I'd
> > >like to know is: Who is our expected audience? Is it
> > technical people,
> > >if so, are they web services aware?, are they applications
> > developers? 
> > >Or are they mostly managers and planners. Or do we have to
> > try and make
> > >everyone happy.
> > >
> > >		 
> > >
> > >		Any insight?
> > >
> > >		 
> > >
> > >		A
> > >
> > >		 
> > >
> > >		Andrew Grimshaw
> > >
> > >		Professor of Computer Science
> > >
> > >		University of Virginia
> > >
> > >		434-982-2204
> > >
> > >		grimshaw at cs.virginia.edu
> > >
> > >		 
> > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > 
> > --
> > Michael Behrens
> > R2AD, LLC
> > (571) 594-3008 (cell)
> > (703) 714-0442 (land)
> > 
> > 
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