[SAGA-RG] Fwd (replogle at ogf.org): [gf-chairs] OGF20 Group SessionScheduling is now open

[Gregor von Laszewski]

I will have to once more review the latest SAGA standard. Please, can  
someone send me the link to the PDF.

On Feb 13, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Craig Lee wrote:

>
> All,
>
> In terms of vendor adoption, we will probably be asking all the WGs  
> to try
> to keep track of the known major stakeholders and potential  
> adopters for
> the standard being developed.  We don't want to make a lot of work for
> anybody, but the active folks in each WG should know the best who  
> these
> groups and people might be.  This would really help a lot.
>
> Also, wrt language bindings, e.g., Java, it would really be good to  
> get an
> idea which bindings the stakeholders and potential adopters really  
> want.
> The idea of sending a SAGA Java binding through the JSR process is
> _very attractive_, but we want to make sure there is somebody to  
> catch it
> when it comes out the other end ;->
>
> Another thought that comes to mind is to make sure that people  
> understand
> the distinction between Java SAGA and the Java CoG Kit, since that  
> comparison
> will inevitably be made -- what are the advantages or disadvantages  
> of one
> over the other?  Certainly one is just an API while the other is  
> Java glue-code
> for things like GridFTP, GRAM, and GSI -- but from an end-user's  
> perspective,
> why choose one over the other?  Could the SAGA API be implemented on
> top of CoG Kit?  (Gregor:  Do you have an opinion about all this?)
>
> --Craig
>
>
> At 04:44 AM 2/13/2007, Pascal Kleijer wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I would like to put Language Bindings as one topic on the agenda. Of
>> course we should split between Java and C, if other bindings pop- 
>> up in the
>> mean time we could add them as well.
>>
>> Another topic is the promotion process that SAGA will adopt and the
>> different plans, schedules, workshop, etc for dissemination. This  
>> item if
>> added, it should be clearly explained to Craig so that his Vendor  
>> adoption
>> track has the necessary information as well.
>>
>> Of course the SAGA 2.0 discussion will take its share as well. OK,  
>> that
>> are the thinks on my head right now!
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Pascal Kleijer
>>
>>> Hi Folx,
>>>
>>> OGF-19 is just a couple of days in the past, up comes OGF-20!
>>> It is certain that session space will be tight in Manchester
>>> - so we need to decide/plan ahead very soon...
>>>
>>> Lets gather agenda items for 10 days, then we should be able
>>> to apply for sessions by end of next week...
>>>
>>> Cheers, Andre.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Forwarded message from Joel Replogle <replogle at ogf.org> -----
>>>
>>>> To: gf-chairs at ggf.org
>>>> From: Joel Replogle <replogle at ogf.org>
>>>> Subject: [gf-chairs] OGF20 Group Session Scheduling is now open
>>>>
>>>> OGF Chairs -
>>>>
>>>> Group Session Scheduling is now open for the next OGF event, OGF20!
>>>> OGF20 will be held in the Manchester International Convention  
>>>> Center,
>>>> Manchester UK from May 7-11, 2007.
>>>>
>>>> To request a group session for your WG/RG/CG or a BoF session,  
>>>> please
>>>> go to the following page for Group Session Requesting instructions
>>>> and the link to the request form:
>>>> http://www.ogf.org/OGF20/events_chairinfo.php
>>>>
>>>> The scheduling deadlines are:
>>>>
>>>> Session Requests:
>>>>     - Deadline for session requests for a CG, WG or RG is 16  
>>>> March, 2007.
>>>>     - Deadline for AD Hoc/Charter Discussion BOFs is 16 March,  
>>>> 2007.
>>>> Draft Documents:
>>>>     - Deadline for submitting working drafts is 6 April, 2007.
>>>>
>>>> We anticipate that the schedule will be finalized by the end of  
>>>> March.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Joel
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>> -----
>>>> -----------
>>>> Joel Replogle - Manager of Standards, Open Grid Forum
>>>> replogle at ogf.org                   http://www.ogf.org
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Gregor von Laszewski, gregor at mcs.anl.gov
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