[wg-all] [grid-announce] GGF eNewsletter

[Steve Crumb]

GGF eNewsletter
July 20, 2005

1. GGF Document Series Updates
2. GridWorld/GGF15 Overview
3. GridWorld/GGF15 Registration Open

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1. GGF Document Series Updates
One document has been published to the GGF Document Series and three other 
documents have entered a Public Comment period.

GFD.49 Peer-to-peer Requirements on the OGSA Framework (OGSAP2P-RG)
Authors/editor: Karan Bhatia
Document may be obtained at: http://www.ggf.org/documents/GFD.49.pdf

Public Comment Documents:
All are invited to obtain these documents and provide comments at: 
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_public.htm
A. Policy Managment Authority Model Charter (CAOPS-WG)
Authors/editor:  R. Cowles, T. Genovese, P. Gietz, M. Helm
(Comments due by July 29, 2005)

B. Open Grid Services Architecture Roadmap (OGSA-WG)
Authors/editor: H. Kishimoto, J. Treadwell
(Comments due by July 29, 2005)

C. Job Submission Description Language Specification v1.0 (JSDL-WG)
Author/editors: A. Anjomshoaa et al.
(comments due by September 10, 2005)

2. GridWorld/GGF15 Overview (3-6 October, 2005, Boston, MA, USA)

Building on the success of the Enterprise program offered at GGF12 
(Brussels, September 2004), GGF has teamed with IDG World Expo to develop a 
follow-on event called GridWorld. The event will consist of an Enterprise 
Program (4-5 October), a Community Program (3-6 October), and the customary 
[GGF15] group sessions (3-6 October).

The Enterprise Program, themed "Grid in Action: Explore. Adopt. Deploy", 
will contain keynote presentations and panels exploring the benefits of 
grid technologies, how to adopt grids via a pilot project, and how to 
deploy grids more broadly in an enterprise. Attendees will hear grid 
deployment experiences from companies in several industries including 
entertainment, finance, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, manufacturing, 
semiconductor design, and others. A link to the preliminary program is 
available at: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_schedule_ggf15.htm

The Community Program emphasizes the applications and operation of grids in 
eScience and industrial contexts at a more technical level. The program 
will consist of workshops, invited talks, technical tutorials, and 
demonstrations of standards-based implementations of grid software. The 
complete Call for Community Participation, along with an online submission 
form, can be accessed via 
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_communityInvolvment_ggf15.htm.
For more information about GGF Community activities, please email 
communities at ggf.org.

At every GGF event, including this inaugural GridWorld, GGF groups meet to 
gather requirements, discuss best practices and advance grid specifications 
toward publication. As a result, the customary "GGF15" group sessions will 
be offered in addition to the Enterprise and Community Programs.

3. Registration for GridWorld/GGF15 Open

Registration for GridWorld/GGF15 (3-6 October, Boston, MA) is now open! GGF 
participants receive a $300 discount from the standard GridWorld pricing 
and registration fees are discounted an additional $200 if you register 
before September 2. Take advantage of these significant savings (up to 
$500) by registering today at: 
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf15.htm.



Steve Crumb
Executive Director, Global Grid Forum
+1 630-252-8610 (Office)
+1 630-915-3324 (Cell)
scrumb at ggf.org