[wg-all] Important OGF22 Information

john.ehrig at ogf.org john.ehrig at ogf.org
Thu Jan 3 12:14:08 CST 2008


OGF22, taking place February 25-29 in Cambridge, Massachusetts will feature
a wide variety of new and exciting content.  Please see the below important
information and deadlines for this event.
1. Registration
2. Preliminary Program
3. Hotel Information
4. Student Scholarships
5. Group Chair Scheduling
6. Sponsorships

1. REGISTRATION
Advanced registration for OGF22 will close January 11.  Register now to
save!
http://www.ogf.org/OGF22/registration.php

2. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
* Keynote Sessions
Charlie Catlett will make the Tuesday (2/26) morning keynote address.
Charlie founded the Global Grid Forum (predecessor to OGF) and is currently
the CIO of Argonne National Laboratory, Director of Argonne's Computing and
Information Systems Division, and a Senior Fellow at the Argonne/University
of Chicago Computation Institute.  As CIO of Argonne, Charlie will bring
unique perspectives on operating a world-class data center while providing
leading-edge technology solutions to computational scientists. Other keynote
speakers are in being lined up.  Watch for further announcements as their
availability is confirmed.

* OGF Chartered Groups And BoFs - Monday, February 25 through Friday,
February 29
Activities are scheduled throughout the entire week where many of OGF's
chartered groups will meet to make further progress on their work. In
addition, the latest hot topic in distributed computing - "Cloud Systems"
and how it may or may not impact Grids will be tackled in a special BoF
session.

* OGF Specification Adoption Track and Demonstration Session - Monday,
February 25 and Tuesday, February 26
Many OGF working groups have recently demonstrated interoperability of their
specifications. These significant accomplishments illustrate how much of the
work of OGF is shifting from developing specifications to seeing
specifications being used and adopted into products.  This multi-session
track will feature contributions from developers and users showcasing their
work implementing OGF specifications.  In addition, live demonstrations will
take place during the welcome reception on Monday evening.

* Workshops
OGF22 will feature a number of interesting workshops that will address a
variety of important topics in Grid:
a) Enterprise Adoption Workshop - Tuesday, February 26
This full day workshop - "Enabling the Next Generation IT Infrastructure"
will focus on putting Grid in the context of the distributed computing
infrastructure, including virtualization, service-oriented architecture, web
services and next-generation networks.  Emphasis will be on solving business
problems and meeting business needs, with a focus on Applications
On-boarding and Managing Infrastructure.  Presentations and case studies are
expected from representatives from the 451 Group, VMware, Intel, SAS,
Platform Computing, DataSynapse and others that will show a variety of areas
that can be addressed by Grid in practical and achievable ways.
b) Financial Services Workshop - Wednesday, February 27
The financial services industry is one of the early adopters, and successful
users, of Grid technology.  As the technology matures, new (and old) issues
emerge like expanding grids to support transactional workloads, data
management and movement, and putting policies in place for charging and
tracking usage.  Presentations and case studies that describe the emerging
issues the financial services industry is now facing in Grid will be
featured in this half day workshop.
c) Pharma/Life Sciences Workshop - Wednesday, February 27
The pharmaceutical industry and life sciences in general have begun to
depend on in silico experiments as critical elements in the path to
discovery. This has enabled exploration that is only limited by their
ability to access sufficient computing resources and to store and manage the
resultant mountain of data. Presentations and case studies from those that
have turned to Grid-based solutions to meet these needs will be featured in
this half day workshop. 
d) Data Management Workshop - Thursday, February 28
This full day workshop, co-hosted by OGF and the Storage Networking Industry
Association (SNIA), will address data management challenges with a focus on
file system and data movement.  We will also explore potential synergies and
common areas between OGF and SNIA.

* Other Community Content - Monday, February 25 through Thursday, February
28
Sessions from the greater Grid community covering numerous topics and a
variety of subjects will also be presented.   These include workshops,
tutorials, BoFs and presentations on marketing, education in
emerging/developing countries, Grid Identity Providers, GridWay, and other
topics. 

3. HOTEL INFORMATION
OGF has secured a block of sleeping rooms at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge
(meeting location) at a special rate of $129 for single or double occupancy.
Reservations must be made on or before February 8, 2008, to receive the
discounted rate.  Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly (be
sure to reference 'OGF22') or online via http://ogf.org/OGF22/lodging.php.

4. STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
A limited number of student scholarships are available for qualifying
students.  Hosted by OGF and CoreGRID, the OGF22 student scholarship program
provides a unique opportunity for students to participate in OGF program
sessions and group sessions as well as network with distinguished community
participants and leaders.  Application details and eligibility requirements
can be found at http://ogf.org/OGF22/students.php.  

5.  GROUP CHAIR SCHEDULING
OGF Group Chair session scheduling will remain open until January 11.
Session scheduling and document details along with a link to the online
session request site can be accessed via http://ogf.org/OGF22/chairinfo.php.

6. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorship opportunities for OGF22 include Display Tables, Welcome
Reception, Chair Appreciation Night, OGF Co-branded Promotional Item,
Wireless, Lunches and Breaks, and Badge Lanyard.  By sponsoring OGF22 your
organization will gain greater visibility and recognition as a Grid thought
leader in our global community.  This will be our only OGF event in the USA
for all of 2008, so please strongly consider sponsoring if you are
interested in reaching this audience. The sponsorship prospectus provides
additional information http://www.ogf.org/OGF22/sponsor.php 
 
See you in Cambridge! Register today
http://www.ogf.org/OGF22/registration.php

Regards,

John Ehrig
Open Grid Forum
Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager
925 275-6677
www.ogf.org




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