OGF Chairs - OGF27/Summit09 promises to be a significant event and is fast approaching. Please submit your request for chartered group sessions, BoFs or workshop to the OGF27 call for session proposals: http://www.ogf.org/OGF27/cfp.php October 12-16, 2009 Banff, Alberta, Canada From the call: OGF27 and the Summit 09 Program Committee invite proposals for sessions that will provide a forum for discussion among researchers and practitioners in areas of special interest within academia, industry and government. Possible session topics include challenges, opportunities, lessons learned and future directions around areas related to advanced computing and cyberinfrastructure. Areas of exploration may include: * Cloud computing * HPC / grid resource providers * Service-oriented networks * Network-enabled platforms and virtual organizations * Social networking, web 2.0 * Green IT * Other emerging cyberinfrastructure * Demos Submission site: http://www.ogf.org/OGF27/cfp.php The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 28, 2009. Registration is open and space is beginning to fill up, so please make travel arrangements quickly. For more information on this joint event, please visit http:// www.ogf.org/OGF27 or http://summit09.ca See you in Banff! Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle@ogf.org http://www.ogf.org