The deadline for discounted event registration and hotel reservations is
this Friday, February 8. After this date, participants will pay full
event registration rates and hotel reservations under OGF's discounted
rate ($129) will only be issued based on availability. Register now to
take advantage of these discounted rates!
Event Registration: http://www.ogf.org/OGF22/registration.php
Hotel Reservations: http://www.ogf.org/OGF22/lodging.php
You should not miss out on this event. The jam-packed program includes:
* Keynote presentations from Charlie Catlett, CIO of Argonne National
Laboratory; Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Chairman Emeritus of the IBM
Academy; and Addison Snell, Vice-President of Tabor Research
* Half day Cloud Systems Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) session that will set
the current cloud scene and review options for OGF activities
* Two day Specification Adoption track that will feature demonstrations
of many OGF standards
* Dozens of chartered group and community sessions and activities
* Full day "Enabling the Next Generation IT Infrastructure" track
featuring presentations and case studies on the use of Grid in the IT
data center and Grid and Virtualization
* Half day workshops focused on the challenges and opportunities facing
the Financial Services and Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Life Sciences
industries
* One day Data Management and Movement workshop where thought leaders in
the data area will address key Grid data management concerns
* Numerous networking and social activities
Regards,
John Ehrig
Open Grid Forum
Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager
925 275-6677
www.ogf.org
Open Forum | Open Standards
The February 08 GridConnections newsletter is here. Open the attached
document or follow this link
http://www.ogf.org/News/newscal_newsletter.php to view the newsletter.
In this month's issue:
* Breaking News - Irving Wladawsky-Berger Keynote Added to OGF22 Program
* OGF Launches Thought Leadership Series
* GLUE Q&A with Working Group Co-chair Sergio Andreozzi
*** Special Insert - OGF22 Session Previews ***
* OGF22 Program Updates
* Welcome New Organizational Members MIMOS and Sybase
* Call For Submissions for OGF Special Journal Issue
* Improved OGF Website Launched
* Documents Update - New Documents in Public Comment
* Upcoming Events - OGF22, 23 & 24, INGRID 08 and More
* Newsletter Contributors Needed
* Please Renew your OGF Membership for 2008
Regards,
John Ehrig
Open Grid Forum
Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager
925 275-6677
www.ogf.org
Open Forum | Open Standards
OGF22 KEYNOTE UPDATE
In addition to keynotes by Charlie Catlett (Tuesday morning) and Addison
Snell (Thursday morning), OGF is pleased to announce the addition of Irving
Wladawsky-Berger to its roster of distinguished OGF22 keynotes. Irving
Wladawsky-Berger, Chairman Emeritus of the IBM Academy, will present "Cloud
Computing, Grids and the upcoming Cambrian Explosion in IT" immediately
following lunch on Wednesday. Irving is well known for his early leadership
of internet technologies, Linux and Grids and was an early contributor to
GGF.
REGISTRATION AND HOUSING
The deadline for Full Registration and hotel reservations is next Friday,
February 8. After this date, registration fees will increase to the
'On-Site' rates and hotel reservations under OGF's discounted rate will only
be issued based on availability. Register now to take advantage of these
discounted rates!
*Registration is available online or via fax:
http://ogf.org/OGF22/registration.php.
*Hotel Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly (be sure to
reference 'OGF22') or online via http://ogf.org/OGF22/lodging.php.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for OGF22, which will be the
only OGF event held in the US in 2008. Sponsoring OGF events provides
numerous opportunities for your organization to gain greater visibility and
recognition as a Grid leader in our global community. Please review the
sponsor prospectus at http://ogf.org/OGF22/sponsor.php and contact Steve
Crumb (scrumb(a)ogf.org) to take advantage of these opportunities.
