A message about NOMCOM from Sven van den Berghe, NOMCOM 2006 Chair:
The call for volunteers to serve on NOMCOM 2006 has closed. A list of
names is available at www.ggf.org/nomcom.
If you have any objections to any of the volunteers please send an
email
to this year's char at Sven.vandenBerghe(a)uk.fujitsu.com by 06:00
UTC of
December 12th 2005.
Sven van den Berghe, Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe, NOMCOM 2006 Chair.
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Joel Replogle - Manager of Standards, Global Grid Forum
replogle(a)ggf.org http://www.ggf.org
GGF eNewsletter
1. JSDL Spec is one of three documents added to GGF's Document Series
2. GGF16 Call for Participation closing soon
3. GGF16 Registration and Housing Deadlines
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1. JSDL proposed recommendation highlights three new publications to the
GGF Document Series
GGF's document series continues to grow with the announcement of three new
documents:
GFD. 56
Job Submission Description Language (JSDL) Specification v1.0
Proposed Recommendation from the JSDL Working Group
Authors: A. Anjomshoaa, F. Brisard, M. Drescher, D. Fellows, A. Ly, S.
McGough, D. Pulsipher, A. Savva
GFD.55
A Survey of Transport Protocols other than "Standard" TCP
Informational Document from the Data Transport Research Group
Authors: E. He, P. Vicat-Blanc Primet, M. Welzl
GFD.54
MyProxy Protocol
Experimental Document by Individual Submission
J. Basney
Please visit http://www.ggf.org/documents to obtain a copies of these
documents.
2. GGF16 Call for Community Participation deadline this week!
Proposals for the Community Program at GGF16 (Athens, 13-16 February) are
being accepted until this
Wednesday (30-Nov). The Community Program at GGF16 will offer a series of
30-90 minute talks and panels emphasizing the applications and operations
of grids in research and industrial contexts. The Community Program will
also consist of half and full-day research workshops and tutorials of
standards-based implementations of grid software.
Additional background, details, and an online submission form are
available at http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_communityInvolvmentProposal.htm.
Questions? Please contact communities(a)ggf.org.
3. GGF16 Registration Incentives
*GGF16 Registration
In addition to substantial savings, those individuals who register during
the early registration period which expires on December 17, 2005 will be
entered into a drawing to take place during the opening session. Mark
Linesch will randomly select 5 winners to receive special GGF16 VIP prize
packages. Register now at
http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf16.htm
to become eligible for the drawing!
*GGF16 Special Hotel Rates
Book your hotel reservation now at the GGF16 conference hotel, the Divani
Caravel in Athens. The special rate of 120Euro/night won't last long!
http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/ggf_events_lodging_ggf16.htm
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Steve Crumb
Executive Director, Global Grid Forum
scrumb(a)ggf.org
Dear GGF members,
I wanted to take a moment and tell you about some important news
regarding GGF and our liaison with the Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA).
Don Deutsch, President of EGA will be sending out a similar message to
EGA members.
Over the past year EGA and GGF have discussed leveraging the strengths
of both organizations to deliver greater value to the growing grid
community. Today we are announcing that the leadership of the GGF and
the EGA Board of Directors have both agreed to explore the possibilities
of an expanded collaboration.
Teams from both organizations will meet together over the next several
weeks to develop a detailed framework for extending the current
collaboration while retaining the principles on which both organizations
are based. The results from these discussions are not predetermined;
both organizations are open to a wide range of outcomes, up to and
including merger.
We remain committed to advancing the standardization and adoption of
grid technologies across all market segments, and to delivering greater
value to our respective members.
GGF is interested in your comments and in any further questions you
might have. Additional information is contained at the following URL:
http://www.ggf.org/Announcement/ggf_announce.php You can also send an
email to me directly at linesch(a)ggf.org
Thanks for your continued support and hard work on behalf of GGF and our
mission.
All the best,
Mark Linesch
Chair, Global Grid Forum
GGF eNewsletter
1. GGF16 Registration Open
2. GGF16 Hotel Reservations
3. GGF16 Community CFP
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1. GGF16 Registration Is Now Open
Join us in Athens for the 16th Global Grid Forum hosted by Greek Research
and Technology Network (GRNET). The 4 day meeting will take place at the
Divani Caravel Hotel ideally situated in the heart of Athens. GRNET will
offer an exciting regional plenary program that will bring together Greek
and other European experts in the field of grid and distributed computing.
In addition to the regional program, GGF16 will provide an environment to
continue the work of our Standards Groups through WG/RG sessions, BoFs and
workshops. GGF's community program will continue throughout the week,
emphasizing the applications and operation of grids in research and industry
settings. The community program will consist of workshops,
invited talks, technical tutorials, and demonstrations of standards-based
implementations of grid software. For more information and to register
please visit http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/ggf_events_ggf16.htm.
2. GGF16 Hotel Reservations
Book your hotel room now at the GGF16 conference hotel, the Divani Caravel.
GGF has secured the special rate of 120 Euro/night for GGF16 participants.
Hotel reservation and information is available at
http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/ggf_events_lodging_ggf16.htm. Book early! The
hotel reservation deadline is November 30, 2005.
3. GGF16 Community Call for Participation
Building on the success of Community Programs at GGF14 and GGF15, the
Community Program at GGF16 seeks to build new and strengthen existing
communities of interest in GGF. GGF is comprised of a number of "communities
of interest" who either are users of grids in their domain or develop
innovative approaches to perceived roadblocks to the adoption of grids.
Community activities may run in parallel with other GGF16 activities but
every attempt will be made in scheduling to minimize unnecessary clashes.
Send us your suggestions by visiting us at
http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/suggestions/ggf_events_communitySuggestions.php.
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Steve Crumb
Executive Director, Global Grid Forum
+1 630-252-8610 (Office)
+1 630-915-3324 (Cell)
scrumb(a)ggf.org
GGF NOMCOM 2006 Call for Volunteers
The GGF Nominations Committee 2006 needs your help!
We are looking for volunteers for NomCom 2006, the GGF nominating
committee
that is responsible for recommending candidates to fill open positions
on
the Grid Forum Steering Group (GFSG). Typically, one third of the GFSG
is
selected each year. This year we expect to have to fill 12 positions,
although this can change due to the creation or elimination of
positions by
the GFSG, or by resignations, transfers, etc.
The provisional list of positions to be filled this year is:
VC Standards
AD Architecture
AD Data
AD Infrastructure
AD Management
AD Security
AD Industry Applications
AD Major Grid Projects
AD Grid Operations
AD Community Affairs
AD Events
AD Finance
The nominating process is modelled after IETF RFC 3777, "IAB and IESG
Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating
and Recall Committees". IETF RFC 3777 supersedes IETF RFC 2727 which the
GGF GFSG adopted, with minor revisions, in 2003.
The first phase in the NonCom process is to establish this year's
nominating committee; this is being done by this year's NomCom Chair,
Sven
van den Berghe, along with Dietmar Erwin, past Chair, and Ramin
Yahyapour,
GFSG liaison.
To qualify for the NomCom, a volunteer must have attended 2 of the last
4
GGF meetings. NomCom members are barred from nomination to the GFSG
during
the year they serve, even if they later resign. Responsibilities and
expected time commitment are outlined below (see #2 below), as are the
confidentiality needs (see #3 below).
Community members who feel they meet these requirements and are
interested
in helping are encouraged to volunteer.
Please e-mail your name, affiliation, telephone number(s), and email
address to Sven van den Berghe, Sven.vandenBerghe(a)uk.fujitsu.com, not
later than Saturday November 26, 2005 (midnight UTC). Please put
"NomCom
volunteer" in the subject line.
Volunteering for the NomCom is a way in which you can serve the GGF
community. We encourage you to help!
Best regards,
Sven van den Berghe, Chair (non-voting member)
Dietmar Erwin, past Chair (non-voting member)
Ramin Yahyapour, GFSG liaison (non-voting member)
NOMCOM Details
1. Nominating Committee Selection Process
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The call for volunteers will be open for at least 30 days. To qualify
as a
volunteer, a person must have attended 2 of the last 4 GGF meetings.
Note
that this deviates from the 3 out of 5 rule in RFC3777.
For the NomCom to work as it should, the pool of volunteers from which
members are chosen must be as large as possible. The more people who
volunteer, the better the chance of obtaining a random yet
representative
cross section of the GGF population.
Once the call for volunteers closes, the list of volunteers will be
posted
to http://www.ggf.org/nomcom/. The GGF secretariat will then verify the
eligibility of each volunteer.
The results of the selection will be announced the week of December 13,
2005.
Ten (10) NomCom voting members will be chosen at random from the pool of
volunteers in accordance with RFC 2777, "Publicly Verifiable Nomcom
Random
Selection". Two sources of randomness will be used:
1) The runs scored by the batsmen during the 3rd One Day International
between New Zealand and Australia played on Saturday 10 December 2005
(as
published on www.cricinfo.com)
2) The results of the drawing of UK National Lottery on Saturday 10
December 2005("Lotto" draw number 1040, all 7 balls, results available
at
www.national-lottery.co.uk)
If an insufficient number of people volunteer before November 26th, an
extension will be announced and new "sources of randomness" will be
posted
to the NomCom site.
2. Time Commitment and Responsibilities of NomCom Members
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A volunteer should be able to commit 2-3 hours per week for at most 8
months (the process will start in January 2006 with the aim of
completion
by the start of September 2006).
The task involves the following activities:
- Read candidate statements
- Participate in a regular conference call (about 1 hour long,
initially
fortnightly, rising to weekly at the end of the selection process)
- Attend GGF meetings held during selection process.
- Conduct interviews with candidates (telephone and face to face)
- Speak to GGF participants about potential candidates, the job
requirements or the process.
3. Confidentiality
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All NomCom deliberations and supporting information that relates to
specific nominees, candidates, and confirmed candidates is confidential.
The NomCom members will be exposed to confidential information as a
result
of their deliberations, their interactions with those they consult, and
from those who provide requested supporting information. All members are
expected to handle this information in a manner consistent with its
sensitivity.
GGF eNewsletter
1. Roadmap for OGSA Published
2. 15 Documents in Public Comment
3. A look ahead at GGF Events in 2006
4. GGF Sponsors Management Developers Conference
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1. Roadmap for OGSA Published
GGF recently published the latest contribution from the Open Grid Services
Architecture Working Group (OGSA-WG) entitled "Defining the Grid: A Roadmap
for OGSA(tm) Standards" (GFD.53). This document provides answers to a
number of questions being asked both inside the GGF community and in the
broader distributed computing industry including:
What are the detailed delivery schedules for OGSA and OGSA-related
specifications?
What are the dependencies between OGSA specifications and other standards
such as key web-services specifications?
What is the relationship between the OGSA process, OGSA specifications and
profiles, and OGSA software?
What does the OGSA brand mean and how are OGSA conformance and compliance
measured?
What open-source software projects are committed to implementing OGSA
standards?
The document and other recently published documents may be found at:
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_final.htm.
2. 15 Documents in Public Comment
2005 has been an incredibly productive year for GGF as is evidenced by the
number of documents currently in public comment. Nine different GGF groups
have submitted 15 documents to the GGF Editor and the GGF Steering Group
has given initial release to gain comments from the broader community. To
see a listing of these documents, download and provide comments, please
visit: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_public.htm.
3. A look ahead at GGF Events in 2006
True to its "global" reach, GGF will hold major events in Europe, Asia, and
North America next year. From February 13-16, GGF will gather in Athens,
Greece for its sixteenth event emphasizing the standards development
activities of the forum. This event is being hosted by the Greek Research
and Technology Network (GRNET) and will include community and regional
updates on grid activities in Greece and across Europe. Just three months
later, GGF will again gather in Tokyo, Japan for GGF17, co-located with the
Grid World Expo. From May 9-12, GGF groups will meet and a Community
Program will be presented. GGF participants can also attend the Grid World
exhibit hall and program. Finally, on September 10-14, GGF will team with
IDG World Expo and GlobusWORLD to hold its second GridWorld event. This
event, tentatively planned for a Washington DC venue, will host GGF
standards activities, its growing technical community program, and an
enterprise-focused program.
4. GGF Sponsors Management Developers Conference
As part of its continued collaborative efforts with other standards bodies,
GGF has joined DMTF, SNIA, The Open Group, and a number of other
organizations to support the Management Developers Conference in Santa
Clara, CA on December 5-8, 2005. The schedule is full of content of
interest to many grid enthusiasts such as CIM, WSDM Mapping to CIM,
WS-Management, and SMI. The four tracks of the program include Server
Management, Network/Telco, Developer, and "DMTF Newbie." For more
information, visit: http://mandevcon.com/index.html.
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GGF eNews
1. GridWorld/GGF15 Advanced Registration Deadline Extended
2. Community Program Highlights
3. GridWorld/GGF15 Hotel Deadline Approaching
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1. GridWorld/GGF15 Advanced Registration Extended to 9 September
The deadline for saving $200 on advanced registration for GridWorld/GGF15
(3-6 October, Boston, MA) has been extended to Friday, 9 September. Take
advantage of these savings by registering at:
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf15.htm.
2. GridWorld/GGF15 Community Program Highlights
*Community keynotes from Tony Hey, Vice President, Technical Computing for
Microsoft Corporation and Andrew Grimshaw, Professor of Computer Science,
University of Virginia.
*Grid Primer for Managers by GridWise Tech
(http://gridwisetech.com/gridprimer) (note: available for additional fee)
*Technology updates from Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute (OMII),
Globus, OGSA-DAI, New Technologies for Science Portals
*Workshops, invited talks and panels on technologies and applications
including: Security and Privacy Needs of Health Grids, Leveraging Site
Infrastructure for Multi-Site Grids, Grid Use Cases, Campus Grids, User
Management and Access Control within the Grid, Use of Web Services for
Network Monitoring Applications, Building Geographical Information System
Grids, Provisioning & Managing Switching Infrastructure as a Grid Resource
and Web Services Performance Issues & Research
Visit http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_schedule_ggf15.htm for a complete
listing of Community activities, abstracts and further opportunities for
engagement.
3. GridWorld/GGF15 Hotel Information (Deadline 9 September)
Be sure to book your hotel room at the conference hotel, The Boston Park
Plaza, by visiting http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_lodging_ggf15.htm. You can
also call toll free at (800) 225-2008 in the U.S. and Canada. Outside the
U. S. and Canada call (617) 426-2000. Be sure to mention that you are
attending GridWorld to receive the $161 per night discounted room rate.
Hotel cut-off date is 9 September.
Steve Crumb
Executive Director, Global Grid Forum
+1 630-252-8610 (Office)
+1 630-915-3324 (Cell)
scrumb(a)ggf.org
GGF eNewsletter
1. Community Program for GridWorld/GGF15 Announced
2. GridWorld/GGF15 Registration Deadline Approaching
3. GridWorld/GGF15 Hotel Details
4. Leadership Award Nominations
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1. Community Program Announced
Community Program sessions include:
*Grid for Managers Tutorial (available at an additional fee)
*Technology updates from Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute (OMII),
Globus, OGSA-DAI, New Technologies for Science Portals
*Workshops, invited talks and panels on technologies and applications
including: Security and Privacy Needs of Health Grids, Leveraging Site
Infrastructure for Multi-Site Grids, Grid Use Cases, Campus Grids, User
Management and Access Control within the Grid, Use of Web Services for
Network Monitoring Applications, Building Geographical Information System
Grids, Provisioning & Managing Switching Infrastructure as a Grid Resource
and Web Services Performance Issues & Research
Visit http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_schedule_ggf15.htm for a complete
listing of Community activities, abstracts and further opportunities for
engagement.
2. Registration Deadline
Advanced registration for GridWorld/GGF15 (3-6 October, Boston) is closing
in just a few days. Take advantage of significant savings by registering
during the month of August for this exciting event. Register online at:
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf15.htm
3. GridWorld/GGF15 Hotel Information
Be sure to book your hotel room at the conference hotel, The Boston Park
Plaza, by calling toll free at (800) 225-2008 in the U.S. and
Canada. Outside the U. S. and Canada call (617) 426-2000. Be sure to
mention that you are attending GridWorld to receive the $161 per night
discounted room rate. Hotel cut-off date is 7 September.
4. Nominations sought for Leadership Award
GGF is seeking nominations for future recipients of the GGF Leadership
Award. The first Leadership Award was presented to Hiro Kishimoto of
Fujitsu at GGF14 in Chicago. For further information, please visit
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_rotate_leadership_award.htm.
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Steve Crumb
Executive Director, Global Grid Forum
+1 630-252-8610 (Office)
+1 630-915-3324 (Cell)
scrumb(a)ggf.org
GGF eNewsletter
August 8, 2005
1. OGSA-RSS-WG Approved
2. GridWorld/GGF15 Registration Savings
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1. GFSG Approves OGSA-RSS-WG
The Open Grid Services Resource Selection Service Working Group
(OGSA-RSS-WG) was recently approved by the GFSG. The OGSA-RSS-WG will
provide protocols and interface definitions for the Selection Services
portion of the Execution Management Services (EMS) part of the Open Grid
Services Architecture. The group's email list is ogsa-rss-wg(a)ggf.org and
its GridForge project can be found at:
http://forge.ggf.org/projects/ogsa-rss-wg.
2. GridWorld/GGF15 (3-6 October, 2005, Boston, MA, USA)
Advanced registration for GridWorld/GGF15 (3-6 October, Boston, MA) is
open! GGF participants receive a $300 discount from the standard GridWorld
pricing and registration fees are discounted an additional $200 if you
register in August. Take advantage of these significant savings (up to
$500) by registering today at:
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf15.htm.
GridWorld/GGF15 will feature three concurrent programs: an Enterprise
Program (4-5 Oct.), a Community Program (3-6 Oct.), and GGF Group Sessions
(3-6 Oct.). For more information on these programs, please visit:
http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_schedule_ggf15.htm.
Steve Crumb
Executive Director, Global Grid Forum
+1 630-252-8610 (Office)
+1 630-915-3324 (Cell)
scrumb(a)ggf.org
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(a)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(a)ggf.org
