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@ogf.org) to take advantage of these opportunities.