GGF eNewsletter August 8, 2005 1. OGSA-RSS-WG Approved 2. GridWorld/GGF15 Registration Savings ------------------ 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@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@ggf.org