Pre-event registration for OGF21 closes this Friday, September 28. This is your last chance to save up to $100 off the on-site registration fee. We have had two great events this year and we expect to end the year with increased momentum around our standards, research, and enterprise activities. Please register today at http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php OGF21 (Seattle, Washington October 15-19) will feature an exceptional technical working group program, workshops on software solutions and scientific applications, and an enterprise track focused on Grid use in IT data centers: **TECHNICAL PROGRAM: Over 80 sessions dedicated to advancing the work of OGF's research, community and working groups including OGSA, Reference Model, Virtualization, GLUE, SAGA, GRAAP, and many more. Also, learn about the SC07 demonstration plans of the HPC Profile, GIN and Byte I/O groups. **WORKSHOPS: - Web 2.0: This full day workshop features presentations on research and commercial applications of Web 2.0 technology including HPC, Cyberinfrastructure, Semantic Research, Social Networking and more. - Geospatial: This half day workshop is a collaboration with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Engage on topics such as grid-enabling the OGC's Web Processing Service and a NSF proposal on Community-based Data Interoperability Networks. - GridNet2: this workshop will highlight the work of the UK eScience at the OGF and in related standards bodies and encourage work across different working groups. **SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS: The software and solution track features over a dozen sessions dedicated to open-source and commercial software providers discussing their offerings and interacting with grid users and managers on desired features. The software providers will also participate in a round-table discussion on critical requirements to the interoperation of production grids around the world, as identified by OGF's GIN Working Group. **ENTERPRISE: This full day track is dedicated to the emerging application of Grids in enterprises. Sessions will focus on thought leadership and case studies of Grid deployments in the IT data center, grids and server virtualization and data caching applications. Presentations by Boeing, SAS, Platform Computing, Oracle, Gemstone, Gigaspaces, Intel and others are anticipated. To view the program schedule, visit http://www.ogf.org/gf/event_schedule/?event_id=8. OGF21 sponsorship opportunities are also still available. By sponsoring OGF21, you will position your organization as a Grid thought leader and innovator and build brand awareness and visibility within the grid community. http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_sponsorship_ogf21.php Don't forget, register today and save http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php Regards, John Ehrig Open Grid Forum Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager 925 275-6677 www.ogf.org Open Forum | Open Standards