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 -------------------- 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@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 To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to postmaster@ggf.org requesting removal from the grid-announce list. Steve Crumb Executive Director, Global Grid Forum scrumb@ggf.org