1. GGF14 Registration 2. GGF14 Hotel Reservations 3. Grid Primer for Managers Tutorial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. GGF14 Registration Registration for GGF14 in Chicago, June 27-30 at the Westin Michigan Avenue, continues to be open. Over 80 group sessions have been scheduled as well as a robust, community-oriented track with topics like: - Network-Centric Operations - Education Communities and the Grid - Applying Grid Computing Research to Commercial Information Retrieval Applications - Space-Related Grid Applications - Semantic Grids and the Agents Community - Supporting New Grid Communities - "Why, how and when to invest in working with GGF"- Improving Interaction between Grid Standards and Projects Community Workshop - Grid Applications: From Early Adopters to Mainstream Users - Healthcare Security and Privacy: Is GGF doing enough to meet the needs of the Healthcare Industry? - Globus Toolkit Version 4: Status and Experiences Community Workshop - Science Gateways: Common Community Interfaces to Grid Resources For more information on the GGF14 schedule, please visit http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_next_schedule.htm. 2. GGF's special room rates at the Westin have been extended until Sunday, June 12th. Be sure to book your hotel room today! Lodging information can be found at http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_next_lodging.htm. 3. Grid Primer for Managers Tutorial One of the program highlights of GGF14 is a "Grid Primer for Managers" to be presented by GridWise Technologies on Monday, June 27, from 1:00-5:00 pm. This half-day management-level Grid technology tutorial is primarily focused on the newcomers to the Grid industry. No technical experience is necessary to attend the tutorial, however some general background in information technology is preferred. The workshop will consist of presentations on the characteristics of a grid, examples of existing solutions and installations, and live demonstrations of Grid products. This tutorial will answer the questions: - What is Grid computing? Why and how is it useful in business? - What is Grid technology? Is it usable? What is the state of the market? - What does a Grid architecture and Grid application mean? - Why and how should I migrate to a Grid architecture? - Why should I grid-enable my software product, and how do I go about it? - What are the solutions existing on the market, and how do I choose among them? Participation in this tutorial requires separate registration and carries a $90 fee. You may either add this tutorial to your existing registration for GGF14 or may register for the tutorial separately. To register, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?EventId=23544 Steve Crumb Executive Director, Global Grid Forum +1 630-252-8610 (Office) +1 630-915-3324 (Cell) scrumb@ggf.org