Dear All, So far it looks like we have several submissions that have either been promised or so far received. I am not sure if this should be viewed as a little or a lot at this point, since the deadline is still next week (January 17), and typically things are done at the last minute. But I would have liked to have seen more by now. I would urge all of you to submit an abstract. Since we all have an interest in Grid reliability, the workshop will provide the basis for a good, informal session in which we can exchange ideas and have stimulating discussions. Sincerely, Chris Dabrowski

All,

Good news -- the workshop request has been approved, as per the approval notice below. Its scheduled for Monday, February 13, 2006 from 1.30 PM onwards.

I attach the call statement (and a copy of the original application material for reference purposes).

The next task is the advertisement of the workshop through available channels. I will update the web page to reflect this and forward the workshop notice through NIST channels, and if you have means available to you, could you do the same?

One thing that occurs to me -- with this approval, there is less than one month left for advertisement and submission. The deadline is January 10. Is it reasonable to delay the deadline to January 17 to provide some extra time for circulation of the information? Or is that too tight for purposes of turnaround before the workshop? (Or maybe we can extend if necessary?)

Sincerely, Chris

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Greetings,

On behalf of the GGF Community Council and GGF16 Program Committee, I am pleased to inform you that your proposal has been accepted for the GGF16 Program, subject to final ESC approval on Monday.

Important notes about your participation: *As stated in the Call for Community Participation, the deadline for Community Program slides and web content is January 31. You *must* acknowledge your commitment to providing these via an email to collins@ggf.org as soon as possible. *We anticipate a number of email blasts to the GGF Community mailing lists over the coming weeks in which we will provide links to GGF16 program information (CFPs, etc.), and request that you please keep communities@ggf.org informed of your marketing efforts as well. Shortly, we will also provide you with a brief text overview of GGF16 to provide context for new communities in your outreach activities.

A zip file will be sent to you shortly to give you an outline of additional information needed for the program webpage, etc.

A summary of the tentative schedule can be found below.

Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions/concerns. We are looking forward to your participation in Athens!

Regards, Ann Collins on behalf of the GGF Community Council & GGF16 PC

MONDAY Horizon Room (120 Classroom) 1:30pm-3pm W01 Grid Interoperation Now 3:30pm-5pm W01 Grid Interoperation Now 5:30pm-7pm Open

Vergina Room (160 Classroom) 1:30pm-3pm W10 Workshop on Reliability & Robustness 3:30pm-5pm W10 Workshop on Reliability & Robustness 5:30pm-7pm Open

Mycenae Room (80 Classroom) 1:30pm-3pm T15 Gridwise Tutorial 3:30pm-5pm T15 Gridwise Tutorial 5:30pm-7pm Open

TUESDAY Macedonia A (110 Classroom) 10:30am-12pm Semantic Grid 1:30pm-3pm T16:OMII-UK 3:30pm-5pm T16:OMII-UK 5:30pm-7pm I22 caGRID

Mycenae (80 Classroom) 10:30am-12pm W05 Defining the Grid 1:30pm-3pm W01 Grid Interoperation Now 3:30pm-5pm W01 Grid Interoperation Now 5:30pm-7pm I22 Open

Kozani (50 Theater) 10:30am-12pm W08 Grid Education & Training 1:30pm-3pm W08 Grid Education & Training 3:30pm-5pm W06 Grid Architecture Experts 5:30pm-7pm I22 Open

WEDNESDAY Olympia B (220 Classroom) 8:30am-10am W12 GT4 Status 10:30am-12pm W12 GT4 Status 1:30pm-3pm W02/W05 Production Grids in Enterprise 3:30pm-5pm W02/W05 Production Grids in Enterprise 5:30pm-7pm W02/W05 Production Grids in Enterprise

Mycenae (80 Classroom) 8:30am-10am W13 JSDL Workshop 10:30am-12pm W13 JSDL Workshop 1:30pm-3pm W11 Usability Challenges 3:30pm-5pm W11 Usability Challenges 5:30pm-7pm W11 Usability Challenges

Kozani (50 Theater) 8:30am-10am T17 OGSA-DAI Tutorial 10:30am-12pm T17 OGSA-DAI Tutorial 1:30pm-3pm W09 Semantic Grid 3:30pm-5pm W09 Semantic Grid 5:30pm-7pm W09 Semantic Grid

THURSDAY Olympia B (220 Classroom) 10:30am-12pm W02/W05 Production Grids in Enterprise 1:30pm-3pm W02/W05 Production Grids in Enterprise

Mycenae (80 Classroom) 10:30am-12pm T13 TeraGrid 1:30pm-3pm T13 TeraGrid

Kozani (50 Theater) 10:30am-12pm W14 Grid Authorization 1:30pm-3pm W14 Grid Authorization

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ann M. Collins Director, Events & Conferences Global Grid Forum Tel: +1-630-252-4679 Fax: +1-630-252-4466 Mobile: +1-630-715-1943 Mail to: collins@ggf.org

Christopher Dabrowski National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8970 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8970 Phone: +1 301 975-3249 FAX: +1 301 948-6213 cdabrowski@nist.gov