If we are planning/discussing these via email, then can I suggest that the talks are applications of OGF specs/implementations applied to the proteomics/mass spec domain. Otherwise, and being my usual being devils advocate, what is the point of having these presentations at OGF and not somewhere else? The LSG-RG SHOULD be about informing OGF and hence OGSA standards (what works and what doesn't etc). It should NOT be about life sciences more generally - there are many conferences out there for that. If nobody is using the OGF specs / implementations in proteomics-land right now (which would not altogether surprise me), then another alternative is to have someone present their proteomics requirements and have OGF/OGSA area directors/WG leaders come in and discuss how their various efforts meet those requirements. I feel that the results of this would be much more use to OGF/OGSA as a whole. Thoughts? Flames? ... Rich -----Original Message----- From: lsg-rg-bounces@ogf.org [mailto:lsg-rg-bounces@ogf.org] On Behalf Of Angulo, David Sent: 28 October 2007 23:40 To: lsg-rg@gridforum.org Subject: [LSG-RG] [LSG-RG @ OGF] February 2008 Proteomics Meeting Dear all: I would like to apologize for the previous message sent without a proper introduction. My private e-mail message was forwarded to the list without my permission, but hopefully it didn't confuse anyone. This is an e-mail message regarding the Life Science Grid Research Group (LSG-RG) in the Open Grid Forum (OGF), formerly the Global Grid Forum (GGF). I will give a background of this group at the end of this message. First, though, let me state the purpose of this message. Our group has been extremely active since 2002, but the visibility of our activities has waned. One suggestion, which we believe is quite on target, was to plan future meetings through our e-mail list (through which you are receiving this message). I would like to start out such an effort by asking for input in planning our next meeting, which will be help in February 2008 in Boston. At the meeting in Seattle last week, the attendees were extremely interested in the proteomics presentations, and the group decided that we would solicit proteomics experts to speak at the next meeting. Thus, I would like to extend a call for presentations in proteomics. We would like to specifically look for proteomic mass spectrometry presentations, but all will be considered. I would like the membership of this e-mail list to help us in the solicitation of speakers, and would like to solicit your input into what topics and/or speakers we should pursue. I'm looking forward to input from all. ================= The LSG-RG (Life Science Grid Research Group) is a group in OGF (Open Grid Forum) which was formed with the purpose of developing best practices in the area of the Life Sciences in the intersection with Grid Computing. The group also serves the purpose of interfacing with the other group in OGF and ensuring that all standards created by OGF take into account the requirements of applications in the Life Sciences. To Subscribe to the LSG-RG mailing list or to see archives messages, please visit: http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/lsg-rg To see minutes of past LSG-RG meetings and to see other documents about the group, please visit: http://www.ogf.org/gf/group_info/view.php?group=lsg-rg For more information about OGF, including details on the next message, please visit: http://www.ogf.org =========== David Sigfredo Angulo Faculty DePaul University 312-362-5041 dangulo@cti.depaul.edu -- lsg-rg mailing list lsg-rg@ogf.org http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/lsg-rg