Hi, Just a reminder that this webcast is today (Wednesday) - as of Tuesday morning there were still a few places available, so please pass this on to anyone you know who may be interested. Also please note that the virtual classroom software was upgraded over the weekend, so if you've registered please visit the "testsetup" link or log in for the session a few minutes early as you will need to download new client software. Thanks! - Jem -----Original Message----- From: owner-wg-all@ggf.org [mailto:owner-wg-all@ggf.org] On Behalf Of Steve Crumb Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:47 PM To: GRID-announce@ggf.org; wg-all@ggf.org Subject: [wg-all] An invitation to the OGSA webcast on April 26th The GGF's OGSA Working Group invites you to join our webcast session, "Defining the Grid: An Introduction to the Open Grid Services Architecture," on Wednesday April 26th at 2pm EDT. In this webcast we will discuss the evolution of grid computing, explain how service-oriented grids fit with other leading-edge enterprise technologies, and describe OGSA and its core capabilities. The presentation will be given by Professor Andrew Grimshaw of the University of Virginia, a leading member of GGF and the OGSA Working Group. After the presentation Andrew and other members of the Working Group will be pleased to answer your questions. This webcast will be of interest to technology managers, architects and developers who would like to learn about standards-based grid technology and its place throughout the enterprise. For more details, and to register, please visit http://www.presentationselect.com/hpinvent/detailsl.asp#1188. Registration is open to all, and there is no charge. Places are limited, however, so be sure to register early. And don't worry if you can't make it to the live webcast: a recording of the session will be available a few days after the event. Please watch http://www.ggf.org for details. Steve Crumb Executive Director, GGF scrumb@ggf.org +1 630-252-8610 +1 630-915-3324 (cell)