GGF18 in Washington, DC is only 2 weeks away. I hope you are planning to come. We have a lot on the schedule, and I'm hoping to make good progress on our documents. Right now, we are scheduled for two sessions: Document Discussion: Wednesday, 13 September, 10am-11:30pm; Room 160 Joint RG/WG Session - Resource Usage Issues: Wednesday, 13 September, 6:30-7:15pm; Room 160 The Version 1 document has been updated to include responses to the comments (submitted during the public comment period) that we as a group decided were appropriate for this version of the document. Please review the document, available on the UR-WG website at http://www.psc.edu/~lfm/PSC/Grid/UR-WG/ and bring your comments and questions to the meeting Wednesday morning. The second session we're scheduled to host is planned to be a joint session with other resource-related working and research groups. I will extend invitations to these groups shortly, so please let me know which ones you feel should be included. The list I have so far is: OGSA Resource Selection Services (OGSA-RSS-WG) OGSA Resource Usage Service (RUS-WG) Production Grid Services (PGS-RG) Standards development organizations Collaboration on networked Resources Management Working Group (SCRM-WG) In related news, the "Topics in Grid Management" Workshop is turning out to be accounting and usage tracking -heavy. I'll be posting a schedule of the talks hopefully by the end of the week on the Production Grid Services RG website (http://www.psc.edu/~lfm/PSC/Grid/PGS-RG/). I hope you are planning to join these sessions as well. Thanks. See you in DC! LM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm@psc.edu 300 South Craig St, #313 phone: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-5832 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++