April 2006 - wg-all - lists.ogf.org

GGF17 Registration Deadline approaching
by Steve Crumb 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

1. GGF17 Registration Deadline 2. GGF17 Program Highlights 3. GGF17 Student Scholars Accepted ---------------------------------------------- 1. GGF17 Registration Deadline The Full registration deadline for GGF17 in Tokyo (10-12 May) is quickly approaching. To take advantage of the lowest rates, please sign-up at: http://www.ggf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf17.htm. The last date to register at a discounted rate is May 1. Full program information is now available at http://www.ggf.org/gf/event_schedule/. 2. GGF17 Program Highlights Hiro Kishimoto (Fujitsu) and Masao Sakauchi (National Institute of Infomatics) will kick-off the program offering at the upcoming GGF17, collocated with the 3rd Grid World Japan Exhibition in Tokyo, May 10-12. Highlights include: - 40-plus group sessions - Free access to the Grid World Japan exhibition floor and program - 8 Birds of a Feather sessions on topics such as: Grid Education & Training (GET-CG) BoF HPC Profile BoF Data Movement Interface Standardization Software Certification BoF - Grid and Distributed Software Certification and Quality Assurance BoF Storage Networking Community Group BoF Standards Roadmap/Grid Internoperability Now (GIN) Joint BoF Plus a follow-up on the Interop Fest BoF from GGF16 - Workshops and technology updates on topics such as: Bridging the Divide between Application Requirements and Standards Grid Solutions in Cancer Research and Drug Discovery Usage of Grids in the Japanese Enterprise Managing Security across Grids Metadata, Search and Preservation Environments on Data Grids Gridsphere & Grid Portlets OGSA & Alternative Grid Architectures Grids and the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (see desc. below) ...and many more. - The Voice of the Community (VOC) forum and Vendor Adoption Forum (VAF) will be introduced at GGF17. The goal of the VOC is to bring end-users together to capture requirements and use cases that can then be incorporated into the GGF standards development process. The VAF will bring together the vendor & developer to identify issues and constraints that make Grid standards feasible and cost-effective to implement. For a full schedule, visit: http://www.ggf.org/gf/event_schedule/. 3. We are pleased to announce the following recipients of the GGF17 Student Scholarship: Kathryn Cassidy - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Charles Dowling - DePaul University, US, Hao (Howie) Huang - University of Virginia, US, Ian Kelley - Cardiff University, UK, Diego Fernandez Slezak - University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dylan Stark - Louisiana State University, US. GGF believes in fostering and encouraging the work of students as our future grid leaders. Join us in congratulating each and every one of our Scholars in Tokyo. Steve Crumb Executive Director, GGF scrumb(a)ggf.org +1 630-252-8610 +1 630-915-3324 (cell)

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New documents published!
by Greg Newby 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Several new documents have been published recently. Please visit the GGF Documents page to download these and others: http://www.ggf.org/gf/docs/?final GGF #69: Configuration Description, Deployment, and Lifecycle Management (CDDLM) Deployment API. Draft Recommendation. S. Loughran. GFD #68: Workshop on Grid Applications: From Early Adopters to Mainstream Users. Information tarck document. D. Wallom, T. Kielmann. GFD #67: OGSI Authorization Requirements. Informational document. V. Welch, F. Siebenlist, D. Chadwick, S. Meder, & L. Pearlman. GFD #66: Use of SAML for OGSI Authorization. Experimental document. V. Welch, R. Ananthakrishnan, F. Siebenlist, D. Chadwick, S. Meder, & L. Pearlman. GFD #65: Configuration Description, Deployment, and Lifecycle Management (CDDLM) Component Model v 1.0. Draft recommendation. S. Schaefer GFD #64: Grid Scheduling Use Cases. Informational document. R. Yahyapour. GFD #63: Copyright, Disclaimer and Intellectual Property Statements. Community practice document. D. Martin. Thanks to authors/editors and WG/RG/CG members for their work on these documents, and to the entire GGF community for participating in evaluation and feedback through public comment. -- Greg Newby (GGF Editor) Dr. Gregory Newby, Chief Scientist, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Univ of Alaska Fairbanks-909 Koyukuk Dr-PO Box 756020-Fairbanks-AK 99775-6020 e: newby AT arsc.edu v: 907-450-8663 f: 907-450-8603 w: www.arsc.edu/~newby

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New documents in public comment
by Greg Newby 22 Apr '06

22 Apr '06

Five documents have started their public comment period. Please consider reading & providing input on these documents. A healthy public comment is a sign of a valuable document, as well as providing technical review and assessment. Visit this link to read & comment on any of these documents: http://www.ggf.org/gf/docs/?public_comment RECOMMENDATION TRACK DOCUMENTS (60-day review) 1. OGSA (TM) Basic Security Profile 1.0 - Core T. Mori, F. Siebenlist, via OGSA-WG 2. OGSA (TM) Basic Security Profile 1.0 - Secure Channel T. Mori, F. Siebenlist, via OGSA-WG INFORMATION TRACK DOCUMENTS (30-day review) 1. Grid Security Infrastructure Message Specification V. Welch, as an individual submitter 2. Report for the GGF 16 BoF for Grid Developers and Deployers Leveraging Shibboleth V. Welch, as an individual submitter 3. Usage Scenarios for a Grid Resource Allocation Protocol K. Czajkowski et al., via GRAAP-WG These other documents, previously announced, have another few weeks in public comment. Please consider reading them and providing feedback to the authors: 1. Interoperability Testing for DAIS Working Group Specifications S. Lynden, N. Paton & D. Pearson, via DAIS-WG 2. Open Grid Services Architecture, Version 1.5 I. Foster et al., via OGSA-WG 3. OGSA Glossary of Terms 1.5 J. Treadwell, via OGSA-WG 4. CDDLM Configuration Description Language Specification Version 1.0 J. Tatemura. via CDDLM-WG. Recommendation track document in 60-day public comment period -- Greg Newby, GGF Editor

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GGF eNewsletter
by Steve Crumb 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

1. GGF17 Program Highlights 2. Joint GGF & International Virtual Observatory Alliance Workshop 3. General GGF17 Information +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. GGF17 Program Highlights Hiro Kishimoto (Fujitsu) and Masao Sakauchi (National Institute of Infomatics) will kick-off the program offering at the upcoming GGF17, collocated with the 3rd Grid World Japan Exhibition in Tokyo, May 10-12. Highlights include: - 40-plus group sessions - Free access to the Grid World Japan exhibition floor and program - 8 Birds of a Feather sessions on topics such as: Grid Education & Training (GET-CG) BoF HPC Profile BoF Data Movement Interface Standardization Software Certification BoF - Grid and Distributed Software Certification and Quality Assurance BoF Storage Networking Community Group BoF Standards Roadmap/GIN Joint BoF Plus a follow-up on the Interop Fest BoF from GGF16 - Workshops and technology updates on topics such as: Bridging the Divide between Application Requirements and Standards Grids in the Telecommunications Industry Grid Solutions in Cancer Research and Drug Discovery Usage of Grids in the Japanese Enterprise Managing Security across Grids Metadata, Search and Preservation Environments on Data Grids Gridsphere & Grid Portlets OGSA & Alternative Grid Architectures Grids and the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (see desc. below) ...and many more. - The Voice of the Community (VOC) forum and Vendor Adoption Forum (VAF) will be introduced at GGF17. The goal of the VOC is to bring end-users together to capture requirements and use cases that can then be incorporated into the GGF standards development process. The VAF will bring together the vendor & developer to identify issues and constraints that make Grid standards feasible and cost-effective to implement. For a full schedule, visit: http://www.ggf.org/gf/event_schedule/. 2. Joint GGF & International Virtual Observatory Alliance Workshop This one day workshop jointly sponsored by the GGF (Astro-RG and related groups) and the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (http://www.ivoa.net) will address areas where the global virtual observatory is deploying an operational distributed data access and manipulation system, utilising standards developed in the context of the GGF. The workshop will look at areas of success and areas where additional astronomy domain specific issues have required a non-standard approach. The meeting is timely in that the global Virtual Observatory (VO) projects are now deploying systems worldwide for operational and scientific use, where use of emerging GGF standards in data management and security may have a vital role to play. 3. GGF17 General Information Below are several links providing helpful information on the upcoming GGF event (GGF17) in Tokyo, 10-12 May. Schedule: http://www.ggf.org/gf/event_schedule/ Registration: http://www.ggf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf17.htm Hotel: http://www.ggf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_lodging_ggf17.htm Location/Local Information: http://www.ggf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_location_ggf17.htm See you in Tokyo! Steve Crumb Executive Director, GGF scrumb(a)ggf.org +1 630-252-8610 +1 630-915-3324 (cell)

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An invitation to the OGSA webcast on April 26th
by Steve Crumb 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

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(a)ggf.org +1 630-252-8610 +1 630-915-3324 (cell)

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Last day for input: EGA/GGF Merger name survey
by Joel Replogle 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

All - today is the last day for input on the EGA/GGF merger name survey. If you have not already done so, please visit the survey link below. As you may know, EGA and GGF are planning to merge into a unified organization to lead the adoption of grid standards. We are conducting a communications audit to determine characteristics of the 'neworg' and whether or not a name change is of strategic value. All answers you provide will be anonymous. We encourage you to take 5 minutes and complete our e-survey. The survey will only be open until the end of day Tuesday, April 18 (US Pacific Time), so we would appreciate your prompt input and thank you for your time. http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB22585FN3TYC. Thanks, Joel (for the EGA/GGF merger team) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- Joel Replogle - Manager of Standards, Global Grid Forum replogle(a)ggf.org http://www.ggf.org

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EGA/GGF Merger Updated survey link
by Joel Replogle 14 Apr '06

14 Apr '06

Apologies - Here is a corrected survey link for the survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB22585FN3TYC Thanks, Joel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- Joel Replogle - Manager of Standards, Global Grid Forum replogle(a)ggf.org http://www.ggf.org

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EGA/GGF merger naming survey
by Joel Replogle 14 Apr '06

14 Apr '06

Dear GGF Participant: As you may know, GGF and EGA are planning to merge into a unified organization to lead the adoption of grid standards. We are conducting a communications audit to determine characteristics of the 'neworg' and whether or not a name change is of strategic value. All answers you provide will be anonymous. We encourage you to take 5 minutes and complete our e-survey. The survey will only be open until the end of day Tuesday, April 18 (US Pacific Time), so we would appreciate your prompt input and thank you for your time. http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2257YZ6Z4Y6 Thanks, Joel (for the GGF/EGA merger team) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- Joel Replogle - Manager of Standards, Global Grid Forum replogle(a)ggf.org http://www.ggf.org

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GGF website outage Saturday, 15 April
by Joel Replogle 13 Apr '06

13 Apr '06

All - Our hosting facility will be without power this Saturday from about 6am-2pm CDT (11:00-19:00 UTC). While this outage may take the entire time, please be aware that the GGF web sites will not be reachable during these hours. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks, Joel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- Joel Replogle - Manager of Standards, Global Grid Forum replogle(a)ggf.org http://www.ggf.org

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Advanced Registration Deadline for GGF17
by Steve Crumb 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Just a quick reminder that the Advance Registration deadline for GGF17 in Tokyo is next Monday, 10-April (extended from today). Save by registering now at http://www.ggf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_regstrtn_ggf17.htm and be sure to book your hotel room through Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd. More information and a link to the travel booking site can be found on our website at http://www.ggf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_lodging_ggf17.htm. A preliminary program will be available next week detailing the over 50 group sessions and excellent community program. Check http://www.ggf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_schedule_ggf17.htm for updates. Thanks and see you in Tokyo! Steve Crumb Executive Director, GGF scrumb(a)ggf.org +1 630-252-8610 +1 630-915-3324 (cell)

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