September 2007 - wg-all - lists.ogf.org

Last Chance to Save on OGF21
by john.ehrig＠ogf.org 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

Pre-event registration for OGF21 closes this Friday, September 28. This is your last chance to save up to $100 off the on-site registration fee. We have had two great events this year and we expect to end the year with increased momentum around our standards, research, and enterprise activities. Please register today at http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php OGF21 (Seattle, Washington October 15-19) will feature an exceptional technical working group program, workshops on software solutions and scientific applications, and an enterprise track focused on Grid use in IT data centers: **TECHNICAL PROGRAM: Over 80 sessions dedicated to advancing the work of OGF's research, community and working groups including OGSA, Reference Model, Virtualization, GLUE, SAGA, GRAAP, and many more. Also, learn about the SC07 demonstration plans of the HPC Profile, GIN and Byte I/O groups. **WORKSHOPS: - Web 2.0: This full day workshop features presentations on research and commercial applications of Web 2.0 technology including HPC, Cyberinfrastructure, Semantic Research, Social Networking and more. - Geospatial: This half day workshop is a collaboration with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Engage on topics such as grid-enabling the OGC's Web Processing Service and a NSF proposal on Community-based Data Interoperability Networks. - GridNet2: this workshop will highlight the work of the UK eScience at the OGF and in related standards bodies and encourage work across different working groups. **SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS: The software and solution track features over a dozen sessions dedicated to open-source and commercial software providers discussing their offerings and interacting with grid users and managers on desired features. The software providers will also participate in a round-table discussion on critical requirements to the interoperation of production grids around the world, as identified by OGF's GIN Working Group. **ENTERPRISE: This full day track is dedicated to the emerging application of Grids in enterprises. Sessions will focus on thought leadership and case studies of Grid deployments in the IT data center, grids and server virtualization and data caching applications. Presentations by Boeing, SAS, Platform Computing, Oracle, Gemstone, Gigaspaces, Intel and others are anticipated. To view the program schedule, visit http://www.ogf.org/gf/event_schedule/?event_id=8. OGF21 sponsorship opportunities are also still available. By sponsoring OGF21, you will position your organization as a Grid thought leader and innovator and build brand awareness and visibility within the grid community. http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_sponsorship_ogf21.php Don't forget, register today and save http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php Regards, John Ehrig Open Grid Forum Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager 925 275-6677 www.ogf.org Open Forum | Open Standards

1 0

New document in public comment
by Greg Newby 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

This document has newly entered a 30-day public comment. Please consider reading it and providing your comments to the document authors. Brief comments are welcome, not just detailed analysis. Public comments are an excellent indication of community interest and support for a document. * OGSA(TM) Data Architecture. Author/editor: D. Berry, A. Luniewski, M. Antonioletti, via OGSA-D-WG. These documents were previously announced: * Distributed Resource Management Application API Specification 1.0 Author/editor: H. Rajic, R. Brobst, W. Chan, F. Ferstl, J. Gardiner, A. Haas, B. Nitzberg, D. Templeton, J. Tollefsrud, P. Troger, via DRMAA-WG * Grid Certificate Profile Author/editor: D. Groep, M. Helm, J. Jensen, M. Sova, S. Rea, R. Karlsen-Masur, U. Epting, M. Jones, via CAOPS-WG All documents in public comment may be reached at this Web address: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?public_comment -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor -------- You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to one or more mailing lists hosted at OGF.org. The wg-all list is a meta-list of all subscribers to all lists, for occasional announcements of importance to the Grid community.

1 0

Important Announcment (on behalf of Mark Linesch)
by Steve Crumb 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Dear OGF Members and Participants , Today it is my great pleasure to announce that Craig Lee will become the new President of the Open Grid Forum effective October 1, 2007. Many of you will undoubtedly recognize Craig from his service to the grid community since the early founding of the original Grid Forum in 1999 and later the Global Grid Forum in 2001. Craig has deep expertise in the use of grid and distributed system technologies in science, engineering and business. He has been an active leader within our community at the workgroup and Area Director levels. He understands OGF, our members, and the many communities in which we collaborate internationally. Craig's passion for working collaboratively with the OGF community and our many partners around the world is well recognized by those of us who have worked closely with him over the years. He has a great appreciation for our history and the base of our success in research and high performance grids for science and industry. He has also demonstrated his interest in reaching out beyond this critical base to establish new relationships in his most recent role as Area Director for Vendor and Software Developer Adoption within the Enterprise Function of the OGF. Craig has worked to establish important new relationships with organizations such as the Open Geospatial Consortium and been a champion of increasing our efforts with the software community on adopting OGF specifications. A press release announcing Craig's new role as President of OGF will be going out on the wire soon and will also be posted at the OGF website. Craig will be delivering the keynote address at the OGF21 event being held in Seattle, WA October 15-19 and we hope you will participate as we again meet in forum to share, outreach and further the important work of our community. On a personal note, I want to express my thanks to everyone for their support and encouragement over the last several years. It has been a pleasure to serve this community and work to further our mission together. On behalf of the OGF Board and leadership, please join me in congratulating Craig on his new role as President of the Open Grid Forum and offer him our encouragement and active support. All the best, Mark Mark Linesch: Open Grid Forum (OGF): Hewlett Packard 281-514-0322 (Tel): 281-414-7082 (Cell) mark.linesch(a)hp.com : linesch(a)ogf.org

1 0

OGF21 Update - Preliminary Program...Registration Deadline...Hotel Info
by john.ehrig＠ogf.org 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

The preliminary program schedule for OGF21 (Seattle, Washington October 15-19) is now available http://www.ogf.org/gf/event_schedule/?event_id=8. OGF21 will feature an exceptional technical working group program, workshops on software solutions and scientific applications, and an enterprise track focused on Grid use in IT data centers. * Technical Working Group Program: Over 80 sessions dedicated to advancing the work of OGF's research, community and working groups including OGSA, Reference Model, Virtualization, GLUE, SAGA, GRAAP, and many more. Also, learn about the SC07 demonstration plans of the HPC Profile and GIN groups. * Workshops: Web 2.0 - This full day workshop features presentations on research and commercial applications of Web 2.0 technology including HPC, Cyberinfrastructure, Semantic Research, Social Networking and more. Geospatial - This half day workshop is a collaboration with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Engage on topics such as grid-enabling the OGC's Web Processing Service and a NSF proposal on Community-based Data Interoperability Networks. GridNet2 - this workshop will highlight the work of the UK eScience at the OGF and in related standards bodies and encourage work across different working groups. * Software and Solutions Track: The software and solution track features over a dozen sessions dedicated to open-source and commercial software providers discussing their offerings and interacting with grid users and managers on desired features. The software providers will also participate in a round-table discussion on critical requirements to the interoperation of production grids around the world, as identified by OGF's GIN Working Group. * Enterprise Track: This full day track is dedicated to the emerging application of Grids in enterprises. Sessions will focus on thought leadership and case studies of Grid deployments in the IT data center, grids and server virtualization and data caching applications. Presentations by Boeing, SAS, Platform Computing, Gemstone, Gigaspaces, Intel and others are anticipated. The Full Registration deadline is September 28, so register now to save up to $100 off. http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_regstrtn_ogf21.php Hotel Information - RESERVATIONS ARE FILLING QUICKLY. RESERVE YOUR ROOM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GUARANTEE THE NEGOTIATED RATE! http://www.ogf.org/OGF21/events_lodging_ogf21.php Regards, John Ehrig Open Grid Forum Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager 925 275-6677 www.ogf.org Open Forum | Open Standards

1 0

September 07 GridConnections Newsletter
by john.ehrig＠ogf.org 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

The September 07 GridConnections newsletter is here. Open the attached document or follow this link http://www.ogf.org/News/newscal_newsletter.php to view the newsletter. In this month's edition: * Grid Landscape and Technical Strategy and Roadmap Documents Published * OGF21 - Preliminary Program Now Available * GridToday Article - Mark Linesch Discusses Emerging Trends and Technologies * Valuable OGF Presentations from Next Generation Data Center Event * OGF21 - Sponsorship Opportunities * Documents Update - 6 New Documents Including 3 New Recommendations * OGF 2008 Event Schedule Announced * Other Upcoming Events - SC07 and SYSTOR 2007 * Join OGF Today * Closing Comments Regards, John Ehrig Open Grid Forum Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager 925 275-6677 www.ogf.org

1 0

New document published: Nomination Committee (NOMCOM) Process Charter
by Greg Newby 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

New OGF document published in the Recommendation track: GFD-CP.116 Title: Nomination Committee (NOMCOM) Process Charter Authors/editors: R. Yahyapour, D. Martin, C. de Laat Abstract: This document describes the NOMCOM process within the Open Grid Forum that is applied to fill leadership position in the organization. View and download OGF documents here: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?final -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor Under the advice of the OGF's steering group, announcements of newly published documents, as well as those starting public comment, go to the wg-all mailing list. This is a meta-list of all people on all OGF lists. To manage your OGF list subscriptions, visit http://www.ogf.org/mailman/

1 0

New document published: JSDL SPMD Application Extension
by Greg Newby 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

New OGF document published in the Recommendation track: GFD-R-P.115 Title: JSDL SPMD Application Extension, Version 1.0 Authors/editors: A. Savva Abstract: This document specifies the structure and semantics of a parallel application extension to JSDL 1.0. This is a single-program-multiple-data (SPMD) extension. It is limited to a single executable and re-uses a number of elements already defined in the POSIXApplication extension to JSDL 1.0. The document includes the normative XML schema for the extension as well as informative examples. View and download OGF documents here: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?final -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor Under the advice of the OGF's steering group, announcements of newly published documents, as well as those starting public comment, go to the wg-all mailing list. This is a meta-list of all people on all OGF lists. To manage your OGF list subscriptions, visit http://www.ogf.org/mailman/

1 0

New document published: HPC Basic Profile
by Greg Newby 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

New OGF document published in the Recommendation track: GFD-R-P.114 Title: HPC Basic Profile, Version 1.0 Authors/editors: B. Dillaway, M. Humphrey, S. Smith, M. Theimer, G. Wasson Abstract: This document defines the HPC Basic Profile, consisting of a set of non-proprietary specifications, along with clarifications, refinements, interpretations and amplifications of those specifications which promote interoperability. The single use-case addressed in this Profile is the "Base Case" (Section 2) of [HPC-U]. View and download OGF documents here: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?final -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor Under the advise of the OGF's steering group, announcements of newly published documents, as well as those starting public comment, go to the wg-all mailing list. This is a meta-list of all people on all OGF lists. To manage your OGF list subscriptions, visit http://www.ogf.org/mailman/

1 0

New document published: Technical Strategy for the Open Grid Forum 2007-2010
by Greg Newby 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

New OGF document published in the Informational track: GFD-I.113 Title: Technical Strategy for the Open Grid Forum 2007-2010 Authors/editors: D. Snelling, C. Kantarjiev Abstract: This document describes the overall OGF technical strategy for the development of standards spanning a timeframe from 2007 to 2010. The technical strategy ultimately describes the output of the OGF standards working groups as well as the requirements (in the form of capabilities or functions) that serve as the inputs to standards working groups. This version of the technical strategy is represented in the form of a roadmap of standards working group output over time with specific short-term milestones and target deliverables. It is expected that later versions will address technical strategy in the context of Enterprise and e-Science activities, such as the Vendor Adoption Forums and the Grid Interoperability Now (GIN) activity. View and download OGF documents here: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?final -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor Under the advise of the OGF's steering group, announcements of newly published documents, as well as those starting public comment, go to the wg-all mailing list. This is a meta-list of all people on all OGF lists. To manage your OGF list subscriptions, visit http://www.ogf.org/mailman/

1 0

New document published: Grid - Distributed Computing at Scale
by Greg Newby 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

New OGF document published in the Informational track: GFD-I.112 Title: Grid - Distributed Computing at Scale, An overview of Grid and the Open Grid Forum Authors/editors: M. Linesch Abstract: In today's global economy, organizations are being challenged to break down people, process, and technology silos that inhibit the flow of information, innovation and commerce. Individuals are being challenged to work in new ways - often in collaboration with other organizations, departments, and/or disciplines. This paper explains why Grid is the IT infrastructure solution being used by leading organizations around the world to enable this knowledge-based, global economy. It explains the role of grid technologies within the broader distributed computing landscape and defines three common usage patterns of grid today. It identifies the evolution of Grid technologies from application- specific solutions to dynamic, shared and service-oriented infrastructures. Finally, it describes the role that the Open Grid Forum plays in accelerating grid adoption in partnership with the grid community and the industry at large. View and download OGF documents here: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?final -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor Under the advise of the OGF's steering group, announcements of newly published documents, as well as those starting public comment, go to the wg-all mailing list. This is a meta-list of all people on all OGF lists. To manage your OGF list subscriptions, visit http://www.ogf.org/mailman/

1 0