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Corrections to the GridConnections Newsletter
by john.ehrig＠ogf.org 29 May '08

29 May '08

Please note the following corrections to the OGF23 Show Special in the newsletter: 1) The "Interoperability and Interoperation Between Europe, India and Asia" session will be held in the EIXAMPLE room 2) The "Using Grid Techniques to Optimise Energy Efficiency" session will start at 09:00 The attached newsletter has the corrected information. Regards, John Ehrig Open Grid Forum Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager 925 275-6677

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June 08 GridConnections Newsletter
by john.ehrig＠ogf.org 29 May '08

29 May '08

The June 08 GridConnections newsletter is here. Please open the attached document to view the newsletter. In this Issue: - OGF23 Show Special - Welcome New Organizational Member - UNICORE - Now Accepting At-Large Board of Director Nominations - Documents Update: Documents in Public Comment - Upcoming Events: OGF24, 25 26 & 27 and eScience 08 Regards, John Ehrig Open Grid Forum Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager 925 275-6677

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OGF23 Deadlines - This Week
by Julie Wulf-Knoerzer 14 May '08

14 May '08

HOTEL RESERVATIONS A reminder that tomorrow, May 15 (Thursday), is the deadline for reserving sleeping rooms at the Barcelo Sants Hotel. After tomorrow, rooms under OGF's discounted rate will only be issued based on availability. Reserve your room now to take advantage of these discounted rates! See http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/lodging.php. REGISTRATION Friday, May 16, is the deadline for Advance Registration. After Friday, registration fees will increase to the on-site rates. See http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/registration.php. OGF23 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS OGF23 Keynotes- Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com Les Robertson, CERN Diego Pavia, CEO, ATOS Origin Mario Campolargo, European Commission Other highlights of the OGF23/BEinGRID program include- - Workshops on commercial implementations of workflow, using grid to optimize energy efficiency, and a host of other relevant topics - Sessions focused on quality in open source grid implementations, data grids, interoperability, and cloud computing - Thirty OGF chartered groups - Multiple tutorials on implementing grid middleware and building grids that manage distributed data hosted by OGF-Europe - A plenary session to discuss the European Grid Initiative (EGI) on Tuesday morning, June 3. Complete schedule can be found at http://www.ogf.org/gf/event_schedule/index.php?event_id=10. OGF ESCIENCE STRATEGY All interested in learning about and providing insight into OGF eScience function activities are invited to participate in an informal discussion with Prof. Geoffrey Fox (OGF VP, eScience) prior to OGF23 on Sunday, June 2. These informal meetings will take place from 10:00a - 3:30p - location tbd. Please contact Julie Wulf-Knoerzer <wulf(a)ogf.org> if you are interested in engaging in such a discussion. EXHIBITION AND SPONSORSHIP Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Details can be found at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/sponsor.php.

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Amazon.com CTO to Keynote at OGF23
by john.ehrig＠ogf.org 07 May '08

07 May '08

OGF is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com, to its roster of exceptional OGF23 (Barcelona, June 2-6) keynotes including Les Robertson from CERN and Mario Campolargo from the European Commission. Dr. Vogels will present on Tuesday afternoon, June 3, along with Diego Pavia, CEO of ATOS Origin Iberia, as part of the joint keynote to kick-off the BEinGRID Industry Days event, co-located with OGF23. Register today...discounted rate closes soon! http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/registration.php In addition to an attractive list of keynotes, other highlights of the OGF23/BEinGRID program include: - Numerous demonstrations of grid applications in a wide range of sectors including finance, supply chain management, media, leisure and environmental sciences - Workshops on commercial implementations of workflow, using grid to optimize energy efficiency, dynamic service level agreements, and a host of other relevant topics - Sessions focused on quality in open source grid implementations, data grids, interoperability between production research grids, and cloud computing - Thirty OGF chartered groups will meet to advance grid specifications, develop best practices, increase OGF specification adoption and explore new access paradigms for grid users - OGF-Europe will host a full-day seminar on how grids enable Digital Repositories and multiple tutorials on implementing grid middleware and building grids that manage distributed data - A poster gallery and an exhibition area hosted by OGF-Europe that is open to any organization or funded project wishing to gain greater visibility in the grid community - A plenary session to discuss the European Grid Initiative (EGI) on Tuesday morning, June 3. Discounted registration and hotel reservations will remain available for a short time only - see http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/ Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Details can be found at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/sponsor.php The online schedule may be found at: http://www.ogf.org/gf/event_schedule/index.php?event_id=10 All conference questions may be sent to wulf(a)ogf.org. See you in Barcelona! Regards, John Ehrig OGF Program Manager 925 275-6677

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May 08 GridConnections Newsletter
by john.ehrig＠ogf.org 01 May '08

01 May '08

The May 08 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 Issue: - OGF23 Preview - OGF23 On-line Program Schedule Now Available! - Important OGF23 Deadlines - Welcome New Organizational Member Cybera - Documents Update: Newly Published Documents and Documents in Public Comment - Upcoming Events: OGF23 & 24, Open Source Grid and Cluster Conference, GCC08 and eScience 08 - Newsletter Contributors Needed Regards, John Ehrig Open Grid Forum Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager 925 275-6677

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