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Last day to book OGF 32 conference hotel TODAY! (Some days already sold out)
by Alan Sill 27 Jun '11

27 Jun '11

Dear OGF WG participants As indicated on http://www.ogf.org/OGF32/lodging.php and the equivalent Teragrid 2011 page, https://www.teragrid.org/web/tg11/hotel/travel-information , the conference rate of $135/night is only available through today, June 27. We are told that the rooms are now completely booked on July 17. If you select a date range that includes this date, the Marriott reservation system at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/slcut-salt-lake-city-marriott-downtown will likely refuse the booking with following message : "Group Rate Not Available For Requested Dates Please click the “Return to Previous Screen” button, alter the stay information and retry your search." It may be necessary to book your room separately at the full rate on those dates. Calling the reservation help number with this information may also be an option. Again, note that today is the last day to get the conference rate for the remaining dates! In any case, we are looking forward to seeing as many as possible of you at OGF 32. Wherever you stay, please do register also for the event as per the information and links at the registration page, http://ogf.org/OGF32/registration.php Further information on the associated and co-located workshop on Science Agency Uses of Clouds and Grids is under preparation and will be sent out shortly. Thanks, Alan Alan Sill, Ph.D Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing Center Adjunct Professor of Physics, TTU Vice President of Standards, Open Grid Forum ==================================================================== : Alan Sill, Texas Tech University Office: Drane 162, MS 4-1167 : : e-mail: Alan.Sill(a)ttu.edu ph. 806-742-4350 fax 806-742-4358 : ====================================================================

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OGF32 Early Registration extended to June 27
by Joel Replogle 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

Dear OGF Community - OGF32 will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 15 -17, 2011. We are excited about the opportunity to co-locate with the Teragrid '11 conference in the same hotel venue immediately following OGF32. Come to Salt Lake City for OGF32 and stay for Teragrid '11! Also following OGF32 will be a one-day workshop titled, "Science Agency Use of Clouds and Grids", that will take place on July 18th. Registration for this workshop is also available using the URL below. The Early Registration for OGF32 has been extended to June 27. Register now at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF32/registration.php Hotel booking at the conference venue, the Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown, is still available: http://www.ogf.org/OGF32/lodging.php While the schedule is coming together for the event, it's still not too late to respond to the call for session proposals at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF32/cfp.php Thanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, OGF replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org PO Box 1738 T: +1-765-228-9068 Muncie, IN 47308 USA F: +1-815-927-6284 Upcoming Events: OGF32 * July 15-18 * Salt Lake City, Utah USA * www.ogf.org/OGF32 OGF33 * September 19-23 * Lyon, France * www.ogf.org/OGF33

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by Sill, Alan 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

This should be posted soon, but here's a jump start. I just heard from Joel that the hotel room booking code and rates for OGF 32 in Salt Lake City will be the same as those for Teragrid 2011 - good news! The code is "TEGTEGA" and the rate is $129/night (plus taxes, I expect). This will make it convenient for those who plan to book to attend both events, though the code should be good for either. Wanted to make sure everyone who needs this information has it right away. Further information should be available at http://ogf.org/ogf32 now or very shortly. Thanks, Alan

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Open Grid Forum 32 Call for Session Proposals
by Alan Sill 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Dear OGF work groups and interested parties, The Open Grid Forum 32 call for session proposals is now available at the following link. As a reminder, the dates of OGF 32 are July 15-18, 2011, with the last day of OGF 32 overlapping the first day of the Teragrid 2011 meeting. Please submit a session request for any group, BOF or session you would like to see and/or are planning to lead. We have recently worked out some problems with logistics and are now able to report that we *WILL* be co-located in the same hotel as the Teragrid 2011 conference, the Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/slcut-salt-lake-city-marriott-downtown More information will be forthcoming on the hotel booking code soon. Meanwhile, we encourage you to explore the links for OGF 32 and to fill out the call for proposals if you are a group or session leader or area director, or would like to propose a BOF, workshop or tutorial. Call for Session Proposals link: http://ogf.org/OGF32/cfp.php Note also that Monday, July 18 will be a special "Science Agency Uses of Clouds and Grids" to focus attention and work on this area. This workshop will be a follow-on to the successful OGF/USDOE "High Performance Applications of Clouds and Grids" workshop held in April 2011 and will also serve as a venue to develop formal input to several ongoing standards and software roadmapping efforts, including the US National Institute of Science and Technology's Business Use Cases group and the SIENA Cloud Standards Roadmap effort. International contributions to this workshop are encouraged and will be accepted. Project status updates on cloud and grid framework software efforts and major projects are recruited to be presented at this workshop. There will be other special tutorials of interest occurring in the Teragrid 2011 program on the same day. We invite thorough participation in the Science Agencies workshop and/or these tutorials. Special note: The TAGPMA branch of the International Grid Trust Federation will be meeting at the headquarters of Digicert in Salt Lake City July 14-15; corresponding CAOps and Cloud Security meetings will be scheduled at OGF on the 16th or 17th with this schedule in mind. We apologize for the delay in getting this information to you, but the logistics -- thought to be settled many months ago -- proved to be more challenging than we had anticipated and there seem to be many different events taking place in Salt Lake City during that interval. Alan Alan Sill, Ph.D Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing Center Adjunct Professor of Physics, TTU Vice President of Standards, Open Grid Forum ==================================================================== : Alan Sill, Texas Tech University Office: Drane 162, MS 4-1167 : : e-mail: Alan.Sill(a)ttu.edu ph. 806-742-4350 fax 806-742-4358 : ====================================================================

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New documents in public comment
by Greg Newby 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

OGF members and affiliates: Three documents have begun public comment. Please consider reading and providing feedback on them. Brief affirmations are very useful to demonstrate community input and support. More detailed analysis is also, of course, welcome. All documents in public comment are accessible here: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?public_comment These documents are currently in public comment: * Network Services Framework. Informational document via NSI-WG. * Translating From DCN to NDL and Back Again. Informational document via NML-WG. * SAGA API Extension: Message API. Proposed recommendation document via SAGA-WG. -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor

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