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OGF28 Full Registration deadline: 12 March 2010
by Joel Replogle 11 Mar '10

11 Mar '10

OGF Community - We're excited that OGF28 is about to begin. It has compelling content and should prove to be a highly productive event. Please note that the deadline for Full Registration on-line is this Friday, 12 March 2010. After that date, all registrations will be On-Site. View http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/registration.php for more information. See you next week in Munich! Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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OGF28 Advanced Registration deadline approaching: February 15, 2010
by Joel Replogle 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

The Advanced Registration deadline for OGF28 is February 15, 2010 and is fast approaching. With the theme of "The Future of Distributed Computing Infrastructure (DCI)", OGF28 features a program consisting of a broad range of topics including Clouds, Green IT, Security, Interoperability, Grids, HPC, and large-scale DCI. Reserve your place today and take advantage of the Advanced Registration rate by visiting: http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/registration.php OGF28 will be March 15-18, 2010 and is hosted by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Munich, Germany. More information is at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF28 The event schedule may be viewed here: http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/schedule.php Thanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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OGF28 Registration is now open!
by Joel Replogle 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

All - I'm pleased to announce that registration for OGF28 is now open! OGF28 will be held at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Munich, Germany on March 15-19, 2010. The theme is "The Future of Distributed Computing Infrastructures (DCI)" and will prove to be the premier event relating to DCI, Clouds and Grids in Europe this spring. To register, please visit: http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/registration.php or go directly to the registration site: http://www.interplan.de/reg/2010/OGF10/ See you in Munich! Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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Deadline extended: OGF28 Call for Session Proposals
by Joel Replogle 14 Dec '09

14 Dec '09

OGF Community - The deadline for submissions to the OGF28 Call for Session Proposals has been extended to January 4, 2010 with notifications by January 15, 2010. Proposals are being received online at: www.ogf.org/OGF28/cfp.php Grids have matured to production infrastructures in academic and commercial usage scenarios. In addition, Cloud computing is evolving as a promising new paradigm for infrastructure provisioning. For academics, such distributed computing and service infrastructures are considered key enablers for the future of eScience. Commercial application of such technologies leads to challenges and consideration similar to those in eScience. OGF28 will provide a forum to foster new relationships and collaborations based on common interests, and develop best practices and technical specifications related to Distributed Computing Infrastructures (DCI). If you are interested in the future of distributed computing, OGF28 is the place to be in March 2010. The OGF28 Program Committee seeks active participation by key projects in DCI, worldwide. In addition to OGF's chartered groups and Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions, the Program Committee is soliciting proposals for content that support the OGF mission of accelerating distributed computing adoption in both research and industry. While the Program Committee will consider all proposed content related to grid and cloud technology and usage, they are particularly seeking content related to the following topics: Strategic Session • Linking data-intensive, large-scale projects in DCI • European Strategic Outlook on the Future of DCI (e.g. key EU Projects in ICT) Technical topics: • Future of Clouds, Grids and Clouds, Clouds and HPC • Data Management, Access and Repositories for Distributed Computing • Security in Grids, Clouds • Production Grid Interoperability • Software Sustainability for DCI • Green IT, Energy Efficiency Additionally, OGF and OGF-Europe are accepting proposals for multiple half-day or full-day tutorials with a hands-on focus and designed to enhance technology skills. The deadline to submit session proposals for the joint program is: 4 January 2010, notification will be provided by 15 January 2010. Thanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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Reminder: Friday is last day to nominate OGF At-large Board Members
by Joel Replogle 11 Dec '09

11 Dec '09

OGF Community - This is a reminder that nominations are being sought for OGF At-large Board members, and Friday, 11 December 2009 is the last day for nominations. At-large board members are members of the OGF community selected to help lead the organization. The At-large board member term is 2 years. Please go to this URL to nominate: http://www.ogf.org/nomcom/nomination.php Thanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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Nominations for OGF At-large Board Members are open
by Joel Replogle 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

OGF Community - Nominations are currently being sought for OGF At-large Board Members. At-large board members are members of the OGF community selected to serve a 2-year term on the OGF Board to help lead the organization. Please visit the nomination page to make a nomination: http://www.ogf.org/nomcom/nomination.php The deadline for nominations is December 11, 2009. Thanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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OGF28 CFP is now open
by Joel Replogle 17 Nov '09

17 Nov '09

The OGF 28 Call for Session Proposals is now open at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/cfp.php Open Grid Forum, OGF28 March 15-19, 2010 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Munich, Germany Call for Session Proposals for the Joint Program & Tutorials - http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/cfp.php “Future of Distributed Computing Infrastructures” Grids matured to production infrastructures in academic and commercial usage scenarios. In addition, Cloud computing evolved as a promising new paradigm for infrastructure provisioning. For academics, such distributed computing and service infrastructures are considered as key enablers for the future of eScience. The commercial application of such technologies leads to similar challenges and consideration. OGF28 will provide a forum to foster new relationships and collaborations based on common interests, and develop best practices and technical specifications related to Distributed Computing Infrastructures. If you are interested in the future of distributed computing, OGF28 is the place to be in March 2010. The PC event committee seeks active participation by key projects in this area, especially from Europe, US and Asia. In addition to OGF's chartered groups and Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions, the Program Committee is soliciting proposals for content that support its mission of accelerating distributed computing adoption in both research and industry. While the Program Committee will consider all proposed content related to grid technology and usage, they are particularly seeking content related to the following topics: Strategic Session - Linking data-intensive, large-scale projects in Distributed Computing Infrastructures - European Strategic Outlook on the Future of DCI (e.g. key EU Projects in ICT) Technical topics: - Future of Clouds, Grids on Clouds, Clouds and HPC - Data, Data Access and Data Repositories for Distributed Computing Infrastructures - Security in Grids, Clouds - Production Grid Interoperability - Software Sustainability for DCI - Green IT, Energy Efficiency Additionally, OGF and OGF-Europe are accepting proposals for multiple half-day or full-day tutorials with a hands-on focus and designed to enhance technology skills. The deadline to submit session proposals for the joint program is: 15 December 2009, notification will be provided by 15 January 2010. Submit your session proposal at http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/cfp.php OGF28 Program Committee Members: - Thilo Kielmann - Ignacio Llorente - Uwe Schwiegelshohn - Thomas Rueter - Fabrizio Gagliardi - Silvana Muscella - Ian Osborne - Shantenu Jha - Martin Anthony Walker - Martin Swany - Graham Cameron - Ann Borda - Satoshi Sekiguchi - Andrew Grimshaw - Simon Lin Programm Committee Chair: Ramin Yahyapour General Chairman: Dieter Kranzlmüller Local Chairman: Nils Otto vor dem gentschen Felde THanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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New document in public comment
by Greg Newby 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

To all OGF group members and affiliates: One new document is available for public comment, and there is still time to comment on four previously available. All documents in public comment may be reached at this Web address: http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?public_comment * WS-DAI RDF(S) Realization: Introduction, Motivational Use Cases and Terminologies. M. Antonioletti and others, via DAIS-WG. Previously announced: * Open Cloud Computing Interface - Use cases and requirements for a Cloud API. T. Metsch, via OCCI-WG. * WS-Agreement Specification Version 1.0 Experience Document. D. Battre, P. Wieder, W. Ziegler, via GRAAP-WG * WS-DAI and WS-DAIR Implementations - Experimental Document. S. Lynden, M. Antonioletti, M. Jackson, S. Ahn, via DAIS-WG * INFOD 1.0 Implementation--Experience Report. R. Fehling, S. Fisher, D. Gawlick, R. Gunasekaran, M. Shankar, A. Yalamanchi, via INFOD-WG. Please consider reading documents in public comment, and providing your comments to the document authors via the link provided for each document. Brief comments are welcome, not only detailed analysis. Public comments are an excellent indication of community interest and support for a document. -- Greg Newby, OGF Editor Dr. Gregory Newby, Chief Scientist of the 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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Open Call: Nominations for OGF Leadership Positions
by replogle＠ogf.org 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

The OGF Nominating Committee (NomCom) has issued the call to fill three At-Large Board of Director seats and several other leadership positions during the next several weeks. A call for nominations is now open. Please visit the Open Nominations page to view open positions and make nominations: http://www.ogf.org/nomcom/nomination.php About the NOMCOM: The NOMCOM solicits and selects or recommends candidates to fill OGF leadership positions, such as Vice Presidents, Area Directors and at-large Board Members. It gives the OGF community a way to influence who serves in these positions and also gives the chosen members a community mandate. NOMCOM 2009/2010 Committee members: David Snelling, Fujitsu Walter Stewart, CANARIE Jens Jensen Andre Merzky, LSU Thanks, Joel

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HPDC 2010 Call for Workshops
by Joel Replogle 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

HPDC2010 -- Call for Workshops We invite proposals for workshops to be held with the ACM Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing to be held in Chicago, Illinois in June 2009. Workshops will be held June 21-22, preceding the main conference sessions June 23-25. Workshops provide forums for discussion among researchers and practitioners on focused topics or emerging research areas. Workshops may be organized in whatever way is appropriate to the topic, possibly including invited talks, panel discussions, presentation of work in progress, or full peer- reviewer papers. Each workshop will be a full day event hosting 20-40 participants. A workshop must be proposed in writing and sent to dthain(a)nd.edu. A workshop proposal should consist of: * Name of the workshop. * A few paragraphs describing the theme of the workshop and how it relates to the overall conference. * Data about previous offerings of the workshop, including attendance, number of papers or presentations submitted and accepted. * Names and affiliations of the workshop organizers, and if applicable, a significant portion of the program committee. * Plan for attracting submissions and attendees. * Timeline for milestones such as call for papers, submission deadline, and so forth. IMPORTANT DATES: -- Workshop Proposals Deadline: October 19, 2009 -- Notification: October 26, 2009 -- Workshop Calls Online: November 9, 2009 -- Workshop Proceedings Due: April 23, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org

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