1. GGF14 Hotel Reservations 2. GGF14 Registration 3. Introduction to Grids Tutorial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. GGF's special room rates at the Westin have been extended until Sunday, June 19th. Please note that the government rate rooms are sold out but our GGF discounted rooms are still available. Lodging information can be found at http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_next_lodging.htm. Book today, time is running out! 2. GGF14 Registration Register for GGF14 today! Full registration prices end on June 21st. Over 80 group sessions have been scheduled as well as a robust, community-oriented track with topics like: - Network-Centric Operations - Education Communities and the Grid - Applying Grid Computing Research to Commercial Information Retrieval Applications - Space-Related Grid Applications - Semantic Grids and the Agents Community - Supporting New Grid Communities - "Why, how and when to invest in working with GGF"- Improving Interaction between Grid Standards and Projects Community Workshop - Grid Applications: From Early Adopters to Mainstream Users - Healthcare Security and Privacy: Is GGF doing enough to meet the needs of the Healthcare Industry? - Globus Toolkit Version 4: Status and Experiences Community Workshop - Science Gateways: Common Community Interfaces to Grid Resources You can find a link to the online schedule at: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_next_schedule.htm. 3. Introduction to Grids Tutorial One of the program highlights of GGF14 is a "Grid Primer for Managers" to be presented by GridWise Technologies on Monday, June 27, from 1:00-5:00 pm. This half-day management-level Grid technology tutorial is primarily focused on the newcomers to the Grid industry. This tutorial will answer the questions: - What is Grid computing? Why and how is it useful in business? - What is Grid technology? Is it usable? What is the state of the market? - What does a Grid architecture and Grid application mean? - Why and how should I migrate to a Grid architecture? - Why should I grid-enable my software product, and how do I go about it? - What are the solutions existing on the market, and how do I choose among them? Participation in this tutorial requires separate registration and carries a $90 fee. You may either add this tutorial to your existing registration for GGF14 or may register for the tutorial separately. To register, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?EventId=23544 Steve Crumb Executive Director, Global Grid Forum +1 630-252-8610 (Office) +1 630-915-3324 (Cell) scrumb@ggf.org