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.
EXHIBITION AND SPONSORSHIP
Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities are still
available. Details can be found at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/sponsor.php.