Call for Community Participation GGF16 February 13-16, 2006 Athens, Greece GGF is comprised of a number of "communities of interest" who either are users of grids in their domain or develop innovative approaches to perceived roadblocks to the adoption of grids. The Community Program at GGF16 seeks to build new and strengthen existing communities of interest in GGF. The Community Program at GGF16 will offer a series of 30-90 minute talks and panels emphasizing the applications and operations of grids in research and industrial contexts. The Community Program will also consist of half and full-day research workshops and tutorials of standards-based implementations of grid software. While there are no formal publication requirements, publications in the form of GGF Informational Documents, journal articles/special or equivalent are encouraged and all session organizers are required to submit materials (including slides) for inclusion on the GGF Community web pages prior to the event. Community activities may run in parallel with other GGF activities (such as standards sessions) but every attempt will be made in scheduling to minimize unnecessary clashes. Proposals are now being accepted for the Community Program at GGF16 to be held February 13-16, 2006, in Athens, Greece. Online submission form is available at http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_communityInvolvmentProposal.htm. Details (examples, abstracts and slides) of past successful community programs can be viewed at: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_community_presentations.htm http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_ggf15_Community_Involvement.htm. GGF COMMUNITY PROGRAM KEY DATES & DEADLINES Call for Proposals Deadline - November 30, 2005 Acceptance Notification/Preliminary Program available - December 9, 2005 [Advance acceptance notification may be given for workshops that involve individual CFPs] Program slide deadline - January 31, 2006 GGF16 - February 13 - 16, 2005 Questions? Please contact communities@ggf.org. +++++++++++++++++++ Julie Wulf-Knoerzer Manager of Community Development Global Grid Forum wulf@ggf.org ph. 630/252-7163 fax 630/252-4466