The 20th Open Grid Forum - OGF20

May 7 - 11, 2007
Manchester International Convention Centre
Manchester, UK

OGF20 will be held May 7-11 in Manchester, UK and is hosted by UK e-Science and the University of Manchester. At OGF20, more than 800 grid enthusiasts from around the globe will gather for one week to further grid standards development and discuss best practices in e-Science. The event also features a two day enterprise program, led by the Grid Computing Now! KTN, that will focus on real world case studies and practical grid solutions.

We are currently inviting proposals for presentations and workshops. Please see the details below, which including the time line and URL for submissions.
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Call for Proposals
The 20th Open Grid Forum - OGF20
May 7-11, 2007
Manchester International Convention Centre, Manchester, UK

OGF20 is co-located with the EGEE User Forum, which will run from May 9-11. Most OGF community events will take place on May 7-9, with the overlap on the 9th allowing joint meetings between the OGF and EGEE communities.

OGF is comprised of a number of "communities of interest" who either are users of grids in their domain or who develop innovative approaches to encourage the further adoption of grids. The OGF20 Program seeks to build new and strengthen existing communities of interest in OGF including industry and e-Science.

The OGF20 Program will offer a series of 30-90 minute talks and panels emphasizing the applications and operations of grids in research and commercial contexts. It will also offer half and full-day workshops on the implementation and application of grid software. One track of the program will focus on explaining and discussing the opportunities for the successful deployment of Grids in Business (see http://www.ogf.org/OGF20/documents/OGF20_industry_programme_Grids_Mean_B...)

While there are no formal publication requirements, all session organizers and contributors are required to submit summary materials for inclusion on the OGF web pages prior to the event. Slides used in presentations must also be made available; some sessions will require these in advance, others immediately after the presentation.

The OGF workshop program will run co-located and in parallel with other OGF activities such as standards sessions. Wednesday May 9th will be run jointly with the EGEE User Forum and appropriate topics will be scheduled on this day. More information on the EGEE User Forum can be found at http://cern.ch/egee-intranet/User-Forum/.

Proposals are now being accepted for the OGF20 Program. Only proposals submitted online prior to 9th February will be considered. To submit a proposal, visit http://www.ogf.org/gf/session_request/commreq.php?event_id=7.

Acceptance notices will be sent approximately one week later. Presentation slides for some sessions, including Grids in Business, will be required in advance.

Details (examples, abstracts and slides) of past successful OGF programs can be viewed at:
http://www.ogf.org/GGF18/ggf_events_ggf18.php

http://www.ogf.org/GGF17/ggf_events_ggf17.htm

OGF20 PROGRAM KEY DATES & DEADLINES

Proposal Submission Deadline - February 9

Acceptance Notification - February 23 [Advance acceptance notification may be given for workshops that involve individual CFPs]

Presentation slides due (for applicable sessions) - April 13

Dave Berry
Deputy Director, Research & E-infrastructure Development
National e-Science Centre,
15 South College Street
Edinburgh, EH8 9AA
+44 131 651 4039