The Thought Leadership Series is an open forum for thought leaders from the community to speak out about important Grid and distributed computing issues and topics. Our hope is that this series will stimulate discussion and provoke a lively debate on each topic.

How the Program Works
Anyone can submit a thought leadership article and doing so is easy - just email it to thoughtleadership@ogf.org. Typical articles are expected to be on the order of one to two pages, i.e. more than the typical email or blog entry but shorter than a formal whitepaper. Articles will undergo a brief review by a team of OGF members. Articles should identify a specific topic of interest to the grid and distributed computing community and explain why the topic is important and to who. Overt product and sales pitches or articles with other clearly inappropriate material will be returned to the author with suggestions on how to make it suitable. We prefer to identify the document author but anonymous submissions will be accepted. We also ask that your article identify the topic as well as have a title or "one-liner" that captures the essence of the article. This title will be the hyperlinked text that gets posted under the topic on the "Grid Thought Leadership Series" web page.

Why Participate?
You will receive valuable recognition and visibility as a thought leader. Your article may influence others in the community and may provide insight to help guide OGF's direction and planning. Articles will also be considered for future OGF event content.

Questions about the thought leadership program can be submitted to thoughtleadership@ogf.org.