| GridWorld™/GGF15
3-6 October, 2005
Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA, US
GGF15
Summary
GridWorld/GGF15 version 1.0.
Boston’s historic Park Plaza Hotel was the venue
for this inaugural event with a three-fold program:
There was something for everyone
and many of the 460 participants walked away with a
better understanding of how grid technologies can make
a difference in their organizations.
The four-day Community and Standards Programs started
with a joint plenary presentation with GGF Chair Mark
Linesch and Tony Hey, Vice President of Technical Computing
for Microsoft. A highlight of Linesch’s portion
was presenting leadership
awards to Geoffrey Fox (for launching GGF’s
Community Program) and Walter Stewart (for leadership
of the Enterprise program). Hey’s presentation
gave numerous examples of the positive impact grids
are having on eScience activities in the research and
commercial sectors. The opening was followed by three
days of Community sessions on subjects ranging from
grid security to grid portals to privacy issues in healthcare
environments (Community
Program presentations). Andrew Grimshaw
(U of Virginia) gave an excellent closing keynote on
how grid deployment often causes people from different
“world’s” (management, operations,
users) to ‘collide’ (slides).
In parallel, GGF’s groups got down to business
discussing grid architectures and specifications. GridWorld/GGF15
may be recorded as one of the most productive events
for GGF’s Standards activities as no less than
15 draft documents discussed during the week were submitted
for publication to the GGF Editor. Other important discussions
were held on topics such as:
- Developing a use case repository (a
prototype was presented)
- Defining a robust and reliable grid
- Requirements for sensor grids
- Security issues with grids and VPNs
- And many more…
Linesch then opened the two-day
Enterprise program and introduced opening keynote Gary
Beach, Sr. Editor of CIO Magazine, who made a business
case for why enterprises are adopting grids (slides).
This keynote launched two full days of grid topics ranging
from case studies of grid usage in numerous commercial
environments to discussions over perceived roadblocks
to grid adoption. Participants also heard from leading
analysts about the future impact of grids in the industry
(Enterprise
Program Presentations).
Meanwhile, over fifteen sponsoring
organizations networked with decision-makers in the
sponsor showcase area. Many of these organizations took
the opportunity to make key announcements regarding
their product lines. Expectations are high for this
to increase in scope and number during next year’s
GridWorld event. The media and analysts were also well
represented at GridWorld. Over forty members of the
press attended sessions, held private interviews and
many produced excellent articles about the topics and
organizations represented at the event (list
of articles). One of GGF’s security
groups (CAOPS-WG) played a significant role in the announcement
of an International Grid Trust Federation (IGTF) which
enables individuals with a single authentication to
use resources on three different continents (IGTF
News Release).
It’s impossible to
list all of the highlights of GridWorld/GGF15. We all
learned the bumps that can occur in any inaugural event
but the expectation is high that future GridWorld events
will improve with time and attention to the lessons
learned during GridWorld/GGF15 version 1.0.
Statistical
Information
Participants
List
Presentations
Community Program
Enterprise
Program
GGF
Closing: Standards Highlights
GGF 101
GGF15
Progress Report
GGF15 Images and Quotes
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