Announcements

OGF34 CFP and Registration now open
The Call for Session Proposals and Registration is available for OGF34

2011-04 OGF Announces the Publication of its Open Cloud Computing Interface (OCCI) Specification Documents
OGF Publishes OCCI Specification, an Important Standard for Interoperable Cloud Computing

2011-03 OGF Announces Two New Area Directors
OGF welcomes Dan Katz and Wolfgang Ziegler as Area Directors of Applications

2011-03 OGF31/ISGC Underway in Taipei, Taiwan
OGF kicks off OGF31

2010-10 OGF Call for Nominations
Nominations are sought for At-Large Board Members

OGF Announces New VP for Standards: Dr. Alan Sill
Alan Sill appointed as OGF Standards VP

OGF Seeks nominations for Vice President of Standards
Nominations are being sought for the OGF VP of Standards

OGF Standards Activity Hightlighted
OGF Features the work and adoption of its standards

OGF28 Registration is now open!
Register for OGF28 in Munich, Germany March 15-18, 2010

OGF28 Call for Session Proposals is Open
OGF opens call for session proposals for OGF28 in Munich, Germany

Nominations are open for OGF At-large Board Members
Nominations are being sought for OGF At-large Board Members

2009-08 OGF and the joint conference of CloudWorld, Next Generation Data Center (NGDC), and OpenSource World
See OGF at CloudWorld/NGDC/OpenSource World booth 431

OGF and Other Major SDOs Collaborate to Further Adoption of Cloud Standards
Cross Institutional Group Pursuing Clarity of Standards Landscape

OGF26 Call for Session Proposals
The OGF26 Call for Session Proposals is now open!

OGF26 Registration Now Open!
OGF announces the opening of registration for OGF26 in Chapel Hill, NC USA.

OGF specs and representation at SC'08
OGF has strong showing at Supercomputing 08

GIN Demos at Supercomputing '08
Juelich Supercompting Centre (JSC) (booth #2621) hosts GIN and Grid demos

OGF25/EGEE User Forum Call for Session Proposals
OGF, OGF-Europe, and EGEE announce the Call for Session proposals for EGEE User Forum / OGF25 & OGF-Europe's 2nd International Event

OGF24 CFP and Advanced Registration Dates Extended
Dates have been extended to August 8, 2008
Call for Participation
Registration Information
Lodging Information
OGF24 Home

OGF24 Call for Participation
The Call For Participation for OGF24 is open!

OGF Updates Statement of Mission
OGF Confirms its long-term commitment to applied distributed computing

Preliminary Papers for OGF Special Journal Issue
Preliminary papers have been posted for the OGF Special Journal Issue of Concurrency and Computation:Practice and Experience.
http://www.ogf.org/OGF_Special_Issue/

Amazon.com CTO to Keynote at OGF23
Dr. Werner Vogels added to impressive roster of keynote speakers
Register today...discounted rate closes soon!

PBS Professional Announces the Availability of FedStage DRMAA Implementation and Support
Adoption of OGF Specifications Continues Rapid Expansion
http://www.pbsgridworks.com/NewsDetail.aspx?news_id=10054&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Open Grid Forum Launches Grid Thought Leadership Series
Provides Forum for Discussion of Hot Topics and Issues in Grid

Open Grid Forum Achieves Major Milestone
HPC Basic Profile Specification Integrated Into Commercial Product Releases

Ten OGF Standards Demonstrated At SC07
Critical Interoperability Issues Addressed by OGF Specification Implementations

OGF Special Journal Issue
Submissions are being sought for a Special Journal Issue of Special Issue of Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience Practice and Experience on activities connected to the Open Grid Forum

OGF36 Call For Session Proposals
OGF is pleased to announce the CFP for OGF36 in Chicago, Illinois

OGF36 Registration Now Open
Registration for OGF36 is now open

OGF37 Registration Now Open
Registration for OGF37 is now open

OGF37 Call For Session Proposals
OGF is pleased to announce the CFP for OGF37 in Charlottesville, Virginia


OGF Press Releases

April 2009 OGF ANNOUNCES OPEN CLOUD COMPUTING INTERFACE (OCCI) WORKING GROUP
OGF officially launches working group to create an API for cloud infrastructure services

February 2008 Europe Backs Open Standards to Advance Grid Adoption
OGF-Europe created to drive grid adoption and innovation
OGF Europe Press Release (pdf)
Japanese Translation (pdf)

May 2007 Standards makers agree to cooperate on the GRID
Press Release (doc)

February 2007 Open Grid Forum Announces Worldwide Affiliate Program and First Five Affiliate Members
Affiliate Press Release
Affiliate Press Release (Japanese)
Affiliate Press Release (Korean)
Affiliate Program Benefits
Affiliate Program Application

November 2006 HPC Industry Leaders Demonstrate Interoperability Using OGF Specifications
Press Release
SC06 Demonstration Description

September 2006 Open Grid Forum Completes Merger Integration; Formally Launches Operations
http://www.ogf.org/rotate_headers/rotate_launch.php

June 2006 Enterprise Grid Alliance and Global Grid Forum Complete Merger To Form Open Grid Forum
Press Release (Japanese)
FAQ (Japanese)
Support From Industry Leaders
Message from the President of OGF


Other OGF News

May 2007 Grid computing tries to shake non-business image
Open Grid Forum in Manchester points to the business world as it tries to prove that grid computing model isn't just for academics and research.

May 2007 Interview: Grid makes moves towards the mainstream
Grid computing is no longer confined to the world of academia and research.

May 2007 Christopher Smith (Platform Computing) Elected VP of Standards
Principal Product Architect to Oversee Standardization and Interoperability of Grid Software
(doc)

December 2006 Availigent Joins Open Grid Forum (OGF)
To Aid Development of Global Grid Technology

November 2006 Open Grid Forum HPC Demo Impresses at SC06
http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/1109586.html

September 2006 Talking Grid with IBM's Ken King
http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/918864.html

September 2006 Looking Back at GridWorld, Ahead to EGEE'06
http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/903159.html

August 2006 OGF Elects At-Large Boards Members
http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/821730.html

September 2006 OGF announces organisation, mission, leadership and priorities
http://www.hoise.com/primeur/06/articles/monthly/AE-PR-10-06-45.html


OGF News

OGF32 Registration/Housing available
Registration and Housing for OGF32 are now available


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