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Joel Replogle, replogle@ogf.org March 12, 2012
OGF101- Introduction to the Open Grid Forum
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Overview
• History & Mission
• Organization & Leadership
• Groups & Deliverables
• Events & Activities
• Membership & Involvement
• Next Steps
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OGF Vision & Mission
Our Vision:
OGF is an open community committed to driving the rapid evolution and adoption of applied distributed computing. This is critical to enabling the development of new, innovative and scalable applications and infrastructures that are essential to productivity in the enterprise and within the science community.
Our Mission:
OGF accomplishes this through open forums that build the community, explore trends, share best practices and consolidate these best practices into standards.
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OGF Value
Events & Forums
Community Practice
Industry Standards
Bring communities together to
share, innovate, workshop and
outreach
Leverage expertise of the community to enable successful applied distributed
computing environments
Align with/influence other SDOs and/or
develop specifications that
lead to interoperable software standards
Open Forum + Open Process = Open Standards
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Overview
• History & Mission
• Organization & Leadership
• Groups & Deliverables
• Events & Activities
• Membership & Involvement
• Next Steps
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Organization
President
BoD
Operations
Editor
Community Standards Marketing Regional
Nominating Committee
other Committees
Advisory Committee
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Committees
• Community outreach/integration
• Strategic insight and advise
• Run nomination processes
• Leadership recommendations
Advisory Committee(ADCOM)
Advisory Committee(ADCOM)
Nominating Committee(NOMCOM)
Nominating Committee(NOMCOM)
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Board-of-Directors
• Dave Snelling, Fujitsu• Satoshi Sekiguchi, AIST
• Cees de Laat, University of Amsterdam• Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University• Andrew Grimshaw, University of Virginia• Jill Kowalchuk, Cybera• Craig Lee, Aerospace Corporation• Steven Newhouse, EGI• Walter Stewart, CANARIE• Ramin Yahyapour, University of Dortmond
Organizational At-Large
• Board of Directors provides strategic and policy guidance while helping to insure the ongoing health of the organization
• Comprised of Organizational members and At-Large members
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Operational Leadership
• President – open, filled by the OGF Board
• VP, Community – David Wallom, Oxford eResearch Centre• VP, Standards – Alan Sill, Texas Tech University• VP, Marketing – open• VP, Region – open• Operations – Joel Replogle, OGF
• OGF Editor, Gregory Newby, Arctic Region Supercomputer Center
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Operating Structure
Functions manage “Areas” of like focus and are led by Vice Presidents.
Areas manage multiple Groups and are led by Area Directors
Groups pursue charters that includes milestones and deliverables
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Functions/Areas/Groups/Chairs
Standards Function
Standards CouncilVP, StandardsArea Directors
Program ManagerOGF Editor
Man
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Application
Secu
rityArchitecture
Infrastructure
Data Compute
Standards Areas
Liaisons
Areas managed by Area Directors
Areas consolidate Groups of like
focus
Groups are led by Chairs
Functions consolidate Areas
of like focus
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Overview
• History & Mission
• Organization & Leadership
• Groups & Deliverables
• Events & Activities
• Membership & Involvement
• Next Steps
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Group Types
• Working Groups (WG)• Crisp focus on development of a specification or guideline• Clear milestones based on delivery of drafts and publication dates
• Research Groups (RG)• Focus can be broader than WG, but must be clear• Milestones based on delivery of drafts, organization of workshops, and workshop reports• Technology exploration (e.g., Semantic Grid-RG)
• Community Groups (CG)• Explore grid usage and requirements in a sector (e.g., Telco-CG)• Milestones based on delivery of requirements documents
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Existing Groups
• Full Listing:http://www.ogf.org/ogf_areasgrps_overview.htm
• ~45 current groups in varying stages of activity
• Existing groups are looking for contributors
• New groups need to be formed but require additional leadership and contributors
• Opportunity: Engage in a group and become an active contributor
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Engaging in a Group
• Determine if an existing group matches your area(s) of expertise
• Explore Areas, then groups via URL just given• Talk with the Area Directors or VP representing your expertise (or me)• Join the group’s email list (see: http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo)• Obtain a GridForge login (http://forge.ogf.org) and join the group’s online activities• Read the group’s draft documents and come up to speed
• If no group exists, consider forming a new one
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Group Formation
Groups are formed through a chartering process which includes approval by Area Directors and VP’s
• Identify a “topic of interest” and approach an Area Director1. Hold a “Birds-of-a-Feather” (BoF) session at an event (optional)
- introduces group topic to community- helps identify leadership (chairs, contributors)- determines “critical mass”
2. Develop a draft charter defining: - group scope- intended deliverables and milestones- proposed Chairs
3. Submit to AD’s for approval4. Email list and GridForge project granted upon approval
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How Groups Work
• Because every group has a different charter and leadership, every group is different
• Consistent things:• Work is announced on the group email list• Deliverables are normally one or more documents• Documents follow the same publication process (OGF Editor)• “Rough consensus and working code” is the rule of thumb• All work done under OGF IPR Policy
• Group-determined things:• Meeting cadence• Use of GridForge (web-based collaboration tool) for group work • Group deliverables differ based on chartered work
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Example: SAGA-Working Group
Standards Function
Standards CouncilAlan SIll, VP
Wolfgang Ziegler, Dan Katz AD’sGreg Newby
Application Area
Standards Areas Each group has an email list
saga-wg@ogf.org and a
GridForge project
Simple API for Grid Applications (SAGA-WG)
Co-Chaired by:
Shantenu Jha, Thilo Kielmann, Andre Merzky
Note that SAGA-WG is one of several groups
in this Area
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OGF Editor
• Manages the publication process and “pipeline” (GFD.152)
• Ensures documents are high quality and consistently formatted
• Works with Area Directors/VPs to ensure technical quality of documents
• Drafts submitted to the “editor pipeline” • Editor project in GridForge• http://forge.ogf.org/sf/projects/ggf-editor
• Currently 194 published documents
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Deliverables
• Different Groups have different deliverables• Research groups may hold workshops and create proceedings
documents and/or “best practice” documents• Working groups will likely deliver specifications but may have
preliminary “informational” documents to lay the foundation• Community groups may hold workshops that capture
requirements which are documented and given to working groups
• Other groups may document a well-used process in the grid industry or in the OGF organization
• Often deliverables are documents
• Different deliverables require different document types
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OGF Document Types
• Informational• Informs the community of an interesting and useful
Grid-related technology, architecture, framework, or concept
• Specifies requirements related to a particular vertical application
• Experimental• Informs the community of the results of Grid-related
experiments, implementations, operational experience, or to propose an experimental specification
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Document Types
• Community Practice• Inform and influence the community regarding an
approach or process that is considered to be widely accepted by consensus and practice in the Grid community or within the OGF organization
• Recommendations (2 stage)• Documents a particular technical specification or a
particular set of guidelines for the application of a technical specification. The recommendations documents are intended to guide interoperability and promote standard approaches.
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Overview
• History & Mission
• Organization & Leadership
• Groups & Deliverables
• Events & Activities
• Membership & Involvement
• Next Steps
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Events & Activities
•Events enable our “Open Forum” mission• Assembles grid/distributed computing experts from
around the world• Provides opportunity for professionals, both experts
and novices to network together• Allows buyers and sellers to interact• Provides a venue for major grid/cloud projects to
collaborate• Enables cross-OGF alignment on technical strategy• Delivers relevant content to interested parties
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Events & Activities•3 major events a year: Winter, Spring, Fall•Spread around the world by region (US, Europe, Asia-Pac)
• Driven by attendance and host offers•Several types of content:
• Chartered Group Session: OGF working, research or community group meeting advancing chartered work of group
• BoF: An informal discussion group that meets to consider a specific issue or subject, usually with the intent of forming a chartered group
• Workshop: A session or series of sessions that focuses on a particular field, emphasizing interaction, problem-solving and exchange of information among the participants
• Presentation/Panel: Formal talk and/or structured discussion among a panel of experts on a given topic
• Special: Plenary session, demonstration, case study, tutorial or other session
•Shorter, more focused events or webcasts also possible
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Upcoming Events
•OGF35• Co-located with HPDC in Delft, the Netherlands
June 17-19, 2012
•OGF36• Co-located with IEEE e-Science 2012 and GLIF in
Chicago, Illinois USA• October 8-12, 2012
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Overview
• History & Mission
• Organization & Leadership
• Groups & Deliverables
• Events & Activities
• Membership & Involvement
• Next Steps
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OGF Membership
•Provides the following benefits to organizations and individuals :
• INFLUENCE …On Directions and Priorities
• RECOGNITION …As a Leader Driving Grid Adoption
• INSIGHT… Into Grid Standards & Use Cases
Note: Please refer to the “Open Grid Forum Membership Program Document” for specific details on the yearly OGF membership program
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OGF Member ProgramPlatinum Gold Silver Project Individual
Influence Eligible to vote for board nominees All At-Large At-Large - -Eligible to serve as board member Organizational [1] At-Large At-Large At-LargeEligible to nominate At-Large candidates
yes yes yes yes yes
Eligible for Operational Leadership positions
yes yes yes yes yes
Recognition Visibility at OGF events yes yes yes yes -Visibility on OGF website yes yes yes yes -Visibility in OGF newsletter yes yes yes -Priority to host or sponsor OGF events
First Second Third - -
Speaking Opportunity at OGF Event [2]
1 - - - -
Access Event Passes [3] 6 4 2 - -Discounts to OGF Events yes yes yes yes yesAccess to world-class experts yes yes yes yes yesOGF Member Mailing List yes yes yes yes yes
Details Annual Cost $30,000
($22,500 non-profit)
$20,000 ($15,000 non-
profit)
$10,000 ($7,500 non-profit)
$1,500 (qualifying
projects only)
$200 [4]
Multi-year membership discount [5] yes yes yes yes -Option to pre-purchase event passes [6]
yes yes yes yes -
Notes:[1] Organizational with qualifying participation (maintaining a contribution of 3 resources to OGF work), otherwise At-Large
[2] 15-minute speaking opportunity during plenary session or reception at an OGF event
[3] Event Passes may be used for free access to OGF events during the annual membership period
[4] Individual Membership fee is waived so long as individual maintains attendance at 2 out of the last 3 events
[5] Two-year membership commitment receives a 10% discount when paid at one time. Three year and longer commitments receive a 15% discount.
[6] Passes for future events are available for purchase at the discounted rate of $495 each. Passes are good for the membership duration.
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Becoming a Member
• Join as an organization:
http://www.ogf.org/Members/members_org_program.php
• Join as an individual:
http://www.ogf.org/Members/members_ind_program.php
Send membership questions to (membership@ogf.org)
or contact Joel Replogle (replogle@ogf.org)
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Overview
• History & Mission
• Organization & Leadership
• Groups & Deliverables
• Events & Activities
• Membership & Involvement
• Next Steps
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Next Step – Engage!• Become a member
• Register as an individual member OR • Facilitate your company becoming an organizational member• Gain visibility for your company by sponsoring a future OGF event • Encourage technical talent in your organization to engage in OGF work
• Attend event sessions• Community Workshop• Chartered Group session• BoF session• Keynotes and presentation
• Become involved in a group• Subscribe to a group email list • Obtain a GridForge login and join a group• Read/comment on draft specifications
• Other• Network/share expertise with experts and peers at OGF events• Subscribe to OGF e-newsletter• Engage in promoting OGF in your region
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Thank You!
Thank you!
Joel Replogle
OGF Executive Director
replogle@ogf.org
www.ogf.org
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