© 2005 Global Grid Forum The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Leading the pervasive adoption of grid computing for research and industry GGF GFSG Jan’06 F2F GGF Community Function

© 2005 Global Grid Forum The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Leading the pervasive adoption of grid computing for research and industry Community 2006 directions and objectives Wed (1/11/06) 11:00 – 11:30

3 GGF Ecosystem End User & Technology Communities Standards Groups/Orgs Vendor and Open Source Communities Use Cases, Requirements and Prototypes Architectures and Specifications Interaction Flow of Tangibles Solutions and Building Blocks Create Value Deliver Value “MAKE STANDARDS RELEVANT” “MAKE STANDARDS COST EFFECTIVE TO APPLY” “MAKE END USERS SUCCESSFUL”

4 Community Objectives 1.Establish and grow international research and industry communities by providing a nurturing environment for new ideas 2.Help end users understand and use Grid technology 3.Identify, prioritize and drive requirements and use cases into the GGF standards process 4.Champion efforts to make GGF standards valuable for software suppliers & developers to adopt

5 Objectives & Measures – Operations 1. Refine the event model resulting in events that meet financial and member satisfaction requirements Stakeholder groups identified and requirements documented Model improvements identified and executed Financial goals identified and met Satisfaction benchmarked and improvement measured 2. Increase member engagement opportunities and benefits resulting in member growth and increased satisfaction Organization membership and revenue growth by 20% Student Scholarship program enhanced to provide greater benefit to students and GGF Leverage [2] grants that provide additional opportunities for member engagement 3. Automate core management and group processes resulting in increased productivity, steering and oversight Usage of group collaboration and document management tools increased three-fold Simplified charter data collection, milestone maintenance, and management reporting Simplified external access to key GGF deliverables 4. Improve GGF's recognition as the catalyst and thought leader for grid adoption worldwide. Positive IT analysts reviews of GGF's role in Grid computing; Positive press mentions regarding GGF's leadership role and contributions to standardization Increased traffic to GGF website; Membership growth. Objectives Measures EXAMPLE

6 #1 - Establish and grow international research and industry communities by providing a nurturing environment for new ideas What is it? Establish/Grow all Community Areas Establish/Grow industry communities around Finance, Pharma, Telcom, Life Sciences, Automotive, Gov, Oil & Gas, Aero, Retail, Health, etc. Establish/Grow research communities around QCD, CFD, Astrophysics, Weather, Hydrodynamics, etc. Establish/Grow Community Regions/Franchises (Europe, China, Korea, Japan, India, etc.) while focusing on emerging geographies GGF events (3/yr) should be used as the primary means to support the overall GGF Community Use non-GGF industry events such as Oracle World, BEA World, Grid World Japan & China, analysts events, etc. to support and create a GGF Community presence Recruit new members and retain existing members for long term participation Seek-out and work with key leaders in the community (e.g. Ian F., Charlie C., Andrew G., Carl K., Steve T., Steve Yatko, John Hurley, etc.) Establish Major Grid projects community

7 #1 - Establish and grow international research and industry communities by providing a nurturing environment for new ideas Why is it important? Represent full spectrum of end users and suppliers/developers Provide nurturing environment for new ideas Provide consistent forum and mechanisms for interaction and communication between members of the community

8 #1 - Establish and grow international research and industry communities by providing a nurturing environment for new ideas What does success look like? High member satisfaction at GGF events as measured by event surveys High member satisfaction and critical input from GGF Community satisfaction survey that increases participation, and augment value delivered by GGF overall GGF success stories and references that help augment GGF value proposition and messaging Year-over-year overall community growth Content developed for GGF16, GGF17 and GGF18

9 #1 - Establish and grow international research and industry communities by providing a nurturing environment for new ideas What are the action steps and timeline?

10 #2 - Help end users understand and use Grid technology What is it? Develop case studies, white papers, best know methods (BKMs), blueprints and reference-able thought leadership articles to help end users use Grid technology Develop event content (BoF, workshop, tutorials, panel, keynote, etc.) at both GGF and non-GGF events Develop glossary/taxonomy to better understand Grid technology Enlist technologists and vendors to help articulate the “how to” in the use of Grids Work with supplier/developer communities to help make solutions and building blocks of high value to end users and easy to apply Make GGF web site more oriented to meeting Community objectives Publish Community news letter to communicate info, events, etc.

11 #2 - Help end users understand and use Grid technology Why is it important? Ultimately the success of GGF depends on end users applying and deriving high value from Grid technology It is important for the supplier/developer communities to understand end users in order to make their solutions and building blocks of high value and easy to apply

12 #2 - Help end users understand and use Grid technology What does success look like? Year-over-year growth of end user GGF membership Year-over-year growth of end user attendance GGF events High member satisfaction at GGF events as measured by event surveys High member satisfaction and critical input from GGF Community satisfaction survey End user success stories and references of actually applying Grid Technology Content developed for GGF16, GGF17 and GGF18

13 #2 - Help end users understand and use Grid technology What are the action steps and timeline?

14 #3 - Identify, prioritize and drive requirements and use cases into the GGF standards process What is it? Capture and publish Voice-of-the-Community (VOC) requirements and use cases for industry communities (e.g. Finance, Pharma, Telcom, Life Sciences, Automotive, Gov, Oil & Gas, Aero, Retail, Health, etc.) and research communities (e.g. QCD, CFD, Astrophysics, Weather, Hydrodynamics, etc.) Work with standards groups to drive the VOCs into the standards development process Use GGF and non-GGF events to develop VOCs Establish Major Grid projects community (E.g. TeraGrid, UK eScience, GRNET, NCOIC/W2COG, EGEE (European particle physics), OSG (Open Science Grid) for USA, Bring back OGCE (Open Grid Computing environments), MSI’s (Minority Serving Institutions) Facilitate development of prototypes among the technical community to serve as inputs to the standards process

15 #3 - Identify, prioritize and drive requirements and use cases into the GGF standards process Why is it important? Ultimately, the success of GGF depends on end users applying and deriving high value from Grid technology, so the technology must be relevant to their needs Identify gaps between standards directions and end user needs Create valuable IP for GGF by knowing what end users need Represent key end user stakeholders Improve timeliness of GGF standards by defining priorities

16 #3 - Identify, prioritize and drive requirements and use cases into the GGF standards process What does success look like? VOCs (Voice-of-the-Community) defined for Finance, Pharma and Telcom Cadence established with standards group to vet VOCs Sessions at GGF16, GGF17 and GGF18

17 #3 - Identify, prioritize and drive requirements and use cases into the GGF standards process What are the action steps and timeline?

18 #4 - Champion efforts to make GGF standards valuable for software suppliers/developers to adopt What is it? Capture and publish requirements that represent business interests of suppliers/developers (and Major Grid projects) in the standards development process Work with standards groups to drive suppliers/developers (and Major Grid projects) requirements into the standards development process Establish/grow supplier/developer (and Major Grid projects) communities to foster standards adoption Use GGF and non-GGF events to develop suppliers/developers (and Major Grid projects) requirements Facilitate development of prototypes among the technical community to serve as inputs to the standards process Seek-out and engage key suppliers/developer groups Establish open source communities including Globus, Condor, UNICORE, NMI, etc. Establish suppliers/developer groups around –E.g. Data Management, Virtualization, Licensing, Ontologies, Semantic Web, DRM, Orchestration, Management, Utility Computing, Datacenter, Security, Infrastructure Management, Data Management, Apps Management, Legal issues, etc.

19 #4 - Champion efforts to make GGF standards valuable for software suppliers/developers to adopt Why is it important? Standards are of no value if they are not adopted/implemented by suppliers/developers Identify gaps between standards directions and suppliers/developers needs Create valuable IP for GGF by knowing what suppliers/developers need Represent key suppliers/developers stakeholders Improve timeliness of GGF standards by creating pull from suppliers/developers Understand how suppliers fit in relationship with one another, i.e. who does what (yellow pages)

20 #4 - Champion efforts to make GGF standards valuable for software suppliers/developers to adopt What does success look like? GGF Vendor Adoption Forum established and meeting at GGF events to capture requirements that represent business interests of suppliers/developers (and Major Grid projects) in the standards development process Conducted usability tests of OGSA for ? Communities Sessions at GGF16, GGF17 and GGF18

21 #4 - Champion efforts to make GGF standards valuable for software suppliers/developers to adopt What are the action steps and timeline?

© 2005 Global Grid Forum The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Leading the pervasive adoption of grid computing for research and industry Community Breakout #1 Wed (1/11/06) 12:30 – 3:00 Rm #20270

23 Agenda 12:30p - 1:00p 2006 Objective, Sub-Objective and Area Assignment Review (Fogel) 1:00p - 2:00p Review of operational model (Fogel) Agenda: –Community Advisory Board, paths of interaction, composition –Standing agenda for bi-weekly meetings –Proposals for other areas/expanding existing areas within the community function 2:00p - 3:00p Community Area Updates - part 1 (Industry Applications - Lee/Cohen) –mission, objective and project roll outs for each area –timelines

24 Community Council Solicit Feedback Community Structure & Operating Model Community Advisors Board (GCAB Grid Community At-Large Ideas & Suggestions Area Activity AD/Lead/Team Activity AD/Lead/Team Activity AD/Lead/Team Activity AD/Lead/Team Execute Activity Execute Activity Execute Activity Capture Ideas & Suggestions Prioritize/Filter/Shape into Activities Execute Activity Queue/Provision/Distribute Activities

25 Community Board of Advisors Potentially large, persistent group representing thought leadership and key participants in the community at large Members would not necessarily hold official GGF positions, e.g. GSFG members Small time commitment since responsibilities would mainly be to review and suggest ideas to influence the community structure, operation, activities, etc. No formal meetings except possibly at major GGF events, i.e. interaction is primarily via By default members would include ADs Should there be a Chair? Member suggestions? (e.g. key vendors, nontraditional Grid folks, thought leaders)

26 Community Council Consists of all the ADs Responsible for taking suggestions/ideas and turning them into discrete, measurable, executable activities Bi-Weekly telecon Use Grid Forge as the archive (for now)

27 Areas and Activities Areas are defined by the sum of its activities, i.e. just a way of grouping related activities NOT a management hierarchy Each activity has a specific set of objectives, metrics, execution plan/timeline Each activity has a team, team lead and an associated AD Activities may need to network to ensure efficiency, e.g. between events and recruiting Examples of activities –GGF16 –Community survey

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29 Agenda Community Area Updates - part 2 (Research Applications - Matsuoka +/-45, Technology Innovators - Gannon/DeRoure +/-45, Major Grid Projects - Gentzsch +/-45) –mission, objective and project roll outs for each area –timelines

30 Open Discussion What are the “right” areas for Community

31 Industrial Apps - Mission (Craig Lee and Bob Cohen) Promote the adoption and use of grid computing in industrial application domains Connect industrial requirements to the standards process in a timely fashion

32 Industrial Apps – Objectives (Craig Lee and Bob Cohen) Identify and Expand Possible Methods of Operation Identify Common Business Cases/Issues for Grid Adoption Build Engagement Model for Industrial Application Domains Contact and Develop Industrial Application Areas –Build the Telecom Industry Research Group within GGF by linking it more closely to areas that respond to industry participants’ needs and building more of a track record in contributing to telecom Grid development –Initiate a Pharma Industry Focus Group within GGF to build participation of end users, vendors and others. The initial meeting of this group will be at the GGF Athens meeting. Promote Involvement and Participation in Community Council Tracks

33 Industrial Apps Methods of Operation Function as an "Industrial Grid Users Group” "Watercooler" venue for industrial adopters, deployers, maintainers and users of commercial grid technology Build trust & interaction among birds-of-a-feather Place to hammer-out industry-specific grid standard profiles –Link industry adopters more closely to the standards development process –Create avenues for industry to play a more constructive and interactive role with standards groups in GGF Build trust & interaction w/ standards groups

34 Industrial Apps Common Business Cases/Issues for Grid Adoption What business/operating models do grids enable? What competitive advantages do grids enable? What issues force industrial players to play “close-to- the-vest” When will standardization promote competitive advantage (and not damage it)? How to identify and promote such standardization? Correct misconceptions about grids. –They are not just clusters or doing cycle harvesting. What inhibits grid adoption? –What are the needed remedies?

35 Industrial Apps Engagement Model for Industrial Application Domains Identify primary domain experts and contact information Identify avenues to contact principles –Professional acquaintances, friends of friends, etc. Identify high-visibility, well-attended venues –F2F meetings, get to know domain experts personally –Speaking opportunities Identify specific business cases/Issues affecting this domain –Develop responses that address these issues Engage domain experts at GGF meetings Develop critical mass of domain people to run regular GGF meetings

36 Industrial Apps Possible Cross-Domain Industrial Applications Data mining Product Cycle Management CAD, linking design groups Portals Enterprise Grids -- Grids to manage the enterprise Scientific/engineering computing –CFD, Monte Carlo, …...

37 Industrial Apps Possible Industries to Develop Industrial DomainContacts Telecom AerospaceJohn Hurley/Boeing, Alexander Karl, Rolls Royce FinanceSteve Yatko, CSFB, Robert Ortega, Wachovia, Automotive Richard Sun, Daimler Chrysler, Tim Zheng, Ford, Michael Sheh, Engineous ComputersDave Maples, DataSynapse, Al Bunschaft, IBM Semiconductors Tom Grotton, Cadence Design Systems, Deborah Martucci, Synopsys, DoD/GIG Marilyn Cohen - Sheryl Sizelove - Michael A. Hickey - Allen Brown - Terry McGregor - Oil & Gas Medical/Pharma David Neilson J&J, Robin DeMent, GSK, Alex Bangs, Entelos, Arumani Manisundaram, Cancer Bioinformatics Grid and Booz Allen, Carol Goble Commercial Info Svcs Nano-science

38 Industrial Apps Promote Involvement and Participation in Community Council Tracks Space-related Applications Network-centric Operations Use Case Repository IPSphere

39 Industrial Apps (Craig Lee and Bob Cohen) Specific Projects/Activities/Timeline/Owners What does success look like?

40 Research Apps (Satoshi Matsuoka and Thilo Kielmann) The Research Application Area supports and represents interests of grid user communities in academia/research. Specific Objectives (publication issues, Specific Projects/Activities/Timeline/Owners What does success look like?

41 Grid Operations (Ken Klingenstein and Charlie Catlett) The Grid Operations Area develops user communities among operators and deployers of grids. The communities exchange best practices and inform the standards process of operational requirements. Specific Objectives (what will area achieve?) Specific Projects/Activities/Timeline/Owners What does success look like?

42 Tech Innovators (David DeRoure and Dennis Gannon) The Technology Innovators Area has the mission of bringing the best ideas and experiences from the Grid research and development community to a forum where they can be exposed to, and attract the attention of, the technology and standards development community, major grid deployments, vendors and other researchers. Specific Objectives (what will area achieve?) Specific Projects/Activities/Timeline/Owners What does success look like?

43 Major Grid Projects (Wolfgang Gentzsch and Victor Alesandrini) Description of Area (what is it?) Specific Objectives (what will area achieve?) Specific Projects/Activities/Timeline/Owners What does success look like?

44 Community Affairs (Geoffrey Fox) The Community Affairs Area focuses on cross- cutting community activities. Specific Objectives (what will area achieve?) Specific Projects/Activities/Timeline/Owners What does success look like?

45 Major Grid Projects – China (Hai Jin) Description of Area (what is it?) Specific Objectives (what will area achieve?) Specific Projects/Activities/Timeline/Owners What does success look like?

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47 Agenda Community input on standards

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49 Community Report-Out

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51 Agenda Community Visibility –GGF16 program report-out (Wulf-Knoerzer for Fox, 15 min.) –GGF17 Community Program (Gannon/Sekiguchi or Matsuoka, 45 min.)

52 BACKUP

53 GGF Community Council Robert FogelIntelvc communities Julie Wulf-KnoerzerGGFManager, Community Satoshi MatsuokaTokyo Inst. of Technologyresearch apps Thilo KielmannFree University of Amsterdamresearch apps Craig Leethe Aerospace corporationindustrial apps Bob CohenEconomic Strategy Instituteindustrial apps Ken KlingensteinInternet2 (US)grid operations Charlie CatlettArgonne National Labgrid operations DeRoure, DavidUniv of Southhampton, UKtech innovators Dennis GannonUniv Indiana, UStech innovators Wolfgang GentzschMCNC, D-Grid and RENCImajor grid projects Victor AlesandriniIDRIS (Fr)major grid projects Geoffrey FoxUniv Indiana, UScommunity affairs Alan BlateckyUniv. of NCAd at-large Hai JinHuazhong Univ, Wuhan, Chinamajor grid projects – China

54 Community Objectives for GGF16 (1 of 2) 1.Create Community tracks (regional, enterprise and research) to build international communities Use events as recruiting vehicle and promote long term membership and participation Develop GGF value proposition and messaging to help build case for GGF/Communities Seek-out recognized leaders in the community (Ian, Charlie, Andrew, Karl, Steve, etc.) to help develop/deliver content Use site to drive content proposals as well as Community attendance 2.Develop Area-specific Community sessions Develop sessions to grow each Community Area Engage GRNET and the European community at-large to develop regional sessions and contribute to the overall GGF community Develop sessions to help End Users understand and use Grids Develop sessions to build vertical communities around Telco, Pharma, Finance(?) and Auto(?) Start capturing voice-of-the-community (VOC) for each vertical or Area Enlist technologists and vendors to help articulate the “how to” in the use of Grids Develop sessions for the technical community to facilitate development of prototypes that can serve as inputs to the standards process Develop sessions to build Major Grid project communities E.g. NCOIC/W2COG, TeraGrid, UK eScience, EGEE (European particle physics), OSG (Open Science Grid) for USA, Bring back OGCE (Open Grid Computing environments), MSI’s (Minority Serving Institutions)

55 Community Objectives for GGF16 (2 of 2) 3.Develop sessions to build vendor and open source communities Facilitate representation from Standards groups in order to provide communication path with Communities and ensure that standards are economic interests of vendors Develop sessions to drive standards adoption Develop sessions around specific functional areas E.g. Data Management, Virtualization, Licensing, Ontologies, Semantic Web, DRM, Orchestration, Management, Utility Computing, Datacenter, Security, Infrastructure Management, Data Management, Apps Management, etc. 4.Capitalize upon the success of GGF14 and GGF15 programs to drive continuous improvement and retain communities in the future Use event survey to ensure that sessions are well attended and of high value Develop sessions to encourage returning/past community groups (e.g. Campus Grids and OGCE) Use past survey results to drive improvements and guide content Develop BKM for future events Use GGF Community satisfaction survey to increase participation, and augment value delivered by of GGF

56 Current Integrating Mechanisms Standards Con-callChair: Dave Snelling Facilitator: Joel Replogel Bi-weekly, Same week as Community Community Con-callChair: Robert F Facilitator: Julie Wulf-Knoerzer Bi-weekly, Same week as Standards GFSG Policy Con-callChair: Mark Linesch Facilitator: Joel Replogel Bi-weekly, Alternate to Stds and Community MSC Con-callChair: Mark Linesch Facilitator: Julie Wulf-Knoerzer Bi-weekly ESC Con-callChair: Ann Collins Facilitator: Ann Collins Bi-weekly GFSG f2f at GGF EventsChair: Mark Linesch Facilitator: Julie Wulf-Knoerzer By Event GFAC f2f at GGF EventsChair: Bill Feiereisen/Tony Hey Facilitator: Julie Wulf-Knoerzer By Event GFSG 3-day offsiteChair: Mark Linesch Facilitator: TBD Annual

57 Community Mission Build international communities to make Grid technology available to research and industry, then help them achieve high business value through the use of Grid technology

58 GGF 2006 Objectives Community Satisfaction Standards Adoption Operations Efficiency Community Establish and grow international research and industry communities by providing a nurturing environment for new ideas Champion efforts to ensure GGF standards are valuable for software suppliers to adopt Identify, prioritize and drive requirements and use cases into the GGF standards process Help end users to understand and use grid technology Operations Refine the event model resulting in events that meet financial and member satisfaction requirements Automate core management and group processes resulting in increased productivity, steering and oversight Increase member engagement opportunities and benefits resulting in member growth and increased satisfaction Improve GGF's recognition as the catalyst and thought leader for grid adoption worldwide Standards Enhance standards visibility through a comprehensive roadmap process supported by a brand and communication plan Publish and/or support critical Grid specifications within GGF and our Liaison partners Develop Interop fests and related activities to drive alignment and adoption of GGF standards Establish ongoing Community interaction to ensure GGF standards track the issues and needs of the grid community

59 WIP

60 GGF Community Overall Projects/Activities Use Case Repository Major Grid projects interoperability Craig's Use Cases and ERG-RG Wiki site