2011 Cloud Symposium

Sample ICS Announcements

Through the months of August and September, we will be including links to all the different blogs & websites that feature the "International Cloud Symposium."  If you would like us to include your blog or website posting, please forward those details to events@oasis-open.org. Submissions will be posted to the ICS in the News.

Below are a few sample ICS announcements. Please feel free to adjust any of these announcements to fit your posting needs.  Any questions or other may be directed to events@oasis-open.org.

Full email announcement:

International Cloud Symposium
10-13 October
Ditton Manor, Heathrow, UK

The OASIS open standards consortium invites you to attend the International Cloud Symposium (ICS), an event focused on the unique security challenges faced by the public sector in deploying cloud computing. High-level government officials from around the world will explore the intersection of policies, standards, and best practices with leaders from the privacy, identity, and security industry. The Siena Initiative (funded by the European Union), the Cloud Best Practices Network (based in Canada), and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) join OASIS in supporting the Int'l Cloud Symposium. The event will be held at the historic Ditton Manor, near Heathrow, UK, on 10-13 October.

http://events.oasis-open.org/home/cloud/2011

Responses to the need for policy and standards in the Cloud have been driven to a great degree on a national basis. ICS will work to broaden the dialogue with presentations from key players in Europe, North America, and Asia. The event will offer a truly global perspective of the standardization issues for Cloud security.

Speakers, include:

  • Megan Richards, Director of Converged Networks, INFSO, European Commission
  • Alissa Cooper, Center for Democracy and Technology
  • Marnix Dekker, European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)
  • Chiemi Hayashi, World Economic Forum
  • Lee Hing Yan, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
  • Jens Jensen, International Grid Trust Federation (IGTF)
  • Steven Johnston, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Dawn Leaf, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • Andy MacLeod, Cisco
  • M.R. Rajagopalan, The Chennai Unit of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), India
  • Megan Richards, INFSO, European Commission
  • Christine Runnegar, Internet Society (ISOC)
  • Mark O'Neill, UK Cabinet Office
  • Hiroshi Sakai, Global Inter-Cloud Technology Forum
  • Mike Edwards, IBM, Head of Delegation for the UK to the International JTC1/SC38
  • Jerry Horton, CIO, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • plus many more...

    View the full programme -- http://events.oasis-open.org/home/cloud/2011/programme

See who's attending -- http://events.oasis-open.org/home/cloud/2011/attendees

The Int'l Cloud Symposium is sponsored by: CA Technologies, IBM and Microsoft. Other supporters include the Cloud Security Alliance, Cloud Times, ECM Plus, the European Association for e-Identity and Security (eema), the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), Kantara, Object Management Group, Open Data Center Alliance, and the World Economic Forum.

Registration for this event is open to all with fees beginning at 195 GBP / 225 EUR / 320 USD.
http://events.oasis-open.org/home/cloud/2011/registration

Deadline reminder announcement:

International Cloud Symposium
10-13 October
Ditton Manor, Heathrow, UK

OASIS arranged for a special rate of £99 (including breakfast) at the Heathrow/Windsor Marriott Hotel for those attending the International Cloud Symposium (ICS). This hotel discount ends on 16 September. Please be sure to book your room before the deadline. Reservation information is available on the ICS website.

Other ICS Updates:

  • Representatives from the US and Canadian governments join the speaker line-up to further broaden the dialogue at ICS. Speaker List & Agenda

  • ENISA plans to host a "Security Parameters in SLAs" Workshop on Thursday 13 October. The workshop is designed to formulate best-practices for both Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Reports (SLRs). Workshop Overview

  • Members of the OASIS ebXML Messaging Services (ebMS) Technical Committee will hold an AS4 interoperability demonstration at ICS. AS4 has the potential to become the standard for inter-cloud integration. Demo Description

  • Several OASIS Technical & Steering Committee Meetings have scheduled f2f meetings in conjunction with ICS. There is no fee to attend these meetings; however registration is required.  f2f Meeting Schedule

  • OMG and Kantara are the most recent organization to confirm their support of ICS. They join the Cloud Best Practices Network, Cloud Security Alliance, Cloud Times, European Association for e-Identity and Security (eema), European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Open Data Center Alliance, Siena Initiative and the World Economic Forum.

  • Registration for ICS is open to all, but space is limited, so early registration is advised. Registration includes access to all sessions on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, luncheons (Tues & Wed), coffee breaks, reception (Tues), and associated materials. Online Registration Form
Event calendar announcement:

International Cloud Symposium
10-13 October
Ditton Manor, Heathrow, UK

The first annual OASIS International Cloud Symposium (ICS) brings together standards development organisations, government, network & research organisations, and others from around the world to chart the progress and define a path to enable robust trusted cloud deployments. Hosted at the historic Ditton Manor, located outside London, the Symposium combines high-profile speakers, interactive roundtable sessions, moderated debates and interoperability demonstrations.

The Interactive format of the Symposium will allow professionals responsible for developing, influencing and managing policy from public, private and academic sectors to converge in a single location to share experiences on cloud adoption challenges and barriers, as well as the latest developments in successful cloud computing implementations. International standards development organizations (SDOs), such as OASIS, will be on hand to address the significant contributions being made to address these major cloud issues. The effectiveness of current international roadmapping projects will also be explored.

Networking events will complement each day's agenda, offering opportunities for real-time collaboration. Participation opportunities include birds-of-a-feather discussion groups, interoperability demonstrations and the solution showcase.

ICS is organized by OASIS in partnership with the Cloud Best Practices Network and the EU-funded SIENA Initiative. The event is supported by CA Technologies, the Cloud Security Alliance, Cloud Times, ECM Plus, the European Association for e-Identity and Security (eema), the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), IBM, Kantara, Microsoft, NIST, Object Management Group, Open Data Center Alliance, and the World Economic Forum.