[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33483-33484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14316]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 8th
NIST Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop will be held in Gaithersburg,
Maryland on Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8, Thursday, July 9, and
Friday July 10, 2015. The format is a four-day forum that emphasizes
the participation and progress made by standard development
organizations, researchers and the community of cloud computing
experts. The Forum and Workshop will bring together leaders and
innovators from industry, academia and government in an interactive
format that combines keynote presentations, panel discussions, and
breakout sessions. The forum and workshop are open to the general
public. NIST invites presentations from interested speakers at this
event as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
In addition, NIST invites organizations to participate as
exhibitors as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
DATES: The 8th Forum and Workshop will be held 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, July 7, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET on
Wednesday, July 8, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 9, and 9:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The event will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 in
the Red Auditorium of the Administration Building (Building 101).
Please note admittance instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bohn by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (301) 975-4731.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST hosted seven prior Cloud Computing
Forum and Workshop events in May 2010, November 2010, April 2011,
November 2011, June 2012, January 2013 and March 2014. This year's
meeting will focus on the progress the cloud community has made on the
10 requirements provided in the USG Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap
(NIST Special Publication 500-293). The NIST Cloud Computing Program
(NCCP) published the final version of the Roadmap in October 2014.
Each of the 10 requirements described in the Roadmap comes with a
set of Priority Action Plans (PAPs) that are self-tasking for the cloud
computing community. Therefore, the NCCP is sponsoring a call for
papers that address the Requirements and PAPs found in the Roadmap and
welcomes relevant submissions for a talk approximately 15-20 minutes
long. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their
work. Additional information may be found at: http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/ccfwviii.cfm.
There will be a single-day parallel meeting on Thursday, July 9 on
Cloud Forensics, which will focus on the issues enumerated in the NIST
Cloud Computing Forensic Science Challenges (NIST IR 8006, draft).
There will also be sessions dedicated to deployments of cloud computing
in the government sector (Federal, State, Local) and on Cloud Computing
Standards.
The series of workshops was originally organized in response to the
request of the U.S. Chief Information Officer that NIST lead federal
efforts on standards for data portability, cloud
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interoperability, and security.\1\ The workshops' goals are to engage
with industry, academia, and standards development organizations to
accelerate the development of cloud standards for interoperability,
portability, and security; discuss the Federal Government's experience
with cloud computing; report on the status of the NIST Cloud Computing
efforts; report progress on the NIST-led initiative to collaboratively
develop a U.S. Government (USG) Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap
among multiple federal and industrial stakeholders; and to advance the
dialogue among all of these stakeholders.
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\1\ Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Chief Information
Officer, Federal Cloud Computing Strategy, Feb. 8, 2011. Online:
https://cio.gov/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/09/Federal-Cloud-Computing-Strategy.pdf.
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NIST invites members of the public and other community stakeholders
to participate in this event as a presenter or an exhibitor. To
participate as a presenter, one will need to submit a completed
``Abstract Submission'' form to [email protected]. Instructions for
completing and submitting an abstract are available at: http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/abssubinst.cfm.
On Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8, Thursday July 9, and Friday
July 10, 2015, space will be available for 25 academic, industry, and
standards development organizations to exhibit their respective Cloud
Computing work at an exhibit table. The first 25 organizations
requesting an exhibit table related to Cloud Computing will be
accepted. Interested organizations should contact Tara Brown, email:
[email protected] or (301) 975-4178. Requests for an exhibit table
will be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Responses must be
submitted by an authorized representative of the organization.
Logistics information will be provided to accepted exhibitors. NIST
will provide the exhibit location space and one work-table, free of
charge. Exhibitors are responsible for the cost of the exhibit,
including staffing and materials. NIST reserves the right to exercise
its judgment in the placement of exhibits. General building security is
supplied; however, exhibitors are responsible for transporting and
securing exhibit equipment and materials. NIST is not liable with
regard to damage or loss of equipment used in the exhibit booth/table.
The official event Web site is with hotel information is: http://nist.gov/itl/cloud/cloud_computing_wkshp_viii.cfm. The workshop is open
to the general public; however, those wishing to attend must register
through https://www-s.nist.gov/CRS/conf_disclosure.cfm?conf_id=8354 by
5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. All visitors to the NIST site
are required to pre-register to be admitted and must have appropriate
government-issued photo ID to gain entry to NIST.
Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-14316 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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