[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74829-74830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30467]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Public Meeting--Cloud Computing and Big Data Forum and 
Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public forum and workshop.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
announces a Cloud Computing and Big Data Forum and Workshop to be held 
on Tuesday, January 15, Wednesday, January 16, and Thursday, January 
17, 2013. The format is a two-day forum followed by a one-day hands-on 
workshop. The NIST Cloud Computing and Big Data Forum and Workshop will 
bring together leaders and innovators from industry, academia and 
government in an interactive format that combines keynote 
presentations, panel discussions, interactive breakout sessions, and 
open discussion. The forum and workshop are open to the general public. 
NIST invites organizations to display posters and participate as 
exhibitors as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

DATES: The NIST Cloud Computing and Big Data Forum and Workshop will be 
held 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, January 15, 9:00 
a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 16, and 9:00 a.m.-12:40 p.m. ET 
on Thursday, January 17, 2013.

ADDRESSES: To register, go to: http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/cloudbdworkshop.cfm. 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: Romayne Hines by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (301) 975-4090. Additional 
information may be found at: http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/cloudbdworkshop.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST hosted five prior Cloud Computing Forum 
& Workshop events in May 2010, November 2010, April 2011, November 2011 
and June 2012. The purpose of this series of workshops was to respond 
to the request of the U.S. Chief Information

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Officer that NIST lead federal efforts on standards for data 
portability, cloud interoperability, and security \1\. The workshops' 
goals were to engage with industry 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, launch and 
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 groups. The series has been expanded to focus on the 
emerging trend of Big Data in the context of its convergence with and 
complementary relationship to Cloud Computing.
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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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    On the first day, the workshop presenters will provide information 
on the USG Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap initiative as well as a 
status update on NIST efforts to help develop open standards in 
interoperability, portability and security in cloud computing. On the 
second and third days, the workshop will focus on the intersection of 
Cloud Computing and Big Data. Fully realizing the power of Big Data 
depends on meeting the unprecedented demands on storage, integration, 
and analysis presented by massive data sets--demands that Cloud 
Computing innovators are working to meet today. The workshop will 
explore possibilities for harmonizing Cloud Computing and Big Data 
measurement, benchmarking, and standards in ways that bring the power 
of these two approaches to bear in driving progress and prosperity.
    NIST invites members of the public, especially Cloud Computing and 
Big Data community stakeholders, to participate in this event with a 
poster display or as an exhibitor. On Tuesday, January 15 and 
Wednesday, January 16, 2013, space will be available for 30 academic, 
industry, and standards developing organizations to exhibit their 
respective Cloud Computing or Big Data work at a demonstration booth or 
table. Space will also be available for 16 academic, industry, and 
standards developing organizations to display posters related to Cloud 
Computing or Big Data at the event. Interested organizations should 
contact Romayne Hines at [email protected] or (301) 975-4090. 
Requests to exhibit and to display posters will be granted on a first-
come, first-serve basis. The first 30 organizations requesting to 
exhibit will be accepted for the exhibits. The first 16 organizations 
requesting to display posters will be accepted for the poster display. 
Responses must be submitted by an authorized representative of the 
organization. Logistics information will be provided to accepted 
exhibitors. NIST will provide the poster and exhibit location space and 
one work table free of charge. Exhibitors are responsible for the cost 
of the poster or exhibit, including staffing and materials. NIST 
reserves the right to exercise its judgment in the placement of posters 
and exhibits. General building security is supplied; however, 
exhibitors are responsible for transporting and securing exhibit 
equipment and materials.
    The workshop is open to the general public; however, those wishing 
to attend must register at http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/cloudbdworkshop.cfm by 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 10, 2013. All 
visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be admitted 
and have appropriate government-issued photo ID to gain entry to NIST.

    Dated: December 13, 2012.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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