Re: Web Services and the Grid: Convergence to Utility Computing, 24-
25 May 2004, London

www.unicom.co.uk/gridcomputing

I am delighted to announce this conference and to advise you of an
Early Bird discount of 15 percent if you book before 16 April.

Additionally the conference is complemented by two workshops (listed
below) taking place on 26 and 27 May.

To receive further information on the conference or the workshops,
please reply to this email, entering X in the box provided below
[ ] next to the events of most interest and I will be delighted to
send a .pdf brochure:

[ ] Web Services and the Grid conference, 24-25 May
[ ] Expanding Bandwidth, Data Integration: Technology and Business
Benefits, 26 May
[ ] Semantic Web: Next Generation Web Services and Knowledge
Management, 26 May
[ ] Distributed Computing: Technology Foundations for e-Science and
Enterprise, 27 March

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE ON 24-25 May:
The two-day provides an opportunity to understand and explore the
potential of Grid Computing. It discusses how Grid Computing is fast
expanding from academia into the business world and producing
commercial benefits.

It explains how grid Computing allows organisations to better
utilize their own resources and to tap into the vast potential of
those offered by the internet in order to perform complex computing
tasks faster.

By attending you have a unique opportunity to meet, exchange ideas
and learn from researches, developers, vendors and users. You hear
Grid Computing Success Stories from organisations such as Rolls
Royce and QuinetiQ plus the views of the major players in this
marketplace including Microsoft, Oracle and IBM.

PRESENTERS INCLUDE:
Ian Foster, Argonne National Labs, USA; Max Lemke, European
Commission; Graham Hesketh, Rolls Royce plc; Tim Banks, IBM Hursley
Lab; John Dralington, London e-Science Centre; Peter Brudenall,
Simmons and Simmons Solicitors; Carl Taylor, QuinetiQ; Tony Her,
Director of the UK's Core e-Science Programme; Anthony Saxby, CTO,
Microsoft; Guy Lonsdale and Jochen Finberg, NEC Europe; Jon Page,
Oracle; Savas Parastatides, University of Newcastle upon Tyne; Alan
Gould BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre.

The conference chair is John Davies, Manager, Next Generation Web
Research, BT Exact.

EXHIBITION:
There is also a related exhibition where you can meet with key
providers of outsourcing solutions and services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Please let me know me if I can be of further help or if you would
like information on sponsorship or exhibition opportunities - my
telephone number is +44 (0) 1895 256 484; email: sara@...

Please do not hesitate to forward this information to your
colleagues who may be interested.

Kind regards,

Sara Batley
UNICOM Seminars Ltd