Grid technologies started appearing around 1996; Globus was the key system at that time. Since, then there have been many changes, a move towards Web Services and the OGSA architecture, plus many long processes that attempted to standardise the protocols, APIs, and profiles of grid-based systems. Unfortunately, at some stage several years ago, the three principals that described a grid system got rather muddled up, so that many people creating distributed software called their systems grid-based, even though they did not use the protocols and APIs advocated by the various grid standards bodies.

For the last five years more and more developers as well as users has moved towards using Web 2.0-based services and applications. These are widely used by Internet users, academics, industry and enterprise, and are growing rapidly, which demonstrates the areas solid foundations. This field is having a significant impact on distributed infrastructure and applications, and on the way users and developers interact. Increasingly, users are using Cloud-based systems, virtualisation, mash-ups, and various other technologies provided by Web 2.0 service providers. The change is having a significant effect on the development of new applications, and the way people expect to execute their services and applications on various distributed resources.

This workshop aims to assess, evaluate and explore the emerging Web 2.0-based services and applications that are up-and-coming, and being used for development purposes.

• Infrastructure and Services
• The use and development of Cloud-based services,
• Using RESTful services for communication,
• The applications of mash-ups and using other Web 2.0 technologies,
• Web 2.0 security versus existing security,
• Using virtualisation technologies for application and services,
• Compare and contrast existing services with emerging Web 2.0 technologies,
• Combining the Semantic Web with Web 2.0.
• Applications
• Using data and services mash-ups,
• The development and use of gadgets with applications,
• Adapting using interfaces for applications to more usable and user friendly,
• Using a range of Web 2.0 technologies with applications.

Paper submission:

Authors are invited to submit papers of not more than 8 pages of double column text using single spaced 10 point size type. Authors must submit a PostScript (level 2) or PDF file that will print on a PostScript printer. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper during the Web2.0 workshop. To upload your paper use via EasyChair.org. The accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the IEEE Grid2009 conference.

Important Dates:

• Workshop paper submissions:21 August 2009
• Workshop paper notification: 1st September 2009
• Workshop paper camera ready deadline: 14th September 2009

Workshop papers should be submitted via EasyChair. If you have any problems with paper submission, please contact Mark DOT Baker AT Computer DOT Org.

Programme Committee:

• Mark Baker, University of Reading, UK
• Dave de Roure, University of Southampton, UK
• Carole Goble, University of Manchester, UK
• Daniel S. Katz, University of Chicago, USA
• Paul Watson, Newcastle University, UK
• Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA
• Rob Allan, Daresbury Laboratory, UK
• Dirk Neumann, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, Germany
• Richard Sinnott, University of Glasgow, UK
• Andy Turner, University of Leeds, UK
• Thomas Fahringer, University of Innsbruck, Austria
• Jon Blower, University of Reading, UK
• Jeremy Frey, University of Southampton, UK
• Stuart Dunn, King College London, UK
• Claire Warwick, UCL Department of Information Studies, UK
• Garry Smith, SSE, University of Reading, UK