BPEL workshop at OASIS Symposium

[Diane Jordan <drj@us.ibm.com>]

Hi Jane,
Here is a first draft for the content
of the BPEL workshop at the OASIS symposium:  

Business processes are the foundation
of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).  The Web Services Business
Process Execution Language (WS-BPEL) was designed to specify business processes
that are both composed of, and exposed as, Web Services.  WS-BPEL
(or BPEL as it is more commonly called) is supported by a broad variety
of both large and small vendors as represented by their participation on
the WS-BPEL TC (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=wsbpel
)  WS-BPEL is central for defining SOA business processes.  
This workshop will cover three primary aspects of WS-BPEL:  

9-10:  WS-BPEL Business Value,
Frank Ryan
This presentation will clarify the value
that WS-BPEL can add to your existing processes and examine some common
scenarios in which BPEL should be used.  We will explain discuss the
status of the specification, WS-BPELs role within a Service-Oriented Architecture
(SOA) and its relationship to other Business Process Management (BPM) initiatives.
  We will also review a real-world use case to illustrate BPELs role
in an service oriented architecture.   

10-11:  WS-BPEL Technical Overview,
Dieter Koenig
This presentation gives a technical
introduction to the WS-BPEL 2.0 language for developers and architects
interested in gaining an understanding of the concepts on which it is based
and how it can be used to compose Web services.  Specific topics include
- How WS-BPEL fits with web services standards 
- Overview of language constructs used to create executable BPEL processes
- Differences between executable and
abstract processes
- Changes from BPEL4WS 1.1 to WS BPEL 2.0
 
11-12:  WS-BPEL Deep dive, Charlton
Barreto
This presentatio will provide an indepth
discussion of the language with information on usage of some of the more
advanced constructs.  Topics will include advanced features such as:
--- Partner links
--- Event Handlers
--- Fault Handlers
--- Extensibility

12-1:  Questions and discussion
(or break for lunch), All 

Regards, Diane
IBM  Emerging Internet Software Standards
drj@us.ibm.com
(919)254-7221 or 8-444-7221, Mobile: 919-624-5123, Fax 845-491-5709

"Jane Harnad" <jane.harnad@oasis-open.org>

02/13/2007 10:50 AM

To	Diane Jordan/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
cc
Subject	RE: BPEL webinar's - detailed questions

Hello Diane,
 
Any chance you could give me an
update on the preliminary workshop agenda for the Symposium?  I am
eager to publish any available details as soon as possible.  Please
let me know. Thanks, Jane
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Jordan [mailto:drj@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 6:27 PM
To: dee.schur@oasis-open.org
Cc: Carol Geyer; jane.harnad@oasis-open.org
Subject: BPEL webinar's - detailed questions 


Hi Dee, 
I'm getting some questions about the webinar details as folks start thinking
about preparing materials.  Can you provide input on the following
please: 
How long would each webinar be?   
What is the presentation material format (eg powerpoint)?  Is there
a style available that we could use?   
Will this be like a conference call with the presentation on the goto meeting
- ie, one presentation with the speakers handing off to each other verbally
when they reach their part (we have 3 volunteers for each webinar - I think
you said that would be the max).   

As soon as you can let us know the days you'd suggest, we'll work on confirming
calendars.   
Thanks. 
Regards, Diane
IBM  Emerging Internet Software Standards
drj@us.ibm.com
(919)254-7221 or 8-444-7221, Mobile: 919-624-5123, Fax 845-491-5709

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Diane Jordan/Raleigh/IBM

02/08/2007 06:56 PM

To	"dschur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>
cc	"'Carol Geyer'" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>, "'Frank Ryan'" <frank.ryan@active-endpoints.com>, "'Peter Roden'" <peter.roden@oasis-open.org>, wsbpel@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject	RE: [wsbpel] Technical Webinar abstractLink

Hi Dee, 
You are right in your observation that these are busy times!
We finalized abstracts for two webinars on our last TC call, but I've fallen
behind on getting them to you. We also had a call about the workshop at
the symposium and think we can do both activities (with a good deal of
reuse of components in the best web services tradition).  

If you want to suggest some times I can check with the volunteer speakers
for the webinar on their availability.   We had talked about early
March when the specification is undergoing review.  Is it possible
to record and rebroadcast for other timezones?  Since these will be
focused on different audiences and content, that might be worthwhile.  
  

Here are the abstracts: 
Abstract: WS BPEL technical overview  
Speakers:  Charlton Barretto, Dieter Koenig, Frank Ryan   

Business processes are the foundation of a Service-Oriented Architecture
(SOA).  The Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WS-BPEL)
was designed to specify business processes that are both composed of, and
exposed as, Web Services.  WS-BPEL (or BPEL as it is more commonly
referred to) is supported by a broad variety of both large and small vendors
as represented by their participation on the WS-BPEL TC (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=wsbpel
)   

Business Processes specified via WS-BPEL can be portable; they can be carried
out by every WS-BPEL conformant execution environment. WS-BPEL is central
for defining SOA business processes. 

This presentation gives a technical introduction to the WS-BPEL 2.0 language
for developers and architects interested in gaining an understanding of
the concepts on which it is based and how it can be used to compose Web
services.  Specific topics include 
- How BPEL fits with web services standards 
- Differences between executable and abstract processes
- Overview of language constructs used to create executable BPEL processes
- Advanced features such as: 
--- Partner links
--- Event Handlers
--- Fault Handlers
--- Extensibility
- Changes from BPEL4WS 1.1 to WS BPEL 2.0
- Status of the specification
 
Abstract: WS BPEL Business Value webinar 
Speakers:  John Evdemon, Chris Keller, Frank Leymann, 

Business processes are the foundation of a Service-Oriented Architecture
(SOA).  The Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WS-BPEL)
was designed to specify business processes that are both composed of, and
exposed as, Web Services.  WS-BPEL (or BPEL as it is more commonly
called) is supported by a broad variety of both large and small vendors
as represented by their participation on the WS-BPEL TC (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=wsbpel
)  WS-BPEL is central for defining SOA business processes. 
 
Attendee ROI:  
This presentation will clarify the value that WS-BPEL can add to your existing
processes and examine some common scenarios in which BPEL should be used.
 We will explain WS-BPELs role within a Service-Oriented Architecture
(SOA) and its relationship to other Business Process Management (BPM) initiatives.
  We will also review a real-world use case to illustrate BPELs role
in an service oriented architecture.   

Regards, Diane
IBM  Emerging Internet Software Standards
drj@us.ibm.com
(919)254-7221 or 8-444-7221, Mobile: 919-624-5123, Fax 845-491-5709

"dschur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>

02/08/2007 05:24 PM

To	Diane Jordan/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
cc	"'Carol Geyer'" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>, "'Frank Ryan'" <frank.ryan@active-endpoints.com>, "'Peter Roden'" <peter.roden@oasis-open.org>, <wsbpel@lists.oasis-open.org>
Subject	RE: [wsbpel] Technical Webinar abstract

Hi Diane, 
I hope I didn’t drop the ball on the Webinars. I know that you are very
busy now. With the added Workshop at the Symposium, I think this will be
a very busy spring for this group. Can we squeeze the webinars in before
the Symposium? Is this the same set of folks? Maybe there exists some reuse
of materials for both. 
It is a great idea to set two different webinars. I am working with a group
of ebXML TCs and they made a good recommendation that I’d like to share.
They are proposing two sessions for each TC, one Euro-Asia friendly time
zone and one US friendly time zone. 
Let me know if I can help! 
Best,

Dee Schur
Member Support
www.oasis-open.org

OASIS Symposium:
"eBusiness and Open Standards:
Understanding the Facts, Fiction, and Future"
15-18 April 2007 San Diego, CA USA
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/

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From: Diane Jordan [mailto:drj@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:06 PM
To: dschur
Cc: 'Carol Geyer'; 'Frank Ryan'; 'Peter Roden'; wsbpel@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [wsbpel] Technical Webinar abstract
 

Hi Dee,
Please give us another week to finalize this abstract.  We are going to review this with the full TC, and also discuss with two other volunteer presenters on our next call.  We also want to plan another webinar that would be directed more to users of BPEL - a business analyst or CIO audience, that would talk about the business problems BPEL can solve, how it fits in a overall BPM solution, etc.  We'd like to hold them both in the same timeframe directed at different people, rather than sequencing them.  

We've also started discussing the other possibilities you've brought up and there is interest in some.  Given workload to get through approval, we're prioritizing these behind the webinars.  I would advise against attempting to discuss the future of BPEL at this point of time under the auspices of OASIS or the TC.  While there are many possibilities, anything said at this point in time would be strictly individual opinions, not the sense of the TC.  Discussions in the context of an event where the TC is the "speaker" could be misinterpreted.  I think at this time the TC should focus on how to best use what we have rather than pointing to what else could be done and conjecturing on how those additional requirements should be addressed,  I'm sure those discussions will occur in other venues.

Regards, Diane
IBM  Emerging Internet Software Standards
drj@us.ibm.com
(919)254-7221 or 8-444-7221, Mobile: 919-624-5123, Fax 845-491-5709