<s>
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
global	O
initiative	O
launched	O
by	O
IEEE	O
to	O
promote	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
and	O
related	O
technologies	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
provide	O
expertise	O
and	O
resources	O
to	O
individuals	O
and	O
enterprises	O
involved	O
in	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
Electrical	O
and	O
Electronics	O
Engineers	O
(	O
IEEE	O
)	O
sponsored	O
two	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
–	O
specific	O
conferences	O
:	O
IEEE	O
CLOUD	O
and	O
IEEE	O
CloudCom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
conferences	O
,	O
IEEE	O
Senior	O
Member	O
and	O
IEEE	O
Computer	O
Society	O
past	O
president	O
Steve	O
Diamond	O
,	O
began	O
urging	O
the	O
organization	O
to	O
take	O
an	O
active	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
IEEE	O
Future	O
Directions	O
Committee	O
and	O
funding	O
from	O
the	O
IEEE	O
New	O
Initiatives	O
Committee	O
,	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
initiative	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
standards	O
development	O
projects	O
were	O
approved	O
:	O
IEEE	O
P2301	O
,	O
Draft	O
Guide	O
for	O
Cloud	O
Portability	O
and	O
Interoperability	O
Profile	O
,	O
and	O
IEEE	O
P2302	O
,	O
Draft	O
Standard	O
for	O
Intercloud	O
Interoperability	O
and	O
Federation	O
(	O
SIIF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
growing	O
need	O
for	O
greater	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
interoperability	O
and	O
federation	O
,	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
focused	O
its	O
development	O
activities	O
and	O
resources	O
behind	O
IEEE	O
P2302	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
continues	O
to	O
pursue	O
efforts	O
to	O
provide	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
standards	O
,	O
advancement	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
technologies	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
educate	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
ongoing	O
effort	O
,	O
it	O
offers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
activities	O
,	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
portal	O
,	O
conferences	O
and	O
events	O
,	O
continuing	O
education	O
courses	O
,	O
publications	O
,	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
IEEE	O
Intercloud	O
Testbed	O
platform	O
for	O
testing	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
interoperability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
portal	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
hub	O
for	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
mandate	O
,	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
is	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
developing	O
global	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
cloud	I-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
standards	O
,	O
IEEE	O
P2301	O
and	O
IEEE	O
P2302	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
guide	O
will	O
advise	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
ecosystem	O
participants	O
such	O
as	O
cloud	B-Architecture
vendors	I-Architecture
,	O
service	O
providers	O
,	O
and	O
end	O
users	O
about	O
available	O
standards-based	O
choices	O
in	O
areas	O
like	O
application	O
,	O
portability	O
,	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
interoperability	O
interfaces	O
;	O
file	O
formats	O
;	O
and	O
operation	O
conventions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Messina	O
,	O
senior	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Institute	O
of	O
Standards	O
and	O
Technology	O
(	O
NIST	O
)	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
program	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
Chair	O
of	O
the	O
IEEE	O
P2301	O
Guide	O
for	O
Cloud	O
Portability	O
and	O
Interoperability	O
Profiles	O
Working	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
also	O
formed	O
its	O
new	O
IEEE	O
Adaptive	O
Management	O
for	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
(	O
AMCC	O
)	O
Study	O
Group	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
's	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
management	O
environments	O
needed	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
dynamic	O
nature	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
environments	O
,	O
the	O
services	O
they	O
provide	O
,	O
the	O
customers	O
that	O
consume	O
the	O
services	O
and	O
the	O
providers	O
offering	O
the	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
both	O
sponsors	O
and	O
participates	O
in	O
cloud	O
computing-focused	O
conferences	O
and	O
events	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
promote	O
knowledge-sharing	O
about	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
events	O
typically	O
range	O
from	O
one	O
day	O
to	O
a	O
week	O
or	O
more	O
and	O
attract	O
a	O
global	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
began	O
partnering	O
with	O
established	O
conference	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
matrix	O
of	O
events	O
targeted	O
to	O
specific	O
geographic	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initiative	O
is	O
organizing	O
additional	O
Cloud	O
Congresses	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
,	O
Asia	O
Pacific	O
,	O
and	O
Latin	O
America	O
regions	O
to	O
encourage	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
via	O
existing	O
,	O
well-established	O
conference	O
such	O
as	O
IEEE	O
Signature	O
Conference	O
on	O
Computers	O
,	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
Applications	O
(	O
COMPSAC	O
)	O
,	O
IEEE	O
International	O
Conference	O
on	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
Technology	O
and	O
Science	O
(	O
IEEE	O
CloudCom	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
IEEE	O
Global	O
Communications	O
Conference	O
,	O
Exhibition	O
,	O
and	O
Industry	O
Forum	O
(	O
GLOBECOM	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
cloud	O
computing-related	O
events	O
in	O
specific	O
geographic	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	O
CloudCom	O
:	O
Also	O
sponsored	O
by	O
IEEE	O
Computer	O
Society	O
,	O
IEEE	O
CloudCom	O
was	O
first	O
held	O
at	O
Beijing	O
Jiaotong	O
University	O
,	O
China	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
CloudCom	O
addresses	O
technical	O
and	O
scientific	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
including	O
architecture	O
,	O
data	O
,	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
,	O
and	O
services	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
focuses	O
on	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
technologies	O
,	O
advancements	O
,	O
and	O
innovations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
for	O
Emerging	O
Markets	O
(	O
IEEE	O
CCEM	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
major	O
conference	O
organized	O
by	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
inaugural	O
IEEE	O
CCEM	O
conference	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
,	O
India	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	O
CCEM	O
focuses	O
on	O
challenges	O
and	O
opportunities	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
in	O
emerging	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	O
CloudNet	O
:	O
A	O
new	O
conference	O
launched	O
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Paris	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
IEEE	O
CloudNet	O
is	O
specific	O
to	O
cloud	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
and	O
related	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	O
Annual	O
International	O
Computers	O
,	O
Software	O
&	O
Applications	O
Conference	O
(	O
IEEE	O
COMPSAC	O
)	O
:	O
First	O
held	O
in	O
1977	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
IEEE	O
COMPSAC	O
is	O
an	O
annual	O
international	O
conference	O
focusing	O
on	O
computers	O
,	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	O
Global	O
Communications	O
Conference	O
(	O
IEEE	O
GLOBECOM	O
)	O
:	O
One	O
of	O
two	O
IEEE	O
Communication	O
Society	O
's	O
(	O
IEEE	O
ComSoc	O
)	O
flagship	O
conferences	O
,	O
IEEE	O
GLOBECOM	O
addresses	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
telecommunications	O
technologies	O
and	O
disciplines	O
,	O
including	O
broadband	O
,	O
wireless	O
,	O
satellite	O
,	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
and	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
offers	O
continuing	O
education	O
courses	O
,	O
e-learning	O
modules	O
,	O
and	O
videos	O
of	O
conference	O
,	O
section	O
,	O
and	O
chapter	O
talks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Participating	O
societies	O
and	O
organizations	O
active	O
in	O
the	O
IEEE	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
include	O
:	O
</s>
