BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20121114T003000Z DTEND:20121114T020000Z LOCATION:251-E DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: This BOF discusses the concept of a Computing Testbed as a Service supporting application, computer science, education and technology evaluation usages that have different requirements from production jobs. We look at lessons from projects like Grid5000, FutureGrid, OpenCirrus, PlanetLab and GENI. We discuss 1) the requirements that Computing Testbeds as a Service need to address 2) The software needed to support TestbedaaS and a possible open source activity and 3) interest in federating resources to produce large scale testbeds and what commitments participants may need to make in such a federation. SUMMARY:Computing Research Testbeds as a Service: Supporting large scale Experiments and Testing PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20121114T003000Z DTEND:20121114T020000Z LOCATION:251-E DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: This BOF discusses the concept of a Computing Testbed as a Service supporting application, computer science, education and technology evaluation usages that have different requirements from production jobs. We look at lessons from projects like Grid5000, FutureGrid, OpenCirrus, PlanetLab and GENI. We discuss 1) the requirements that Computing Testbeds as a Service need to address 2) The software needed to support TestbedaaS and a possible open source activity and 3) interest in federating resources to produce large scale testbeds and what commitments participants may need to make in such a federation. SUMMARY:Computing Research Testbeds as a Service: Supporting large scale Experiments and Testing PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR