Grid and Pervasive Computing (GPC) 2011 was the sixth in a conference series that provides a forum for researchers and practitioners in all areas of grid and cloud computing as well as pervasive computing. Two workshop on Health and well-being Technologies and Services for Elderly (HWTS 2011) and the International Workshop on Self-Managing Solutions for Smart Environments (S3E 2011). In addition, PhD students received valuable feedback for their doctoral studies in the doctoral from the colloquium panelists and their peers. The conference would not have been possible without the support of many people and organizations that helped in various ways to make it a success. Table of Contents: International Workshop on Self-managing Solutions for Smart Environments (S3E 2011); International Workshop on Health and Well-being technologies and Services for Elderly (HWTS 2011); and Doctoral Colloquium). //ir