Dear All,
Please find attached the weekly GridPP Project Management
Board Meeting minutes. The latest minutes can be found each week in:
http://www.gridpp.ac.uk/pmb/minutes/this-week.txt
(as well as being listed with other minutes e.g. 020708.txt).
Cheers, Tony
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Tony Doyle, GridPP Project Leader Telephone: +44-141-330 5899
Rm 482, Kelvin Building Telefax: +44-141-330 5881
Dept of Physics and Astronomy EMail: [log in to unmask]
University of Glasgow Web: http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/~doyle
G12 8QQ, UK Video - IP: 194.36.1.234
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GridPP PMB Minutes 39 - 8th July 2002
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Present: Tony Doyle, Tony Cass, Dave Britton, Robin Middleton,
Nick Brook, Steve Lloyd, Peter Clarke, Neil Geddes (on phone).
'Hands On' Conference in Sheffield
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The PMB began by discussing the abstract for the 'hands on' conference in
Sheffield. Submissions for this have to be in by 12th July. It is
intended that that three demos be initiated for this headed by Dave
Collings. The suggested input will be from CMS and EDG middleware.
with BaBar existing demo as a reserve. There will be approximately
6 people working with Dave and will include Andrew McNab, Steve Fisher and
Gavin McCance. All contributers will be credited for their input in these
demos.
NG said that only e-science centres would be demonstrating but PPARC would
put up posters. NB said that that no-one from EB apart from BaBar had
volunteered to do a demo. Dave Colling is arranging for the use of
screens and network connections etc for the day, via Steven Newhouse at
LeSC.
TD said that a general talk had already been prepared for the conference
which he will give but asked for suggestions for the content of a second
talk which would be more technical and relate to how the applications
can use the testbed. After some discussion it was decided that Dave
Colling or Andrew McNab be approached to do this.
The PMB then discussed what posters could be displayed at the demo. RM
said that there were several WP posters that could be used and he would
collate and email them to the PMB. NB said he would try to get a poster
from CDF. TD said that authorship should be defined to show that GridPP
is operating as a whole.
It was agreed that the abstracts should be in the required mini-paper
format and at this stage there will be 1 for a general demo [3 screens],
2 for overview-type talks, 4 for the EB and 4 for middleware. An
intermediate deadline was set for Wednesday evening.
NEW ACTION 39.1 - Make sure all abstracts are in for Friday 12th July
Standing Items
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SI-1 : ALL : Continual review/improvement/update of the GridPP website
Vision Summary uploaded to website.
SI-2 : ALL : to provide any new items to SL (who will pass on to PPARC).
TD said that Les Robertson gave a talk on Friday to LHCC which could be
put on web.
NEW ACTION 39.2 - SL LCG High Level Deliverables news item to be put
on web.
SI-3 : ALL : supply SL/TD with meeting dates for the web page
SI-4 : EB & TB : to improve their areas of the web.
Review of Actions
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ACTION 17.14 : JCG revise Tier 1/A staffing plans
---ongoing - no further progress.
ACTION 35.2 : JG to value additional kit used at RAL and other sites.
---ongoing
ACTION 35.3 : DB to pull additional effort from reporting spreadsheet.
---ongoing - DB has sent an email to TD to show progress
ACTION 35.4 : TD to contact sites which do not yet have a "green dot"
---ongoing - initial approach made to Durham.
ACTION 35.10 : JG to form HAG2
---ongoing - staff to be confirmed.
ACTION 35.11 : JG to arrange meetings to discuss testbed rollouts.
---ongoing
ACTION 36.2 : RM to appoint new staff member for WP3.
---ongoing - an advert will be going on website and advertised through
various sources.
ACTION 36.3 : RM/PC/JG to initiate middleware submissions for e-science
hands-on meeting in September by 12th July.
---ongoing - RM to forward PC Robin Tasker's email with respect to
networking contribution (not directly GridPP).
ACTION 36.4 : NB/RB to initiate experiments submissions for e-science
hands-on meeting in September by 12th July.
---ongoing - BaBar is reserve demo if any of others fail.
ACTION 37.1 : RM to send email to UKHEPGRID informing them of new codes.
---ongoing - constructing the email.
ACTION 37.2 : RM to finalise/distribute Q6 reports to PMB.
---ongoing - consolidating the spreadsheet at the moment making sure it's
consistent with EDG.
ACTION 37.3 : JG to review deputy job description.
---ongoing -
ACTION 37.4 : RM to send email to PMB giving status of each WP.
---ongoing - incorporated in Action 36.3
ACTION 37.6 : TC to identify a web page for lxshare 2002.
---closed - There is no available web page which covers all the criteria
required, but the spreadsheet info of lxshare current planning was
circulated.
ACTION 38.1 : NB to circulate information from experiments to PMB and EB.
---ongoing - This will be formed into a web page.
ACTION 39.3 : NB - Experiments' time planning for data challenges etc. to
be put on web
ACTION 38.2 : TD to provide 2 slides for Fab
---ongoing - Slides on Gridstart & GGF5 will also be provided for a talk
on EU Grid activity.
ACTION 38.3 : NB to clarify spending on BaBar experiments.
---ongoing - to be confirmed after further kit in place
ACTION 38.4 : RB to provide PC with info on Babar project planning.
---ongoing - PC has a meeting on 16th July with Roger Jones [ATLAS] and
another meeting with RB on the same day.
A.O.C.B.
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The next physical meeting will be held on Monday 15th July. TD said they
should have an overall assessment on how the PMB operation is going.
PC said that TB have started operational meetings bi-weekly which may mean
the current timing of PMB meetings may have to be changed.
DB said project planning should be reviewed before the next OC meeting.
RM will have the Q6 reports.
EB should then also have first full quarterly reports.
TD asked that any further agenda items be forwarded to him for Monday's
meeting.
SL asked if there was any news items to be passed on. TD said that Les
Robertson gave a talk on Friday to LHCC which should be put on web.
ACTIONS AS AT 8TH JULY 2002
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ACTION 17.14 : JCG revise Tier 1/A staffing plans
ACTION 35.2 : JG to value additional kit used at RAL and other sites.
ACTION 35.3 : DB to pull additional effort from reporting spreadsheet.
ACTION 35.4 : TD to contact sites which do not yet have a "green dot"
ACTION 35.10 : JG to form HAG2
ACTION 35.11 : JG to arrange meetings to discuss testbed rollouts.
ACTION 36.2 : RM to appoint new staff member for WP3.
ACTION 36.3 : RM/PC/JG to initiate middleware submissions for e-science
hands-on meeting in September by 12th July.
ACTION 36.4 : NB/RB to initiate experiments submissions for e-science
hands-on meeting in September by 12th July.
ACTION 37.1 : RM to send email to UKHEPGRID informing them of new codes.
ACTION 37.2 : RM to finalise/distribute Q6 reports to PMB.
ACTION 37.3 : JG to review deputy job description.
ACTION 37.4 : RM to send email to PMB giving status of each WP.
ACTION 38.1 : NB to circulate information from experiments to PMB and EB.
ACTION 38.2 : TD to provide 2 slides for FAB
ACTION 38.3 : NB to clarify spending on Babar experiments.
ACTION 38.4 : RB to provide PC with info on Babar project planning.
ACTION 39.1 : Ensure all abstracts are in for Friday 12th July
ACTION 39.2 : SL - LCG High Level Deliverables news item to be put on web.
ACTION 39.3 : NB - Experiments' time planning for data challenges etc. to
be put on web
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