SEE-GRID-2 3nd PSC meeting in Podgorica

30 Oct 2006, 13:00 → 1 Nov 2006, 12:00 Europe/Zurich

Agenda

Minutes SEEGRID2-WP1-GR-033-M3Minutes-a-2006-11-01.doc SEEGRID2-WP1-GR-033-M3Minutes-a-2006-11-01.pdf

WP3&4_Workplan SEEGRID2-WP3_WP4-HR-Conclusions-0.2-2006-10-17.doc SEEGRID2-WP3_WP4-HR-Conclusions-0.2-2006-10-17.pdf

WP3_Ops SEEGRID2-WP3-RS-005-PSC03-WP3-2006-10-31.pdf SEEGRID2-WP3-RS-005-PSC03-WP3-2006-10-31.ppt

What: SEE-GRID-2 3rd Project Steering Committee meeting Where: Podgorica, Montenegro When: Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2006 Purpose: review project progress, discuss work for the next period Participants: 34 CERN representative: Valentin Vidic Next meetings: - PSC04 March 2007, Kopaonik, Serbia - PSC05 May/June 2007, Athens (review) - PSC06 Sept 2007, Albania - PSC07 January, Bulgaria/Romania - PSC08 March/April 2008 if necessary - PSC09 May 2008, Bulgaria/Romania (final review) -=CERN related=- * WP3(Antun): provide some CPUs for SEE-GRID on CERN-PROD site? * FP7: what is EGEE/CERN position towards SEE-GRID infrastructure? * next QR by 15 November * contract change as requested by CERN (article 1.3) * continue with the existing algorithm for distibuting money (CERN observation noted) * hardware - CERN doesn't have any budget for this * accession forms and contract copy will be sent to CERN by mail -=3.01 Technical execution plan overview=- * objective: assess progress on all WPs * actions: - wp2 - open ngi issues and actions per countries - wp3 - agree on site SLA - wp4 - check progress on inital set of applications, define groups for different areas of gridifications - planning for fp7 * progress not good in the last few months -> 3 day working meeting with parallel sessions to catch up -=3.02 WP5=- * submitted D5.1 (web site and mailing lists) * sent D5.2a (promotional package) to partners * 3-monthly newsletters * dissemination event agenda -> see-grid.eu site * training event agenda -> see-grid training portal at sztaki * training questionnaire - at least one person per country * event policy - description of event for sending to edu list * training VO - few sites + services * past and planned dissemination/training events * there should be one training and dissemination event per country * agree on Year1 regional events * concertation event in EGEE06 conference - draft recomendations created * virtual doctoral studies - shared doctoral studies between SEE-GRID countries -=3.03 WP2=- * NGI questionnaire results per country + conclusions * SLA - signed by sites - hardware and network requirements - support and expertise - VO support - operational metrics - enforcement * D2.1 - questionnaire results, policy documents as annexes * D2.2 - sustainability approach based on D2.1 -=3.04 WP4=- * application categorization * user comunities * application selection * application gridification process * areas for collaborative development * application gridification progress per country -=3.06 WP3=- * Update on country CA status * Status of grid sites - No site at CERN, but maybe provide some CPUs? * Status of monitoring tools (to be used for SLA) - SAM installation almost finished -=3.07a FP7=- * e-IRG presentation shown - sustainable service provision - new type of project will require some cofinancing (not 100%) * MK - different Grid research projects, some related to infrastructure, digital repositories, EGEE3 interest * HU - SEE-GRID eInfra for new scientific user communities * BG - improvements for SEE-GRID infra, data management development, new communities - SEE-GRID infrastructure not a competitor to EGEE but an incubator * RO - preparation of infrastructure and application for EGEE, training * TR - continue to be involved in integration infrastructure projects, national projects, collaboration with industry * MN - better infrastructure and new communities * AL - continue current activities, research * MO - continue current activities, new communities * BiH - continue current activities, new communities * SR - continue current activities, new communities, sustainability * HR - SEE Knowledge Infrastructure - example: using grid for ecosystem preservation in region * Summary - new user communities - 3 tier infra (network, grid, new user comm) integration and incubation - continuing measures for different levels of development in countries - sustainability as a goal - careful expansion (not too many new countries) * Vision - integrated project with following parts - seeknow -1 - generic libraries/applications to be used by different communities - seegrid-3 - grid infra - seeren-3 + geant - network infra -=3.08a WP1=- * Executive advisory board - delayed but to be created soon * MoUs mostly signed * next QR by 15 November * contract change as requested by CERN (article 1.3) * continue with the existing algorithm for distibuting money (CERN observation noted) * review of deliverables - should start ASAP * perhaps have NGI overview per country * hardware - CERN doesn't have any budget for this * all contractors study financial guidelines (find auditor, agreen on the cost of audit) * financial presentation (will be online) - cost models - eligible costs - audits - pre-financing algorithm - equipment financing -=3.09 WP3/4=- * application selection - questionnaire to be simplified - group formed to approve new applications * aplication progress assesment - form to be created for applications to fill - current status of applications * gridification framework - mpi - grid-mpi - same binaries for all sites * application support group - help for application developers - country and project level support * gridification document defined * helpdesk support for applications * training infrastructure ASAP