Tier2 Baltic project kick-off meeting

Tuesday 7 Jun 2022, 10:30 → 15:00 Europe/Riga

Zinātniskā bibliotēka (Riga Technical University)

Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

The objectives of this meeting are:

- to set-up the collaboration, 

- to introduce all partners to Tier2 concept and to outline its benefits and challenges,

- to learn about technical capabilities and interests of the partners 

- to agree on the further practical/technical actions, hardware procurement etc.

10:30 → 10:40 Welcome and opening

Speaker: Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

10:40 → 11:10 Introduction by the Project Leader

Previous efforts, partnership, scope and goals of the project, participants etc

Speaker: Jānis Irbe (RTU)

CERN CMS TIER II Baltic.pdf

11:10 → 12:00 Short round table and technical introduction by partners - 5 min each (participation to be confirmed)

• Riga Technical University HPC
• University of Tartu
• University of Latvia
• Vilnius University
• Rezekne Academy of Technologies
• TalTech
• Latvian National Library
• National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
• Kaunas University of Technology
• Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre

12:00 → 12:20 CERN/CMS perspective

current and future computing needs and role of the Tier2 Compute Sites

Speakers: CERN/CMS, Markus Seidel (Riga Technical University (LV))

T2 Baltic CMS user perspective.pdf

TWiki NewComputingSite

12:20 → 12:40 Technical discussion and Identification of the technical/procurement needs of the project

Speakers: Jānis Irbe (RTU), All partners

12:40 → 13:00 Summary and next steps

Speaker: Jānis Irbe (RTU)

13:00 → 14:30 Informal lunch