GridTalk PMB 02Dec08

Tuesday 2 Dec 2008, 08:00 → 18:00 Europe/Zurich

1/1-025 (CERN)

GridTalk PMB No. 4 1 December 2008 3:00pm CET By phone Attending: Sarah Pearce (Project Manager, QMUL), Andre-Pierre Olivier (APO), Frederic Hemmer (CERN), Steve Lloyd (QMUL, Chair) 1.Approval of previous minutes ---------------------------------- The minutes of the PMB on 17 September were approved and the actions list reviewed. Action 1.13: SP to look into potential international conferences to attend. SP proposed that GridTalk could attend IST Africa 09 in Uganda, on 6-8 May. The PMB agreed. Done. Action 3.1: SP to pass on FH's comments about the high quality of GridBriefings to Cristy Burne. Done. Action 3.2: SP to note the number of visitors to GridCafe on the LHC GridFest day. Open. Action 3.3: SP to inform Corentin Chevalier of the decision on GridGuide hosting. Done. 2. Project status ----------------- SP presented slides showing the status of each of the workpackages and the GridTalk survey that was distributed at EGEE'08. FH noted that Dan Drollette had taken a picture of the Turkish Minister of Energy and National Resources in front of the iSGTW Istanbul poster, on a visit to CERN. This might be useful for promotional purposes. Ideas were discussed for obtaining a higher number of replies to any survey run at the next EGEE User Forum, including adding the GridTalk survey to the EGEE conference survey. All members of the PMB would consider further options for this. Action 4.1 : All to consider methods of increasing survey responses at the 2009 EGEE User Forum. 3. Forthcoming deliverables --------------------------- SP presented the status of deliverables due in the next quarter. The date of the project review was discussed. SP would raise this with the Project Officer in the new year. Action 4.2: SP to find out the proposed date for the project annual review. 4. Risk register ----------------- SP presented the risk register that was written for the GridTalk Quality Assurance Guide. Owners on the PMB were allocated for the two risks marked 'high' - SP would own risk R2 (Dependency on a limited number of individuals'. FH would own risk R14 (Staff burnout), as this related to the iSGTW editor in particular. However, FH noted the need to change the title of the risk. In general the PMB felt the risk register was too complex and contained too many risks for a small project. SP would simplify the risk register and recirculate it to the PMB, for comment and for the risk owners to consider mitigation strategies. Action 4.3: SP to simplify the risk register and recirculate it to the PMB, for comment and for the risk owners to consider mitigation strategies. 4. Any other business ---------------------- FH raised the question of the interface between GridGuide and the RTM. SP reported that this had been discussed with Imperial College, and Cristy Burne, Corentin Chevalier and Neasan O'Neill would meet with the Imperial College developers in the new year. The deadline for this was the end of month 12. 5. Date of next meeting ----------------------- The next meeting in March would include discussion of the forthcoming project review. Dates for meetings in 2009 were agreed as: Thursday 12 March 2009, 2pm CERN time Thursday 4 June, 3pm CERN time Thursday 10 September, 3pm CERN time Thursday 3 December, 2pm CERN time Actions list --------------- Action 3.2: SP to note the number of visitors to GridCafe on the LHC GridFest day. Action 4.1 : All to consider methods of increasing survey responses at the 2009 EGEE User Forum. Action 4.2: SP to find out the proposed date for the project annual review. Action 4.3: SP to simplify the risk register and recirculate it to the PMB, for comment and for the risk owners to consider mitigation strategies.