Universal Middleware Distribution (UMD) Meeting

23 Apr 2009, 10:00 → 24 Apr 2009, 16:00 Europe/Zurich

600/R-002 (CERN)

This meeting of the UMD contributors will focus on the report back from the working groups and then a discussion on the scope and composition of the UMD. Previous workshops:

• Oslo

Phone conference details 23-24 April: Dial-in numbers: +41227676000 (English, Main) Access codes: 0114087 (Leader) 0124060 (Participant) Leader site: https://audioconf.cern.ch/call/0114087 Participant site: https://audioconf.cern.ch/call/0124060

Thursday 23 April

10:00 → 10:10 Welcome & Logistics

Speaker: Steven Newhouse

10:10 → 11:10 Requirements Working Group

Report from the User and Operational requirements working group and discussion.

Slides 090423_UMD_User_and_Oper_WG.pdf

11:10 → 12:10 Technical Working Group

Report from the Technical WG on their taxonomy report and discussion.

13:30 → 14:00 UMD Structure and Scope

Discussion on the structure and scope of UMD.

Speaker: Steven Newhouse

14:00 → 18:00 UMD Discussion

A discussion as to the scope of UMD - what capabilities are needed in UMD? Followed by a discussion as to its content. We will have a break for coffee at some point.

Friday 24 April

09:00 → 12:00 Discussion of software funding within EC call

Discussion of scope for the Autumn call - what activity should go where for funding?

13:30 → 16:00 Next Steps

Discussion of the any new/revised working groups, plans for an editorial team for proposal writing, other stuff...