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4th Research Councils’ Representatives Group HPC & e-Science Meeting Swindon Malcolm Atkinson Director e-Science Institute & e-Science Envoy www.nesc.ac.uk 24 th January 2007. Overview. SUPER Report + meeting E-Science Software Sustainability + Stakeholder Reps AHM 2007 on track
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4th Research Councils’ Representatives GroupHPC & e-Science MeetingSwindonMalcolm AtkinsonDirector e-Science Institute& e-Science Envoywww.nesc.ac.uk24th January 2007
Overview • SUPER • Report + meeting • E-Science Software • Sustainability + Stakeholder Reps • AHM • 2007 on track • Future depends on AHM Foundation • OGF20 • Opportunity to showcase e-Science • Europe & International
SUPER • Study of Users’ Priorities for E-Infrastructure for Research • Your suggestions were followed up • Substantial survey - as representative as possible • Draft circulated - comments please • Discussed & Endorsed • By those interviewed • By the e-Science Directors’ Forum 19 Jan. Reading • Final Workshop • 16 February 07 at NeSC • Please come or send a representative • Generate FINAL version • Use as input • To existing providers: OMII-UK, NGS, DCC, NeSC, … • Circulate via RC Reps to all RCs • Provide to SAT and JCSR, EU planning, …
E-Science Software, Services & Support • SUPER identifies priorities • Support: community, consultancy, training & outreach • Services: computation, data & integration • Software: files, metadata, collaboration, … • Software = OMII-UK • Collection of Software => catalogue • Engineering to make some software robust • Support of users and software • We need your input and support • OMII-UK for all RCs • Need stakeholders on Board steering • Commitment to sustainability
AHM 2007 Progressing well • Steering Committee AHM’07 • You should feel you have a good input there • Programme Committee AHM’07 • Calls for papers - encourage bids • AHM’08 Onwards • Several sites booked • IEEE e-Science Conference Joint event? • No funding at present • AHM Foundation • Steer the future AHM • Develop a financial plan / bid • Need RC engagement • 2 JISC members • 5 eSDF selected members
OGF • OGF Board & Sponsorship • Committed for 2007 • OGF19 next week • UK e-Science very active - GridNet2 • OGF20 May 7th to 11th • Hosted at Manchester • Hosted by UK e-Science & GCN • Joint with EGEE users’ Forum • Opportunity for Communication & outreach
International • Europe • Meeting arranged by Embassy Stockholm • E-Science collaboration • FP7 bids • e-IRG • Neil Geddes & Malcolm Atkinson • Sustainability policy • Education & Training developing • Dropped Data Services sadly • ESFRI - identified e-Infrastructure • Need policy & standards
International • Plan for EGI & NGIs • UK lead developing • CCLRC lead? • JRU • Issue of breadth/all research • Active in GIN through • GridPP/EGEE • NGS • OMII-UK • Vital as we cannot expect a monoculture