Pathways to Broadening Participation in TeraGrid (PBPTG) A TeraGrid EOT Supplemental Proposal

1. Pathways to Broadening Participation in TeraGrid (PBPTG) A TeraGrid EOT Supplemental Proposal

2. Problem: “Usual Suspects” The current TeraGrid community consists primarily of “usual suspects” - “traditional” domain scientists from Research 1 institutions Less than 1% of the PIs are from MSIs Less than 4% of the PIs are from SBE domain Response 1-year supplemental - PBPTG Team effort TeraGrid: User Services, SGs, EOT External Partners Community engagement

3. Goals of PBPTG Broaden awareness of TeraGrid Campus Visits (coupled with CI Days) Professional Society Meetings Develop promotional materials Build human capacity for Terascale research In-depth consulting (5-8 consultants) TeraGrid Fellowship Program for faculty and students Mentoring Program Campus Champions Enhance the usability and access of TG via SGs Assess Science Gateway readiness and community requirements Develop replicable strategies for integrating TeraGrid resources into SGs, with an emphasis on under-served community needs

4. Pathways to Broadening Participation in TG Outcomes and Metrics At least 10 outreach events during year Develop case studies to inform future events Growth of DAC and MRAC allocations and usage Requests for additional outreach Establishing TeraGrid Campus Champions New promotional materials tailored to community needs Reports by Fellows at TG’08 Gateway requirements for education and research Readiness analysis of SGs Guidelines for integration of TG resources into SGs CReSIS SG enabled External evaluation - Univ. Colorado (Barker) User Requirements by Univ. Michigan (Finholt)

5. BPTG Activity #1 - Outreach Conduct on-going community outreach and engagement Raise awareness of opportunities and potential Showcase case studies On-going user requirements analysis Identify people/teams/campuses needing additional support Discussion topics Review selection of campus venues CI Days outreach (UNM, ECSU, NYSGrid, ND/SD) Review selection of professional society meeting EPSCoR, EDUCAUSE, Tapia, Grace Hopper, SC07, e-social science, etc. Promotional material needs Outcomes and metrics 10 outreach events Case studies - desired content and impact External evaluation Action items and next steps

6. BPTG Activity #2 - Human Capacity Provide in-depth support for new users of TG Provide ASTA-type support as needed Pro-active outreach effort to quickly overcome challenges and barriers Capture lessons learned Develop case studies Discussion topics Process to identify and select researchers to support # people to pick at start vs. process to invite others to participate Process to assign and assist consultants Outcomes and metrics New DAC/MRAC proposals # researchers/# consultants Case studies - desired content and impact External evaluation Action items and next steps

7. BPTG Activity #2 - Human Capacity Form TeraGrid Fellows and Mentoring Programs Fellows program to provide time to learn/use TG resources Open to faculty and students Mentors to provide support to researchers and fellows Discussion topics Process to identify and select fellows to support # people to pick at start vs. process to invite others to participate Process to assign and assist mentors Outcomes and metrics New DAC/MRAC proposals # fellows/#mentors Case studies - desired content and impact External evaluation Action items and next steps

8. BPTG Activity #2 - Human Capacity Formation of Campus Champions Local champion to promot/support campus researchers DAC accounts for quick start-up Provide feedback to TeraGrid on community needs May be a faculty member, CIO staff member, etc. Receive regular updates from TeraGrid staff Discussion topics Process to identify and select fellows to support # people to pick at start vs. process to invite others to participate Process to assign and assist mentors Outcomes and metrics New DAC/MRAC proposals # fellows#mentors Case studies - desired content and impact External evaluation Action items and next steps

9. BPTG Activity #3 - SGs access Science Gateways Readiness and User Requirements Review state of Science Gateways readiness Assess user requirements for appropriate and effective utilization of Science Gateways among education and research communities Assess effective strategies for scaffolding (e.g. NanoHub) Develop strategies to meet the user requirements Active involvement of under-served communities Discussion Topics Engagement of SG teams User Requirements process CReSIS project Process for identifying and selecting a second gateway Outcomes and Metrics Guidelines for SGs for education impact Case study for integration of TG into SGs External evaluation Action items and next steps

10. External Evaluation Evaluate the impact of the project on achieving the goals Conduct formative and summative evaluations Discussion Topics Process and mechanisms Outcomes Action items and next steps

11. Advisory Committee Engage an external Advisory Committee Committee members: Richard Alo, Barbara Kucera, Nora Sabelli, Mike Wilde, Bob Panoff, Barney Mccabe, Pat Teller, Phil Maechling Conduct face-to-face meeting in Q1 Conduct face-to-face meeting in Q4 for recommendations for sustaining efforts Discussion Topics When and how best to engage this group Role of advisory committee Outcomes Recommendations Action items and next steps

12. Action Items and Next Steps What’s missing from the plan? Who do we need to invite to join in the process? Do we need a face-to-face planning meeting? When and where? Active participation by NSF in the process Full and active community engagement Map activities to budget and vice-versa Selecting project manager Qualifications for this person Web site and collaboration space (Wiki) Mailing list Setting up regular discussion times Reports to Wheels, RPForum, NSF, Community Other?