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TeraGrid Organization and Management. TeraGrid Annual Review April 6, 2009. TeraGrid Organization. Resource Providers (RP): the institutions that provide the computing, storage, and visualization resources of the TeraGrid
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TeraGrid Organization and Management TeraGrid Annual Review April 6, 2009
TeraGrid Organization • Resource Providers (RP): the institutions that provide the computing, storage, and visualization resources of the TeraGrid • Grid Infrastructure Group (GIG): central planning, reporting, coordination, facilitation, and management group for the TeraGrid • Working Groups (WG): Each working group includes a GIG Area Director (AD) and RP representatives and focuses on a targeted area of TeraGrid TeraGrid Annual Review
TeraGrid Organization Chart TeraGrid Annual Review
Communications • TeraGrid Round Table Meeting • Bi-weekly for members of all TeraGrid groups via Access Grid • Presentations from Working Groups, Resource Providers, or others with information of general interest across the TeraGrid • GIG Area Director Calls • Weekly call for GIG administration and Area Directors • Coordination of GIG activities • TG Forum Call • Weekly call for GIG Area Directors and RP Primary Investigators • Coordination across GIG and RPs • Working Groups • Periodic calls conducted by each Working Group to coordinate the Working Group activities • Supports regular communication via e-mail and TG wiki TeraGrid Annual Review
Communications(2) • TeraGrid Quarterly Management Meetings • Two day meeting in March, June, September, and December for GIG and Forum administration, Area Directors, Resource Provider Primary Investigators, and any other interested TG stakeholders • Coordination of activities across GIG and RPs. Annual and quarterly planning and reporting. • Quarterly Allocation Meetings • Two day meeting in March, June, September, and December for Resource Allocation Committee members • Review and decide on TeraGrid resource allocation proposals received through allocations requests TeraGrid Annual Review
Communications(3) • TeraGrid Annual Conference (TGxy) • Five day conference each June open to all TeraGrid participants and the scientific and educational communities • Showcase the capabilities, achievements, and impact of TeraGrid in research and education through presented papers, demonstrations, posters, and visualizations • Science Advisory Board Meeting • Two day meeting each January and June of the joint TeraGrid / NSF science community Advisory Board • Review TeraGrid accomplishments and plans to obtain feedback from the scientific community TeraGrid Annual Review
Reporting • Integrated Program Plan (IPP): primary output of the yearly TeraGrid planning process that documents the objectives, budget, and activities for the next project year for the GIG and the RPs • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): part of the IPP that lists milestones and resources for all planned TeraGrid activities • Quarterly Reports: report by Area of TeraGrid activities during the previous quarter (1, 2, and 3) of the calendar year • Annual Report: comprehensive report of TeraGrid activities during the previous calendar year and IPP for the next project year TeraGrid Annual Review