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Pathways to Broadening Participation in TeraGrid (PBPTG) (aka “The EOT Supplement”)

Pathways to Broadening Participation in TeraGrid (PBPTG) (aka “The EOT Supplement”). Summary and Plan Overview Presented at the TeraGrid Quarterly Meeting Austin, TX December 6-7, 2007. Activities. Outreach and Engagement

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Pathways to Broadening Participation in TeraGrid (PBPTG) (aka “The EOT Supplement”)

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  1. Pathways to Broadening Participation in TeraGrid (PBPTG) (aka “The EOT Supplement”) Summary and Plan Overview Presented at the TeraGrid Quarterly Meeting Austin, TX December 6-7, 2007

  2. Activities • Outreach and Engagement • 10 events: campus visits, professional societies, conference presence • Build Human Capacity • In-depth consulting to get new users in and help existing users progress • TG Fellowships – up to 5 • TG Mentors • Usability of and Access to Science Gateways • Gateway Readiness and User Requirements Assessment • Replicable integration - Add two Gateways to the pool

  3. Deliverables • New, sustained users from among non-usual suspects • Case studies • Introductory materials • Metrics • “New” Gateways • Results from formal evaluation Opportunities to be Leveraged • Campus Champions (Purdue) • TG On-line Mentoring (e.g. Navajo Technical College) • Existing conference and workshops (Professional Society conference outreach, Tapia, Hopper, CI Days, etc) • User Services consultants (from TG RPs) • TG Portal, EOT, ER teams, MSI-CIEC collaboration, EPSCoR collaboration

  4. Next Steps – Kickoff Meeting • Leadership Team + Advisory Committee • January; Washington DC • Set implementation plan and schedule • Activities • Identify outreach/engagement target events & TG staff to cover • Identify research teams to engage and support • Identify consultants and projects for new user startup • Begin Fellowship recruiting – Call for Applicants, etc. • Establish role with existing TG Mentoring program • Schedule SG assessment & integration • Resources and Outcomes • Case Studies – need writers and repository • Evaluation of effective strategies and impact • Guidelines for Science Gateway usability • New and improved user support materials

  5. New Communities – So far… • Current TG MSI/EPSCoR allocs • Approx 35 PIs • Which ones are ready to move up? • Outreach Candidates • MSIs/EPSCoR • U-Houston Downtown • Howard U • U. New Mexico • Conferences • Tapia/Hopper • EPSCoR • EDUCAUSE • AAAS • AGU • APS • Where else should we be going? • “New” Gateways • CReSIS: • Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets • Eliz. City State Univ., NC • Others? Selection Criteria are in the proposal: www.teragridforum.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=EOT_Supplement_-_Pathways_for_Broadening_Participation_in_TeraGrid (Search on “EOT Supplement”)

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