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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”) Summary and Plan Overview Presented at the TeraGrid Quarterly Meeting Austin, TX December 6-7, 2007
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
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
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
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”)