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Unidata Policy Committee

Unidata Policy Committee. April 17, 2006. Main Topics. FY 2007 Budget Update on NSF Strategic Plan for CI Management Review of NCAR Update of the Competition for Management of NCAR. Title Slide. President’s Comp Initiative.

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Unidata Policy Committee

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  1. Unidata Policy Committee April 17, 2006

  2. Main Topics • FY 2007 Budget • Update on NSF Strategic Plan for CI • Management Review of NCAR • Update of the Competition for Management of NCAR

  3. Title Slide

  4. President’s Comp Initiative President’s American Competitiveness Initiative Double the NSF budget over 10 years

  5. Big Picture

  6. Budget by Account ($.04) (1.0%)

  7. Advancing Research ANIMATED Advancing research at the frontier R&RA Total: $4.7 billion

  8. IPY International Polar Year 2007-2008 $62 million Michael Van Woert, NOAA

  9. Providing World-Class Facilities Providing world-class facilities and infrastructure $1.7 billion Design by Eric Myers, National Science Foundation

  10. MREFC REV (millions)

  11. ARRV ARRV $56.0 million The Glosten Associates, Inc.

  12. OOI OOI $13.5 million John Orcutt, Scripps Institute of Oceanography

  13. MREFC Account NSF FY 2007 Budget

  14. Cyberinfrastructure Cyberinfrastructure $597 million Petascale Computing $50 million Increase: $77 million

  15. Status Report onCyberinfrastructure Planning & Implementation Presented to Committee on Programs and Plans of NSB March 30, 2006 by by Deborah L. Crawford, Ph.D. Interim Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure

  16. Progress Since November 2005 Meeting (1) • OCI Director search concludes • Dan Atkins selected • High Performance Computing System Acquisitions • Tier 2 Systems • ’06 competition • Proposals received 2/10 • Award recommendation to August NSB meeting • ‘07 competition • Proposals due in November, 2006 • Tier 1 System • Petascale System in President’s Budget Request

  17. Progress Since November 2005 Meeting (2) • Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure • Chair identified • Jim Duderstadt, President Emeritus of the University of Michigan • First meeting scheduled for June 15-16, 2006 • Continuing work on CI Vision document • v5.0 released for public comment 1/30 • v6.0 posted for NSB comment 2/28; includes new chapters on • virtual organizations and learning and workforce development

  18. Virtual Organizations (including collaboratories & observatories) Learning & Workforce Development CI Vision Document5 Interdependent Chapters Call to Action Data, Data Analysis & Visualization High Performance Computing

  19. Virtual Organizations (1)Common Technological Framework • Seamless support & integration of multiple VOs • Software service providers (SSPs) play enabling role • Develop, integrate, deploy & support interoperable software infrastructure • Tools include • High-throughput computing tools • Tele-observation & tele-operation • Collaborative tools for planning, execution & post-analysis • Workflow tools & processes • System monitoring & management

  20. Virtual Organizations (2)Operational Framework • Partnerships essential • Identification of common interests • Within traditional organizational settings e.g. campuses • Within domain communities • Academe-industry government • International

  21. Virtual Organizations (3)Evaluation & Assessment • Evaluate and Assess Role of CI on Science and Engineering Research and Education • How humans interact with CI • Explore and understand necessary governance approaches, and impact on organizational design, structures and processes • Allocating resources and identifying incentives

  22. Learning and Workforce Development • Development, deployment and use of CI-enabled learning and research environments • Development of new skills and professions to support CI-enabled opportunities • Promote broad participation of underserved groups, communities and institutions • Facilitate CI-enabled lifelong learning

  23. Spiral Design We are here Community Input X NSB Call to Action HPC Data & Viz VO and LWD Final version to be released Summer 2006 NSF Directorates & Offices

  24. Review of NCAR Management On Site Review March 20-22, 2006

  25. Panel Membership • Dr Mary L. Good, University of Arkansas, Chair • Charles Kennel, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD • Charles Vernon Shank (Chuck), University of California, Berkeley • Diane L. Evans, Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Chester S. Gardner (Chet), University of Illinois System • Norine E. Noonan, College of Charleston • John E. Jones, Jr., National Weather Service • Michel Béland, Meteorological Service of Canada

  26. Charge to the Panel • The objective of the review is to assess the quality and effectiveness of NCAR’s performance as managers of an NSF and Division of Atmospheric Science funded Federally Funded Research and Development Center. • In considering this objective, the panel may examine the following questions: • Has NCAR management facilitated a strategic partnership with the NSF? • Has NCAR demonstrated clear leadership in science and management, and an effective process for cultivating a long-term vision, mission and strategy? • Has NCAR developed a robust process for planning and review that engages the community? • Has NCAR been effective in promoting and sustaining cross-divisional and interdisciplinary programs? • Has NCAR established productive national and international scientific links with Federal agencies, international institutions, NGOs, and the global research community • Has NCAR encouraged and facilitated the participation of underrepresented groups (gender, ethnicity, disability, etc.)?

  27. Competition for the Management of NCAR Information on the Competition for the Management of the National Center for Atmospheric Research http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=106795&org=GEO&from=news

  28. Motivation “… expiring awards are to be recompeted unless it is judged to be in the interest of US science and engineering not to do so.” NSB resolution 97-224

  29. Governing Principles • Minimize disincentives for potential applicants • Demonstrate openness to new ideas • Explore alternative models for NCAR M&O

  30. Comments & Questions?

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