This Confluence space is used to track the SLAC Scientific Computing Steering Committee meetings.

They are usually invitation only, unless otherwise noted.

Meetings

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  • EVO Etiquette
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  • Test and adjust your microphone gain before the meeting.

Email Archive:

Presentations:

FY 12 Ops Agenda

LISTSERV Presentation: replacing Majordomo

Gluster FS Presentation by Ling Ho

Help Desk Presentation / Teresa Downey

Computing Strategy with Cyber/ Sandy Merola

IT SubCouncil (Sharepoint)

SC Projects in the OCIO (Sharepoint)

SLAC Agenda official web page

NEXT MEETING - 10 May 2012 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

26 Apr 2012 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

  • News
  • Introduce new AD members of SCSC (5 mins)
  • Recap of 4/12 Power Outage - Teresa (20 mins)
  • FY13 hardware purchase projection - all (10 min)
  • Data Center Planning update - Norm (15 min)
  • Recharge Model update - Len (15 mins)
  • Project status update - Len (10 mins)
  • AOB
  • minutes

5 Apr 2012 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

  • News
  • ITSC update - Rob (5 min)
  • 6-month hardware purchase projection - all (10 min)
  • Towards a HelpDesk - Teresa (20 min)
  • Report on CD & Cyber Strategic Plan - Sandy (available at 4pm), Nan (30 min total)
  • AOB
  • Minutes

9 Feb 2012 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

  • News (10 minutes)
    • Mathematica seminar by Wolfram - Feb 23, 14:30-17:30
    • CD retreat recap
  • ITSC update - Rob (5 min)
  • Followup on Data Management for Neutron Sciences - Robert MacGreevy (10')
  • Update on CD projects - Len (10')
  • Summary of Ongoing Roadmaps - Imre (15')
  • Update on Network Re-architecting project - Antonio - available at 16:30
  • Shared Storage Concept - Lance (10')
  • AOB
  • Meeting Minutes

12 Jan 2012 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

  • News (20 minutes Amber+)
    • Happy New Year!
    • CD director Search-status update
    • Computing Division Strategic Planning
    • Sci Comp Strategic Planning:Next Steps
    • RHEL 4 transition status; discussion of timeline to transition from RHEL 5 
    • Black Boxes at EOL (informational)
    • Conference management tools--should SCSC get involved?
    • Blue Coat update (Bob)
    • Mobile device roadmap (Imre)
    • Possible shared GPS resource?
  • Gluster Evaluation: Ling 10 min
  • Update on CD projects - Len - 10 minute
  • Update on Network Re-architecting project ([https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/NetMan/Network+Roadmaps|https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/NetMan/Network+Roadmaps])- Antonio 10 minute
  • Cyber Security Strategic Planning- Bob Cowles 10 min
  • AOB
  • Meeting Minutes (not edited) 

 29 Nov 2011 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

27 Oct 2011 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

6 Oct 2011 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

  • News
    • Update on CD projects - Len
  • ITSC update - Rob Cameron/Thom Large
  • Network re-architecting plans - Les Cottrell
  • Strategic Plan discussions; prep for SPC presentation - Amber
  • AOB
  • meeting minutes

22 Sept 2011 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

  • News
    • Introduce Interim CIO - Mark Reichanadter (Mark available ~16:00)
    • Search committee for new CIO (5 mins)
    • RHEL6 test batch queue (5 mins) (Len)
  • Progress on CD sci comp projects (20 minutes) (Len, Shirley)
    • nfsv4, Globus Online, project list proposals
    • Storage project (Lance)
  • Draft Computing Resource Survey and first revision - (10 minutes)
  • AOB
  • meeting minutes

7 Sept 2011 15:30 Pacific, Conf Rm B, Bldg 50

  • News (10 minutes)
  • Closing out recommendations on CD sci comp projects (20 minutes)
  • IOS development issues--Randy/Amber (10 minutes) 
  • Data Access (10 minutes) (Ashley)
  • Projects for storage and computing strategies (10 minutes)
  • AOB
  • Meeting minutes

22 Aug 2011 15:30 Pacific, Ballam

10 Aug 2011 15:30 Pacific, Bldg 50 Conf A/B

  • News (5 minutes)
    • First look at facilities planning - Amber
  • CyberSecurity Issues - Bob Cowles (20 min+5 questions)
  • List of CD sci comp projects - Shirley Gruber (20 min + 10 min questions)
  • Meeting minutes
  • AOB

25 July 2011 15:30 Pacific, Ballam

  • News
    • VPN open presentation on Aug 4
    • Possible Dan Hitchcock (ASCR) visit in late August 
    • Arno and Amber to meet with Margot (ICME) re joint seminars
  • Introducing Jennifer Russell - OCIO Project Management
  • Update from ITSC - Rob
  • Tape Silo migration plans - Lance
  • Globus Online at SLAC? - Amber
  • Towards the CD review
  • AOB
  • Seminar Planning
  • meeting minutes

6 July 2011 16:00 Pacific, Conf Room B, Bldg 50

  • News
  • The Scoop on DLP (PII scanning) - Nan Spiers
  • Bldg 50 Hardware projections for FY12 budget input
    • PPA's list
    • refurb interactive login servers? (norics, yakuts)
  • Prioritising the processes list; sci comp "execution plan"
  • Discussion on more steps for communications improvements
  • Select dates for CD review in "fall"
  • AOB
  • minutes

13 June 2011 14:30 Pacific, Ballam Room

23 May 2011 15:30 Pacific, Ballam Room

  • News
  • Update from ITSC - Rob
  • Recap on seminars - Arno
  • Discussion on Jamboree prep - Amber
  • fudforum rollout - Imre
  • Data Preservation Workshop recap - Amber
  • how to decide what product licences should go on indirects
  • AOB
  • minutes

25 April 2011 15:30 Pacific, Ballam Room

  • News
    • Amber's first day on the job
  • Update from ITSC - Rob
  • Update on seminar prep: we go live tomorrow! - Arno
  • Discussion on Jamboree prep - Richard
  • Rolling out fudforum for scientific computing - Imre
  • AOB
  • Minutes

11 April 2011 15:30 Pacific, Ballam Room

  • News
  • Update from ITSC - Rob
  • Update on seminar prep - Vineet
  • Discussion on Jamboree prep
  • AOB
  • Minutes

28 March 2011 15:30 Pacific, Ballam Room

  • News
  • Intro from/to David MacFarlane - cognizant ALD for scientific computing
  • Update from ITSC - Rob
  • Planned hardware acquisitions and CD capacity
  • Discussion of input to ALD Retreat on 4/1
  • sci comp mailing list - Thomas
  • news on seminar prep - Vineet
  • update on forum progress - Imre
  • jamboree prep
  • SuperComputing 2011 prep
  • Set time for future meetings
  • AOB
  • Minutes

28 Feb 2011 15:30 Pacific,  Ballam Room

  • News
  • Update from ITSC - Rob
  • SuperComputing 2011 prep
  • starting a mailing list for sci comp people
    • PPA list; get list for other directorates. Advertise in SLAC Today?
    • is it just SLAC denizens? I'd guess not.
    • when to kick it off?
  • news on seminar prep - Arno
  • update on forum progress - Imre
    • how do we seed the first forums for sci comp?
  • Possible LDRD for Long Term Data Analysis clusters - Imre 
  • discuss March visits to directorates to spread word about SCSC
  • 3/7 first report to ALDs
  • pick dates for jamboree - June 9-10?
    • there is a PPA Advisory Committee review on June 1-2
  • AOB
  • Minutes

14 Feb 2011 15:30 Pacific,  Ballam Room

  • News
  • Amedeo suggests getting a list of names for who supports scientific computing in CD
  • news on storage from Lance Nakata
  • update on forum progress - Imre
  • how do we seed the first forums for sci comp?
  • update on confluence changeover to Crowd -  how did it go? - Imre
  • statement on VPN changes - Randy
  • Possible LDRD for Long Term Data Analysis clusters - Imre
  • SuperComputing 2011 prep
  • starting a mailing list for sci comp people
    • PPA list; get list for other directorates. Advertise in SLAC Today?
    • is it just SLAC denizens? I'd guess not.
    • when to kick it off?
  • news on seminar prep - Arno
    • DavidM's suggestion of using output of jamboree to target topics for seminars starting in Oct that match the emerging roadmap
  • discuss March visits to directorates to spread word about SCSC
  • 3/7 first report to ALDs
  • AOB
  • Minutes (draft)

28 Jan 2011 14:30 Pacific,  Ballam Room

  • IT Subcouncil update – Rob Cameron
    • Desktop and Apple support - Stuart
  • Intro of incoming Head of Sci Comp - Amber has accepted and will be present
  • Update on forum tool search - Imre
  • Finding an alternate storage vendor - Randy, Richard
  • Update on starting scientific computing seminars - Arno
  • Discuss main events for SCSC in next 6 months – revise the timeline
  • AOB
    • SCSC deputy chair
    • skype at SLAC and the penalty box
    • recharge philosophy revisited?
  • Minutes (draft)

6 Dec 2010 15:30 Pacific,  Ballam Room

  • IT Subcouncil activities and plans ; SCSC rep at ITSC meetings – Rob Cameron
  • Update on Head of Sci Comp search - Randy
  • CD projects and planned process – Imre
    • Update on forum tool search
  • Update on Recharge - Richard, Imre
  • Online logistics for SCSC – Confluence pages (private , public ), mailing list, forum usage
  • Reiterate main events for SCSC in next 6 months – establish a timeline
  • Start planning for sci comp jamboree
  • Next meeting date: Jan 3 or 10?
  • AOB
  • Minutes (draft)
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