Communications Tasks

Communications etc.

1. Projects (see http://www-iepm.slac.stanford.edu/pinger/projects/)

2. Azher replacement for PERN, COMSATS, NIIT hosts [Done 7/26/07: Umar will take it over]

3. Resolve next graduates/visitors: Arshad, Les
   1. Shahryar & Asif leave Sept 15, 2007.
   2. Get paperwork going for Faran
      1. Awaits faran's degree (expect Oct '07 or Jan '08)
   3. Try for Qasim Aug/Sep 07 (SLAC looking for funding, else NIIT funds, shared CV 7/26/07).
   4. Try for Umar Mar 2007.
4. Paper for Nepal (has been accepted, conference postponed to Dec '07): Shahryar
   1. Register at SLAC: Shahryar
   2. Update to right format and new figures: Shahryar
5. CHEP (NIIT cannot pay travel, SLAC cap is a problem)
   1. Poster accepted 5/6/07
   2. Book hotel: Shahryar
   3. Write paper/poster: Shahryar
6. Paper on event diagnosis: Adnan
   1. Future plans Needs improving): Adnan

      1. Get student [Done 7/26/07 Qasim Ali]

7. Visit of Rector?

8. Acceptance of NUST International Advisory Board [Done 7/12/07].

9. Proposals
   1. Develop new proposal with more a Grid Health viewpoint (Cisco raised issues, await resolution 3/22/07, talked to people who will supprt, now talking to Cisco. Hope for 100% from HEC, then Cisco chip in 4/12/07): Yee, Arshad, Les, Cisco
   2. Proposal to HEC for $0.5 over 3 years: Umar
      1. Reviewed by HEC (positive review from HEC with support from Anwar Amjid): Umar
      2. Revise budget: Umar
   3. USAID proposal due 6/30/07
      1. Awaits response in November 2007.
   4. Proposal to Cisco on TULIP (awaits Faran's finals, Faran and Umar will come up with draft): Faran
   5. Proposal to Cisco on perfSONAR: Les
   6. HEC asking for review report of MAGGIE project
   7. World Bank may be able to fund travel
   8. Work with NSF to see if we submit to them: Les
      1. send NSF 1 page outline of proposal (Les & Yee are creating 4/12/07, done NSF cannot help)