Communications Tasks

Communications etc.

1. Projects (see http://www-iepm.slac.stanford.edu/pinger/projects/)
2. Get weekly reports to NIIT: Asif
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 B Sep.Oct 07 (Need funding letter from NIIT, letter is in progress 8/23/07).
   4. Try for Umar Mar 2007.
      1. Awaiting feedback from Arla (8/23/07): Les
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
   1. Write paper/poster (in progress 8/23/07): Shahryar
6. Paper on event diagnosis: Adnan
   1. Future plans Needs improving): Adnan
7. Visit of Rector?
   1. Les needs to write congratulation letter to new rector.
8. 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 (there were a few objections on spending for travel, it has been addressed and re-submitted 8/17/07, review due 9/3/07): Umar
      1. Reviewed by HEC (positive review from HEC with support from Anwar Amjid): Umar

      2. Revise budget [Done 8/13/07): 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. World Bank may be able to fund travel
   7. 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)
      2. NSF has a new program to support Cyber Infrastructure thta may be relevant to PingER infrastructure.