SCSC Meeting Agendas

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NEXT MEETING - 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)
• 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

• News
• Update from ITSC - Rob
• Updating SLAC's cyber security plan - Nan Spiers
• Towards processes the SCSC needs  - Richard
• Update on current purchases - relayed from Teri
• Discussion on Workshop prep - Richard
• AOB
• Minutes

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
  • site
• 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
  • dev site
• 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)