Logistics
Key Dates
Fri. May 26: Review panel questions due to XSEDE
Fri. June 2: Presentation and review of draft materials (remote meeting)
Mon. June 5: Written responses to panel questions due to NSF
Tue. June 6 mid-day: Dry-Run in Arlington, VA
Wed. June 7: Panel Review at NSF
Thur. June 8 morning: Present responses to panel questions & wrap-up
Location
Dry-Run & War Room Panel Review
Westin Hotel: Plenary/Parallel A: Room 380 (NSF) (10 XSEDE participants allowed)
Louisa May Alcott Boardroom Parallel B: Room 370 (NSF) (10 XSEDE participants allowed)
Travel Details
Please ensure your travel plans accommodate the following points:
- Participants are expected to arrive in time to attend the final dry-run review on Tue. June 6th. The dry-run review will be scheduled to begin at approximately noon.
- The project is expected to be dismissed by the review panel around noon on Thur. June 8th.
Attendees should make their own hotel reservations. It is suggested that attendees stay at either the Westin Arlington Gateway or the Hilton Arlington.
Note: There are two major events occurring in Arlington during the week of the review, so hotel rooms are scarce.
On-Site Personnel
| Linda Akli | Victor Hazlewood | Greg Peterson |
Emre Brooks (TBD) | Chris Hempel | Ralph Roskies |
Lizanne Destefano | Laura Herriott | Sergiu Sanielevici |
Kelly Gaither | Jennifer Houchins | John Towns |
Karla Gendler | Dave Lifka | Nancy Wiklins-Diehr |
Dave Hart | Ron Payne |
Review Agenda (draft)
Friday, June 2nd - Draft Slide Walk-Through (Remote)
| Time (EDT) | Topic |
| 11:00-11:10am | Panel Review agenda & updates |
| 11:10am-12:30pm | Review: XSEDE Overview, Trend Analysis & L2 Introductions |
| 12:30-1:00pm | Review: Science Case for XSEDE |
| 1:00-1:15pm | Break - (1-2pm: John/Ron call with Rudi) |
| 1:15-2:00pm | Review: RAS / XCI / Ops (due to overlapping questions) |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Summary of call w/Rudi |
| 2:15-3:00pm | Review: CEE |
| 3:00-3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15-4:00pm | Review: ECSS |
| 4:00-4:30pm | Review: Program Office |
| 4:30-4:45pm | Review: Closing |
Tuesday, June 6th - Dry Run (Westin Boardroom)
| Time (EDT) | Topic |
| 12:00-12:15pm | Kickoff & setting expectations |
| 12:15-1:45pm | Review: XSEDE Intro, Governance, & Trend Analysis |
| 1:45-2:00pm | Break |
| 2:00-2:30pm | Review: Science Case for XSEDE |
| 2:30-3:30pm | Review: CEE |
| 3:30-3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45-4:30pm | Review: ECSS |
| 3:00-3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15-4:00pm | Review: RAS / Ops |
| 4:00-4:45pm | Review: XCI / Program Office |
| 4:45-5:00pm | Review: Closing |
Wednesday, June 7th - Panel Review, Day 1
| Time (EDT) | Room | Topic | In-Room |
| 9:20-9:30am | 380 | Introductions | L1, L2s, Destefano, Gendler |
| 9:30-11:30am | 380 | Plenary: Overview, Science Case, Governance | L1, L2s, Destefano, Gendler |
| 11:30-11:45am | Break | ||
| 11:45am-1:15pm | 380 | Parallel 1a: ECSS Presentation | Towns, Wilkins-Diehr, Roskies, Sanielevici, Destefano, Gendler |
| 370 | Parallel 1b: XCI and Ops Presentations | Towns, Lifka, Peterson, Hart, Payne, Hazlewood, Destefano, Herriott | |
| 1:15-2:30pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:30-4:00pm | 380 | Parallel 2a: CEE Presentation | Towns, Gaither, Houchins, Hempel, Akli, Destefano, Gendler |
| 370 | Parallel 2b: RAS and Program Office Presentations | Towns, Hart, Payne, Lifka, Peterson, Hazlewood, Destefano, Herriott | |
| 5:30-6:00pm | 380 | Penary: Questions posed to project team by panel | L1, L2s, Destefano, Gendler |
Thursday, June 8th - Panel Review, Day 2
| Time | Room | Topic | In-Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00am | 380 | Project responses to questions | L1, L2s, Destefano, Gendler |
| 9:00-10:00am | 380 | Discussion | L1, L2s, Destefano, Gendler |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | 380 | Additional questions (if needed) | L1, L2s, Destefano, Gendler |
| 12:00pm | Project dismissed |
Review Materials
Background Documents:
- XSEDE RY1 Annual Report & PY7 Plan
- Full list of Panel questions
- Intro/Governance/Closing Panel Questions & Written Responses
- CEE Panel Questions & Written Responses
- ECSS Panel Questions & Written Responses
- XCI Panel Questions & Written Responses
- Ops Panel Questions & Written Responses
- RAS Panel Questions & Written Responses
- Program Office Panel Questions & Written Responses
- Working Draft slides for XSEDE Overview & L2 Introductions
- Working Draft slides for Panel Question Responses
- Intro/Governance/Closing slides for Panel Questions Responses
- CEE slides for Panel Questions Responses
- ECSS slides for Panel Questions Responses
- XCI slides for Panel Questions Responses
- Ops slides for Panel Questions Responses
- RAS/Trend Analysis slides for Panel Questions Responses
- Program Office slides for Panel Questions Responses
Dry-Run Documents:
- Document
Material Provided to Panel:
- Document
Review Panelists
| Reviewer | Title | Bio |
|---|---|---|
Martyn Guest* | Director of Advanced Research Computing, Cardiff University, U.K. | Bio |
| Nicole Radziwill* | Associate Professor, Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT), James Madison University | Bio |
| Robert Harrison* | Professor and Director of Institute for Advanced Computational Science (iACS), Stony Brook University | Bio |
| Ardoth Hassler* | Associate Vice President, University Information Services, Georgetown University | Bio |
| Emily CoBabe-Ammann* | Director of Strategic Projects at the University of Colorado in Boulder | Bio |
| Maniish Parashar* | Director of Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute (RDI2), Rutgers University | Bio |
Wayne Scales* | Director of Space, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech | Bio |
| Greg Newby* | Chief Technology Officer, Compute Canada | Bio |
| Thomas Schulthess | Director, Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS) | Bio |
| Jeff Hollingsworth | Professor, University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies | Bio |
| Peter Wallace | Vice President Information Technology, Conference of State Bank Supervisors | Bio |
* Returning Panelist