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Friday Face to Face Meeting
by David Wallom 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Hello All, The Production Grid Services Research Group will be meeting this Friday in the Haym Saloman room from 9:30 -> 12:00 (with coffee and lunch included). The topics for discussion will include: Building on GIN, Management of inter-grid operations User accounting Charging models Acceptable licensing strategies Requirements for debugging and error tracking Our aim is to have workshops in these topics where appropriate in Barcelona and Singpore . Please email your indication to attend. David -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. David Wallom Technical Manager Oxford e-Research Centre Room 160 e-Science Building University of Oxford 7 Keble Road Oxford OX1 3QG Tel : +44 (0)1865 610601 email: david.wallom(a)oerc.ox.ac.uk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Campus and Community Grids Report
by David Wallom 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

Hello All, Please see attached report on the Campus and Community Grids workshop that was held at Manchester in May. This is the last chance for comments before being put out for public comment. Regards David -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. David Wallom Technical Manager Oxford e-Research Centre University of Oxford 7 Keble Road Oxford OX1 3QG Tel : +44 (0)1865 610601 email: david.wallom(a)oerc.ox.ac.uk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Face-to-face in Manchester?
by Laura McGinnis 07 May '07

07 May '07

If anyone is interested in having a face-to-face meeting in Manchester, please send email to me, David, or the mailing list. We are not scheduled for a general PGS session, but there may be things we should talk about. In particular, there may be a window of opportunity on Wednesday evening, since there are no OGF or EGEE events scheduled after 7:30. thx LM -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Manager Data & Information Resource Services email: lfm(a)psc.edu Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center voice: 412-268-5642 300 South Craig St, #313 fax: 412-268-5832 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 I answered the question you asked. You just didn't ask the question you wanted answered. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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BoF session at OGF20
by Laura McGinnis 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

I have requested a 90-minute slot at OGF20 in Manchester UK in May, to follow up on or discussions from Supercomputing07. Here's the relevant information to date: Session Title: BoF - Software Licensing for Grids Session Description: This session is an opportunity to follow up on the roundtable discussion held at Supercomputing'06 in Tampa in November. Session Leader(s): Laura McGinnis, David Wallom Session Agenda: 1) Review slides and notes from SC06 session 2) Overview of OGF chartering process 3) Discussion re: whether or not to charter 4) Decision re: next steps The desired outcome for the session is to decide if the topic of Software Licensing is of sufficiently important and engaging to follow through with chartering a working/research/community group in OGF. Please let me know if you will be able to attend. thx LM -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Manager Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm(a)psc.edu 300 South Craig St, #313 voice: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-5832 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Licensing Roundtable - time to contact vendors
by Laura F McGinnis 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Here is the list of vendors who will be at SC06. We would like to contact them before the conference, to invite them to participate in the roundtable discussion (Tuesday, Nov. 14, 3-4pm). Allinea (debuggers, optimizers) Aurora Vienna (WIEN2K software package) CEI (ensight.com; simulation software) Etnus (TotalView debugger) Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG; mathematics, statistics, data mining s/w) Platform Computing (LSF) Wolfram (Mathematica) Visual Numerics (IMSL numerical libraries) The Math Works (MatLab) Cluster Resources (Moab) Altair (PBS) The Portland Group (compilers) If you have any contacts at these companies, please let us know. If you are comfortable inviting them to the session, that would be great. If you'd rather David and I handle it, just send us the contact information (name, email, phone, etc) and we'll take care of it. I have attached a "call for participation"/invitation that can be used as the contact tool, if that would help. Also, if there are other vendors not on this list for whom you have contact information and whom you feel should be invited, please let us know. It may be that there will be representatives of those companies/organizations at the conference, but not registered as exhibitors. This is how we're planning to approach Gaussian, for example. The PGS-RG is not just me and David. We need help and support from everyone on this mailing list to make things happen. You asked us to host a discussion with vendors about licensing. Now is when we need to know who you want to talk to and how we can reach them. Please help us make this event successful, for PGS-RG, OGF, and the grid community! Thx LM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Manager Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm(a)psc.edu 300 South Craig St, #313 phone: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-5832 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Licensing Roundtable at SC06
by Laura F McGinnis 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

At the last few GGF meetings, we have discussed setting up a dialogue with vendors to talk about licensing issues for software on grids. At GGF18 in Washington, DC, we agreed that we would try to set something up at SC06, since that gives us the best opportunity for connecting with the vendors. To make this happen we need answers to the following questions: 1) What specific questions to we have for the vendors? This will let us formulate a Call for Participants, to send to relevant vendors. Please add more questions to the list. Licensing models? License/access management? Site licenses, esp in virtual organizations 2) What packages/licenses are of particular concern? These are the vendors we want to invite to participate. If there are more, please add to the list. Also, if you have particular contacts with any of these vendors or packages, please pass that information to us so the invitations can get to (hopefully) the right people. If there are people in your organization who are better equipped to identify packages & vendors, please pass this to them. Gaussian Amber Oracle PBS (and various schedulers) MatLab, Mathematica 3) Who can host the discussion and where? The following affiliated organizations have exhibit space reserved at SC06: TeraGrid: Booth #223, 10ft by 10ft (affiliation through Laura) Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center: Booth #1049, 30'x30' (affiliation through Laura) UK e-Science Programme: Booth # 2234, 40'x40' (affiliation through David?) I am also checking to see if OGF will have its own space or will be using space at Argonne (Booth #1925). If there is anyone else who has booth space and would be interested in hosting the discussion, please let me know. I think we'd like to keep this in the exhibit hall, so that the vendors don't need to wander too far from their booths. I would like to get the Call for Participation out to the vendors by mid-October, so they can plan to participate. I will also need to reserve booth time at PSC by 1-November, if that's where we're going to hold this. So please get back to me and/or the list quickly. Thanks! LM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm(a)psc.edu 300 South Craig St, #313 phone: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-5832 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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GGF18 Meeting - Session tomorrow afternoon
by Laura F McGinnis 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

If you are at GGF18 in Washington this week, PLEASE make it a priority to attend the PGS-RG meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) from 4-5:30 in room 156. Attendance at our meetings and response to our workshop requests have not been encouraging, and we need to discuss whether or not this group has completed its useful life. If you have input, including an indication of the level of active participation that you can provide, David and I need to hear that now. Thx LM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm(a)psc.edu 300 South Craig St, #313 phone: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-5832 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Joint Resource Usage Issues session at GGF/OGF18
by Laura F McGinnis 05 Sep '06

05 Sep '06

The Usage Records Working Group is please to announce that version 1 of the usage record format recommendation is complete. Following a final discussion at GGF/OGF18 in Washington, DC next week, we will be resubmitting the document to the OGF Editor to continue its way through the document process. Version 1 is available online in the UR-WG gridforge repository at https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/go/doc13787?nav=1. In conjunction with the finalization of this document, we would like to begin a dialogue with other working and research groups in OGF, to discuss how the current recommendation fits in to how your group is thinking about usage and resource consumption and measurement. We are also looking for input to the next version of the recommendation, already in its initial stages, which will extend version 1 into more grid-oriented structure. Please join us on Wednesday, Sept 13 from 6:30-7:15 in room 160. We are looking forward to your input. Thanks. LM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm(a)psc.edu 300 South Craig St, #313 phone: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-5832 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Updated mailing list address
by Laura F McGinnis 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

Open Grid Forum has migrated our mailing list from ggf.org to ogf.org. I have made the appropriate changes on our website. If you see any problems, please let me know. Thx LM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura F. McGinnis, Project Coordinator Data & Information Resource Services Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center email: lfm(a)psc.edu 300 South Craig St, #313 phone: 412-268-5642 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 fax: 412-268-5832 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[wg-all] Mailing List Changes
by Andre Merzky 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

Sorry for duplicates ------------------------------------------------------------ As of yesterday, all GGF/OGF mailing lists are migrated to the ogf domain. They are now managed by mailman, the web interface is available at http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo With that migration, all list can be now reached via <list>@ogf.org The old @ggf.org addresses will be available for some time, but are bound to disappear eventually - please start using the ogf addresses! A number of lists have changed their names: ggf-it --> ogf-it ggf-office --> ogf-office ggf-proc-wg --> ogf-proc-wg ggf-sponsors --> ogf-sponsors ggf-tutorials --> ogf-tutorials ggf-compute --> ogf-compute ggflistowners --> ogflistowners ggfstudentmembers --> ogfstudentmembers Postings to the old list names get forwarded to the new ones. With the migration we have also been able to fix the archives - you may have noticed that list archiving stopped sometime in mid June. Well, now its working again, and all mails from June to now have been added to the archive. The list archives can be found at: http://www.ogf.org/archives/<list> If you are an list administrator, and would like to receive the list admin password, please contact postmaster(a)ogf.org. In general, however, we tried to map the old majordomo settings to the mailman settings, in terms of privacy etc, so no or little changes should be required from your side. The spam avoidance policy has been changed to some extent, and is somewhat stricter than before. Please let us know if you experience any trouble with that. On all questions in respect to mailing lists, or mails in general, please contact postmaster(a)ogf.org. Best regards, Andre. -- "So much time, so little to do..." -- Garfield -- wg-all mailing list wg-all(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/wg-all

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