[gin-data] Reminder: Future of GIN

[Erwin Laure]

Hi,

This is a reminder for two important activities for the future of GIN:

* Please come forward with nominations for the group co-chair by Feb. 20.

* We'll have our f2f meeting for revising the charter and planning the 
future on March 14. We try to have a video link available as well.

**Please register for the event at 
http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=12489 **

and indicate whether you will intend to come in person (we need this 
information for the site access cards). I've tentatively blocked 10:00 
to 18:00 but more details on the agenda will follow.

Cheers,

-- Erwin



Erwin Laure wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Many thanks to all of you who contributed to GIN over the past year and 
> who were present at the very interesting discussions at OGF19. We had a 
> very good interaction with the HPCP folks which probably could serve as 
> a model for future interactions with standard groups.
> 
> We also had a BoF-like session to discuss the outcome of the 
> questionnaire and the future of GIN. There was a unanimously consensus 
> that GIN should continue!
> 
> You can find the slides of both sessions at
> https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/tracker/do/listArtifacts/projects.gin/tracker.draftplans2007
> 
> As we decided that GIN should continue we have to do some formal things:
> 
> ======================================================
> Confirmation/Election of Group Co-Chairs and Secretary
> ======================================================
> 
> As discussed in the OGF19 session, I'm happy to continue my involvement 
> in GIN as co-chair, however, Stu Martin had unfortunately to step down 
> as second co-chair. I'd like to thank Stu for all his efforts in moving 
> GIN ahead and I hope he will be able to follow and support our 
> activities in the future as well.
> 
> We hence need to elect a new co-chair.  Please send nominations to the 
> list by Feb. 20.
> 
> We also need to confirm the group's secretary. So far this has been 
> Cindy Zheng, who unfortunately couldn't be with us at Chapel Hill. So we 
> need to confirm whether Cindy is still available or other people would 
> like to volunteer. Again, please come forward by Feb. 20.
> 
> ==============
> Revise charter
> ==============
> 
> The original GIN charter was only valid for the first year. We need to 
> revise it by the next OGF meeting in Manchester. In order to do so, 
> we've decided in Chapel Hill to have a GIN F2F meeting at CERN, Geneva, 
> Switzerland on Wednesday, March 14. Details will be sent out in due 
> course but please block this date in your calendar.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -- Erwin
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