[ggf-compute] Compute Area Call Today (25 Oct)

[Stephen M Pickles]

That's fine, but please don't fall under a bus.

The process requires that the Area Directors
confirm the co-chairs. Just let Ramin and me know
when you're ready to make this official.

Stephen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marty Humphrey [mailto:humphrey at cs.virginia.edu] 
> Sent: 25 October 2006 13:15
> To: Stephen.Pickles at manchester.ac.uk; ogf-compute at ogf.org
> Subject: RE: [ggf-compute] Compute Area Call Today (25 Oct)
> 
> I solicited nominations on the mailing list shortly after the WashDC
> meeting. We received one nomination -- Ming Xu of Microsoft. 
> I believe that
> everyone is happy with Ming, so I believe that process-wise, 
> it's just a
> matter of my announcing that he's co-chair.
> 
> However, I have been acting as sole chair since WashDC 
> because, frankly, I
> don't believe that it's truly necessary right now to have 
> another chair.
> Ming is willing, of course, but I realize that he's busy 
> (esp. right before
> SC2006), the group has been making good progress, no "issues" 
> have arisen,
> and I've generally been able to keep up with things, I 
> believe. In other
> words, yes, I would like a co-chair, eventually, but it's not 
> really an
> issue at the moment.
> 
> OK?
> 
> -- Marty
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen M Pickles [mailto:Stephen.Pickles at manchester.ac.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:10 AM
> To: Marty Humphrey; ogf-compute at ogf.org
> Subject: RE: [ggf-compute] Compute Area Call Today (25 Oct)
> 
> Thanks, Marty. I too have noticed that the SC06 activity
> is really shaking out interop and tooling issues.
> 
> Can you remind me where we're up to with respect to
> replacing Marvin as co-chair?
> 
> Stephen
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marty Humphrey [mailto:humphrey at cs.virginia.edu]
> > Sent: 25 October 2006 13:03
> > To: Stephen.Pickles at manchester.ac.uk; ogf-compute at ogf.org
> > Subject: RE: [ggf-compute] Compute Area Call Today (25 Oct)
> >
> > Hi Stephen et al,
> >
> > I can't make this call today, so here's the short note
> > regarding the HPC
> > Profile WG.
> >
> > The status of the WG is that we have produced our "HPC 
> Basic Profile"
> > document. Our methodology all along was to create this
> > document and then
> > refine it via interop testing. (That is, we believed that
> > certain issues
> > would only appear when we REALLY tried to implement this).
> >
> > I am very happy to report that by using SC2006 as a "forcing
> > function", our
> > group is making GREAT progress. The gridforge WIKI is being
> > used to keep
> > track of the progress:
> >
> > http://forge.ggf.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.ogsa-hpcp-wg
> > /wiki/HomePage
> >
> > We are working with OGF organizers to make a brochure for
> > hand-out at SC2006
> > to advertise this effort.
> >
> > Honestly, right now, we're focusing all of our group's
> > efforts on this, so I
> > haven't thought that much about OGF19. We'll have a session,
> > but I'm not
> > quite sure what specifically what we'll do (possibly a 
> discussion of a
> > compliance doc for HPC P).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Marty
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ogf-compute-bounces at ogf.org
> > [mailto:ogf-compute-bounces at ogf.org] On
> > Behalf Of Stephen M Pickles
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:34 AM
> > To: ogf-compute at ogf.org
> > Subject: [ggf-compute] Compute Area Call Today (25 Oct)
> >
> > Dear compute area chairs,
> >
> > Today is the last Wednesday of the month, and the next
> > compute area call happens today, at 15:00 UTC (16:00 BST UK).
> > I make that 10:00 CDT (Chicago), and 17:00 CEST (Germany).
> > The call should last not more than 25 minutes.
> >
> > Call details are as follows:
> >
> > Primary Dial-in Number:  0844.888.8888 (UK)
> > Alternate Dial-in Numbers:
> >  +44.870.088.5706   (For Callers Outside of the U.K.)
> >  01805.004.102      (For Callers in Germany)
> >
> > Participant Access Code: 123654
> >
> > Organiser Access Code: *691994 (No-one should need this)
> >
> > Agenda:
> > - Group Status Update
> > - OGF19 (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
> >          January 29 - February 2, 2007)
> > - Any Other Business
> >
> > If you can't make the call, please send a short note.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> > ==================== Stephen M. Pickles ====================
> >
> > Technical Director, National Grid Service
> > Manchester Computing
> > Room G49.1, Kilburn Building
> > The University of Manchester           tel: +44 161 275 5974
> > Oxford Road                            fax: +44 161 275 6800
> > Manchester M13 9PL          stephen.pickles at manchester.ac.uk
> >
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