GridPP PMB Minutes 29 - 15th April 2002
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Present: Tony Doyle, Tony Cass, Peter Clarke, Robin Middleton, Nick Brook,
Roger Barlow, Steve Lloyd, 

Review of Actions
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Standing Items
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SI-1 : ALL : Continual review/improvement/update of the GridPP website
RM is obtaining rights to update TB web page.
Links on the TB web page need to be updated to point correctly, which
need to be devolved to WP contact persons.

A /demos/ folder is being created to store all posters/handouts for the
NeSC opening
NEW ACTION 29.1 : TD set up /demos/ folder

SI-2 : ALL : to provide any new items to SLL (who will pass on to PPARC 
Press Office as appropriate)
No news this week. The news item
"GridPP demonstrated at NeSC opening" is to be prepared by SL, based on 
the GridPP handouts and demo information
NEW ACTION 29.2 : SL post NeSC demo news item

SI-3 : ALL : supply SLL/TD with meeting dates for the web page
No new meetings this week.

Actions
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ACTION 17.14 : JCG revise Tier 1/A staffing plans
---	ongoing - some progress, but not yet ready to report

ACTION 17.19 : DB process spreadsheet from PC and use in reporting
---	ongoing

ACTION 20.1 : PC & TD to produce integrated risk assessment document & 
GANTT charts for OS meeting in April
---	ongoing - documents being produced this week by TD and PC

ACTION 25.1 : RM collate TB Q5 reports and provide summary document
---	ongoing (version needed in time for PMB in Glasgow on 1st May)

ACTION 25.6 : RB (BaBar), NB (LHCb) and TD (query optimiser) to make 
handouts for NeSC opening demonstrators
---	ongoing - the deadline for all handouts is Friday 19th April.

ACTION 26.1 : TD devise snappy, PR-friendly mission statement
"From Web to Grid.... building the next IT revolution"
TD and SL working on attached text, which forms the basis of the
handout/news
---	closed

ACTION 26.2 : TD build a document from the GANTT chart in the form of 
Daron's request.
TD and PC met by phone. Work taking place this week.
---	ongoing

ACTION 26.5 : RM determine estimates of travel expenses in each category 
based on last year's spends and devise accounting budget codes according to 
agreed categories for the next FY
---	ongoing - define categories and proposed budget breakdown for next 
year before 1st May meeting in Glasgow

ACTION 27.5 : DB Pre-announcement of IC collaboration meeting to HEPGRID
---	ongoing.

ACTION 28.1 : EB & TB to improve their areas of the web (some progress 
already noted for both - for TB-WP specifics need looking at)
--- ongoing

ACTION 28.2 : PC/Ben West - add first version of Gantt chart on the web
--- ongoing

ACTION 28.3 : RM : ask Glenn Patrick to bring RAL Grid A0 posters from 
Lawrence to NeSC for the official opening
--- ongoing - all posters requested are now A1 size.

ACTION 28.4 : JCG to circulate main EDG testbed sites on being available for 
demo support for NeSC opening (the LHCb demo)
--- done

ACTION 28.5 : RM to send list of PIs to TD who will send out consolidated 
reporting procedure to the PIs
--- received during meeting. TD iterating with NB to produce agreed
e-mail.
NEW ACTION 29.3 : TD to e-mail PIs with info on experiments reporting
mechanism

ACTION 28.6 : RM & NB to suggest joint EB/TB dates up to end of 2003
--- ongoing

ACTION 28.7 : JCG to circulate draft plan for rollout of the Tier-1/A resources
--- done

A discussion of Tier-2 designation followed. Issues were raised both in
context of LCG and UK site aspirations. Needs further discussion with JCG.

Actions as at 15-Apr-02
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Standing Items
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SI-1 : ALL : Continual review/improvement/update of the GridPP website

SI-2 : ALL : to provide any new items to SLL (who will pass on to PPARC 

SI-3 : ALL : supply SLL/TD with meeting dates for the web page

Actions
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ACTION 17.14 : JCG revise Tier 1/A staffing plans

ACTION 17.19 : DB process spreadsheet from PC and use in reporting

ACTION 20.1 : PC & TD to produce integrated risk assessment document & 
GANTT charts for OS meeting in April

ACTION 25.1 : RM collate TB Q5 reports and provide summary document

ACTION 25.6 : RB (BaBar), NB (LHCb) and TD (query optimiser) to make 
handouts for NeSC opening demonstrators

ACTION 26.2 : TD build a document from the GANTT chart in the form of 
Daron's request.

ACTION 26.5 : RM determine estimates of travel expenses in each category 
based on last year's spends and devise accounting budget codes according to 
agreed categories for the next FY

ACTION 27.5 : DB Pre-announcement of IC collaboration meeting to HEPGRID

ACTION 28.1 : EB & TB to improve their areas of the web (some progress 
already noted for both - for TB-WP specifics need looking at)

ACTION 28.2 : PC/Ben West - add first version of Gantt chart on the web

ACTION 28.3 : RM : ask Glenn Patrick to bring RAL Grid A0 posters from 
Lawrence to NeSC for the official opening

ACTION 28.6 : RM & NB to suggest joint EB/TB dates up to end of 2003

ACTION 29.1 : TD set up /demos/ folder

ACTION 29.2 : SL post NeSC demo news item

ACTION 29.3 : TD to e-mail PIs with info on experiments reporting mechanism