NeSC: National e-Science Centre
NeSC Mission
Help the UK develop international strength
in Grid computing
Industry, Commerce, Scientific Research, …
Achieved by
Facilitating the e-Science Core Programme
Helping the Regional Centres
Industrial Technology Transfer
Running the e-Science Institute
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Creating & Exchanging understanding
Organising International Activity
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Bringing Major Meetings here
Sending Experts to International Meetings
NeSC People
Director:
Malcolm Atkinson
Deputy Director:
Arthur Trew
Commercial Director:
Mark Parsons
Chairman:
Richard Kenway
Initial Board Members:
Stuart Anderson
Muffy Calder
Tony Doyle
NeSC support
Joint Edinburgh-Glasgow
EPSRC + DTI funding £5.35M
University support
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SRIF networking
Joint appointments
Buildings
Industry support
Background
Two Computing Science Departments
Two Physics and Astronomy Departments
EPCC
ScotGrid + European Data Grid + GridPP
National Grid for e-Science
Club & Forum for Directors
Regional Directors’ Meetings
Help FAST catch-up for Grid implementation
With CLRC e-Science Centre &
Manchester
Develop and deliver platform software
Support & Advice
Tutorials, Courses & Documentation
Exploration, Evaluation & Dissemination
Collaborative Tech. Trans. projects
Collecting & sharing knowledge
e-Science Institute
Choose Targets & Priorities in Consultation
e-Science Institute
e-Science Institute Activities
Meetings, Conferences & Visits
Your programme ideas
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We’ll synthesise
Our programme ideas
You want a Meeting
We’ll Host it & organise it
Day, Week, Month or Series
Web & Access Grid
International speakers & Visiting Researchers
Workshops
Developing Understanding Together
Research, Training, Commercialisation
e-SI Provisional Programme
August 2001
Fact finding
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Who are we?
What do we know?
What do we want to know?
Which special interest groups should we start?
13 to 24th August available
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Open to suggestions – Festival Time
One-day meetings?
Mon 20th Aug
Directors’ Meeting?
Tue
21st Aug
Technical Directors Meeting?
Wed 22nd Aug
IRCs & Test-beds?
Thur 23rd Aug
related projects, e.g. EU Data Grid
Fri
24th Aug
SRB and distributed databases
Starting Programmes
Forming Groups
e-SI Provisional Programme
September
10th & 11th Second UK HEC Seminar
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Next Generation HPC Systems and the Grid
Requested meetings
Visits to Regional Centres
October
Attend & Follow up GGF 3
22nd to 2nd November G3
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Getting Going with Globus
Introduction, analysis, problem solving, directions
December 10th to 21st
Grid Fabric Management Workshop
e-SI Provisional Programme
Spring 2002
Three major workshops + …
Plus Mind and Brain Workshop (Nigel Goddard)
Protein folding (IBM sponsor)
22nd to 26th July 2002 GGF5 & HPDC 11
Global Grid Forum summer meeting
IEEE Symposium on High-Performance
Distributed Computing
In Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Network of Excellence
Support and Stimulate
Meetings, discussion, dissemination
GGF & Working Parties
International Standards
Development & Dissemination of Good
Practice
We run it, You all participate & extend it
Simple e-mail to get support
Report for the web site
Will answer to the Regional Directors + …
Global Grid Forum
Participate
Our own delegates
Working Groups
Support others
Reporting back
Host events
GGF5 Summer 2002
22nd to 26th July 2002
In your diaries NOW!
Encourage UK activity
Preparation, follow-up, dissemination
NeSC & eSI
We’re here for you
Join in our activities
Mail lists, virtual meetings, meetings
Tell us what you want
We’ll respond quickly & effectively
Use us, that’s why we’re there
Web site
www.nesc.ac.uk
Email
director@nesc.ac.uk