Enabling Grids for E sciencE Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II Status Bob Jones – Project Director - CERN EGEE-II 1 st EU Review (CERN) 15-16 May 2007 www eu egee org www.eu-egee.org EGEE and gLite are registered trademarks EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
Contents Enabling Grids for E-sciencE • General Status of the project, providing an overview of: overview of: – Review Agenda – Project Objectives P j t Obj ti – Activities – Management Structure – NA1 activity first year achievements – Deliverables/milestones, contract status – Financial status – Manpower levels Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 2 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
Review agenda Enabling Grids for E-sciencE Wednesday Tuesday Status of the project Status of the project – Bob Jones Integration, Testing and Certification Integration Testing and Certification Bob Jones – Markus Schulz Technical Status – Erwin Laure Middleware Re-engineering – Claudio Grandi Grandi Applications – Cal Loomis Dissemination – Hannelore Hämmerle EGEE and Business – Sy Holsinger Quality Assurance – Gabriel Zaquine Q lit A G b i l Z i Policy & Collab. – Panagiotis Louridas Operations – Ian Bird Future plans – Bob Jones Networking Support – Matthieu Goutelle Closed session Demos – Massimo Lamanna et al Demos – Massimo Lamanna et al. Feedback from reviewers Training – Brendan Hamill Cocktail The focus is the 1st year achievements and follow-up of recommendations from the final EGEE review Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 3 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
Project Objectives Enabling Grids for E-sciencE • Infrastructure – Manage and operate production Grid for European Research Area – Interoperate with e-Infrastructure projects around the globe – Contribute to Grid standardisation efforts • Multitude of applications from a growing Multitude of applications from a growing number of domains • • Forge links with the full spectrum of interested Forge links with the full spectrum of interested business partners • • + Disseminate knowledge about the Grid through + Disseminate knowledge about the Grid through training • + Prepare for sustainable European Grid Infrastr ct re Infrastructure Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 4 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
Activities Enabling Grids for E-sciencE Networking NA1: Project Management NA2: Dissemination, Outreach and EGEE Project Activities Communication NA3: Training and Induction Management, Dissemination, Dissemination NA4 A NA4: Application Identification and li ti Id tifi ti d etc. Support 12% Training 5% NA5: Policy and International Cooperation Application Services support Service 16% SA1: Grid Operations, Support and 54% Management Management SA2: Networking Support Middleware Development SA3: Integration, Testing and Certification 13% Joint Research JRA1: Middleware Re-engineering JRA2: Quality Assurance JRA2: Quality Assurance Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 5 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
Management Structure Enabling Grids for E-sciencE 1 representative D. Snelling (Fujitsu) per federation: E. Jessen (DFN) Meets quarterly C. Goble (Man. Uni) 1 representative F Darema (NSF) F. Darema (NSF) per federation: f d ti P. Andrews (SDCS) Meets quarterly Collaboration Board: 1 representative per partner: Meets weekly Meets at conference & user forum Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 6 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
NA1: Highlights of first year achievements Enabling Grids for E-sciencE • Transition meeting – April 2006 at CERN – Smooth transition between EGEE and EGEE-II 20 new – Smooth transition between EGEE and EGEE-II, 20 new partners, 1 new activity – All boards and procedures in place from the outset � A model for other EU grid infrastructure projects (e.g. EELA) • Set up of a common fund (1% from all partners’ budget) • Set up of a common fund (1% from all partners budget) – Support for long term sustainability plans – Related Projects Liaison Office Related Projects Liaison Office – iSGTW newsletter editor – Common media work (stands at events, video ( updates, dissemination material) – Additional security manpower Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 7 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
NA1: Highlights of first year achievements (cont.) Enabling Grids for E-sciencE • Escalation procedure put in place to help improve responsiveness of partners responsiveness of partners • gLite restructuring task force in place to address gLite restructuring task force in place to address portability issues • EGEE conference and User Forum are now multi- project events – EGEE’06, Geneva, September 2006: Business track, attendance by numerous related project and users of the Grid • EGEE is the driving force behind preparations for a sustainable grid infrastructure in Europe sustainable grid infrastructure in Europe Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 8 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
European Grid Initiative Enabling Grids for E-sciencE • Need to prepare permanent, common Grid infrastructure • Ensure the long-term sustainability of the European e-infrastructure independent of short project funding cycles i d d f h j f di l • Coordinate the integration and interaction between National Grid Infrastructures (NGIs) ( ) • Operate the European level of the production Grid infrastructure for a wide range of scientific disciplines to link NGIs Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 9 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
EGI – Workshops Organised Enabling Grids for E-sciencE • 30-31 January 06, Thoiry (France) - EGEE Project Management Board; • 10 March 06, Kassel, (Germany) • 28 March 06, Barcelona (Spain) , ( p ) – France, Portugal, Spain • 19 April 06, Athens (Greece) – Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Turkey; g yp y • 26 April 06, Vilnius (Lithuania) – Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden • 28 April 06, Paris (France) p ( ) – TERENA NREN-Grid workshop • 29 April 06, Lisbon (Portugal) Presentations also made at • 26 September 07, Geneva (Switzerland) p , ( ) European Commission events, – NGI workshop @ EGEE06 conference eIRG workshops as well as in • 12 January 07, Oslo (Norway) Asia (Taipei) and US (Seattle & San Diego), ( g ), – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark • 19 January 07, Reading (UK) • 16 February 07, Amsterdam (Netherlands) – Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg • 27 February 07, Munich (Germany) – EGI workshop Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 10 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
Registered Collaborating Projects Enabling Grids for E-sciencE 24 projects have registered as on February 2007: web page Infrastructures Infrastructures geographical or thematic coverage Support Actions Applications key complementary functions improved services for academia, industry and the public public Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 11 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
EGEE working with related infrastructure projects Enabling Grids for E-sciencE Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 12 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
Enabling Grids for E-sciencE user forum: user forum: Co located with OGF20: Co-located with OGF20: ~30 sessions 900+ attendees 100+ presentations ~50 booths 20 d 20 demos ~60 posters Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 13 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
EGEE recommendations Enabling Grids for E-sciencE • Project management has ensured that the recommendations made at final EGEE review have recommendations made at final EGEE review have been taken into account in the first year of EGEE-II – Documented in Periodic Report – Balance application requirements vs. technology opportunities: � Technical Coordination Group, Collaborating projects, marked increase in the use of the Infrastructure by new application domains increase in the use of the Infrastructure by new application domains – Assess impact factors towards the future and demonstrate persistence of the production Grid infrastructure: p p � Long term sustainability plans, increased work with industry, business and new application domains – Invest in staff retention Invest in staff retention � Awareness at institute level, feedback received from partners to ensure staff and experience retention, limitations of temporary contracts Project Status - Bob Jones - EGEE-II 1st EU Review - 15-16 May 2007 14 EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688
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