National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Web100 Outreach George Brett Web100 Project

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Agenda Purpose Overview Specifics Discussion

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Purpose 1.To provide support to the early evaluators so that they can easily install, use and develop Web100 based applications. 2.To get feedback from this group as how well the Web100 software works as well as what modifications to include in subsequent releases.

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Overview Web100 online presence: – Presentations at Meetings & Conferences Conferencing w/team & evaluators lists Word of Mouth

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Some Observations Succeeding beyond our expectations and possibly Yours. –Challenge: to continue progression and meet expectations. Word of Mouth is very strong and important in this arena. What is the important story to tell others? What is missing?

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications In The Coming Year Web site Meetings & Conferences Conference Calls / lists Word of Mouth Traditional Media

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Web Presence Sourceforge web site –More emphasis on interactive capacity –Think about going public –What is missing? Public site –Anything missing there? –Please send us info your organizations send out about Web100 –Please send us related info that we might have missed.

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Meetings & Conferences Web100 Team will continue to present at meetings What events should we be participating in? Are there meetings you all will be attending and presenting about your work with Web100? –If so, are there materials, resources that we might assist you with? –Please let us know so we can publicize them on the web site (point to your web or publish for you.)

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Conference Calls The Evaluator conference calls are once a month. Comments please: –Useful or not? –More or less often? –More structured? Topics? Should we use different channel or media (e.g., video conferencing, network whiteboard, etc.)

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Word of Mouth & Other Media Do you all need other support materials when you talk with colleagues? Are there other outreach resources that we should think about? –Caution: How many is too many at the start? –What is missing? Other media –Do we need to think about formal reports or technical papers? Would this benefit you all? –What other information sources do you need?

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications What is Missing? As we evolve our outreach, we need to know what is missing. –Are we missing people, resources, information, opportunities, testbed resources, etc., etc. You need to let us know…

National Center for Atmospheric Research Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center National Center for Supercomputing Applications Special Thank You A Very Special Thank You to Tanya Brethour –For developing and putting in place the Web100 Sourceforge Web Site –For keeping me on task and target –For attending to details some of us often overlook –For providing rapid response to the Evaluators –For being an All Round Great Person to work with!!

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