GridTalk PMB 11 June 2008

Work package 1 Grid policy outreach Progress to date ■ Identifying and networking with contacts from related projects including e-IRG, EGI and OGF ■ Represented GridTalk at OGF23 and the EC eConcertation meeting in Barcelona ■Getting up to speed with policy documents, issues, etc ■Drafting first policy-related article for iSGTW

Work package 2 GridCafé Progress to date ■ Editing and updating text from the GridCafé website; added links to iSGTW and GridCast ■ Prepared and chose hardware for the OGF23 GridCast, created websites and blogging team; filmed, edited and uploaded 14 podcasts with more to come ■Uploaded all the videos to Youtube and Google video websites ■ Promoting GridGuide to grid projects and working with BELIEF to coordinate with their “myspace” project

Progress to date ■ Published 4 issues iSGTW ■Delivered monthly report on readership statistics, editorial content to board & PMB ■ Designed & sent readership survey – 169 responses so far ■ Coordinated workload, duties, with co-editor in USA ■Mastering Photoshop for web and HTML program, with goal of streamlining it with Xenomedia Work package 3 iSGTW

Work package 4 Management Progress to date ■ Recruited Cristy Burne, Dan Drollette and Corentin Chevalier ■ Holding weekly team meetings by phone ■ GA and Form As signed by all parties – awaiting funds from EC (deadline 25 June) ■ CA in final draft ■ Produced GridTalk logo, website,.ppt template, poster and two media releases ■ Arranged with EGEE to run a feedback session at EGEE3

GridCast at OGF23 Metrics and lessons MetricPast eventsActual to date Number of bloggers6, 8, 510 Number of podcasts8, 15, 014 so far with more to come Unique visitors to GridCast website N/A, 662, 550 in the GridCast month 309 as of Tuesday morning Countries to visit GridCast website N/A, 47, 46 in the GridCast month 31 as of Tuesday morning Unique visitors to blog-464 as of Tuesday morning Number of blog posts 24, 5,1751 so far Media coverage-4 non-project clips, plus at least four video sites, including YouTube, and coverage on multiple grid project sites ■ Articles in iSGTW and adding to Google News work well ■ Need formal agreement with host organisation on publicity, and should produce posters and flyers

Forthcoming deliverables (next 3 months) Month 2 (June) ■ D1.2 Policy article CJB is drafting based on OGF23. Draft for circulation next week. Request from EGEE for summary of cloud computing paper as next policy article. ■ M2.1 GridCast Successfully produced at OGF23: see ■ D4.1 QA Guide Draft in production, to be circulated to the PMB next week

Forthcoming deliverables (next 3 months) II Month 3 (July) ■ D1.1 Policy engagement strategy First draft will be produced by start of July, for circulation to PMB mid-July. CJB making contacts and canvassing suggestions. ■ D3.2 iSGTW survey Was sent out yesterday. 2 weeks for replies: draft survey report due early July. ■ D4.2 Dissemination material for EC Being collated by CJB. Includes presentation, poster, media releases, articles.

Forthcoming deliverables (next 3 months) III Month 4 (August) ■ D3.3 iSGTW marketing package/ M3.1 iSGTW marketing material produced and distributed. Outlining marketing strategy; preliminary consultation about posters & other printed matter with APO. First draft by end of July. ■ M2.2 New design for GridCafe website agreed APO and CC developing new look and feel for website. 4 design ideas for circulation by end July. ■ M4.1 PMB meeting Met by today’s meeting

Deliverables and milestones tracking Complete In preparation Overdue