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The Development of the NEES Consortium 1CUREE
September 28, 2001 NEES Teleconference
NEES Consortium DevelopmentRobert Reitherman, PI
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE)
American Society of Civil Engineers
Earthquake Engineering
Research Institute
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake
Engineering
The Development of the NEES Consortium 2CUREE
Tom Anderson and Joy Pauschke, NSF
Tom Finholt, CREW, University of Michigan
Tom Coffin, Tom Prudhomme: NCSA
Steve Mahin, UC Berkeley; John Shalf, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory AccessGrid node
University of Kansas AccessGrid node
Darryl Wong, CUREE Webmaster
Thanks for arrangements for this meeting
The Development of the NEES Consortium 3CUREE
Project Assessment
Thomas Finholt
CREW, University of Michigan
Organizational Development Consultant
Andrew Neitlich
The Sago Group
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake
Engineering
Robert Reitherman, PI
CUREE Executive Director
NEES Consortium Development Project Organization Chart
Cherri Pancake, Co-PIOregon State University
Catherine FrenchUniversity of Minnesota
Anke KamrathSan Diego Supercomputer
Center
Network and Facilities
Associate Task Group Leaders
Consortium Organization
Robert Nigbor, Co-PIUniversity of Southern California
Associate Task Group Leaders
Clifford GabrielLiaison to OSTP
William. HolmesRutherford & Chekene
Susan TubbesingEERI
Community Development
Sharon Wood, Co-PIUniversity of Texas at Austin
Associate Task Group Leaders
Thalia AnagnosSan Jose State University
Dante FrattaLouisiana State University
J. Peter KissingerCERF-ASCE
Kim RoddisUniversity of Kansas
NEES Collaboratory Research
Stephen Mahin, Co-PIUniversity of California,
Berkeley
Philip LiuCornell University
David McCallenLawrence Livermore NL
Thomas O’RourkeCornell University
Associate Task Group Leaders
Task Groups
The Development of the NEES Consortium 4CUREE
Task Groups
Project Assessment
Thomas Finholt
CREW, University of Michigan
Organizational Development Consultant
Andrew Neitlich
The Sago Group
Consortium Organization
Associate Task Group Leaders
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake
Engineering
Robert Reitherman, PI
CUREE Executive Director
NEES Collaboratory Research
Stephen Mahin, Co-PIUniversity of California,
Berkeley
Philip LiuCornell University
David McCallenLawrence Livermore NL
Thomas O’RourkeCornell University
Associate Task Group Leaders
Cherri Pancake, Co-PIOregon State University
Catherine FrenchUniversity of Minnesota
Anke KamrathSan Diego Supercomputer
Center
Network and Facilities
Associate Task Group Leaders
Community Development
Sharon Wood, Co-PIUniversity of Texas at Austin
Associate Task Group Leaders
Thalia AnagnosSan Jose State University
Dante FrattaLouisiana State University
J. Peter KissingerCERF-ASCE
Kim RoddisUniversity of Kansas P
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Robert Nigbor, Co-PIUniversity of Southern California
Clifford GabrielLiaison to OSTP
William. HolmesRutherford & Chekene
Susan TubbesingEERI
The Development of the NEES Consortium 5CUREE
University-based and consortium-managed research
Organizational Partners
Consortium of Universities for
Research in Earthquake Engineering
The Development of the NEES Consortium 6CUREE
University-based and consortium-managed research
Largest and most multi-disciplinary civil engineering association
Organizational Partners
American Society of Civil Engineers
Consortium of Universities for
Research in Earthquake Engineering
The Development of the NEES Consortium 7CUREE
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Includes many other backgrounds in addition to engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Consortium of Universities for
Research in Earthquake Engineering
University-based and consortium-managed research
Largest and most multi-disciplinary civil engineering association
Organizational Partners
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J. Peter Kissinger, Senior VP
Mission: engineering and construction innovation
Entre to Institutes: Structural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction, Oceans–Coasts-Ports-Rivers, and the Geo-Institute
Working Groups: Transformation of Engineering Practice, Federal Agencies & Applications Constituencies
Civil Engineering Research FoundationAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
The Development of the NEES Consortium 10CUREE
Susan Tubbesing, Executive Director
Broad view of earthquake engineering
Experienced in focusing and representing community viewpoints
Strategic plan linked to implementation and NEHRP goals
National Workshops and consortium formation
Earthquake EngineeringResearch Institute
The Development of the NEES Consortium 11CUREE
Our goals for today’s meeting, and beyond
What we expect from the System Integrator
What we expect from the Equipment Sites
What they expect from us (2-way street)
Clarify scope and coordination among awardees
A recruitment opportunity for our project
Begin to schedule and arrange next steps
Introduce the newest member of the NEES team
The Development of the NEES Consortium 12CUREE
Project Assessment
Thomas Finholt
CREW, University of Michigan
Organizational Development Consultant
Andrew Neitlich
The Sago Group
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake
Engineering
Robert Reitherman, PI
CUREE Executive Director
Introduction of the Task Groups
Cherri Pancake, Co-PIOregon State University
Catherine FrenchUniversity of Minnesota
Anke KamrathSan Diego Supercomputer
Center
Network and Facilities
Associate Task Group Leaders
Consortium Organization
Robert Nigbor, Co-PIUniversity of Southern California
Associate Task Group Leaders
Clifford GabrielLiaison to OSTP
William. HolmesRutherford & Chekene
Susan TubbesingEERI
Community Development
Sharon Wood, Co-PIUniversity of Texas at Austin
Associate Task Group Leaders
Thalia AnagnosSan Jose State University
Dante FrattaLouisiana State University
J. Peter KissingerCERF-ASCE
Kim RoddisUniversity of Kansas
NEES Collaboratory Research
Stephen Mahin, Co-PIUniversity of California,
Berkeley
Philip LiuCornell University
David McCallenLawrence Livermore NL
Thomas O’RourkeCornell University
Associate Task Group Leaders
Task Groups
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Professor Stephen Mahin, Co-PIUniversity of California, Berkeley
Associate Task Group Leaders
Professor Philip LiuCornell University
Dr. David McCallenLawrence Livermore NL
Professor Thomas O’RourkeCornell University
Collaboratory Research Task Group
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Associate Task Group Leaders
Working Groups: 1. Sharing of Facilities2. Sharing of Data3. NEES Consortium’s Role in Facilitating Research4. Identification and Pursuit of External Projects
Professor Philip LiuCornell University
Dr. David McCallenLawrence Livermore NL
Professor Thomas O’RourkeCornell University
Collaboratory Research Task Group
Professor Stephen Mahin, Co-PIUniversity of California, Berkeley
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Networking and Facilities Task Group
Professor Catherine FrenchUniversity of Minnesota
Dr. Anke KamrathSan Diego Supercomputer Center
Professor Cherri Pancake, Co-PIOregon State University
Associate Task Group Leaders
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Professor Cherri Pancake, Co-PIOregon State University
Associate Task Group Leaders
Working Groups: 1. System Integration Liaison2. Coordination of Training for Facilities and Researchers
Professor Catherine FrenchUniversity of Minnesota
Dr. Anke KamrathSan Diego Supercomputer Center
Networking and Facilities Task Group
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Community Development Task Group
Professor Sharon Wood, Co-PIUniversity of Texas at Austin
Prof. Thalia AnagnosSan Jose State University
Prof. Dante FrattaLouisiana State University
J. Peter KissingerCERF-ASCE
Prof.Kim RoddisUniversity of Kansas
Associate Task Group Leaders
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Working Groups: 1. Publicity and Outreach2. University Involvement3. Educational Aspects4. Transformation of Engineering Practice5. Federal Agencies and Applications Constituencies
Prof. Thalia AnagnosSan Jose State University
Prof. Dante FrattaLouisiana State University
J. Peter KissingerCERF-ASCE
Prof.Kim RoddisUniversity of Kansas
Community Development Task Group
Professor Sharon Wood, Co-PIUniversity of Texas at Austin
Associate Task Group Leaders
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Consortium Organization Task Group
William HolmesRutherford & Chekene
Professor Robert Nigbor, Co-PIUniversity of Southern California
Susan TubbesingEERI
Associate Task Group Leaders
Clifford GabrielLiaison to OSTP
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Working Groups: 1. National Workshops2. Inter-Institution Budgetary Issues3. Governance4. Consortium Establishment and Operation5. Ten-Year Planning
Professor Robert Nigbor, Co-PIUniversity of Southern California
Clifford GabrielLiaison to OSTP
William HolmesRutherford & Chekene
Susan TubbesingEERI
Consortium Organization Task Group
Associate Task Group Leaders
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Professor Thomas Finholt
Director, Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work (CREW)
University of Michigan
Project Assessmentand Technology Facilitation
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Project Assessment
Assessment Plan
Annual and Final Assessment
Technology Facilitation
AccessGrid, PlaceWare, Web, etc.
Organizational Development Consultant: Andrew Neitlich, Sago Group
Project Assessmentand Technology Facilitation
Professor Thomas Finholt
Director, Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work (CREW)
University of Michigan
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Consortium Development Project Milestones(various required reports, assessments, plans, not shown here)
Website; workshops; outreach to broad earthquake engineering community
Form the NEES Consortium
Submit 10-yr Collaboratory operation plan to NSF
Interim operation of the NEES Consortium
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Consortium Development Decisionmaking
An influential grassroots level: Working Groups
Co-PI’s as “vice-presidents” of divisions
PI overall “CEO,” but…
Executive Council given power to decide key decisions by majority vote
EERI “counts the votes” (2 National Workshops)
Decisonmaking rules of the NEES Consortium to be determined, but collaboration is a given
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Site C
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System Integrator
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Consortium Development
Site B
Site C
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System Integrator
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SiteCouncil
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Site B
Site C
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NSF-funded NEES componentsSystem
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SiteCouncil
NE
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EarthquakeResearchers
Educators &Students
ProfessionalEngineers
OtherPractitioners
NEES Consortium
Development
Site B
Site C
Site A
Othersite 1
Othersite 2
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SiteCouncil
NEES Collaboratory
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EarthquakeResearchers
Educators &Students
ProfessionalEngineers
OtherPractitioners
NEES Consortium
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Consortium Developer as Central Sourceof Information to Community about NEES
nees.org website (NSF + SI + ES + CD)
“CUREE’s” announcement of the Consortium Development award is actually a PR piece for all of NEES
Multimedia programs to be available; archive of images, video, etc.
“Organizational capital” of CUREE member universities (workshops, co-scheduling events)
CUREE Board of Directors hands-off policy
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All NEES Equipment Sites, and System Integrator,To be Highlighted Via Print and Website/email
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Oregon State UniversityMultidirectional Wave Basin for Remote Tsunami Research
University of California, DavisGeotechnical Centrifuge
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute100 g-ton Geotechnical Centrifuge
Tsunami Wave Basin
Centrifuge Research Equipment
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University at BuffaloHigh-Performance Hybrid Test Facility
University of Nevada, RenoMultiple Biaxial Shake TableResearch Facility
Shake Tables
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University of MinnesotaMulti-Axial Subassemblage Testing System (MAST)
University of Colorado at BoulderFast Hybrid Test Platform for SeismicPerformance Evaluation of Structural Systems
University of California, BerkeleyReconfigurable Reaction Wall
Large Scale LaboratoryExperimentation Systems
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University of Texas at AustinLarge Scale Mobile Shakers andAssociated Instrumentation
University of California, Los AngelesField Testing and Monitoring of Structural Performance
Field Experimentation and Monitoring
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Our goals for today’s meeting, and beyond
Introduce the newest member of the NEES team
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Our goals for today’s meeting, and beyond
Introduce the newest member of the NEES team
What we expect from the System Integrator
What we expect from the Equipment Sites
What they expect from us (2-way street)
Clarify scope and coordination among awardees
A recruitment opportunity for our project
Begin to schedule and arrange next steps
Co-PI Presentations and Discussion on Specific Aspects of the Project
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September 28, 2001 NEES Teleconference
Collaboratory Vision Task GroupProfessor Stephen A. Mahin, Co-PI
University of California at Berkeley
Associate Task Group Leaders
• Professor Philip Liu, Cornell University
• Dr. David McCallen, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
• Professor Thomas O’Rourke, Cornell University
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NEES implemented as a collaboratory
The NEES Collaboratory will accelerate intellectual discovery in the field of earthquake engineering and improve seismic safety by:
Bringing researchers, educators and students together with members from the broad earthquake engineering, information technology and computer science communities
Providing them ready access to powerful shared-use, next-generation experimental, computational, information management and communication tools
Facilitating their interaction as if they were “just across the hall”
The diversity of talents, backgrounds, experience and disciplinary concerns represented within NEES Collaboratory will provide an unparalleled stimulus to intellectual inquiry.
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Deliverables
Articulate in a white paper the vision of how the Collaboratory will function
Provide the “performance specifications” to the Task Group on Consortium Organization for what the Consortium must be able to do
Identify efforts external to the Consortium Development award’s scope needed to integrate the components of NEES into a successful whole
Aggressively seek funding for those external efforts, bringing together interested members of the community to work on activities
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The Vision Thing
Adopt an approach that is: Strategic Systematic Holistic Inclusive
Build on previous work, and acknowledge expertise
Broad definition of community (Data users, research participants, facility operators, etc.)
Systematic input from organizational experts, NSF best practices, existing collaboratories, etc.
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NEES will provide the earthquake engineering community ready access to shared-use, next-generation experimental and computational resources, as well as to curated data repositories, in order to accelerate the development and validation of model-based analysis.
NSF 00-56
Address issues related to: Mission of Collaboratory Nature of Collaboratory
activities Infrastructure, resources
and activities required to realize vision
Policy and organizational features needed to realize vision
Mitigating barriers to success
The Vision Thing
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The Vision Thing
A collaboratory is a network- enabled “…center without walls” in which the nation’s researchers can perform their research without regard to geographical location, interacting with colleagues, accessing instrumentation, sharing data and computational resources, and accessing information in digital libraries.”National Collaboratories: Applying Information Technology to Scientific Research [NRC, 1993]
Address issues related to: Mission of Collaboratory Nature of Collaboratory
activities Infrastructure, resources
and activities required to realize vision
Policy and organizational features needed to realize vision
Mitigating barriers to success
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• Research and collaboration functions before, during and after campaigns
• Quality of service issues related to collaboration tools and enabling technology
Collaboratory FunctionLevels
The Vision Thing
Address issues related to: Mission of Collaboratory Nature of Collaboratory
activities Infrastructure, resources
and activities required to realize vision
Policy and organizational features needed to realize vision
Mitigating barriers to success
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The NEES Consortium must:• Lead, coordinate and serve as the focal point for
NEES
• Operate all components of the NEES Collaboratory
• Operate under ten-year strategic, business and critical self-assessment plans,
• Operate under policies and procedures that address shared-use access, user fees, and operating cost reimbursement policies, etc.
• Enhance the interaction of the NEES Collaboratory with the earthquake engineering community to promote integrated experimentation, computation, theory, databases and simulation.
• Conduct/coordinate outreach and training activities
• Develop connectivity and interactions with other relevant sites located at US academic, federal and national laboratory sites & at international sites
• Pursue technology development opportunities
• Interface with NSF and other Federal agenciesNSF 00-56
The Vision Thing
Address issues related to: Mission of Collaboratory Nature of Collaboratory
activities Infrastructure, resources
and activities required to realize vision
Policy and organizational features needed to realize vision
Mitigating barriers to success
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The Vision Thing
Engage broad community in development and evaluation of “critical parameters” and scenarios related to character and operation of Collaboratory
Community participation in writing and reviewing white paper on collaboratory vision
Close coordination with other parts of NEES program
Testbeds involving broad segments of the earthquake engineering community
Active identification and pursuit of funding opportunities
Address issues related to: Mission of Collaboratory Nature of Collaboratory
activities Infrastructure, resources
and activities required to realize vision
Policy and organizational features needed to realize vision
Mitigating barriers to success
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Working Groups
Sharing of Facilities Sharing of Data Role of the Consortium in Facilitating NEES
Research Identification and Pursuit of External Projects
Seek broad and diverse participation. Close collaboration with related SI, Site Council, EERCs, NRC and other groups, organizations and agencies.
Working groups will be phased out as they complete their charge. They may also be transformed, or new groups formed, to address emerging issues.
Initial Working Groups include:
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Sharing of Facilities
What kinds of policies must be set and enforced by the NEES Consortium, or adopted by others, to encourage and ensure adequate sharing of facilities and other collaboratory resources? What policies should be established regarding user fees, cost reimbursement, operating budgets, etc.
Sharing of DataHow to facilitate sharing of metadata and data, while preserving appropriate policies related to intellectual property rights? What are these policies? What policies are needed to insure adequate quality and completeness of data? How to rapidly disseminate data (raw, archival, curated)? What is meant by data curation?
Working Groups
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Role of the Consortium in Facilitating NEES ResearchHow actively should the new consortium facilitate research, without rigidly directing what is supposed to be a community-based, flexible way of conducting investigations?
Identification and Pursuit of External ProjectsWhat projects, funded externally to the current consortium development project, should be fostered to accelerate the realization of the collaboratory or enrich its vision?
• International cooperation?• Advanced instrumentation and other technologies
(evaluation, evaluation and deployment)? • Software (enabling middleware and applications)? • Experimental-simulation demonstration projects
(research, curriculum development, general education…)
Working Groups
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Summary & Goals
NEES Collaboratory will fundamentally change the processes by which earthquake engineering research is initiated and executed, accelerate the generation and dissemination of basic knowledge, facilitate development of effective educational programs, and minimize the lag time between knowledge development and its application.
Milestones: Draft White Paper and initial parameter write-ups
on web by end of month 3 Evolving drafts, parameter statements and
scenarios updated on web Presentation and refinement at national workshop Final Draft in month 11
Collaborate
Or
Else
The Development of the NEES Consortium 57CUREE
September 28, 2001 NEES Teleconference
Networking and Facilities Task GroupProfessor Cherri Pancake, Co-PI
Oregon State University
Associate Task Group Leaders
• Professor Catherine French, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Anke Kamrath, UC San Diego Supercomputer Center
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Working Groups
System Integration Liaison Liaison with NEES Equipment Sites Liaison with System Integration team (Later) plan future operation of NEESgrid & sites
Coordinate Training for Facilities and Researchers Coordinate training: Sites operational before Oct 04 Plan for coordinating training 2004-2014 (Later) Recruit & integrate non-funded sites into NEES (Later)
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System Integration Liaison Working Group
Initial issues Establish how liaisons will work
With equipment sites With SI team
Form WG and subgroups Identify time-critical concerns Develop blueprint for initial tasks
Establish mechanisms for facilitating communications within/among subgroups
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Equipment Sites Subgroup
Tasks Work with sites to identify concerns/issues
about connecting to NEESgrid at various levels (network, service, application)
Ensure that final grid will be operable within funding and expertise constraints
Verify that user needs of community will be served
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Discussion of Sites Liaison
Strawman for who should participate in Working Group Cathy French (Associate TG Leader) Plus 2-4 others from equipment sites
Selected by (but not necessarily on) Site Council
Half from Early Adopter sites Overall, must be representative of different
levels of experience/expertise
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How liaison should work Can liaison be done through email and telecons?
Is initial face-to-face meeting needed? Should interactions be scheduled on fixed
period? How much detail should they see about SI plans?
Discussion of Sites Liaison
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System Integration Team Subgroup
Tasks Track SI developments and interpret their
significance to CD Provide input to SI team on behalf of Consortium
and equipment sites Periodically review SI plans and update CD team Develop cost estimating factors for budgeting
future grid maintenance
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Strawman for composition of Working Group Anke Kamrath (Associate TG Leader) Representatives from SI team
“System deployment/operations” (Rob Pennington?)
“User requirements” (Tom Finholt?) 2-3 (?) from “information components”
(Zalusek, Hardin, Parson, Futrelle?)
Discussion of System Integration Liaison
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How liaison should workCan liaison be done through email and
telecons? Is initial face-to-face meeting needed? Should interactions be scheduled on fixed period?
Should all interactions between CD and SI teams be through this WG?
Discussion of System Integration Liaison
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Initial issues: Form Working Group and subgroups
Identify time-critical concerns Develop blueprint for initial tasks
Establish how site (SI-provided) and researcher (site-provided) training will be coordinated
Establish mechanisms for disseminating information on training activities to audience groups
Working Group on Coordination of TrainingFor Facilities and Researchers
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Tasks Review initial plans and provide feedback Ensure training needs of equipment sites are met Verify that timing coincides with site calendars
Discussion Should participation begin with Early Adopter
sites? Who else? Does Site Council already have input into SI
planning process, or will we provide that channel? When will initial training plan be available for
review?
Site Training Subgroup
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Researcher Training Subgroup Tasks
Identify sites that will go on-line early Review their initial plans for training Work with them to identify procedures for
coordinating and publicizing training capabilities Discussion
Should participation begin with sites likely to go on-line first? Some more representative group?
At what point will sites have initial plans for training ready?
Is it reasonable to establish joint procedures for developing/reviewing training plans?
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September 28, 2001 NEES Teleconference
Networking and Facilities Task GroupProfessor Sharon Wood, Co-PI
University of Texas at Austin
Associate Task Group Leaders
• Professor Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University
• Professor Dante Fratta, Louisiana State University
• J. Peter Kissinger, CERF-ASCE
• Professor Kim Roddis, University of Kansas
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Community Development
Why does the success of NEES depend on the engagement of a broad earthquake engineering community?
How is the earthquake engineering community defined?
How will the community be engaged?
What do the Working Groups do?
How will input from the community influence the development of the consortium?
How will the Task Group interact with the System Integrator and the NEES Equipment Sites?
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Who?
Researchers, educators, and students from colleges and universities with academic programs in civil or ocean engineering.
Practicing engineers
Researchers at federal laboratories
Building officials, emergency planners
State and government organizations
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How?
Regional Workshops located throughout the US.
Publicize workshops and invite a variety of individuals who may not have participated in previous NSF workshops.
Provide information about the experimental, computational, and networking capabilities of NEES.
Brainstorm about vision for how NEES can be used.
Recruit participants to join working groups
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What?
Publicity and Outreach University Involvement Educational Aspects Transforming Engineering Practice Federal Agencies and Applications
Constituencies
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Educational Aspects
Get-Away Special concept used by NASA
Students propose simple experiments
Experiments “ride along” during a shaking table experiment
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Impact
At least one member of the Executive Council will attend each of the regional workshops.
Brief reports will be sent to the appropriate working groups describing discussions.
Participants will join working groups. Remote participation is encouraged.
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Interaction with System Integrator
Are the user surveys intended for users at the host institutions or remote users?
Is there a need to include user surveys in the regional workshops?
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How do the community building activities differ from those proposed by the consortium development team? Can some of these activities be combined?
What are the minimum hardware and software requirements for a remote observer and a remote user?
Interaction with System Integrator
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Interaction with Equipment Sites
What are the unique capabilities of your site?
How much time will be set aside for non-resident researchers?
What types of remote participation have you envisioned?
Have researchers from outside your university used your experimental facilities in the past?
What level of technical expertise do you expect the non-resident researchers to have?
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Will visiting students be permitted to take classes?
Will housing be available on campus?
Will office space and computers be available?
Has a fee structure been established?
Will all experimental projects need to have at least one researcher from the equipment site as a Co-PI?
Interaction with Equipment Sites
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September 28, 2001 NEES Teleconference
Consortium Organization Task GroupProfessor Robert Nigbor, Co-PI
University of Southern California
Associate Task Group Leaders
• Susan Tubbesing, EERI
• William Holmes, Rutherford & Chekene
• Clifford Gabriel, Office of Science and Technology Policy (liaison)
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NEES Consortium Organization
establish the NEES Consortium as a legal entity no later than October 1, 2003;
submit a proposal to NSF by October 1, 2003 covering NEES operation for the 2004-2014 decade.
Major Consortium Development Goals:
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Major Issues
Development of a consensus-based vision and mission for “NEES Inc.”
What is an optimal organizational structure?
What is an appropriate financial model for NEES Inc?
What is an appropriate financial model for the NEES Collaboratory?
How do we transition the control of NEES in Year 3?
How do we define the operating parameters, in sufficient detail for a 10-year proposal, for something that does not exist yet?
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Vision and Mission for NEES Inc.
A strong, clear vision is needed early to allow us to address the specific major issues
A well-defined corporate mission will facilitate operational and financial decisions for NEES Inc.
Both must be a focus of the first National Workshop
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Financial Models for NEES Inc.
Source(s) of income Direct expenses Indirect expenses
Will NEES Inc. be a conduit for operating costs of the equipment sites?
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Financial Model for the Collaboratory
How to structure use fees for equipment sites?
How to distribute income from equipment site use?
How to efficiently share operating costs?
How to deal with multi-institution budgetary issues?
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Year 3: Transition to NEES Inc. Control
Interim operation of NEES Inc.
Handoff of NEESgrid products and system
Begin generating new research projects and proposals involving the NEES Collaboratory
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Ten-Year Proposal
Guestimation of operating parameters will be difficult and critical.
How do we deal with uncertain issues such as maintaining, updating, repairing, and replacing hardware and software?
What are the opportunities for future funding outside of NSF and how do we factor this into a proposal?
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Working Groups Within the Task Group on Consortium Organization
National Workshops and Community Consensus
Inter-Institution Budgetary Issues
Governance Structure
Consortium Establishment and Interim Operation
Ten-Year Planning
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September 28, 2001 NEES Teleconference
Project Assessmentand Collaboration Technology
Professor Thomas FinholtUniversity of Michigan
The Development of the NEES Consortium 95CUREE
Year 1 deliverables
Survey of extended earthquake engineering community Researchers Practitioners
Issues: Consortium design NEES policies Interest in NEES Resources to support NEES use General attitudes toward collaboration and
resource sharing
The Development of the NEES Consortium 96CUREE
Year 2 deliverables
Interviews Follow up after workshops
Focus groups During workshops Probe opinions about Consortium design and
governance
The Development of the NEES Consortium 97CUREE
Year 3 deliverables
Usage Number of users Frequency of use Patterns
Impact Research productivity Practitioner awareness Public awareness
Evaluation metrics
The Development of the NEES Consortium 98CUREE
Technology Support for CD team
Video conferencing H.323 Hardware or software multiple conferencing
unit (MCU) Polycom-based
Data conferencing Web-based Placeware
The Development of the NEES Consortium 99CUREE
Technology Support of Community
Remote participation in meetings Placeware Streaming video and audio
Web site Usability assessment Discussion support Useful links Archives of:
Meeting minutes Critical documents