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Workshop Agenda

Large Scale Computing and Storage Requirements for Biological and Environmental Research
May 7-8, 2009

Location: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Executive Meeting Center. 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852

Thursday, May 7

 

8:00 am - Arrive, informal discussions

8:30 am - Welcome, introductions, workshop goals, charge to committee (Yukiko Sekine, DOE-SC/ASCR)

8:45 am - Workshop outline, logistics, format, procedures (Harvey Wasserman, NERSC)

9:00 am - BER Program Office Research Directions (David Thomassen, BER)

9:30 am - NERSC Role in Biological and Environmental Research (Kathy Yelick, NERSC)

10:15 am - Break

10:30 pm - Case Studies: Climate Science (Lawrence Buja, David Randall, Co-leads)

Noon - Working Lunch

1:00 pm - Case Studies: Climate Science, continued (Lawrence Buja, David Randall, Co-leads)

2:30 pm - Case Studies: Environmental Science (Bruce Palmer, Timothy Scheibe, Co-leads)

3:30 pm - Break

3:45 pm - Case Studies: Biological Science (Teresa Head-Gordon, Victor Markowitz, Co-leads)

6:00 pm - Adjourn for the day, self-organize for dinner

 

Friday, May 8

8:00 am - Arrive, informal discussions

8:30 am - Summary of previous day's discussions (Richard Gerber, Harvey Wasserman, NERSC)

9:00 am - Additional time for case studies if needed, final report planning

10:00 am - Breakout sessions (in same room)

11:00 am - Full group discussion

11:30 am - If time permits, discussion of individual issues

Noon - Adjourn