*Planning Meeting 26th April 2004. 10am, Mercury*

Minutes

NS RS RMG PA(Pinar) RC DH (Duncan) PL CW AG NS CAG

Minutes: KM

*1. Apologies*

*2. Previous meeting minutes*

None

*3. Actions*

None

*4. SEEK meeting plans*

RMG reported that myGrid’s participation will involve providing a tutorial on Thursday (3 hours). Chris, Phil, Justin, Peter Li, and Mark will deliver the tutorial. Hands-on part has not been organised. Number of people registered should be confirmed in order to decide on format of tutorial. This will be discussed at the AG meeting on Friday. The posters for All Hands should be taken.

*4.1 Action NS. Add SEEK meeting tutorial planning to AG meeting agenda for Friday.*

*5. Invitations:*

- APMOD 2004 conference. 21st – 23rd June at Brunel University. Provide a myGrid talk.

MONET/Savas should be suggested for this instead.

*6. Visits:*

- Rob Allen visit. 29th April 2004

Rob will be presenting CHEF. Stefan Ecklestone will attend. Nick will ak Hannah to be present. Robert suggested to ask Rob Allen to build portal. Stefan is also interested in doing this.

- Professor Ah Chung Tsoi. 28th April 2004, Atlas 1. From 10am.

Professor Tsoi is from the Australian funding council. He will discuss Grid and Semantic Grid. Nick will contact Sean and ask him to participate.

*7. Proposal news*

– Best Practice.

These will be couriered today and results should be out in early June.

- 2nd call for proposals for Research in the Computer Science Challenges to emerge e-Science.

Closing date: 28th October 2004.

If Recycle and myTea Best Practice proposals are not accepted they will be submitted to this call.

*8. Integration Fest. 24th – 28th May 2004, Nottingham.*

Main objectives of the week will be to bring together the ISMB demo and Information model.

Regarding Information model, Nedim noted a use-case document based on Williams is finished. A design document for interface is being worked on, and the design for registering metadata, and workflow interfaces will be worked on in future. For the Integration Fest, something working around MIR is planned. Chris G sent storyboard. Nedim will work on extending this.

Chris noted some holes in ISMB demo; Haystack integration and functionality within view. It was agreed Haystack integration should be incorporated. View will be thrown away and Pinar will build a new one.

Phil reported that Moby central is being re-written. NSF effort will be clear in June sometime.

Karon will arrange accommodation and lunch in Nottingham.

*9. Any other business*

Friday AG meeting will include a section on SEEK; progress on ISMB demo, and filling holes.

Nick attended UK e-Science Core Programme meeting in London last week.

*Next meeting: Monday 10th May in Atlas 1 (must vacate by 11.30am)*

Summary of Actions

4.1 Action NS. Add SEEK meeting tutorial planning to AG meeting agenda for Friday