TeraGrid Organization and Management

1. TeraGrid Organization and Management Matt Heinzel TeraGrid GIG Director University of Chicago April 6, 2009

2. TeraGrid Organization • Resource Providers (RPs): the institutions that provide the computing, storage, and visualization resources of the TeraGrid • Grid Infrastructure Group (GIG): central planning, reporting, coordination, facilitation, and management group for the TeraGrid • Working Groups (WGs): Each working group is under a GIG Area Director (AD), includes RP representatives and/or users, and focuses on a targeted area of TeraGrid

3. TeraGrid Organization Chart (1) TeraGridForum TG ForumChair GIG NCSA ANL IU LONI NCAR NICS ORNL Purdue PSC SDSC TACC

4. TeraGrid Organization Chart (2) GIG Administration: Director, Deputy Directory, Project Management, Financial Management GIG Director of Science Areas Data and Visualization Science Gateways User Facing Projects Software Integration and Scheduling Networks, Operations, and Security User Services Advanced User Support Project Management Education, Outreach, and Training Quality Assurance / Common User Environment Education, Outreach, Training Science Gateways Project Management Advanced User Support Extreme Scalability External Relations Data Software Networking Operations User Services Scheduling Security Visualization WorkingGroups Accounting Quality Assurance Common User Environment Core Services 2 Allocations User Facing Projects Portal

5. Communications • TeraGrid Round Table Meeting • Bi-weekly for members of all TeraGrid groups via Access Grid • Rotating presentations from Working Groups, Resource Providers, or others with information of general interest across the TeraGrid • GIG Area Director Calls • Weekly call for GIG administration and Area Directors • Coordinates GIG activities • TG Forum Call • Bi-weekly call for GIG Area Directors and RP Primary Investigators (PIs) or site leads • Coordinates across GIG and RPs • Working Groups • Periodic calls conducted by each Working Group to coordinate the Working Group activities • Supports regular communication via e-mail and TG wiki

6. Communications(2) • TeraGrid Quarterly Management Meetings • Two day meetings in March, June, September, and December for GIG and Forum staff, Area Directors, RP PIs or site leads, and any other interested TG stakeholders • Coordinates activities across GIG and RPs, including annual and quarterly planning and reporting. • Quarterly Allocation Meetings • Two day meetings in March, June, September, and December for TRAC peer reviewers and TeraGrid representatives • Reviews and decides on TeraGrid resource allocation proposals received through allocations requests

7. Communications(3) • TeraGrid Annual Conference (TGxy) • Five day conference each June open to all TeraGrid participants and the scientific and educational communities • Showcases the capabilities, achievements, and impact of TeraGrid in research and education through presented papers, demonstrations, posters, and visualizations • Science Advisory Board Meeting • Two day meeting each January and June of the joint TeraGrid / NSF science community Advisory Board • Reviews TeraGrid accomplishments and plans to obtain feedback from the scientific community

8. Reporting • Integrated Program Plan (IPP): primary output of the yearly TeraGrid planning process that documents the objectives, budget, and activities for the next project year for the GIG and the RPs • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): part of the IPP that lists milestones and resources for all planned TeraGrid activities • Quarterly Reports: report by Area of TeraGrid activities during the previous quarter (1, 2, and 3) of the calendar year • Annual Report and Program Plan: comprehensive report of TeraGrid activities during the previous calendar year and plan for the next project year • Monthly Resource Provider System Statistics reports