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Spring 2001 NUG Meeting

Thursday through Friday, February 22 - 23, 2001

at the Oakland Scientific Facility, Oakland, CA

The next NERSC User Group meeting will be held in the new Oakland Scientific Facility, on February 22-23, hosted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. See the agenda, below.

The business meeting will contain presentations by representatives from each of the five DOE Offices of Science. These are intended to guide the work on the User Requirements "Greenbook" for the NERSC-4 procurement. For an overview of the five offices, see DOE Science Offices, Programs and Monitors.

If you would like to contact your User Representatives send email to nugex@nersc.gov.

Bay Area Transportation and Directions

For transportation options and directions to LBL from various parts of the Bay Area, see the following pages:

Meeting Hotel

A block of rooms have been arranged at a hotel a short walk from the Oakland Scientific Facility, where the meeting will be held. The hotel's location and reservation information are as follows:

Hotel Information	Group Information
The Best Western Inn at the Square 233 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607 Tel: 510-452-4565 >Nat'l. Toll Free: 800-633-5973 Fax: 510-452-4634 http://www.innatthesquare.com/	Group Name: NUG, Lawrence (please quote when making reservation) Confirmation #: NM0000 (please quote when making reservation) Dates: February 21-23, 2001 (depart on the 24th) Rate: $101 - plus 11% tax (good for three days either side of booking dates) Block Drop Date: January 26, 2001 (group rate will be honored until February 20, 2001. Number of Rooms Held: 20 Kings

Bus Schedule

Morning
1st run
7:45 am        Pick-up from Best Western Inn (233 Broadway @ 3rd) 
7:55 am        Drop-off at Oakland Facility 

2nd run
8:05 am        Pick-up from Best Western Inn 
8:15 am        Drop-off at Oakland Facility 

Afternoon
1st run
5:15 pm        Pick-up from Oakland Facility 
5:25 pm        Drop-off at Best Western 

2nd run
5:35 pm        Pick-up from Oakland Facility 
5:45 pm        Drop-off at Best Western

Meeting Agenda:

Presentation materials are linked to their agenda items.

Thursday, February 22

 8:00 -  8:30                   Pastries and coffee available

 8:30 -  8:45   Rob Ryne        Introductions

 8:45 -  9:30   Walt Polansky   Perspectives from Washington

 9:30 - 10:30   Bill Kramer     Status reports:
				 IBM SP Phase 2 plans, NERSC-4 plans, NERSC-2 decommissioning

10:30 - 10:45                   Break

10:45 - 11:15   Bill Kramer     Lessons Learned from the last Greenbook

11:15 - 11:45   Doug Rotman     Goals for the next Greenbook

11:45 - 12:15                   Tour of the Oakland Facility

12:15 -  1:45                   Lunch

 1:45 -  2:30   Mike Minkoff    ASCR Greenbook Presentation

 2:30 -  3:15                   Discussion

 3:15 -  3:30                   Break

 3:30 -  4:15   Doug Rotman     BER Greenbook Presentation

 4:15 -  5:00                   Discussion

 6:30 -  8:00                   Speakers' Dinner

Friday, February 23

 8:00 -  8:15                   Pastries and coffee available

 8:15 -  9:00   David Dean      HENP Greenbook Presentation

 9:00 -  9:45                   Discussion

 9:45 - 10:30   Bas Braams      FES Greenbook Presentation

10:30 - 10:45                   Break

10:45 - 11:30                   Discussion

11:30 - 12:30   Horst Simon     Future Technology Assessment

12:30 -  2:00                   Lunch

 2:00 -  2:45   Theresa Windus  BES Greenbook Presentation

 2:45 -  3:30                   Discussion

 3:30 -  3:45                   Break

 3:45 -  5:00                   Revisit Greenbook goals; synthesis and overall Greenbook Framework;

				work assignments

                                Draft OFES Contributions:

                                1. Cohen's Word Doc

                                2. Friedman's Word Doc

                                3. Spong's Word Doc

Pictures from the meeting.

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