University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign AN-MSI Program Meeting EOT-PACI AN-MSI Update October 31,2001 Indianapolis Roscoe Giles Stephenie A. McLean Allison Clark

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EOT-PACI

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EOT-PACI Goals To demonstrate the use of NSF PACI technologies and resources among diverse audiences by leveraging PACI thrust / team efforts. To increase the participation of underrepresented groups, including persons with disabilities, in computer science, and engineering, and information technology. To enable broad national impact in education, government, science, business, and society with systemic, sustainable, scalable programs.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EOT-PACI/AN-MSI Awarded grant to develop infrastructure and skills needed to take advantage of advanced computational tools and resources. Develops partnerships with those MSIs that utilize high performance computing. Make emerging technologies accessible to learners and educators at all levels

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EOT-PACI/ANMSI Overarching Goal: The overarching goal of EOT-PACI sponsored events within AN-MSI is to foster collaborative relationships between faculty and administrators at participating MSIs and computational research scientists at major research centers, thus increasing awareness and exposure to relevant and current mainstream HPC technologies as well as increasing computational science research and education at MSIs.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EOT-PACI/AN-MSI Assessment Activities JUNE/JULY Met with the LEAD Center to continue existing assessments efforts. Working toward establishing comprehensive data collection process to assess if we are reaching the EOT-PACI/AN-MSI goals. Developed a database of EOT-PACI/AN-MSI program participants. Developing a standard program assessment/evaluation for each EOT- PACI/AN-MSI event LEAD Center working at SC01 to assist with assessment efforts and have developed an on-line survey for SC01 MSI participants

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EOT-PACI-AN-MSI Projects Supercomputing Conference Minority Participation Program

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SC 2001 MSI Participation Grant Program Awarded 30 SC01 MSI Grants HBCU 18 HSIs8 TCU4

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SC01 HBCUs Bethune-Cookman College Clark Atlanta University Dillard University Hampton University Jackson State University Langston University LeMoyne-Owen College North Carolina A&T University Prairie View A&M University Rust College Spelman College Winston-Salem University Total Schools 12

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SC01 HSIs Cal State University San Bernardino Florida International University Our Lady of the Lake University University of Houston-Downtown University of Texas at El Paso University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Total Schools 8

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SC01 TCU (3) Northwest Indian College Oglala Lakota Univeristy Sinte Gleska University Total Schools 3

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EOT-PACI/AN-MSI Projects Cluster Computing Demonstrations, Workshops & CD-ROM AIHEC Cluster Demo

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alliance Introduces Web-based Access Grid Tutorials Software Deployment Initiatives The tutorials are available at The tutorials are organized as four units: How to build and install an Access Grid node How to operate a node How to produce an Access Grid event How to set up an Access Grid event.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Access Grid at the Chautauquas U of Utah NCSA GA TechUIC-EVL Alliance Access Center Argonne The Grid Clark-Atlanta University The Access Grid is an integrated environment that supports group-to-group communication using high-speed networks over the Internet.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Deployment of AG to Florida International University Serve as a pathway for research and education networking in the Americas, Mexico, & Caribbean The goal of this project is to expand the AG user base to assist with further collaboration and research opportunities with MSIs. FIU will generate projects locally and expand internationally through the Pathway of the Americas (AMPATH) Research Outreach programs

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Regional Cluster Workshops Targeted communities: MSIs from the three communities Number of Workshops:3-4 workshops slated during When Held : Quarterly Save the Date:March 6-9, 2002 San Diego

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign High Performance Network Connections CONGRADULATIONS! Clark-Atlanta University Fon du Lac Tribal College Florida International University Jackson State University Awarded NSF HPNC Grant AG Node Deployed 1 st HBCU with AG Node

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Howard University Advanced Networking Initiative

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign How can your institution get involved with HPC? Get the support of your Institution Conduct a self assessment Place resources behind it Recognize importance of HPC Global Grid Forum Working Groups ( Linux Cluster Institute ( In-the-Box Technologies ( EOT-PACI Projects Supercomputing Conference MSI Grants MSI-HPC Workshops

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