1. EGEE and Induction Mike Mineter NeSC Training Team
First EGEE Conference, 19 April 2004
EGEE and Induction Mike Mineter NeSC Training Team
EGEE is a project funded by the European Union under contract IST

2. Contents Induction = orientation, introduction, enabling creativity…
…. of whom?
…. to what?
…. in what roles?
Review of the short-term plans made in March
Current plans
Issues arising
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3. Induction: of whom, to what roles?
EDG experienced
Grid-naive
EDG naive
INDUCTION
EGEE members
EGEE users
EGEE informed enquirers
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4. Modules not “a course” EDG experienced Grid-naive EDG naive Grids
EGEE middleware & testbed
EGEE project & procedures
EGEE members
EGEE users
EGEE informed enquirers
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5. Short-term priorities
“Short-term” = Months 1-3: whilst NA3 long term plans are formed
Focus on:
Preparing induction modules
Induction of EGEE members first – then users, app. developers
Need active EGEE before users proliferate
Address “team spirit” explicitly
Building links across NA3 and NA4:
So experience is shared; current materials are gathered
Support for trainers with little EDG experience
So that from month ~3 onwards:
Induction modules available from trainers and from Web
Induction for users dominates
… alongside retreats and other courses’ preparation and delivery
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6. “Team spirit” and NA3
NA3 role: “To ensure an EGEE Team Spirit is engendered early in the project lifetime” (Technical Annexe)
Team spirit is a consequence of many things beyond powers of NA3…
But NA3 can help establish in EGEE members
Team spirit is fundamental to EGEE success!
Need create a sustainable technological community – as well as interoperable software
EDG’s achievement in this emphased in closing conference.
NA3 events: seek to involve participants from multiple activities, partners, countries whenever possible
Induction and retreats the best early opportunities
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7. Ideas on “Team spirit” and Induction
Induction can be a chance to explore the “people” dimensions of EGEE by reflection and discussion with aims that:
Sustainable technological community be built
Members give attention to EGEE goals, activities and quality of relationships.
Amongst goals:
EGEE >> sum of its part, achieved by quality of interaction
EGEE gains strength from its diversity of cultures
Demands interpersonal skills and commitment
…as well as enabling tools!
Possible questions for discussion in induction courses:
What can be learnt from EDG and other international (esp. Grid) projects?
It is the commitment of people to collaborate that will determine the achievements of EGEE and Grid computing in general
“Team Spirit” discussion sets context for project procedures
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8. “Pre-release” events
Primary focus: NA3 team building, creating / gathering induction modules
NA3 + EDG experts + EGEE members
Where and when?
Edinburgh 7 April, April: Induction of Grid-naive
CERN 17 May: Induction of experienced developers to EGEE
CERN May: Induction of “Grid-naïve” to EGEE
Established strong cooperation with NA4 – Roberto Barbera
Using GILDA (INFN, Univ. of Catania testbed) for practicals
Future: Need maximum cooperation, minimum effort on NA3 testbeds
Interoperable testbeds for training
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9. 26-28 April, Edinburgh; 18-19 May CERN
Goals:
to induct EGEE trainers
to refine modules of the induction courses
to begin induction of EGEE members
Outcomes:
Trainers will be able to present these modules.
Modules for future induction courses will be in near-final form.
EGEE members will be oriented to the EGEE project structure and procedures.
EGEE members without prior Grid experience will be oriented to the EGEE infrastructure
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10. CERN 17 May Preliminary run of induction for EDG-experienced
Draft agenda
09:00 Overview of EGEE
09:30 Joint Research activities
10:00 Specific service activities
10:30 Networking activities
11:00 Seeking collaboration across EGEE: talk and discussion continuing into…
11:20 Coffee
11:40 Organisation and procedures
13:00 Close
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11. Reminder: TA Requirement for Courses
Course Type
Average Attendance
Course Requirements
Number per Year
Induction 50
2 Day Web Access
≥ 10
Application Developer Training 25
4 Day Workstations
≥ 8
Advanced Courses
5 Day Workstations
≥ 2
Internal Technical Activity Specific Retreats 30
2 Day
≥ 6
Spectra of participants and outcomes:
Target needs refinement ?
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12. Issues arising Need viewpoints from other NA3 members!!!!
Modularity – makes targets less definable
but is response to reality and efficiency
stated needs of activity leaders
range of participants and target outcomes.
Relationship to application developer training?
How to measure impact?
Numbers of EGEE members needing Grid induction not known.
Schedule of recruitment not known (to me!)
Time needed for project procedures?? 1 hour only in current plans
AccessGrid to allow remote delivery of modules?
NA3 single – or interoperable - testbeds? Scope for value-adding?
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