1. Agenda Introduction - aims of this study group - John
"Ideas in ATLAS, Object Networks" - Lassi
Items for future meetings
Dates for next couple of sessions

2. Introduction Membership Meetings Alberto Aimar time John Apostolakis
Rene Brun
Dirk Duellmann
John Harvey
Vincenzo Innocente
Pere Mato
RD Schaffer
David Stickland
Lassi Tuura
Meetings
time
place
frequency
deliverables
presentations
summary of conclusions
web
rapporteur’s talk

3. Goals For what concerns Software Architecture, look at the following:
Review what is going on in various corners - existing frameworks
Exchange experience - establish good design practices
Understand importance of interfaces - enabling code to be shared
Establish which foundation libraries we can work with
Assess impact of new languages e.g. possible evolution to Java
Review integration standards - assess current usage and potential impact
Agree on terminology, assemble bibliography, make a website,..
Identify the crucial issues that need to be made visible, where work is needed, where decisions have to be made and prepare to discuss in Marseilles

4. Suggestions for future Meetings
Building frameworks - tutorial
Interfaces and integration technologies
Data storage - transience and persistence
Integrating GEANT4 toolkit in framework
Java - mixing with C++ (CORBA IDL), Java libraries….