1. Directors Meeting Oxford e-Research Centre Malcolm Atkinson Director e-Science Institute & e-Science Envoy www.nesc.ac.uk 10 th October 2006

2. Action this day (from July) Develop the common goals Identify urgent & achievable priorities Strengthen the alliances Centres OMII-UK NGS … Integrate effort Commit to collaboration Within the UK Internationally Focus on Concepts and Methods Then technology should follow & support

3. Strengths of UK e-Science Enthusiastic researchers, Many interacting communities & Breadth Projects: Pioneering methods Demonstrating results Infecting academia & Industry e-Infrastructure: Delivering Resources & Services Connecting & Supporting Communities Mutual Dependence & Growth

4. Next Steps for UK e-Science Priorities Retain balance & interdependence Build each aspects strength New projects – demanding advances – RCs + Industry New e-Infrastructure – NGS, OMII-UK, DCC, … + new OSI e-Infrastructure plan + European e-Infrastructure New researchers – improved access & outreach – Centres + JISC + Grid Computing Now! Strategy Increase visible identity & evidence of value Invest current resources well Plan for future resources

5. Increase Visibility & Evidence of Value Increased Visibility Integrated view of all UK e-Science Built on NeSC but with many more direct contributions Projects, centres, services, people, results Refresh web sites Ensure e-Science evident Even if you have chosen another name for your centre! To cross-reference each other Evidence of Value The e-Science role Action Malcolm & Carole last time Collation building on Carole & Jims work

6. Invest Current Resources well Current budgets @ OMII-UK NGS DCC eSI Centres & Projects Influence the allocation from JISC Current and planned call Join up well with EU projects & FP7 call Make input through SUPER

7. Plan for Future Resources Through Research Councils and JISC Develop case & plan for after CSR Ensure as much synergy as possible Through the development of the OSI E-Infrastructure plans Through DTI, DoH, … This requires we have a common vision

8. Todays Issues Future support for community e-Science Centres NeSC, Funded regional centres, unfunded centres e-Science Services NGS, OMII-UK, eSI, DCC, … JISC programmes Research Council plans Naming e-Science Directors Forum e-Science + HPC = ? Different names but common purpose?

9. E-Science Envoy Meetings NIEeS, Cambridge JISC coordination, Last TAG & Last eSSC, London NCeSS Board, Manchester E-IRG workshop, Linz EGEE meeting, CERN OMII-UK kick-off, London Annual NERC e-Science, Cosners GOSC Board, RAL GGF17, Tokyo Digital Industrial Scientific Convergence Conference, Sheffield GOSC appointments board, RAL EGEE Final Review, CERN Oracle-sponsored RDF meeting, eSI Oracle Life Sciences, Hinxton Walk Falmouth to St Ives via the Coastal Path, Cornwall Open Geo-spatial Consortium Technical Committee, Edinburgh 2 nd NCeSS International Conference, Manchester

10. Meetings 4 th International Summer School in Grid Computing, Ischia GFSG F2F, Haynes GGF18, Washington AHM, Nottingham SAB Research Centre Meeting, Belfast EGEE Conf., CERN Keynote at Grid 2006, Barcelona E-IRG, Helsinki

11. Planned Meetings ICEAGE, Catania, tomorrow SC06, Tampa E-IRG & IST2006 Helsinki 2 nd International e-Science Conf., Amsterdam OGF19, Chapel Hill, NC, USA OGF20, Manchester, UK