1. 24-May-04D.P.Kelsey, Introduction, HEPiX, Edinburgh, 20041 Welcome and Introduction HEPiX, NeSC, Edinburgh 24 May 2004 David Kelsey CCLRC/RAL, UK d.p.kelsey@rl.ac.uk

2. 24-May-04D.P.Kelsey, Introduction, HEPiX, Edinburgh, 20042 Welcome! Welcome to –Scotland –Edinburgh –The National eScience Centre & eScience Institute

3. 24-May-04D.P.Kelsey, Introduction, HEPiX, Edinburgh, 20043 A few words on HEPiX See HEPiX web pages at –http://wwwhepix.web.cern.ch/wwwhepix/http://wwwhepix.web.cern.ch/wwwhepix/ And Alan Silvermans Overview on the HEPiX home page HEPiX started in 1991 (similar to earlier HEPVM) Since 1999, HEPNT associated and then merged -> –HEPiX-HEPNT HEPNT name no longer appropriate (Windows NT) –But HEPiX still covers all operating systems (and Grid) Meets twice a year (Europe/North America) Two coordinators –WojciechWojcik (IN2P3) and Chuck Boeheim (SLAC) Special Interest Groups exist –e.g. Large Cluster SIG – this weeks Mass Storage Workshop Typical format: 3 days HEPiX + 1.5 days SIG (on a theme)

4. 24-May-04D.P.Kelsey, Introduction, HEPiX, Edinburgh, 20044 Logistics ~100 participants: close to capacity! Coffee breaks and Lunches Conference Dinner – Wednesday evening 19:30 –Howies Waterloo Place –Payment for extra tickets to me, please Other evenings – see restaurant list Networking –Wireless available (register via web page) –SMTP server available Power PC room for web/e-mail Small meeting room (Dean) available

5. 24-May-04D.P.Kelsey, Introduction, HEPiX, Edinburgh, 20045 Logistics (2) Agenda is very full –Speakers please keep to time! Presentations will be loaded to agenda page (in advance) –And present from the one central PC Send/Give to me via e-mail, USB memory stick, … –As soon as possible (day before?) If plan to give demonstrations from your own PC and need a network connection –Register MAC address to use ethernet wire –Test it in advance! We are recording most sessions (video and audio) –Plan to make available on web as streaming video But not this week! –Please e-mail me with votes for talks to be transferred first

6. 24-May-04D.P.Kelsey, Introduction, HEPiX, Edinburgh, 20046 Enjoy… City of Edinburgh Scotland The meeting Any questions?