1. SFT Group Meeting November 26 th, 2004

2. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s Agenda News John Harvey Report from DTF – 25 Nov 2004Alberto Aimar Trip Reports  Vis2004 Olivier Couet  SC2004 Fons Rademakers  IEEE NSS/MIC/SNPS Mikhail Kosov  Geant 4 Workshop John Apostolakis AOB

3. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s Staff Movements Welcome back to Marek BISKUP Technical Student – from 16.11.2004 until 15.08.2005 Supervisor is Rene

4. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s Changes in IT department Re-organisation announced - effective January 2005 “Aim to streamline, reduce overheads, free resources” New DPO and DI group leader – Alan Silverman  Judy Richards and Pal Anderssen join security team  License office moves from PS to DI with Alan PS and DB groups merged – Mats Moller is new GL  Jamie Shiers goes to grid deployment to manage Service Challenges  2 physics sections of DB merged and go to ADC group under Dirk Duellmann (GL : Bernd Panzer)

5. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s e-MAPS 2005 MAPS exercise electronic-only (CERN management decision) An e-MAPS form (EDH) is in the process of being tested and will be released sometime in November 2004 Form is unchanged - creation, signatures, routing will be automatic More details how this new form will work will be provided PH department is creating the role of the Appraiser/Supervisor.  being done for all those staff members who have been Appraisers in 2004, linking them to the people they interviewed Appraiser/Supervisor will  create and complete his/her part of the e-MAPS form  authorize leave requests

6. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s e-Payslip new electronic pay and leave statements  http://bulletin.cern.ch/eng/articles.php?bullno=47/2004&base=gen#Article2 http://bulletin.cern.ch/eng/articles.php?bullno=47/2004&base=gen#Article2 you should have received e-mail notification of your electronic pay and leave statements for November 2004 If you have not received notification email by Monday please contact:  service-bureau-des-salaires@cern.ch N.B. For December 2004 the statements are due to be sent in electronic form only

7. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s Office Area New work room being prepared now.  will be equipped with air conditioning and water fountain  will house group library and printer (will be moved out of corridor)  a Canon iR2270i has been ordered copier (22ppm), network printer, fax, scan, email Posters  Mountings for posters ordered  corridors in Bat 2, walkway between Bat 2 and 32, office corridors and this meeting room  please inform Nathalie where you would like to see them positioned

8. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s Christmas Dinner - reminder Thursday Dec 9 th starting at 19.30 Ferme Auberge de Pré Valard Ferme Auberge de Pré Valard So far ~70 people registered Please inform Nathalie ASAP if you would like to come and have not already registered

9. SFT S o F T w a r e D e v e l o p m e n t f o r E x p e r i m e n t s Next Meeting Date of next meeting Jan 28 th