1. TeraGrid Science Advisory Board Indianapolis, IN  20 July 2009

2. TeraGrid SAB Charter Provide advice to the TeraGrid Forum and the NSF TeraGrid Program Officer on a wide spectrum of scientific and technical activities within or involving the TeraGrid Consider the progress and quality of these activities, their balance, and the TeraGrid's interactions with the national and international research community Provide advice on future TeraGrid plans Identify synergies between TeraGrid activities and related efforts in other agencies Promote the TeraGrid mission and its activities in the national and international community Provide help in nurturing and expanding the TeraGrid community

3. TeraGrid SAB … Helps TeraGrid and NSF understand opportunities –Those that have been overlooked in TG execution –Those overlooked in planning –Those that are new visions to be embraced Helps TeraGrid and NSF present capabilities –To users –To the annual external NSF review In order to: Build a more unified TeraGrid and enhancing the progress of those aspects of academic research and education that require high-end computing

4. TeraGrid SAB … Meets twice a year –This meeting: 20-21 July 2009 in Indianapolis, IN Reports to TeraGrid and NSF after each meeting Members: –Eric ChassignetFlorida State Univ. –Thomas Cheatham Univ. of Utah –Gwen Jacobs Montana State Univ. –Dave Kaeli Northeastern Univ. –Jim Kinter (chair)Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies & George Mason Univ. –Luis Lehner Louisiana State Univ. –Michael Macy Cornell Univ. –Phil Maechling Univ. of Southern California –Alex Ramirez Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities –Nora Sabelli SRI International –Pat Teller Univ. of Texas, El Paso –P. K. Yeung Georgia Institute of Technology –Cathy Wu Georgetown Univ.