Hi All,

Over the past several months there have been several discussions regarding the framework requirements for the NEAMS program.  Note that we are now referring to the much overloaded word "framework" to include issues such as build and configure, release and distribution, work flow management, data management, along with the "multi-physics" coupling and pre-/post-processing tools we were discussing and considering early this year.  We anticipate that working on some of these issues early in the NEAMS program in the ECT/CT program element will bear significant fruit later, but for us to be maximally effective we need a solid understanding of your (and your teams) thoughts on these issues.

To do this, we would like to hold a full-day meeting in Oak Ridge on Monday 19 July (just prior to the PMT meeting).  We're budgeting a day because it is a large area to cover, and it will be the first time we've had a chance to seriously discuss them, so we're expecting a lot of back-and-forth even among the different IPSC teams.  We do expect to finish up in time for those not staying for the PMT meeting should be able to make a late flight home on Monday night.

To help make the face-to-face meeting as effective as possible, we'd like to have a telecon this Friday to get people thinking about the questions we need to cover, calibrate expectations, and begin laying out a detailed agenda.

Telecon details: 9am PT/12n ET Friday 2 July, 866-740-1260 code 2178367

Please plan to have someone from your team who is knowledgeable about both your code development efforts and various framework efforts join us for both discussions if at all possible.  Currently, we would like include the following people but are open to other suggestions:

David Bernholdt, Jay Billings, Lori Diachin, John Magerlein, Tim Tautges, Carter Edwards, Ross Bartlett, Kevin Clarno, Valmor de Almeida, and Jim Stewart.

If you are not able to attend the telecon on Friday, please let us know.

Thanks!

Lori Diachin and David Bernholdt