[User-committee] [app] Training day (1st AppKit) actions from Tokyo

Tim Bell Tim.Bell at cern.ch
Wed Jan 6 18:10:28 UTC 2016


The team I have discussed with run OpenNebula (http://www.slideshare.net/opennebula/opennebulaconf2015-106-fermilab-virtual-facility-dataintensive-computing-in-cloud-steven-timm)

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stig Telfer [mailto:stig.openstack at telfer.org]
> Sent: 06 January 2016 19:01
> To: Tim Bell <Tim.Bell at cern.ch>
> Cc: Jonathan Proulx <jon at csail.mit.edu>; user-
> committee at lists.openstack.org
> Subject: Re: [User-committee] [app] Training day (1st AppKit) actions from
> Tokyo
> 
> Out of curiosity, are you aware of any OpenStack activities at Fermilab?  I’d
> be surprised if there wasn’t...
> 
> Best wishes,
> Stig
> 
> 
> > On 6 Jan 2016, at 16:35, Tim Bell <Tim.Bell at cern.ch> wrote:
> >
> > I also would not have any objection to SCIENTIFIC if this is the consensus
> (but I'd drop a note to Fermilab to explain the context, i.e. it is not an
> OpenStack on Scientific Linux distro).
> >
> > The other benefit of SCIENTIFIC is that there are a number of companies
> doing clouds (such as in Life Sciences) who would be interested in the
> working group but would not consider themselves ACADEMIA.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jonathan D. Proulx [mailto:jon at csail.mit.edu]
> >> Sent: 06 January 2016 17:24
> >> To: Stig Telfer <stig.openstack at telfer.org>
> >> Cc: user-committee at lists.openstack.org
> >> Subject: Re: [User-committee] [app] Training day (1st AppKit) actions
> >> from Tokyo
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 02:37:47PM +0000, Stig Telfer wrote:
> >>
> >> :I agree with Tim on the extra ‘OPENSTACK’ in the name, so my vote
> >> would go for ‘SCIENTIFIC-WG’.  One reason I prefer this over option A
> >> is that I’d like this project to embrace industrial R&D as well as academia.
> >>
> >> Yes the 'OpenStack' is definitely redundant & I agree with Stig that
> 'Academia'
> >> is limiting in ways we probably don't want.
> >>
> >> I'd choose RESEARCH-WG as "research computing" is what that function
> >> is called around my world but I don't have any opposition to
> >> SCIENTIFIC-WG if that's the consensus choice.
> >>
> >> -Jon
> >>
> >> :
> >> :So my vote’s for SCIENTIFIC-WG.
> >> :
> >> :Many thanks,
> >> :Stig
> >> :
> >> :
> >> :> On 6 Jan 2016, at 12:51, Tim Bell <Tim.Bell at cern.ch> wrote:
> >> :>
> >> :> David,
> >> :>
> >> :> How do we vote ? With an e-mail ?
> >> :>
> >> :> (While I would not want to put people off B., it could cause
> >> confusion with Scientific Linux) :> :> I’d thus vote for A (as I
> >> think we could try to avoid OPENSTACK in the title and it is similar
> >> to ‘Telco’ as an industry focused WG) :> :> Tim :> :> From: David F
> >> Flanders [mailto:dff.openstack at gmail.com] :>
> >> Sent: 06 January 2016 13:23 :> To: user-committee at lists.openstack.org
> >> :> Cc: Stig Telfer <stig at telfer.org>
> >> :> Subject: Re: [User-committee] [app] Training day (1st AppKit)
> >> actions from Tokyo :> :> Happy New Year One and All, :> :> With
> >> renewed vigour, I'd like to submit the following application-template
> >> on behalf of Stig, John & Paul [1] for a newly formed working group:
> >> :>
> >> :> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/academia-wg
> >> :>
> >> :> Prior to officially minting the WG (on the
> >> Governanace/Foundation/UserCommittee page), we do require a vote
> from
> >> you our esteemed user-committee members.
> >> :>
> >> :> VOTE: What shall we call this new WG?!
> >> :>
> >> :> Options:
> >> :>
> >> :> A.) ACADEMIA-WG
> >> :> B.) SCIENTIFIC-OPENSTACK-WG
> >> :> C.) OPENSTACK4RESEARCH-WG
> >> :> D.) Some other combination or wording therein?!
> >> :>
> >> :> It is worth noting that this WG will amalgamate help to promote
> >> the HPC/HTC Working Group, ideally meeting together and/or proximally.
> >> :>
> >> :> Other key topics which this WG will look to address (esp re
> >> discussion in
> >> Austin):
> >> :>
> >> :>   * HPC Infrastructure, i.e. enabling researchers to have "on tap"
> compute
> >> resources for research experiments in parallel, simulation and high
> >> throughput jobs.
> >> :>   * Application infrastructure, i.e. ease of working collaborative with
> fellow
> >> researchers, scientists and lab colleagues, such as conducting cloud
> >> native data analysis experiments (via RStudio, iPython, Matlab, etc.)
> >> :>   * Social infrastructure, i.e. communities emerging in academia which
> are
> >> promoting use of cloud computing for collaborative research and
> >> science, such as #swcarpentry #ResBaz #ClimbAcUk etc.
> >> :>   * Data infrastructure, i.e. large data science experiments and their
> >> usability via cloud applications such as data from DNA sequencers,
> >> MRIs/CT/XRay, Defraction, -Omics,  etc.
> >> :>   * Last but not least, promoting the amazing things which Academia is
> >> doing with OpenStack... about time a University got a SuperUser award,
> no?!
> >> :>
> >> :> [1]= Many thanks to John, Paul and Stif for the guidance and
> >> advice, along with all the other nominated members of this WG.
> >> :>
> >> :> Go on, one little letter is all it takes to vote 🔤
> >> :>
> >> :> Warm Regards from Australia,
> >> :>
> >> :> Flanders
> >> :>
> >> :> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 1:24 AM, Stig Telfer <stig at telfer.org> wrote:
> >> :> Hello Adam -
> >> :>
> >> :> Thanks for your interest, that is tremendous.  At this stage the
> >> working group is taking shape, please by all means do add your name
> >> to the etherpad
> >> - and your input.
> >> :>
> >> :> Best wishes,
> >> :> Stig
> >> :>
> >> :>
> >> :> On 25 Nov 2015, at 11:32, Adam Huffman
> <adam.huffman at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> :>
> >> :> Hello
> >> :>
> >> :> Not wishing to hijack the thread, but I'm very interested in
> >> participating in the academia working group.
> >> :>
> >> :> May I just add myself to the list on the Etherpad, or do I need to
> >> ask to be nominated? I do know a couple of the people on there already...
> >> :>
> >> :> Cheers,
> >> :> Adam
> >> :>
> >> :>
> >> :> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 11:14 AM, David F Flanders
> >> <dff.openstack at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> :> Brilliant to hear Matjaz!
> >> :>
> >> :> I've added your name to the proposed OpenStack in Academia Working
> >> Group at the below etherpad, if you could please have a look over it
> >> and add your comments directly:
> >> :>
> >> :> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/academia-wg
> >> :>
> >> :> Stig (Cc'd) and myself have been trying to announce far and wide
> >> to all interested academic institutions, please do help us spread the
> >> word :D :> :> I'm also very interested to hear about what training
> >> you have started in on, it would be great to compare as we have
> >> created a training for researchers (aka PhDs and Postgraduates) on
> >> how to use our OpenStack as their research operating system of choice:
> >> :>
> >> :> https://github.com/resbaz/nectar-cloud-lessons
> >> :>
> >> :> Naturally, the first app guide is also something we are keen to
> promote...
> >> :>
> >> :> So much to do!
> >> :>
> >> :> Kind Regards,
> >> :>
> >> :> David F. Flanders <david.flanders at unimelb.edu.au> :> Research
> >> Community Manager, Digital Infrastructure Services :> University of
> >> Melbourne.  @DFFlanders :> :> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 8:55 PM,
> >> Pančur, Matjaž <Matjaz.Pancur at fri.uni-lj.si> wrote:
> >> :> Hi all,
> >> :>
> >> :> I’m the lead of the Docs Training guides Speciality team [1]. We
> >> already update the material for Upstream Training (slides that are
> >> used there and intro pages that explain them a bit more) [2] and
> >> we’re also working on the Training slides material (currently a WIP
> published under draft docs pages).
> >> Everything is written in RST (slides too - we use Hieroglyph+Sphinx)
> >> and we’re continuously publishing all training material under
> >> Training guides section on the Docs pages [3], with standard Docs
> >> contribution process with patches&bugs for slides too.
> >> :>
> >> :> This effort you guys started here for the 1stAppKit Training is
> >> really great, I too have a lot of feedback about the need for this
> >> from my contacts in the Academia and from our partners in the industry.
> >> :>
> >> :> I would like to help with developing training materials for it.
> >> Can we reuse the tools/processes already established for the Upstream
> >> training? I think that it would be good to gather together all
> >> community made training related stuff under the same Docs Section [3]
> >> - this would increase the visibility of it for all.
> >> :>
> >> :> Matjaz Pancur
> >> :> University Of Ljubljana
> >> :>
> >> :>
> >> :> [1] https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Documentation/SpecialityTeams
> >> :> [2] http://docs.openstack.org/upstream-training/
> >> :> [3] http://docs.openstack.org/#training-guides
> >> :>
> >> :>
> >> :> > From: David F Flanders
> >> :> > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 6:13 AM :> > To:
> >> :> > user-committee at lists.openstack.org :> > :> > Cc: Anni Lai ;
> >> John ; Stefano Maffulli ; Rainya Mosher (ramosher) ; 张淳 ; :> >
> >> kenny.johnston at rackspace.com :> > :> > Subject: [User-committee]
> >> [app] Training day (1st
> >> AppKit) actions from Tokyo :> > :> > :> > My Dear Fellow Application
> >> Ecosystem Working Group, :> > :> > I hope your return travels home
> >> have treated you well.
> >> :> >
> >> :> > As per ​my action from ​our WG meeting in Tokyo[1], I'm emailing
> >> you'll ​to ​request some info to help roll out the 'My First App
> >> Guide + Training"? ​!​ :> > :> > If the following people would be so
> >> kind as to provide me with the following information:
> >> :> >     a.) contact details for the developer wranglers who help provide
> >> internal training events/activities at your companies, random leads
> welcome,
> >> :> >     b.) name of an app developer who has or is interested in
> developing
> >> cloud native applications,
> >> :> >     c.) [optional] where we might help advertise the "my first app
> guide"
> >> and training day(s)?,
> >> :> >     d.) [optional] opinions on what we need to do with
> >> developer.openstack.orgto make it valuable for visiting app developers?
> >> :> >
> >> :> >   a.. @Michael/Carol could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally
> (c)(d)
> >> for Intel?
> >> :> >   b.. @John could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally (c)(d) for
> HP?
> >> :> >   c.. @Kenny could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally (c)(d) for
> >> Rackspace?
> >> :> >   d.. @Shamail could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally (c)(d) for
> >> IBM?
> >> :> >   e.. @Rainya/Nicky could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally
> (c)(d)
> >> for Cisco?
> >> :> >   f.. @Annie could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally (c)(d) for
> >> Huawei?
> >> :> >   g.. @Chun could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally (c)(d) for
> 99
> >> Cloud?
> >> :> >   h.. @Stefano could you provide the above (a)(b), optionally (c)(d) for
> >> Dreamhost?
> >> :> > ​...​
> >> :> >
> >> :> > ​​@All I would really also appreciate your ideas for what your
> >> organisation might expect in terms of an "app kit" for training days,
> >> ​e.g. training curricula outline, training support, partnership with
> >> local meetup & user groups, engagement opportunities with up and
> >> coming talent from Universities, swag (stickers, shirts), prizes for
> >> "best app pitches", etc. ​ ???​ :> > :> > Once compiled, I'll l
> >> ​liaise with you all to help take forward  ​training opportunities of
> >> the my first app guide ​ training #AppKit.​ If interested in being a
> >> guinea pig please do reply on list :) :> > :> > Getting very excited to see
> cloud native apps grow in our community!
> >> :> >
> >> :> >
> >> :> > ​​ ​[1]=
> >> :> > https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/TYO-app-eco-wg​​
> >> :> >
> >> :> >
> >> :> > Kind Regards,
> >> :> >
> >> :> > Flanders
> >> :> > ======
> >> :> > ​​David F. Flanders, Research Community Manager :> > University
> >> of Melbourne > University Services > Research Platforms :> > @ResPlat
> >> - :> > http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/researchplatforms/
> >> :> >
> >> :> > We ❤ the 'Research Bazaar' community, join today! #ResBaz :> >
> >> :> > :> >
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> >> :>
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