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Thanks Tim, I will indeed drop a note to Fermilab as I agree with Stig that
our use of the name is a "hat-tip" to their achievements in researcher
compatibility.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 3:35 AM, 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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