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No objections and apologies for the delay in responding as I waited for the
User-committee@ to sync to my gmail.

Thank you, David.

John

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:34 PM, David F Flanders <flanders at openstack.org>
wrote:

> Excellent discussion + votes, thank you Tim, Jonathan, Stig an Stefano.
>
> SCIENTIFIC-WG seems very reasonable to me.
>
> Are there any objections?
>
> Going once...
>
> /dff
>
> 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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