INFSO-RI-508833 Enabling Grids for E-sciencE NA3 Training and induction Malcolm Atkinson & David...

INFSO-RI-508833

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE

www.eu-egee.org

NA3 Training and induction

Malcolm Atkinson & David FergussonNA3 Leader & Activity Manager, NeSCEGEE Final EU review22-23 May 2006

Final Review; 22-23 May 2006 2


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Distribution of NA3 effort

6

1

1

~ 1 FTE per partner in NA3 (22 partners)

~ 0.3 FTE per partner within EGEE (given 70 partners). *training everywhere

1

Management

Support

eLearning

Web Services

WSRF

Biomed

Earth Sciences

Data_______

t-Infrastructure

Portals

Application integration_______

__Multimedia (SMIL)

Industry, SME

Operations

User Support (GGUS)_______

portals

____Earth Sciences

Middleware

Operations

Induction

Web Services_______

1

5

4

3

Single partner

Federation



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Geographical distribution of courses



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Headline figures

• 2700 attendees at courses

• 200 training events

• 7000 participant days



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Delivery

2 (2)4 (5)2 (4)2 (2)Course Length (days)

35 (30)29 (25)18 (25)29 (50)Average Attendance

34 (12)35 (4)34 (16)97 (20)Number

Technical Activity Retreats

Advanced Courses

Application Developer Training

Induction Courses

•Figures in brackets are the expected values at the start of the project



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Course types per quarter

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Events

Quarter

Proportions of

course types

Workshops

Advanced

AppDevel

Induction



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External projects and VOs

• Diligent• Magic• EMBRACE• BioinfoGrid• TERENA/NRENS• Industry attendees at:

– ISSGC ’05– Grids@Work tutorial– SME course FZK– PRISM Forum UK (Pharma)

• ISSEG, ETICS, ICEAGE,• EUMEDGRID, EELA

•Biomed courses

•Physics courses

•Earth Sciences

•Social Sciences

•Geographical outreach:

•BalticGrid (joined EGEE)

•Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Korea,China

•Australia, New Zealand

•Venezuela (joined EELA)



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Training: Quantity & Quality

Participants grade course from 1 to 6, each point – average for a course overall score(workshops not included – see TA)

Trainers review grades and revise course material and training plans

Overall Feedback

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

14.1.

04

6.5.0

4

29.6.

04

8.9.0

4

21.9.

04

15.10

.04

13.11

.04

7.12

.04

20.12

.04

20.1.

05

10.3.

05

24.3.

05

15.4.

05

9.5.0

5

13.6.

05

5.7.0

5

24.8.

05

26.9.

05

16.10

.05

14.11

.05



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Rates of feedback return

% feedback return

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

14.1

.04

6.5.

04

29.6

.04

8.9.

04

21.9

.04

15.1

0.04

13.1

1.04

7.12

.04

20.1

2.04

20.1

.05

10.3

.05

24.3

.05

15.4

.05

9.5.

05

13.6

.05

5.7.

05

24.8

.05

26.9

.05

16.1

0.05

14.1

1.05

8.12

.05

Instantaneous %feedback return



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Summer Schools

• Supported approx 5 Summer Schools per year– ISSGC 04, 05– GridKa 04, 05– CERN Summer School 04, 05– Budapest Regional Summer School 04, 05– PPARC Summer School 04, 05

• Highest profile international training/education events in grid computing.



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T-Infrastructure uses

• GILDA/GENIUS has been central in installing new middleware versions, making these available and sharing experience

• UEDIN cluster also used for early gLite installation in conjunction with GILDA to gather experience and developing new application developer courses.

• Cluster at FZK used to support application developer and installation courses for gLite



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Issues

• Scale– Support geographically diverse groups– Many different knowledge domains– Breadth of knowledge required

• Quality– Maintain and encourage a ‘quality culture’

• Rate of change– New middleware features– New VOs– Changing needs of domains– New projects– Changes in national grid provision



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Achievements

• Delivered beyond targets• Delivered across Europe, even in areas with no

representatives• Delivered outreach beyond existing EGEE area• Maintained quality process across partners• Collated a body of training materials to act as catalyst

to training• Engaged a broad range of disciplines and related

projects



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