Proposal to WG 2 5 for Wo Co

Proposal to WG 2. 5 for Wo. Co 9 (2006) James C. T. Pool Center for Advanced Computing Research California Institute of Technology WG 2. 5 Meeting Washington, DC June 2, 2004

Outline • • • Technical Focus Proposed Organization Venue Scheduling Venue, Revisited JCTP: Slide 2

Proposed focus Grid-based PSEs: Implications for development and deployment of numerical software JCTP: Slide 3

Rationale • Confluence of trends – Grids everywhere – Proliferation of commodity based clusters – Emergence of component based software architectures – Preference for open source software – Dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams – Access for broad user communities • Simulating – Science gateways, aka grid-based PSEs, aka Workflow, aka … JCTP: Slide 4

Wo. Co 4 A Working Conference on "Problem Solving Environments for Scientific Computing" was held 17 21 June 1985 in Sophia-Antipolis, France. Although the general-purpose scientific languages form the basis of general purpose scientific computation, there is a need for more specialized languages and computing environments. These can free the user from the necessity to learn a sophisticated programming language, and they can address the problem area directly using its own vocabulary. The list of topics included self contained versus knowledge-based systems, user interfaces, data flow and structures, parsing the user dialogue, algorithm selection, interpretation of results, hardware support. JCTP: Slide 5

Wo. Co 6 A Working Conference on "Programming Environments for High-Level Scientific Problem Solving" was held 23 - 27 September 1991 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Programming environments are intended to provide a unified extensive range of capabilities for a person wishing to solve a problem using a computer. High-level scientific computation usually requires sophisticated computing techniques and a large amount of computing resources. Managing these resources in an efficient way, and combining a diverse and complicated set of computing techniques, to provide insight to solve the underlying problem, are the main goals of a programming environment. This working conference explored a range of the various tools, architectures and philosophies that currently exist or are being developed. JCTP: Slide 6

Wo. Co 8 A working conference on "Software Architectures for Scientific Computing Applications" was held on the NRC Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 2 - 4 October 2000. The conference focused on current and emerging issues in the design and structure of software for scientific computation, including the implications of widespread connectivity, the effects of distributed computing models such as CORBA and the Remote Method Invocation of Java, and the development of reliable, portable objectoriented numerical software. JCTP: Slide 7

Discussion • Is proposed focus – – appropriate for WG 2. 5? too broad, too narrow? timely in 2006? …? • Will proposed focus attract – quality presentations? – attendees? – funding from agencies and vendors? • Are there similar, conflicting conferences planned? • …? JCTP: Slide 8

Discussion • Is proposed focus – – appropriate for WG 2. 5? too broad/narrow? timely in 2006? …? • Will proposed focus attract – quality presentations? – attendees? – funding from agencies and vendors? • Are there similar, conflicting conferences planned? • …? JCTP: Slide 9

Outline • • • Technical Focus Proposed Organization Venue Scheduling Venue, Revisited JCTP: Slide 10

Proposed Organization • Conference Chair – J. Pool • Deputy Conference Chair – B. Ford • Program Chair – To be determined • Co-Editors – To be determined • Local Arrangements Chair – D. Pool JCTP: Slide 11

Program Committee • Chair – To be determined • Members – To be determined • Conference Chair – J. Pool • Deputy Conference Chair – B. Ford • Co-Editors – To be determined JCTP: Slide 12

Executive Committee • Conference Chair – J. Pool • Deputy Conference Chair – B. Ford • WG 2. 5 Chair – R. Boisvert • Program Chair – To be determined • Co-Editors – To be determined • Local Arrangements Chair – D. Pool JCTP: Slide 13

Financial (and other) Support • Proposals – Primarily travel support for participants • Presenters • Junior faculty, postdocs – Agencies • National Science Foundation – Computer and Information Science and Engineering » Division of Shared Cyberinfrastructure » Division of Computing and Communications Foundations – Office of International Science and Engineering • Department of Energy – Office of Science » Office of Advanced Scientific Computing • HPC vendors – Primarily support for amenities • California Institute of Technology – Primarily administrative and logistical support JCTP: Slide 14

Program Schedule JCTP: Slide 15

Outline • • • Technical Focus Proposed Organization Venue Scheduling Venue, Revisited JCTP: Slide 16

Possible venues • Pasadena, CA – California Institute of Technology • Space commitment issue • Shuttle to campus from hotels – Conference hotel • Expensive! • Various CA locations – Santa Barbara – Bodega Bay – Paso Robles • Prescott, AZ – “We call it Preskit” JCTP: Slide 17

Prescott Ambiance JCTP: Slide 18

Meeting facilities • Hassayampi Inn – Arizona Room • 150 Theater Style • 70 Classroom Style • 110 Banquet Style • Hotel St. Michael’s – Crystal Ballroom • 300 Theater Style • 125 Classroom Style • 150 Banquet Style • Walk to restaurants, shops, galleries, museum, etc. • Currently minimal network support • Yavapai College – Various possibilities • Performance Hall • Lecture Halls • Classrooms – Requires shuttle service from hotels – Network support probably better • Prescott Resort – Isolated – Casino JCTP: Slide 19

Hassayampi Inn • Room rates – Regular: $119 and up – Discounted rates • Breaks – Patio – Lobby • Additional meeting rooms, if required • Conference services – A/V – Food JCTP: Slide 20

Hassayampi Inn, cont. • Walk to other lodging – Spring Hill Suites • Marriott – Hotel Vendome • Elegant B&B • Drive to other lodging – Usual chains • Holiday Inn Express • Hampton Inn • … – Lots of “Mom & Pop” motels JCTP: Slide 21

Getting to Prescott • Fly to Phoenix International Airport (Sky Harbor) • Shuttle services from Sky Harbor – $26 -$35 one way – Round trip discount • Rental car – Four lane highway from Phoenix International Airport to downtown Prescott • Interstate 17 • Arizona 69 & 89 • 108 miles; ≤ 2. 5 hours JCTP: Slide 22

Possible Wednesday Excursion JCTP: Slide 23

Possible Wednesday Dinner Blazin’ M Ranch Chuck Wagon Dinner and “Live” Western Stage Show JCTP: Slide 24

WG Dinner @ Williamson Valley Ranch JCTP: Slide 25

Outline • • • Technical Focus Proposed Organization Venue Scheduling Venue, Revisited JCTP: Slide 26

Scheduling • May – Week of 15 th - 19 th • June – Week of 5 th - 9 th – Week of 12 th - 16 th – Week of 19 th - 23 th • July • August – Monsoons (Really!!) Alternate – Hot, ~95° F • September Best – Week of 11 th - 15 th – Week of 18 th - 22 th Alternate – Week of 25 th - 29 th – Monsoons (Really!!) – Hot, ~95° F • October – Week of 2 th - 6 th JCTP: Slide 27

Outline • • • Technical Focus Proposed Organization Venue Scheduling Venue, Revisited JCTP: Slide 28

Prescott Ambiance, Revisited • Restaurants, etc. – “Whisky Row” • Art and crafts galleries • Shopping – Antiques • • Museums Outdoor activities Proximity to attractions Opportunities for pre/post conference excursions JCTP: Slide 29

500 National Register Buildings Saloons & Restaurants Hotels and B&Bs JCTP: Slide 30

Restaurants, etc (Walking) • Acme Fish Company – • • Homestyle Cattleman's Bar & Grill – • • • French Bistro with classic French jazz Caffe St. Michael – • Worth the walk Belvedere's Bistro – • • • Apple Pan Too! – • Southern & Northern Italian Steaks Coyote Joe's Desperados Bar & Grill Dinner Bell Domino's Pizza El Charro Restaurant Fazoli's Italian Restaurant Genovese's Ristorante Italiano Gurley Street Grill Kendall's Famous Burgers & Ice Cream Murphy's Restaurant – Just opening -- should be excellent Agostino's Italian Cucina – • The Office Restaurant and Bar The Palace – • Restored dining room Plaza Cafe Prescott Brewing Company Quiznos Subs Roadhouse 69 The Rose Restaurant – • • • Doc Holiday & Wyatt and Virgil Earp were patrons in the 1870 s! Peacock Dining Room at Hassayampa Inn – • • • Prime Rib, Seafood A special restaurant: continental cuisine in a cottage setting. Streets Of New York Thai House Cafe Treat Center on Courthouse Square The Uptown Zuma's Woodfire Café 129 1/2 – American Jazz JCTP: Slide 31

Art and Crafts Galleries • • • A Loft Gallery Arts Prescott Gallery Bella Home Furnishings Black Arrow Indian Art Eclectic Interiors Gabriel’s Plum Granite Mountain Gallery Lavender's Blue Living Museum & Gallery Llama House Boutique Mountain Artists’ Guild Gallery • • • Mountain Spirit Gallery Muse Gallery Parada Gallery Prescott Fine Arts Gallery Priscilla’s on the Plaza Seasons Shoestring Gallery Van Gogh’s Ear Wellspring Gallery JCTP: Slide 32

Shopping, Antiques • • • Antiques In The Alley Antiques Off The Square Bella Home Furnishings Country Road Antiques Cowboy Corner Deja Vu End of the Trail Antiques Gabriel's Plum Harvey Eugene Antiques Keystone Antiques Merchandise Mart • • • Mi Java Ogg's Hogan Pennington's Antiques Prescott Antique and Craft Market Prescott Museum and Trading Company Red Lamp Antiques Sophie's Antiques, Home & Garden Decor Z Wizard Ntiques and Avalon Antiques Zodiac Antique Company JCTP: Slide 33

Museums • Sharlot Hall Museum – Buildings form an architectural sequence spanning years from founding of Prescott in 1864 to the present. The exhibits and collection of artifacts tell stories of those who settled Arizona and the West. • Smoki Museum – The Smoki Museum promotes understanding and appreciation for the historic and prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest. • Professor Hall’s Cinema Museum – 40 -year collection devoted to preserving the history of cinema technology and Arizona film history JCTP: Slide 34

Outdoor activities • 450 miles of scenic trails for hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, or mountain biking in Prescott National Forest, including – a National Recreational Trail • Granite Mountain Trail – a National Historic Study trail • General Crook Trail JCTP: Slide 35

Proximity to attractions • Jerome: 35 miles – Mining “ghost town”, built on Cleopatra Hill above a vast deposit of copper • Tuzigoot: 40 miles – Pueblo consisted of 110 rooms, including second and third story structures, started around A. D. 1000. Sinagua Indians left the area around 1400. JCTP: Slide 36

Proximity to attractions • Sedona: 61 (or 68) miles – Incredible red rock formations – Oak Creek Canyon – Pink Jeep Tours – Hummer Tours – Shopping • Montezuma’s Castle: 46 miles – Five-story, 20 -room cliff dwelling served as a "highrise apartment building" for prehistoric Sinagua Indians over 600 years ago JCTP: Slide 37

Proximity to attractions, cont. • Grand Canyon: 95 miles – A unique experience • Canyon de Chelly National Monument: 309 miles – At the base of sheer red cliffs and in canyon wall caves are ruins of Indian villages built between AD 350 and 1300 JCTP: Slide 38

Proximity to attractions, cont. • Scottsdale: 102 miles – Old Town • Art galleries, western apparel, bookstores, …, $$ – Taliesin West • In late 1937 Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices took on the task of building a winter "camp, " including residential spaces, theaters, a shop, and an architectural studio and drafting room. JCTP: Slide 39

Pre/Post Conference Excursions • Opportunities for individuals or groups to plan independent excursions • If sufficient interest, we will consider organizing one or more excursions JCTP: Slide 40