18 Feb 2025 - 19 Feb 2025 NetDRIVE: Priorities and Ethics of Research Computing Investments

Pathology Museum London

18 February 2025

• Arrive/coffee - 11:30 - 12:00
• Buffet Lunch - 12:00 - 13:00
• Welcome - 13:00 - 13:20. Presenter: OWEN, Alex 
• Invited presentation: Sustainable Computing 13:20 - 13:50. Presenter: HAYS, Jonathan
• Breakout 1 - Sharing ideas and concerns 13:50 - 14:50
• Tea Break - 14:50 - 15:10
• Feedback from Breakout Session 1 - 15:10 - 15:30
• Invited presentation: GreenDigit - 15:30 - 16:00. Presenter: CONDURACHE Catalin
• Breakout 2 - Consolidating and balancing ideas 16:00 - 16:55
• Day Close - 16:55 - 17:00- Presenter: OWEN, Alex
• Depart Day 1 (17:00 - 19:00)
• Meeting Dinner - Graduate Centre (19:00 - 21:00)

 

19 February 2025

• Arrive/Coffee - 08:30 - 09:00
• Day 2 - 09:00 - 09:05- Presenter: OWEN, Alex
• Feedback from Breakout Session 2 - 09:05 - 09:30
• Talk 3 - 09:30 - 10:00
• Breakout 3 - Recommendations and Conclusions - 10:00 - 11:00
• Coffee Break - 11:00 - 11:20
• Feedback from Breakout Session 3 and Plenary Discussion - 11:20 - 12:10
• NetDRIVE Funding Opportunities - 12:10 - 13:00
• Close Meeting - 13:00 - 13:05- Presenter: OWEN, Alex
• Lunch/Depart - 13:05 - 14:05

Monday 9 - Tuesday 10 October 2024, University of Edinburgh

 

9th October 13.00 - 17.00

• 13.00 Lunch and arrival
• 13.30 Welcome and overview – Martin Juckes and Sarah Sparrow
• 14.00 Keynote 1: Lorna Smith, Machine Rooms and Hardware
• 14.30 Machine Rooms and Hardware Discussion
• 15.00 Break out groups
• 15.25 Break out summary
• 15.30 Coffee
• 15.45 Kelly Widdick: Systematic Change
• 16.15 Systematic Change Discussion
• 16.40 Break out groups
• 16.55 Break out summary
• 17.00 Finish

 

10th October 09.30 - 13.00

• 09.00 Coffee and arrival
• 09.30 Day 2 welcome and reflection on day 1 – Martin Juckes and Sarah Sparrow
• 09.45 Keynote 2: Michele Weiland: Green Software Engineering
• 10.15 Green Software Engineering Discussion
• 10.30 Green Software Engineering break out
• 10.45 Coffee
• 11.00 Break out summary
• 11.05 Panel on Galvanising Individual Action
• 11.30 Discussion on missing items
• 12.00 Lunch and summary
• 13.00 Finish

Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 October 2024,  Daresbury Laboratory

Day 1. Monday 21 October

• 12:00 to 12:45 -  Registration and buffet lunch
• 12:45 to 13:00 – Welcome and reminder of why we’re here (including description of NetDRIVE project) and the event’s aims
• 13:00 to 13:30 – Cristin Merritt: Skills and Career Pathways (a mix of systemic change and galvanizing individual action) (25 mins talk + 5 mins Q&A)
• 13:30 to 14:00 – Loïc Lannelongue (25 mins talk + 5 mins Q&A)
• 14:00 to 14:30 – Panel session and broader discussion: Cristin, Loïc, and Michael Bane
• 14:30 to 14:45 – Refreshment break
• 14:45 to 15:55 – Breakout discussions
• 15:55 to 16:30 – Feedback from breakouts followed by whole group discussion
• 16:30 to 16:40 – Reminder of tomorrow’s workshop and Close
• 16:40 to 17:30 – Optional additional activity
• Evening meal

Day 2. Tuesday 22 October

• 08:30 to 08:55 – Tea/coffee/etc.
• 08:55 to 09:00 – Welcome back and recap
• 09:00 to 09:30 – Michael Rudgyard: Systemic Change (25 mins talk + 5 mins Q&A)
• 09:30 to 10:00 – Tom Griffin (25 mins talk + 5 mins Q&A)
• 10:00 to 10:30 – Panel session and broader discussion: Michael Rudgyard, Tom, and Martin Juckes
• 10:30 to 10:45 – Refreshment break
• 10:45 to 11:55 - Breakout discussions
• 11:55 to 12:25 – Recap from breakouts, discussion, and consolidation
• 12:25 to 12:30 – Next steps and close
• 12:30 to 13:30 - Buffet lunch