Sync meeting 2023 04 11

Sync meeting 2023-04-11

• feedback on kickoff meeting (23-24 March)
  • status on minutes: need to check with Neja
  • GitHub project "tutorial" by Kenneth/Caspar on Fri 14 April 2023 (13:00 CEST)
    • if support portal ends up in GitLab, should we also consider moving the planning project from GitHub to GitLab?
    • EESSI repositories are in GitHub, easier to "link" in project board in GitHub
    • having a separate system for communication with end users (support portal) vs internal (project board) is OK
      • Caspar: incidents vs problems => incidents go to support portal (e.g. GitLab), problems are escallations from the support team to the dev team and will be tickets in the MultiXscale GitHub
• WP status updates
  • [SURF] WP1 Developing a Central Platform for Scientific Software on Emerging Exascale Technologies
    • [UGent] T1.1 Stable (EESSI) - due M12+M24
      • RUG is in process of ordering hardware for Stratum-0, see https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/12
      • support for NVIDIA GPUs: ongoing, see https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/1
        • open problem with using this in containers, who can we reach out to for getting help?
          • Fillipo @ NVIDIA
          • Vasileios @ NVIDIA (ReFrame lead dev)
          • Christian (container expert)
          • Bart Oldeman (ComputeCanada)
          • maybe try with $LD_VERBOSE
      • adding ESPResSo to EESSI (https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/53)
      • adding waLBerla to EESSI (https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/55)
        • on hold until ESPResSo is done
    • [RUG] T1.2 Extending support (starts M9, due M30)
    • [SURF] T1.3 Test suite - due M12+M24
      • blueprint test is basically done, using GROMACS - see https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/16
      • starting to look into low-level tests, like OSU (see https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/30)
    • [BSC] T1.4 RISC-V (starts M13)
    • [SURF] T1.5 Consolidation (starts M25)
  • [UGent] WP5 Building, Supporting and Maintaining a Central Shared Stack of Optimized Scientific Software Installations
    • [UGent] T5.1 Support portal - due M12
      • looking into alternatives, incl. GitLab - see https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/25
    • [SURF] T5.2 Monitoring/testing (starts M9)
    • [UiB] T5.3 community contributions (bot) - due M12
      • ongoing, see https://github.com/multixscale/planning/issues/42
    • [UGent] T5.4 support/maintenance (starts M13)
  • [UB] WP6 Community outreach, education, and training
    • half-day EESSI tutorial at HPCKP'23 (being organised by Eli)
  • [HPCNow] WP7 Dissemination, Exploitation & Communication
    • Susana is working on website
      • added press release: https://www.multixscale.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MultiXscale-Kick-off-meeting_Press-Release_vf.pdf
      • added EuroHPC Summit poster
      • needs pages for CECAM, EESSI, software projects, events, ...
      • Alan can make info@multixscale.eu redirect to dissemination-MultiXscale@cmm.ki.si
    • deliverable for dissemination was submitted on time
      • was iterated over together with steering committee
      • can be shared within project (see Alan's acocunt in Overleaf)
• other stuff
  • we need a shared calendar (via MultiXscale GMail address created by Neja?)
    • for meetings, events, ...
    • for deadlines on deliverables (with link back to GitHub issue)
  • landing page with links to all MultiXscale resources?
    • https://github.com/multixscale/hub private repository?
      • links to GitHub, Sharepoint, ...
      • should NOT include passwords
      • policies
        • for getting deliverables submitted
        • official wording to be used
        • templates for presentations, ...
  • policy for deliverables
    • deliverable is sent to WP leader, then SC, then gets uploaded by project coordinator (NIC)?
  • Susana received invitation to join CASTIEL2 communication meeting
    • Alan: CASTIEL2 also wants large meeting with all CoE's (Tue+Wed 18-19 April 2023)
      • incl. 15-min presentation on MultiXscale
        • Alan?
        • hope to spin our approach a bit
      • who can join?
        • Alan (partially)
        • Matej?
    • Alan is in touch with AIIDA workflow tool (used in MaX CoE) to see if they're interested in using EESSI as backend
• presence at ISC'23?
  • mostly via HPCNow! (Eli)
• next sync meeting
  • Tue 9 May 2023, 09:00 CEST