[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 129 (Friday, July 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37000-37001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13109]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science; DOE/Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Advanced Scientific 
Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these 
meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, August 14, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, August 
15, 2007, 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20009-1277.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melea Baker, Office of Advanced 
Scientific Computing Research; SC-21/Germantown Building; U.S. 
Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 
20585-1290; Telephone (301) 903-7486, (E-mail: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to provide 
advice and guidance on the advanced scientific computing research 
program.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following:

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Opening Remarks from the Committee Chair
Federal Advisory Committee Act Basics
View from Washington and Germantown
ESnet Workshops
Report Discussions on Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing 
(SciDAC) Committee of Visitors (COV)
Report Discussion on Charge--Networking
Report Discussion on Charge--Joint Panel with the Biological and 
Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC) on Genomes to Life 
(GTL)
Role of High Productivity Computing (HPC) in BER
New Charge--Joint Panel with BERAC on Climate Modeling
Presentation on Town Hall Meetings
What's Going on in European and Asian Supercomputing
Update on Incite
Public Comment

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Update on High Productivity Computing System (HPCS)

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Update on SciDAC
New Charge--Assessing the Strategic Priorities and Balance of the ASCR 
Program
The Future of Performance Engineering in HPC
Improving R&D Integration in DOE
Public Comment

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do 
so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact 
Melea Baker via Fax at (301) 903-4846 or via e-mail 
([email protected]). You must make your request for an oral 
statement at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. Reasonable 
provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the 
agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow 
the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The ASCAC will prepare meeting minutes within 45 days of 
the meeting. The minutes will be posted on the ASCAC Web site at http://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/ASCAC/LastMeet.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 28, 2007.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-13109 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am]
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