SouthGrid Terms of Reference

To oversee the implementation and operation of the Tier-2 centre, a top-level Steering Committee will have the following terms of reference:

  1. Ensure, through the Manager, whose appointment is ratified by the Committee, the delivery and operation of a functional Tier 2 Centre according to the specifications and timescales set by the agreement with the GridPP2 Project Management Board.
  2. Ensure, through the members of the Steering Committee, effective integration of the Southern Tier-2 Centre with the other Tier-2 and National Tier -1 Centres.
  3. Collect and specify requirements for the Centre.
  4. Define priorities.
  5. Define basic strategy to construct and operate the Southern Centre.
  6. Oversee GridPP e-Science and Grid activities within the area and ensure there is cohesion and cooperation, in particular with the e-Science Centres represented.
  7. Take management responsibility for the resources invested in the Southern Tier-2, both from PPARC and from the universities.
  8. Establish a Technical/Operations Committee and User Committee when needed.
  9. Liaise with the Technical/Operations Committee and receive regular reports.
  10. Liaise with the User Committee and receive regular reports.
  11. Liaise with the constituent experiment collaborations.
  12. Ensure effective dissemination within the area and to industry.
  13. Report through its manager to the GridPP2 Project Management Board and to the respective e-Science Centres and to particle physics departments.
  14. Membership will be consist of representatives of the particle physics groups and e-Science Centres of the constituent institutions.
  15. Meet once every 3 months, and conduct periodic progress reviews.


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