BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
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## Bio-Nanocomposites: An Approach Towards Tissue Engineering Gudrun Schmidt   (Louisiana State University),    DMR-0348884 

- E. Loizou, P.D. Butler, L. Porcar, Y. Talmon, E. Kesselman, G. Schmidt, Large Scale Structures in Polymer-Clay Hydrogels*,* *Macromolecules, ***2005, *** *38, 2047-2049.

- Large Scale Structures in nanocomposite hydrogels are characterized by Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) and Ultra-SANS and are compared to results from  Electron Microscopy of freeze fractured hydrogel surfaces.

- 	A. Dundigalla, S. Lin Gibson, V. Ferreiro, M.M. Malwitz, G. Schmidt, Unusual Multilayered Structures in PEO/Laponite Nanocomposite Films*,* *Macromolecular Rapid Communications, ***2005**, 26, 143-149.

**Bio-Nanocomposites: ****An Approach Towards Tissue Engineering** **Gudrun Schmidt   (Louisiana State University),    DMR-0348884**

- Unusual structures of transparent nanocomposite films are obtained by spreading and drying the nanocomposite hydrogels.

- Hydrogels

- Films

- The objective of this project is to develop new bio-nanocomposite materials with biocompatibility and biodegradable pathways for advanced materials in tissue engineering. While we are currently investigating biopolymers we have obtained first results on model systems that better help design novel bio-nanocomposites.

## Bio-Nanocomposites: An Approach Towards Tissue Engineering Gudrun Schmidt   (Louisiana State University),    DMR-0348884 

- The research team working on soft nanocomposite materials: graduate Student Elena Loizou together with undergraduate student Michelle Smith and REU-student Brittany Marchant  at the **LSU Undergraduate Research Forum**, July 2005

**Educating Nonscientists:**** **
- The PI is continuously improving **“Chemistry of Life and the Environment”** which is an already existing general education course for nonscientists. So far several new discovery-based experiments, demonstrations and teaching aids have been integrated. Some exiting and simple experiments that students love are: “the synthesis of silly putty”, “making an emulsion such as mayonnaise”, dissolving plastics, “diapers from superabsorbing  polymers”, “ice cream from liquid nitrogen”, “making muddy water clear” and “investigating how stress warms up a rubber band”. Future demonstrations may include the synthesis of soap and many more.

**Graduate and Undergraduate Research:**
- Two graduate students and fife undergraduate students have been making contributions to this project. Undergraduate students are very welcome in our group.

**Macromolecular Curriculum Development:**** **
- In strong support of Prof. Paul Russo’s NSF-IGERT program and as part of this project the PI has developed 3 new graduate level courses:
**“****Interaction of Radiation with Materials”**
**“****Structure-Properties of Polymer Materials”** **“Macromolecular Systems IV”** (advanced polymers course)
- Several new lectures and labs were added to the improvement of
**“****Macromolecular Systems I”** and
**“****Macromolecular Systems II”**
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## SAVE THE DATE 

***  ******November 9, 2007***
-      The U.S. General Services Administration                New England Region Regional Administrator  and the Small Business Utilization Center               are pleased to announce a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) and Small  Business Conference
- 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Federal Building
- 10 Causeway  Street, Boston, MA  02222
- Contact: Deborah Tarleton at  617-565-8100 or email: _[nesbucr1@gsa.gov](mailto:nesbucr1@gsa.gov)_ for details.
-                              ***THANK YOU ***
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## Field application of the CNCPS

- T.P. Tylutki

## “I thought Tylutki was a Cornell person”

- True 50% of the time.
- 50% of my time is as a consultant to Venture Milling
- product support
- R&D
- QC
- Plus private consulting with a few herds

## How I use the model

- Ration formulation
- Ration evaluation
- Trial design
- Product development

## CNCPS/CPM and Venture Milling

- products have been developed based upon the model.
- successful implementation of the products requires use of the model

## Industry problem

- currently, nutrient management has not reached the animal nutrition input side
- strictly driven by maximizing output
- milk production
- milk fat
- milk protein
- won’t change until forced to do so

## CNCPS and consulting

- CNCPS is a powerful tool for a consultant
- ration formulation
- ration planning
- coupled with a spreadsheet can do forage allocation across the whole herd
- decrease nutrient excretion
- powerful what-ifs and troubleshooting
- typically can increase income over feed cost

## What ifs

- improve forage quality
- increase forage quantity
- available to certain groups
- fed to lactating cows
- change processing
- ground vs. steam flaked corn
- solvent vs. expellers soy

## Decrease nutrient excretion

- P is somewhat simple
- I seldom use inorganic P supplements
- many lactating diets below 0.35% P
- result on one farm has been a 30% reduction in manure P

## N more difficult

- still use some safety factors for protein
- risk of decreased production too high
- decrease milk, decrease gross income, lose client
- need high quality and quantity forage
- model great for matching CHO and PRO to maximize microbial protein

## Troubleshooting/evaluation

- model can be used to look at a “snapshot” of a herd when there is a problem
- acidosis or sub-clinical acidosis
- poor forage quality
- poor feeding management

## Model limitations

- investment
- time
- data
- forage analysis required
- $20 (NIR) to >$100 if all wet chemistry, VFAs, and NDF in vitro digestibility

## Improvements needed

- improved optimizer
- current optimizer in CNCPS is not stable
- should be able to optimize across multiple groups
- less inputs
- a lot of repetitive inputs between groups
- more electronic transfer of inputs
- integrate with herd management records

## More improvements

- more training
- a lot of people have the model but don’t understand it
- training focusing on decreasing ration safety factors
- better economic analysis
- ability to feed rations to multiple groups

## Non-model improvements needed

- forage quality
- either too low (65%  NDF grass) or too high (30% NDF alfalfa)
- soluble proteins too high (25% CP alfalfa with 65% soluble protein)
- to ensure acceptable levels of milk production, must feed 19 to 20% CP diets

## Slide 15
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## TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE

## METHODOLOGY

- ED NARO’S PRESENTATION TO THE COALITION
- JEFF KOSES’ PRESENTATION AT EXPO.

## METHODOLOGY (CONT.)

- DCAA AUDIT GUIDELINES
- GSA WEBSITE GUIDANCE
- PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF TEAM

## AREA OF WEAKNESSES

- PRIME SUB RELATIONSHIP?
- WRITTEN AGREEMENTS?
- LEAD FEES?
- ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS/PAYMENT ISSUES

## BACKGROUND ON PAYMENT

- GSA GLOBAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS-
- CONTRACTS AND SUPPLIER CAN BE DIFFERENT.
- SINGLE INVOICE SUBMITTED. (OTHER FINANCE CENTERS  DO THE SAME AS GSA).
- FINANCE PAYS THE ENTITY LISTED IN PAYMENT ADDRESS. CLAUSE G-FSS-914B  APPLIES (SEP 1996)
- EXPECT PRIME TO PAY ALL SUPPLIERS- ISSUE CURE LETTER
- IF THEY DON’T.

## BACKGROUND ON PAYMENT(CONT.)

- MAS CONTRACTS-CLAUSE G-FSS-
- 914 A APPLIES
- SINGLE INVOICE SUBMITTED TO APPROPRIATE FINANCE CENTER.
- IDEALLY, SHOULD CONTAIN MUTIPLE PAYMENT ADDRESSESS.

## BACKGROUND ON PAYMENT(CONT.)

- ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS SHOULDN’T APPLY. BOTH PAYMENT ADDRESSES ARE VALID GSA MAS  CONTRACT PAYMENT ADDRESSES.
- OTHER ENTITY  IS NOT A BANK, TRUST COMPANY OR OTHER FINANCING INSTITUTION, INCLUDING ANY FEDERAL LENDING AGENCY.

## BACKGROUND ON PAYMENT(CONT.)

- AREN’T REALLY “ASSIGNING” PAYMENT. BUT IF THIS IS THE RESTRICTION, GSA SHOULD WAIVE.
- FINANCE CENTERS SHOULD LEARN THE RULES FOR TEAMING AGREEMENTS, OR LET SINGLE PAYEE MAKE PAYMENTS TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. TREAT AS IF “PRIME-SUB”.

## BACKGROUND ON PAYMENT( CONT.)

- EXPECT PRIME TO PAY ALL SUPPLIERS
- - ISSUE CURE LETTER
- IF THEY DON’T.
- MUST CHANGE DCAA GUIDELINES IF GSA GUIDANCE APPLIES.
- -

## SUMMARY

- BASICALLY, LEAVE TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS ALONE, EXCEPT FOR CHANGING PAYMENT PROVISIONS.
- CONTRACTORS KNOW THE “GUIDANCE” AND CAN FIGURE THINGS OUT FOR THEMSELVES.
- 	SHOULDN’T NEED MORE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
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## Issue:

- We are limited and poorly coordinated with respect to environmental data supporting fundamental societal needs

## Assess and Predict

**Assess and Predict**

**Forecasts**

**Outreach & **
**Technical Assistance**

**Dissemination & Archive**

**Warnings**

**Engage, Advise, and Inform**

**Understand and Describe**

**Monitor and Observe**

**Education**

**Communication**

**Analysis & Modeling Subsystem**

**Observing**
** ****Subsystem**

**Notes:**
NOAA’s IOOS Vision

--This is  a roadmap for NOAA’s IOOS development
--other agencies may have a different framework

## NOAA’s Integrated Ocean Observing System Leadership Vision

** ****	****Lead the way in the provision of products and services based on ocean observations for a wide range of societal benefits*****.  ***
** ****	**
**Goal**
**Achieve unprecedented levels of resolution, quality, and distribution of all global and coastal ocean observations to improve predictions of ecosystem, weather and water, and climate events.**

- Architect and guide for IOOS development and operations

**NOAA provides national leadership as the go-to science and ocean services organization**

- Utilize public voice to broadcast and energize

- IOOS ambassador and champion

- Trusted, honest broker ensuring community ownership
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## Occupational Health SurveyReturn to Mail Stop 174 by October 31st Attn: Randy Cone

- This survey is being conducted to identify the potential interest of contractors use of LaRC Occupational Medicine Services to comply with NASA occupational medicine Protocols. Its purpose is to accurately assess LaRC Contractor needs and preferences for pre-certifications, annual and termination protocol examination and physicals. Survey responses will assist the LaRC COTR in determining if there is sufficient interest among NASA Contract organizations in using the services on a reimbursable basis.  Your assistance in providing accurate and timely survey responses is appreciated.  Thank you.

- 1. What type of medical protocol examination is required for your employees? Please indicate the number of examinations required annually for all that apply below.
- ___ None   ___ Radiation ___ Chemical ___ Pyrotechnic   ___  lead  ___ Arsenic  ___  Benzene_____ Hearing___  Plastic resin ___  Methylene Chloride ___Beryllium___ Inorganic Mercury _____ Aniline
- other, specify: ________________________
- 2. Do you have any of the following workers? Please indicate the number of examinations required annually for all that apply below.
-  ___High workers ____ Model Makers ____ Aerial Man lift Operator ____Flight Crew _____Chemical ____ Hardware handlers _____Respirator users ______Safety Glass users
- ____Radiation workers
- 3. What additional hazardous materials handling does your contract require? Specify ____________________________________________________
- 4.  Are you interested in using the LaRC Health Clinic for any of the above-noted protocol physicals on a reimbursable basis?
- Other Comments:_____________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________________________
- Please provide name and contact information:
- Name: ________________________________Phone:_________________
- E-mail:** ____________________________________________**
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## Session 17Resource Management Decision Support

- Moderator: M. Slimak  EPA
- Overview: Susan Avery (CU, CCSP)
- Panelists:
- W. Easterling (Penn State)
- Kris Ebi (EPRI)
- B. Morehouse (UA)
- W. O’ Keefe (Marshall Institute)
- A. Young (ICLEI)
- Rapporteurs:  R. Pulwarty (CIRES/CU) and R. Birk (NASA)

## Key Points

- Panel saw this Chapter as the “new” part of the plan
- Favorable disposition for Decision support to apply usable knowledge
- Strong support for engaging stakeholder interaction- not a trivial task
- Involving the stakeholders with scientists in understanding and dealing within uncertainty
- Need to build on previous and ongoing efforts
- National Assessment
- NOAA, EPA, NASA

## Weaknesses
Methodology
Decision support  tools
Agriculture and urban infrastructure
Anticipating surprise

Impacts at regional and local scale
Local governments, State, Urban environments
Developing capacity for regional decision-making 

- Methodology
- Decision support  tools
- Agriculture and urban infrastructure
- Anticipating surprise
- Impacts at regional and local scale
- Local governments, State, Urban environments
- Developing capacity for regional decision-making

## Understanding and managing uncertainty need to be developed more thoroughly in plan
Historical or retrospective analyses to develop test-bed and lessons: What is already in place? 
Establishing a balance in the plan between adaptation and mitigation issues
Solutions based on Integrated Knowledge: Natural and Social sciences
Stakeholders are ready to embrace partnerships with researchers: Interactive access to dynamically updated knowledge.  Needed now not ten years in the future

- Historical or retrospective analyses to develop test-bed and lessons: What is already in place?
- Establishing a balance in the plan between adaptation and mitigation issues
- Solutions based on Integrated Knowledge: Natural and Social sciences
- Stakeholders are ready to embrace partnerships with researchers: Interactive access to dynamically updated knowledge.  Needed now not ten years in the future
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## Community Development Corporation Project	

- Kiowa County Economic Development

## Purpose & Structure

- Purpose
- Develop a sustainable and diverse economic base
- Guide economic development/Establish programs
- Coordinate/Provide financial incentives for asset building
- Apply for grants and build local support
- Structure
- Operate as a non profit status with the IRS.
- Develop the board and an administrative staff

## Vision & Goals

- Short Term
- Assist business owners as well as potential building and property owners to rebuild on Main Street and in the Industrial Park
- Assist new businesses looking at Kiowa County for them to locate here.
- Long Term
- Establish loan funds and assistance programs to assist businesses to become part of the Greensburg vision.
- Support the community vision for Greensburg &      Kiowa County

## From the seed of personal commitment

- Products
- Spec Buildings
- Land Purchase
- Business Start-up Programs
- Business Attraction programs
- Economic Development Staff

- Partners
- Private Partners
- Federal Partners
- Local Partners
- State Partners
- “A sustained commitment from the community”

_*Our partners will watch us grow!*_

## Funding Plan

- Existing Commitment = $5,000
- Seeking additional commitments of $21,000
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## HDF: Hierarchical Data Format

**HDF: Hierarchical Data Format**
**CDF: Common Data Format**
**IDL: Interactive Data Language**
**ACE: Advanced Composition Explorer**
**SWEPAM: Solar Wind Electron Proton Alpha Monitor**
**SWOOPS: Solar Wind Observations Over The Poles of the Sun**
**MPA: Magnetospheric Plasma Analyzer**
**CAPS: Cassini Plasma Spectrometer Subsystem**

## LASSO 2008

**LASSO 2008**
**Scientific Data Processing**
**Dot DeLapp**
**ddelapp@lanl.gov**

## Dot DeLapp

**Dot DeLapp**
**Randy Bremmer**

**Data Processing Team**

##  Get Data Files

** ****Get Data Files**
** ****Transfer HDF files from Caltech to LANL**
** ****Uncompress the files**
** ****Process is done on a daily basis**
** ****Extract SWEPAM specific data**
** ****PERL Scripts, C and IDL Programs**
** ****Create ascii and HDF files**

##  Create Graphical Output

** ****Create Graphical Output**
** ****Using C and IDL programs**
** ****Ion and Electron Plots**
** ****Data Access**
** ****Web page for quick viewing of plots**

## Slide 7

## Slide 8

##  Get Data Files

** ****Get Data Files**
** ****ASCII Files Fetched**
** ****Convert ASCII to HDF**
** ****Done daily**
** ****Create Graphical Output**
** ****Using IDL**
** ****Line plots and color Spectrograms**

** ****Data Access**
** ****Web pages generated**

##  Get Data Files

** ****Get Data Files**
** ****Files pushed to our system via ftp**
** ****Data moved from the ftp location**
** ****Create Graphical Output**
** ****Using IDL**
** ****Line Plots and Color Spectrograms**
** ****Data Access**
** ****Web pages generate**
** ****All processing done daily**

## Slide 12

## Slide 13

## Slide 14

##  Get Data Files

** ****Get Data Files**
** ****Files copied to our system via ftp**
** ****Files uncompressed**
** ****Create Graphical Output**
** ****Using IDL**
** ****Line Plots and Color Spectrograms**
** ****Data Access**
** ****Web pages generated**
** ****All processing done daily**

##  Several Other Projects

** ****Several Other Projects**
** ****Similar acquisition  methods**
** ****Usually decompression  **
** ****Plot Generation**
** ****Web posting**

## Slide 17

## Slide 18

## Slide 19

## Slide 20

## Slide 21

## Slide 22

## Slide 23

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## FISMA & GAO

**The View From the Legislative Branch**
**Suzanne Lightman**
**Assistant Director**
**GAO**

## GAO Perspective

- _Information Security: Weaknesses Persist at Federal Agencies Despite Progress Made in Implementing Related Statutory Requirements_
- 		July, 2005 GAO-05-552
- Periodic report on (1) the effectiveness and efficiency of agencies’ information security policies and practices and (2) the status of implementation of FISMA requirements

## Pervasive Weaknesses in Information Security Persist at Federal Agencies

- Major weaknesses in all control areas
- Access controls
- Software change controls
- Segregation of duties
- Continuity of operations
- Agencywide security programs
- IT security has been on GAO’s High Risk List since  1997

## Pervasive Weaknesses in Information Security Persist at Federal Agencies cont.

- IT security listed as a material weakness in the FY2004 financial statements of the United States
- The 24 major agencies also report serious information security weaknesses
- 10 reported a material weakness in FY2004
- 12 reported a reportable condition in FY2004
- No agency reported having an agencywide information security program without weaknesses

## Progress Made in Implementing Related Statutory Requirements

- Agencies are reporting progress in FISMA implementation
- Information security training
- Annual testing
- Inventories
- C&A

## Progress Made in Implementing Related Statutory Requirements cont.

- However, some areas give rise to concerns
- Annual testing of contractor operations
- Existence of tested contingency plans
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## Emergency Preparedness Program Website: Library-wide Information and Communication

**Bill Thomas, PMP**
- Office of Strategic Initiatives
- The Library of Congress
- Phone: 202-707-8544
- Email: wthomas@loc.gov

**Chris Testa**
- Office of Strategic Initiatives
- The Library of Congress
- Phone: 202-707-2801
- Email: ctes@loc.gov

## Introduction

- Chris Testa: OSI Web Services, Customer Requirements Management
- Bill Thomas: OSI Operations, Program Specialist

## About the Library

- Organization
- Over 5,000 staff
- 6 Service Units
- Multiple locations
- Office of Strategic Initiatives
- Established in 2001
- Directs Library strategy for digital initiatives
- Web Services Division
- Formed Fall 2003
- Oversight of Library Website
- Launched OSI Intranet, Spring 2004
- Launched standard intranet design, Spring 2005

## OSI Web Services

## Emergency Preparedness Website: Driven by Business Need

- Emergency preparedness (Action Plan) information changes frequently
- Staff relocate
- New staff arrive
- Existing staff leave (retire, resign, contract ends)
- Printed updates to Employee Emergency Action Guide (EEAG) not effective or efficient
- Printing and distribution time
- Confusion of various versions
- Printing and distribution costs

## Emergency Preparedness Policy and Implementation at the Library

## History of Solution

- Online Action Plans Prototype
- George Coulbourne, OSI Chief of Operations, supports a prototype developed by Bill Thomas for Web-based Action Plans for OSI
- Prototype used for six months in OSI – lessons learned
- Demonstration of Value
- OSI demonstrates effectiveness and efficiency of Web-based Action Plans to Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness
- Proposal to Executive Committee
- Executive buy-in critical
- Approved
- Library-wide Website
- Collaborative effort of all Library business units
- Formal business processes and workflow
- Launched January 13, 2006

## LC Emergency Preparedness Website Solution

**LCEP**
**Database**

- LC Emergency PreparednessWebsite

**Web**
**Advisory Board**

- LC Emergency PreparednessAdministrativeApplication

## Action Plan Workflow

## Impact Since Launch

- Reaffirm objective: Web technology **is not** the focus – effective and efficient communication **is**
- Over 5,000 staff members accounted for in online Action Plans
- Office Emergency Coordinators and Floor Wardens have 24/7 access to communicate changes
- Collaboration amongst OECs from across the Library
- Standardization of terminology and roles
- Increased demand for accurate and timely information from staff

## Demonstration
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## Early Warning Systems WorkshopAfrican Advanced Level Telecommunications InstituteOctober 4, 2006

## Slide 2

## Integrating Technologies,such as:

- WorldSpace satellite system

- Mobile phones

- Broadband Global Area Network

- Internet

- AM/FM community radio

- Solar panels

## The Opportunity Gap

## Eastern Ethiopia (Somali and Afar Regions)

## First Voice Africa’s Response:

**FVA designed a unique cost-effective communication delivery system specifically for Eastern Ethiopia and built the capacity of a local team to manage the network.    **
- FVA partnered with locally credible organizations to play two critical functions:
- 1) **Mobilize Local Communities **
- and
- 2) **Develop Relevant Content **

## FVA's Solution

**Early Warning: ****Community Information Centers (CICs)**

**  ****Designed cost-effective communications strategy adapted for local conditions and constraints  **
** ****Procured and delivered equipment to the region**
** ****Trained regional project staff to provide overall technical support and create and upload relevant content for use by the CICs**
** ****Trained extension workers on installation, maintenance and use of the system**

## Community Mobilization

**Save the Children-UK and DPPB were identified to:**
** ****Recruit and manage 48 CIC managers**
** ****Develop community stakeholder committees at each CIC**
** ****Manage regional program staff and coordinate partner activities**
-                                        Ethiopia’s Disaster Preparedness                                                                Prevention Bureau (DPPB)

## Development of Relevant Content

- Livestock Information Network Knowledge System (LINKS) and Save the Children-UK were identified to:
-  Assess community information needs
-  Design relevant content for delivery by FVA
- FVA is currently in conversation with additional content providers

## Reasons for success:

-    **   ****Phase I Impact          (9 CICs):  334,000 pastoralists receiving early warning information**

**Reasons for success:**
** ****Collaboration with multiple **
**stakeholders**
** ****Local capacity built to maintain low-cost, rugged systems**
** ****Variety of content increases usefulness and demand**
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## Berkeley UPC Compiler

- 100% open source, high-performance, portable UPC compiler
- Complete implementation of the latest UPC 1.1.1 language specification
- Open64-based source-to-source translator with inspectable C-code output
- Fully documented runtime system interface, carefully designed for system portability

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

- Christian Bell     Jason Duell          Costin Iancu
-     Dan Bonachea    Paul Hargrove      Mike Welcome     Wei Chen          Parry Husbands     Kathy Yelick

## Berkeley UPC Compiler

- Supports a wide variety of operating systems:
- Linux, AIX, Tru64, IRIX, HPUX, Solaris, FreeBSD, Windows/Cygwin, Mac OSX
- Supports a wide variety of CPUs:
- x86, Itanium, PowerPC, SPARC, MIPS, PA-RISC
- Supports a wide variety of backend C compilers:
- gcc, Intel C, Visual Age C, Compaq C, Portland Group C, MIPSPro C, Sun Pro C
- GASNet-based high-performance network support for:
- Quadrics/elan, Myrinet/GM, IBM/LAPI, Infiniband/VAPI
- On the way: Dolphin SCI, Cray X-1, SGI Altix 3000
- Portable MPI 1.1 backend for other hardware

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## Berkeley UPC Runtime System Organization

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

**Notes:**
Mention informal!!!

## GASNet Performance Summary

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## GASNet Performance Summary

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## Porting Chombo AMR to UPC

- Porting  Chombo* AMR to UPC
- Numerics in FORTRAN
- Data and control structures in UPC
- Adaptive development in progress
- Currently only single level
- Example shows Mach 2 blast wave in a 2-D periodic chamber interacting with a dense fluid in the shape of the letters:             U P C

- *Thanks to the ANAG group at LBL

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## After 200 Timesteps

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## After 500 Timesteps

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## After 800 Timesteps

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## Parallel Triangulation in UPC

- Implementation of a parallel projection-based algorithm (Blelloch, Miller, Talmor)
- Points and processors recursively divided
- Uses parallel convex hull algorithm to decide on division of points into two sets
- Each set is then processed by 1⁄2 of the processors
- In demo, colors represent assignment of points to processors
- Caching scheme implemented to conserve communication of points
- Lowest level of recursion (when we have one processor) performed by Triangle (Shewchuk)

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov

## Triangulation code in Action

- http://upc.lbl.gov           upc@lbl.gov
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## NCEP can be reached easily by car or by mass transit.  NCEP is right next to the Beltway in Camp Springs, MD.  The directions.doc attachment gives driving directions to NCEP from the 3 area airports.  NCEP is less than 1 mile from the Branch Ave metro (green) station (about 10-15 min walking). This ppt shows the names & locations of nearby hotels. For those with cars, the closest luxury hotel is the Colony South & there are a few budget hotels between NCEP & Andrews AFB.  For Metro users, the Days Inn is the closest hotel available (across the street from NCEP), & the closest luxury hotels are at the L'Enfant Plaza (green/yellow) metro stop (20 min away).  There are also nice and budget hotels in Old Town Alexandria if you don’t mind a longer daily metro ride to NCEP.  Warning:  this is a bad neighborhood after dark & events can happen even during the day. The neighborhood near Andrews AFB is not too great either. If you like to go out to eat, etc in the evening you’re better off staying at one of the luxury hotels in a better neighborhood & metro’ing/driving to NCEP each day. 

- You can get to metro from all 3 local airports but some are easier than others. Reagan National has a (yellow) metro station right next to the terminal. BWI has an Amtrak/MARC station (shuttle from the terminal) to get you to Union Station (red). Dulles has a shuttle bus (~$8) you can take to the Falls Church (orange) metro station. There is an inset on the first map of the ppt that shows the NOAA Science Center building in relation to the metro station. There are walking directions to NCEP from the Metro at the end of the directions.doc attachment.
- _[http://](http://www.washfly.com/metro.htm)__[www.washfly.com/metro.htm](http://www.washfly.com/metro.htm)_ Dulles shuttle schedule
- http://www.wmata.com/tripplanner/maps.cfm Metro map page with train line colors
- http://www.bwiairport.com/ground_transportation/marc_train/  BWI MARC
- http://www.bwiairport.com/ground_transportation/amtrak/ BWI Amtrak
- Security Reminder: If you have a NOAA or other govt agency picture badge, bring it along for easy building access. If you don't have a badge, be sure to have a picture ID to show the lobby guards. You'll need to swap it for a visitor pass each morning. They'll also be scanning all bags/briefcases in our lobby xray machine.

## Slide 2

## Colony South Hotel

**Colony South Hotel**
**http://www.colonysouth.com/**** **
****can make reservations online****
- 7401 Surratts Road
- Clinton, MD 20735
- (800) 537-1147
- (301) 856-4500
- (301) 868-1439 - fax

## M

- L’Enfant Plaza Stn is a 20 min ride to
- Branch Ave & a 10 min walk to NCEP.
- L’Enfant Plaza Stn is a 10 min ride
- from Reagan National Airport metro.

**M**

## King Street or Braddock Rd Stns are a 45 min ride to Branch Ave Stn 

- King Street or Braddock Rd Stns are a 45 min ride to Branch Ave Stn
- (have to switch to Green Line at L’Enfant Plaza) & a 10 min walk to NCEP.
- King Street Stn is a 5 min ride from Reagan National Airport.
# Presentation: 048631

## Training and Implementation

- Energy Codes Training:
- Why is it needed?
- Who needs it?
- When should it be offered?
- How should it be provided?

## Opportunities for Better Training

- Understand the motives (why, who, when, how) behind your current energy code training initiatives;
- Identify intra-state and inter-region energy code training and publication development opportunities to better leverage program dollars;
- Identify energy code partnership opportunities.

## WHY?.....

- Change of Circumstances:
- Personnel turn-over;
- Code Changes;
- Adoption/upgrade of code
- To Raise Knowledge/Awareness-Level;
- Protection of Consumers;
- Consistent Code Enforcement;
- Certification (e.g. CEUs);
- Opportunity to Teach Building Science and Sustainability;
- Saves Money & Energy.

## WHO?...

- Law Makers/Elected Officials
- Architects/Engineers
- Builders/Sub-Contractors
- Code Officials
- Vendors
- Realtors/Appraisers
- Mortgage Lenders
- Consumers
- Home Owners
- Facility Managers

## WHEN?.....

- Before and During Energy Code Adoption;
- After Energy Code Implementation;
- Continuously

## HOW?.....

- _Workshops_
- Code Specific:
- DOE/state Energy Code funding,
- Code Organizations:
- ASHRAE, ICC, IESNA, NFPA
- Trade Associations:
- (e.g. Retail Lumber Assoc., Product Mfgrs., Real Estate orgs., HBA, Code Inspector Assoc., AIA)

## HOW?.....(Cont.)

- _Field Training_
- On-site training for builders, sub-contractors, vendors, code officials.
- _Web-Based Training_
- Web-cast/real-time learning
- On-line videos
- Self-paced on-line training
- Satellite

## Developing Partnerships

- State & National Energy Organizations
- Building Officials
- ICC/ASHRAE
- Construction-Related Manufacturers
- HBAs
- Non-Profit Energy-Related Organizations
- State & Local Govt’s
- Utilities
- Colleges/Universities, and Vo-Tech

## Leverage Training Funds

- Align with Beyond-Code Programs (state & Federal);
- Develop multi-state/regional energy code training & material publications;
- Fully utilize existing national and state energy code training materials;
- When advantageous, encourage multi-state energy code grant applications (coordinated through Regional Groups);
- Develop, utilize, and maintain Train-the-Trainer resources at a regional and local level

- Go Forth and Train!
# Presentation: 785814

## American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL)

- A Background Presentation to the Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP)
- January 24, 2008
- National Institute of Standards and Technology

## Topics

- Background
- Organization
- Federal Activities

## Background

- Founded in 1937
- 209 Members
- Represents:
- Testing laboratories
- Product certifiers
- Manufacturer’s labs
- R&D firms
- Consultants and suppliers

## ACIL Vision	

- To be recognized as the leader in advancing the interests of the testing industry

## ACIL Mission	

- To Enhance Members Success by
- Providing advocacy, education, service and mutual support
- Promoting quality, ethics, independence, objectivity and free enterprise
- Note: Strategic Planning in February 2008

## Organization

- Board of Directors (11)
- Committees (2)
- Sections (4)

## Committees

- Government Relations
- Business Practices

## Sections

- Conformity Assessment
- Environmental
- Microbiology and Analytical Chemistry
- Construction Materials, Engineering and Testing

## Public Policy

- Laboratory Accreditation
- Unfair Competition

## Member Benefits

- Laboratory Referral Database
- Searchable on ACIL Website
- By Product, Test Method, Geography

## Federal Activities	

- Commerce/NIST
- FDA
- FCC
- DOL/OSHA
- DOD
- EPA
- CPSC
- DHS

## Commerce/NIST

- Founder - NVLAP
- MRAs
- NVCASE
- NACLA

## FDA

- Proposal on Import Sampling
- Food Safety
- Seal of Excellence Program

## FCC

- MRAs
- TCB Program
- Streamlining of Equipment Authorization

## Department of Labor/OSHA

- NRTL Program
- OSHA Alliance
- ACES

## Department of Defense

- MOU with US Army Corps of Engineers
- NAVAIR
- NAVSEA

## Environmental Protection Agency

- CNAEL
- The NELAC Institute (TNI)
- NEMC – Co-Sponsor with TNI
- EPA Technical Committees on Methods

## Consumer Product Safety Commission

- ACIL Member Laboratories – Resource
- Accreditation (Mattress Standard)
- Consumer Product Safety Reform Act

## Department of Homeland Security

- Safety Act
- Body Armor, Interoperability, Biometrics
- Conformity Assessment Infrastructure

## For More Information

- Eddie Van Aken, Acting Executive Director
- ACIL
- 1629 K Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20006
- 202-887-5872
- 202-887-1612
- www.acil.org
# Presentation: 303112

## Mesh Exchange

- Exchange data on a mesh

## Sample Code

- Do i=1,n_neighbors   Call MPI_Send(edge, len, MPI_REAL, nbr(i), tag,                              comm, ierr)EnddoDo i=1,n_neighbors   Call MPI_Recv(edge,len,MPI_REAL,nbr(i),tag,                            comm,status,ierr)Enddo

## Deadlocks!

- All of the sends block, waiting for a matching receive
- The variation ofif (has down nbr)     Call MPI_Send( ... down ... )if (has up nbr)     Call MPI_Recv( ... up ... )...sequentializes (all except the bottom process blocks)

## Fix 1: Use Irecv

- Do i=1,n_neighbors   Call MPI_Irecv(edge,len,MPI_REAL,nbr(i),tag,                            comm,request(i),ierr)Enddo Do i=1,n_neighbors   Call MPI_Send(edge, len, MPI_REAL, nbr(i), tag,                              comm, ierr)EnddoCall MPI_Waitall(n_neighbors, request, statuses, ierr)

## Timing Model

- Sends interleave
- Sends block (data larger than buffering will allow)
- Sends control timing
- Receives do not interfere with Sends
- Exchange can be done in 4 steps (down, right, up, left)

## Mesh Exchange - Step 1

- Exchange data on a mesh

## Mesh Exchange - Step 2

- Exchange data on a mesh

## Mesh Exchange - Step 3

- Exchange data on a mesh

## Mesh Exchange - Step 4

- Exchange data on a mesh

## Mesh Exchange - Step 5

- Exchange data on a mesh

## Mesh Exchange - Step 6

- Exchange data on a mesh

## Timeline from IBM SP

## Distribution of Sends

## Why Six Steps?

- Ordering of Sends introduces delays when there is contention at the receiver
- Takes roughly twice as long as it should
- Bandwidth is being wasted

## Fix 2: Use Isend and Irecv

- Do i=1,n_neighbors   Call MPI_Irecv(edge,len,MPI_REAL,nbr(i),tag,                            comm,request(i),ierr)Enddo Do i=1,n_neighbors   Call MPI_Isend(edge, len, MPI_REAL, nbr(i), tag,                              comm, request(n_neighbors+i), ierr)EnddoCall MPI_Waitall(2*n_neighbors, request, statuses,                            ierr)

## Mesh Exchange - Steps 1-4

- Four interleaved steps

## Timeline from IBM SP

## Lesson: Defer Synchronization

- Send-receive accomplish two things:
- Data transfer
- Synchronization
- In many cases, there is more synchronization than required
- Use nonblocking operations and MPI_Waitall to defer synchronization

## MPI-2 Solution

- MPI-2 introduces one-sided operations
- Put, Get, Accumulate
- Separate data transfer from synchronization
- These are all nonblocking (blocking implies some synchronization)

## One-sided Code

- Do i=1,n_neighbors    Call MPI_Get(edge,len,MPI_REAL,nbr(i),                edgedisp(i),len,MPI_REAL,win,ierr)EnddoCall MPI_Win_fence( 0, win, ierr )
- MPI_Put may be preferable on some platforms
# Presentation: 235593

## Fresnel Lens Photovoltaic Concentrator Array

-   Developed both Point-Focus Mini-Dome Lens and Line-	Focus Cylindrical Lens Arrays for space power applications
-   Concentrator array provides spacecraft power at one-half to 	one-third the cost of current planar arrays
-   Received the prestigious Schreiber-Spence Technology 	Achievement (1999) and Turning Goals into Reality (2001)  	Awards
-   Achieved first demonstration of over 30% net operating     	efficiency for a photovoltaic system under outdoor conditions
**COMMERCIALIZATION**
-   Over $1M in Space Lens sales to date to Boeing, AEC-Able 	Engineering, and others
-   More than 20 new jobs were created at these companies
-   Concentrator arrays now being commercialized/marketed by 	AEC-Able Engineering/ENTECH team
-   Approximately $10M in space array sales to date by 	ENTECH and the concentrator team
-  	Approximately $3M in Phase III funding from NASA Glenn, 	NASA Marshall, and private industry

***ENTECH, Inc.***
***Keller, TX***

**S****mall**
**B****usiness**
**I****nnovation **
**R****esearch**

**GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS**
-   NASA/USAF/Boeing PASP+ (Photovoltaic Array Space 	Power plus Diagnostics) experiment flown in 1994 – first 		in-space demonstration of ENTECH lens concept
-   First demonstration of photovoltaic (PV) concentrators as 	an operational power system in 1998.  The highly 	successful 2,600 watt SCARLET PV array on JPL’s New 	Millennium Deep Space One Mission provided primary	 	power for the electric propulsion ion engine and 	spacecraft, enabling the probe to reach its targets 	(asteroid Braille 7/99 and comet Borrelly 9/01)
-   Under NASA Glenn’s Energetics Program, an advanced 	concentrator was developed providing 4X more power per 	unit mass than the SCARLET array

- 1985 Phase II, NAS3-25192, rev. 2/03
- NASA Contact – Michael Piszczor
- Company Contact – Mark O’Neill

- Glenn Research Center
- Space Power Technology
- 3-100

**Fresnel Lens Photovoltaic Concentrator Array**

***S******olar ******C******oncentrator ******A******rray using ******R******efractive***
*** ******L******inear ******E******lement ******T******echnology (******SCARLET******) Space Array***

**INNOVATION**

- Domed/Arched refractive concentrator system providing higher efficiency at lower weight and cost
# Presentation: 829588

## Triggerless DAQ Architecture

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## Cost

- Packaging
- Switch Utilization

- Off the Shelf Components

## ...

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- Processors

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- Alternate Switch-based DAQ Architecture

## Slide 6

## 192 port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

- $240K
- ~10 GBytes/sec

## ...

- Processors

- Switches

- Parallel DAQ Branches
- (reduced switch costs)

- Front-end Boards / Buffers

## “192 port” Gigabit Ethernet Switch

- (8 X 24 ports, no cross-connects)
- $52K
- ~10 GBytes/sec

## Miscellaneous

- 16 port Gigabit Switch - $1300

- PCI Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - $35

- PMC Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - $600

- 32 port Gigabit Switch - $6400

## Processor

- Gigabit Ethernet Adaptor

- Serial Ring I/F

## PCI Test Adapter

## 3GIO

- Commercial Ring Interconnects

- (GigaBridge)

## Some DAQ Cost Estimates

- Example system (1000 processors, 20 GBytes/sec)
- 1000 PCs					$700K
- 1000 Serial Ring Adapters			$200K
- 1000 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters		$  50K
- 85 Gigabit Ethernet Switches (16 port)		$100K
- 16 Gigabit Ethernet Switches (32 port)		$100K
- Cables, etc				$  50K
- Total				           ~ $1.2M

## Conclusion

-  “Triggerless” DAQ architecture for CKM seems both reasonable and affordable
-  ESE Department is very much interested in participating in CKM DAQ development
# Presentation: 502552

## Employee Reviews 5 Tier

**Performance Plan VIA Menu**
**Options when action **
**Cannot be accessed from**
** ****the Work List**
** **

**NOTE:  Only use the Menu options after **
**you have verified you do not have a work**
**list action.  It is very seldom that you would**
**need to use menu options to take the**
** ****review action.**

## Select “internet explorer”

**Select “internet explorer”**

## Enter the URL:

**Enter the URL:**
**https://icams.usda.gov/**

## Read the warning and select “I agree to the above”.

**Read the warning and select “I agree to the above”.**

## Enter your EmpowHR user ID and password

**Enter your EmpowHR user ID and password**
**And click on “HRIS Sign In”**

## Click on “Employee self-service”.

**Click on “Employee self-service”.**

## Click on “Tasks”.

**Click on “Tasks”.**

## Click on “Performance”.

**Click on “Performance”.**

## Click on “Existing Plan”.

**Click on “Existing Plan”.**

## Select the plan for employee review.

**Select the plan for employee review.**

## Click on the “elements and standards” tab to view the 

**Click on the “elements and standards” tab to view the **
**5 tier elements and measures established for the plan.**

## Click on “view all” to see all the 

**Click on “view all” to see all the **
**elements and measures in the plan.**

## After reviewing all the elements and measures in the plan,

**After reviewing all the elements and measures in the plan,**
**the employee clicks on the “performance plan” tab.**

## Click in ONE of the boxes to enter a “check mark” certification.

**Click in ONE of the boxes to enter a “check mark” certification.**
** ****NOTE:  The employee must enter a check mark in ONE of the boxes.**

**2.  Don’t forget to click on “SAVE”.**

## CAUTION TO EMPLOYEE!  Ensure that you have

**entered a check mark in one of the 2 boxes in **
**the employee box.    Regulations require that **
**you have a performance plan on file.  You**
**are responsible to review/discuss your plan with **
**your supervisor and to fully understand every**
**element and how your performance of that element**
**will be measured.  If you don’t understand,**
**ASK, ASK, ASK!**

## Ensure there is a “check mark” in each of the 3 boxes identified

**Ensure there is a “check mark” in each of the 3 boxes identified**
**“****employee”, “supervisor”, and “reviewer”.    Each check mark**
**represents an electronic signature.  I.E. For each check mark**
**Entered, an electronic signature will print on the hard copy of**
**the document.  For the 5 tier plan to be complete/legal there**
**must be 3 signatures on the plan.**

## After the employee certifies

- View/discussion, the plan will
- Flow back to the Supervisor
- For Final Review
# Presentation: 460656

## Jonathan Miller
Friday, August 22, 2008

- Jonathan Miller
- Friday, August 22, 2008

## Andrea Keatley 
David Kelso
Bryan Paris
John Simone
Lisa Wagner
Mary Walsh
Sandra Wardwell

- Andrea Keatley
- David Kelso
- Bryan Paris
- John Simone
- Lisa Wagner
- Mary Walsh
- Sandra Wardwell

## What Have We Done?

- Formed a
- Team

- Gathered
- Requirements
- August 1, 2007

- Requirements
- Specifications
- Sept 9, 2007

- Clarification
- Of Qs...
- Jan, 2008

- Version 1.0
- Distributed
- For Comment
- June, 2008

- Excel WB

## Problem Isn’t “How Do We Do It?”...  Problem is “What Do These Things Mean?”
Field Definitions
Value Definitions
Miscommunication Between Field Personnel and When Data Entered Into AQS
Need to Get Help in the Hands of Field Operators

- Problem Isn’t “How Do We Do It?”...  Problem is “What Do These Things Mean?”
- Field Definitions
- Value Definitions
- Miscommunication Between Field Personnel and When Data Entered Into AQS
- Need to Get Help in the Hands of Field Operators

## Pros:
“Lightweight” Application:  No real Development Costs
Known Interface
Provides Lookups for Most Fields
Cons:
May be Limited in Defining Monitors
Need More Definitions for More Categories of Fields

- Pros:
- “Lightweight” Application:  No real Development Costs
- Known Interface
- Provides Lookups for Most Fields
- Cons:
- May be Limited in Defining Monitors
- Need More Definitions for More Categories of Fields

## Gather Additional Comments from “Create Site” Team
Make Version 1.1 (or 2.0) Available on the AQS TTN
Incorporate the Additional Documentation in Other AQS Documents (Such as the AQS Field Guide)

- Gather Additional Comments from “Create Site” Team
- Make Version 1.1 (or 2.0) Available on the AQS TTN
- Incorporate the Additional Documentation in Other AQS Documents (Such as the AQS Field Guide)