Neutron Science Software Initiative (NeSSI)
October 13-15, 2003
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

NESSI Final Report (PDF 1.8 MB) (4-27-04)

Agenda with links to presentations now available (1/20/04)

Synopsis
Contacts
Draft Agenda
Invited Speakers
Registration Information
Participant List
Hotel Information
Airline Transportation
Airline Ground Transportation
Weather in Oak Ridge
What to do in Oak Ridge

 Synopsis

As instruments are being designed for the High Flux Isotope Reactor, Spallation Neutron Source, and other neutron sources, there is an unprecedented opportunity to provide superior data analysis software capabilities for scientific users. The NeSSI workshop will be held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on October 13-15, 2003, to begin the process of defining the goals of data analysis software and supporting network technologies.

Scientific users are invited to contribute their ideas about:

• Data analysis
• Data reduction and manipulation
• Data storage and management
• Remote and local access and controls
• Distributed computing, and
• Grid and networking services

Software demonstrations will be an integral role in NeSSI as illustrative examples of innovative uses of software in data analysis, visualization, and management.

 Contacts

Technical information: John Cobb, cobbjw@sns.gov, (865) 576-5439 or Al Ekkebus, ekkebusae@sns.gov, (865-241-5644

Local Arrangements: Carol Zimmer, zimmercm@sns.gov, (865) 576-1521

 Invited Speakers

Invited speakers include

• Ian S. Anderson, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Rob McGreevy, ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, England
• Brent Fultz, California Institute of Technology
• Xun-li Wang, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Marty Humphrey, Computational Infrastructures for Science
• Deborah K. Gracio, Distributed and Collaborative Scientific Computing, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• David E. Bernholdt, Computer Science & Mathematics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Rick Riedel, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 Registration

Online registration is now closed.If you have any questions, contact Al Ekkebus (ekkebusae@sns.gov) or Carol Zimmer (zimmercm@sns.gov).

 Hotel Information

DoubleTree Hotel
215 S. Illinois Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 482-2468
(800) 222-TREE
(865) 481-2474 fax
http://oakridgevisitor.com/lodging.html

A block of rooms has been reserved under the name “NESSI”. Rooms are available October 12–15 at a rate of $65 per night. The cut off to register for a room is October 5. Attendees will need to contact the DoubleTree (formerly known as Garden Plaza) directly.

 Airline Transportation

For those traveling by air, the arrival destination will be McGhee Tyson Airport (http://www.tys.org/) in Knoxville, Tennessee.

 Airline Ground Transportation

Taxis (approximately $35-40 to Oak Ridge) and major automobile rental agencies such as Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, and Thrifty are located in the Airport's baggage claim area (http://www.tys.org/).

 Weather in Oak Ridge

The average high temperature in Oak Ridge on October 13–15 is 72° and the average low is 47°, with about 11 hours of daylight.

 What to do in Oak Ridge

The American Museum of Science and Energy (http://www.amse.org/) is a short walk from Garden Plaza Hotel and is next to the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau (http://www.visit-or.org/home.html), which has details of other local attractions.

For local maps and additional information, see the Spallation Neutron Source visitor page at http://neutrons.ornl.gov/visitors/.