Attendees:

  • Bill
  • Dan Reed
  • Melissa Cragin
  • Keith Elliston
  • Laura Martin
  • Aaron Bergstrom
  • Joe
  • Jill Minor
  • Jim Barkley

Agenda

  1.  Old Business
  2.  New Business
    1.  Microsoft Azure opportunity - outreach
      1. 3 year collaboration to provide 300k cycles per year for the hub
      2. Currently have 4 projects:
        1. Neuro-information & neuro-imaging (Indiana)
        2. data publication & linking (Indiana)
        3. computer visualization with robotics for crops (Iowa)
        4. live traffic project at (Iowa)
      3. Would like to do outreach for project work with universities that don't have azure service
        1. have 500K in credits for next 18 months, can fund 5-7 projects (60K-100K credits per project)
        2. Cloud resources for testing, analytics
    2. Cyberinfrastructure Solicitation: 2 proposals in the works where hub will be collaborator
      1. Training Services, aligns with long term sustainability strategy
      2. Partnering with current spoke teams on continuing to develop collaborative efforts for cyberinfrastructure  
    3. Internet of Manufacturing (Jim Barkley)
      1. Conference  in Chicago in June 2018
      2. Cross marketing/speaking/panel opportunities
        1. Jim will be moderating a panel as MBDH
      3. Trying to get a booth

    3. Proposed Topics for discussion

    1. 2018 meetings
      1. January: Report from the Sustainability Working Group; update on BD Hubs renewal  solicitation
        1. Jennifer will be updating, having external organizations planning activities and collaboration
      2.  February: Partnership with MS Research & current Azure Projects; Revising the SC  By-laws
        1. Melissa will have draft for by-laws in Feb
      3.  March: Report on the MBDH evaluation
        1. Lizanne to report
      4.  April: Update on MBDH Partnerships
        1. Discussion on relationships that are in development or underway
      5. Sustainability of Hub
        1. Dan believes this should be a continuing topic
        2. Melissa will add to monthly agenda
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