US-ALICE Grid Operations Review

16 Sept 2025, 10:00 → 18 Sept 2025, 12:00 US/Pacific

70A-2231 (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will host the annual ALICE USA Grid Operations overview meeting.

Tuesday 16 September

11:00 → 11:20 Welcome, logistics, and overview

Speaker: Irakli Chakaberia (LBL)

11:20 → 12:00 ALICE production and grid operations update

Speaker: Latchezar Betev (CERN)

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 14:30 Status Report for ALICE-USA Sites + discussion

Speaker: Irakli Chakaberia (LBL)

14:30 → 14:50 Coffee Break

14:50 → 15:50 Projects execution and acquisition plan for 2026

Speaker: Irakli Chakaberia (LBL)

15:50 → 16:45 Discussion about plans for 2026 and the Long Shutdown

Wednesday 17 September

10:00 → 10:30 Settle in

10:30 → 11:15 Site Report: LBL T2, AF and Lawrencium

Speakers: John White, Karen Fernsler (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ALICE Tier 2)

11:15 → 11:35 Coffee Break

11:35 → 12:20 Site summary: ORNL (plus PRF and CCDB)

Speakers: Pete Eby (Oak Ridge National Lab), Steve Moulton (ORNL)

12:20 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 14:10 News from ALICE Grid - what to expect

General JAliEn updates
New alimonitor capabilities
What to prioritize (ipv6 on storage, WNs, CCDB replika, etc)
What to expect to come in the near and far future

Speaker: Costin Grigoras (CERN)

14:10 → 15:00 Updates from JAliEn with GPU and other capabilities

Speaker: Maksim Storetvedt (CERN)

15:00 → 15:20 Coffee Break

15:20 → 16:05 Update on new CPU optimization

Speaker: Marta Bertran Ferrer (CERN)

Thursday 18 September

10:00 → 12:00 Overflow discussion and summary