Rucio Advisory Board
Mandate and responsibilities of the board
The primary function of the Rucio advisory board (RAB) is to provide expertise from representatives of Rucio communities and to advise the Rucio project leader. Long-term priorities and plans of communities should be discussed by the RAB in order to advise on the alignment of Rucio project objectives and plans. This should also lead to the identification of common objectives to form common development efforts. The resource and person-power situation within the Rucio project, the discussion and identification of funding streams and collaboration on funded projects are also within the scope of the RAB. The Rucio project lead communicates the advice given by the advisory board to the development team.
The board provides non-binding strategic advice and is informal in nature.
Composition
The RAB is composed of a group of community representatives. The goal is to complement the expertise of the development team, and thus representatives should have knowledge about the long-term strategy of their community and ideally have responsibility for their project programme and budget.
Membership in the RAB is by invitation of the Rucio project leader. However, suggestions for expanding the board should ideally come from the RAB itself. Representatives serve a 2-year, renewable, term. Invitations to join the board are made to the respective community itself, which should in return nominate one, exceptionally two, representatives to join the board. Nominations are discussed with the Rucio project leader.
The Rucio project leader is an ex-officio member of the board and chairs the board meetings.
Composition of the Rucio Advisory Board
| Community | Member | Term |
|---|---|---|
| ATLAS | David South, DESY | 2023-Apr to 2025-Mar |
| Belle II | Cedric Serfon, BNL | 2023-Jun to 2025-May |
| CMS | Katy Ellis, STFC | 2023-Feb to 2025-Jan |
| DUNE | Mike Kirby, BNL | 2023-Feb to 2025-Jan |
| ESCAPE | Xavier Espinal, CERN | 2023-Feb to 2025-Jan |
Former Rucio Advisory Board members
| Community | Member | Term |
|---|---|---|
| ATLAS | David Cameron, U Oslo | 2023-Feb to 2023-Apr |
| Belle II | Paul Laycock, BNL | 2023-Feb to 2023-Jun |
Organisation
The RAB meets as needed, nominally twice a year. Meetings generally take place at CERN, with remote participation possibilities. The RAB members agree to select a secretary for each meeting who will be in charge of keeping minutes. Minutes are kept internal to the RAB.
Mandate versions
| Version | Creation |
|---|---|
| v1.0 | Nov 7, 2022 |