The Steering Committee is soliciting position papers up to 3 pages in length. Position papers should describe how TeraGrid can help you, your project, community, or organization to address science or engineering research challenges and should consider what this might mean for future TeraGrid capabilities, governance, resources, services, etc. In keeping with the goal of the planning process, position papers should focus on needs and requirements in the timeframe 2010-2015. Some questions to help guide your thinking are given below.

• What is the vision for TeraGrid-II? Is it a continuation of the existing program with some enhancement, or is it something much different? What do we call it?
• Who are the users and what is TeraGrid-II's responsibility for large and small problems?
• What is the role of TG-II as an NSF-funded cyberinfrastructure?
• What is the role of TG-II in the larger cyberinfrastructure for research both nationally and internationally
• Continuity and its role in TG-II: Should there be institutional continuity or funding continuity over longer periods of time? Should the NSF consider new ways to review TeraGrid periodically without forcing a new competition for the infrastructure?

Send position papers to Ann Zimmerman at asz at umich.edu by Friday, January 11, 2008. Please note that position papers will be posted on the planning web site and made available for public review and comment.