Software Coordinating Committee Conference Call
			   I/O Subcomittee
		      April 24, 2003 3:00 PM EDT
			  Recorder: C. DeTar

Present:
  Brower, Edwards, DeTar, Osborn, Petrov, Simone, Holmgren, Mendes, Neff, Mawhinney

Absent:
  Hetrick, Watson, Pochinsky, Richards, Jung, Gregory, Genser

** Action items

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Agenda: 

     1.) Current status of QDP IO  Design/Implementation.

**   Brower: I am asking Kostya to look over the present QIO
       proposal to be sure it will be OK for the QCDOC.
     DeTar: Described the present vertical slice for Kostya
     Edwards: I have the DIME portion working and integrated QIO into QDP++ 
       It works fine.
     DeTar: James Osborn has likewise integrated QIO into QDP/C.
     Simone: As for XML I sent around a draft API proposal and use
       case scenario earlier today.  Lists/arrays were a particular
       complication which I dealt with.
**   Edwards, DeTar: We will look at it.

     2.) Plan for ILDG meeting on Friday May 4: Remote presentation by
              a few slides on SciDAC proposal for file formats, data
              archieving etc. (Volunteers: Edwards, DeTar ????)
  
**   Brower: Edwards to present some slides on QIO for ILDG.  Will
       coordinate with the rest of the QIO subcommittee.

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Plenary conference concluded at 3:45 PM EDT.  
Next plenary call May 1 at 3 PM EDT.