Summary notes from SG-B portion of side meeting
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Sept 15, 2016
Brugge, Belgium
ND2016 side meeting

This is the meeting notes from the SG-B meeting convened by David Brown.  The notes
are constructed from memory, so are likely incomplete.  A harddrive failure prevented 
the preservation of the actual meeting notes and the talk presented at the meeting.

Attendees:  Don't know, lost with harddrive failure.   But there were representatives 
from CENDL (L. Ping), JENDL (K. Tada), CSEWG (C. Mattoon, B. Beck, J. Conlin, D. 
Brown, M. Herman), NEA (O. Cabellos), CEA (C. Juanne, E. Dupont), and IRSN (W. Haeck).  
To everyone else whom I forgot, sorry!


SG-B Goals & Deliverables
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* Approve and release the initial version:

	- Deliverable 1: Documentation of the initial version.

* Provide a productive environment to modify and extend the recommended definition:

	- Deliverable 2: Collaborative platform and practices to maintain and discuss the 
		recommended definition;
	
	- Deliverable 3: Organizing Workshops to train evaluators and other members, 
		especially users, of the nuclear data community the new structure.

* In close collaboration with the short-term subgroup on infrastructure, ensure that 
  important and useful tools for using the new recommended definition are developed 
  and maintained.

* Release new versions with appropriate documentation as necessary, without overburdening 
  stakeholders.

* Emphasize that SGB is consensus driven and performed in collaboration/coordinated with 
  SG38, SG43


Important deadlines
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* Fall 2017  
	
		- ENDF/B-VIII.0 release in both ENDF6/GND formats
	
		- JEFF-4 to be released in both formats as well
	
		- Format must freeze for this release, then move to more deliberate release 
			 schedule

* May 2017 
	
		- SG38 officially "closes", meaning there are no more SG38 meetings and we must 
			focus on finishing final reports.  Reports due "ASAP".  "ASAP" is not really 
			as urgent as the phrase implies
	
		- SG43 (API) officially kicks off
	
		- SGB (Governance) officially kicks off


Status of SG38
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* Closing in May 2017, but more importantly ENDF/B-VIII will be released in both ENDF6 & GND 
  formats.  ENDF/B-VIII will be released in Fall 2017 and this is a DROP DEAD DEADLINE.
  Will we make it?  What is needed:
  
	- Top level requirements doc. done, final version to be posted on SG38 page
	
	- Particle properties requirements/specs nearly complete
		ACTION: Caleb Mattoon to finish, "due May 2016"
		
	- Low level data containers requirements/specs nearly complete
		ACTION: Bret Beck to coordinate, "due May 2016"
	
	- To finish: finish top level specifications 
		ACTION: Dave Brown to continue coordination, "due May 2016"
		ACTION: TSL: David Brown & Jessie Holmes
		ACTION: resonances: Wim Haeck, Dave Brown to type up final version
		ACTION: reactions & below: Caleb Mattoon & Jeremy Conlin to coordinate 
	
	- First reference implementation FUDGE needs: TSL, FPY, atomic_relax and decay
		ACTION: FUDGE team must complete by Fall 2017 to meet ENDF deadline
		
		
GND Outreach & Coordination
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* Addresses deliverable 2

* ND2016: 3 talks directly related to GND (Beck, Mattoon, & Descalle talks)

* Need presence at other meetings

	- ANS Winter meeting
		ACTION: M. Dunn to investigate possibility of ANS session/side meetings
	
	- PHYSOR
	
	- Seminars?
	
	- Other meetings?

* Side meetings at JEFF meeting in November/December?  Nuclear data week in November?
	
* Website(s): NEA, but NNDC too?  ACTION: no resolution, wait until SGB officially begins

* Start a viewgraph bank? Namely a collection of powerpoint talks about GND, processing 
  codes, API's etc.  ACTION: Yes!  Dave Brown & Oscar Cabellos to figure out where to 
  host.

* Periodic meetings (teleconf & IRL) for SG-B: ACTION: wait until SGB officially begins


GND Documentation
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* Addresses deliverable 1

* SG38 work is likely initial draft of format

* Work to merge SG38 documents and the ENDF manual will be major work of SGB