Fourth NEES Annual Meeting June 21 –23, 2006 * Washington, DC NEESit Polling Questions

Fourth NEES Annual MeetingFourth NEES Annual MeetingJune 21 –23, 2006 * Washington, DCJune 21 –23, 2006 * Washington, DC

NEESit Polling Questions

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting * June 21 –23, 2006 * Washington, DC

26%

5%

26%

4%

14%

25%

1. Abaqus

2. Ansys

3. OpenSees

4. LS Dyna

5. Other

6. Not interested in using SDSC resources

run your applications on a supercomputer?NEES community. What software would you need to

SDSC makes times on supercomputers available to the


14%

45%

27%

14%

1. One-time meetings?

2. Recurring (e.g., every month) meetings?

3. I haven't used WebEx yet

4. I don't participate in online meetings

tools. Have you used WebEx forNEESit partners with WebEx to provide online meeting


38%

24%

4%

2%

32%

1. Sharing presentation slides

2. Sharing applications running on my desktop

3. Shared editing of documents

4. I've used WebEx, but it didn't really fit my needs

5. I haven't used WebEx yet

important to you?WebEx provides a variety of meeting tools. Which are most


13%

2%

5%

3%

49%

28%

1. Audio communication

2. One-way messaging (e.g. ES broadcasts message to participants)

3. Two-way messaging (e.g. text messages)

4. Ability to send files (e.g. e-mail attachments)

5. All of the above

6. None of the above

Which has the highest priority for you?NEESit is also developing collaboration features for RDV.


27%

56%

17%

1. Incrementally as the experiment progresses

2. Just once after the experiment is over

3. I don't have a preference

into NEEScentral. How do you prefer to do uploads?NEESit wants to make it easier to upload data/metadata


39%

25%

7%

13%

16%

1. Detail Specimen Reports

2. Visual Displays

3. Report to one or more analysis packages

4. Online FE model generation that drives OpenSees

5. Not interested in operating on a test specimen

for test specimens in FY07, which is most important to you?NEEScentral will be enhanced to contain metadata/data


Site Operations Committee Polling

Questions


41%

30%

13%

16%

1. More than 40%

2. More than 50%

3. More than 60%

4. More than 70%

at a NEES Equipment Site. Significant should represent:funds associated with experimental research must take place

In a NSF NEESR proposal a significant percentage of the


48%

52%

1. Yes

2. No

Shared Use Partnering Policy (SUPP)?Are you aware of the NEESinc


61%

39%

1. Yes

2. No

their performance?tasked with developing metrics for judging

Should the NEES Experimental Sites be


74%

26%

1. Yes

2. No

15 NEES Experimental Sites?nodes in laboratories other than the

NEESinc develop a network of affiliate Providing funds are available, should


Education, Outreach, and Training Questions


39%

14%

5%

13%

11%

13%

5%

1. Domestic (U.S.) engineering practitioners

2. International academic researchers

3. Underrepresented populations (race/gender/ethnicity)

4. Graduate students

5. K-12 students and teachers

6. Undergraduate students

7. Other non-engineering technical communities

place the highest priority on engaging/involving?Which of the following target audiences should NEESinc


28%

37%

25%

10%

1. NEES should establish a Student Association

2. NEES should attempt to partner withexisting SA's

3. NEES should not establish a Student Association

4. I'm not sure/no preference

place the highest priority on engaging/involving?Which of the following target audiences should NEESinc


36%

24%

17%

15%

8%

1. Strongly agree

2. Agree

3. Neutral/no preference

4. Disagree

5. Strongly disagree

enable larger-scale EOT activities.to combine EOT resources from NEESR projects in order toIt is important that NEESinc attempt to facilitate a process


20%

23%

22%

19%

16%

1. Strongly agree

2. Agree

3. Neutral/no preference

4. Disagree

5. Strongly disagree

teachers assigned to NEES Equipment Sites.Research Experience for Teachers (NEESret), with the

The next NEESinc EOT proposal should be for a


Long-Term Tracking Questions for NEES


15 kilometers

80 kilometers

120 kilometers

400 kilometers

Approximately how deep is the San Andreas fault?Introductory Question


The following questions will be used to track the status and direction of NEES over its 10-year lifetime. The questions are grouped according to responsible party:

CoV NEES Collaboratory as a whole – vision

CoE NEES Collaboratory as a whole – education, outreach & training

Gov NEESinc Governance (Consortium Board and Committees)

Inc NEES Consortium Inc. Headquarters in Davis

ES NEES Equipment Sites at 15 Universities

IT NEES Cyberinfrastructure Center in San Diego

NSF NEESR Program at NSF in Washington D.C. Metro Area


Basic Basic Demographic Demographic

QuestionsQuestionsD1-D4D1-D4


28%

31%

12%

1%

11%

3%

0%

14%

NEES Equipment Sites Personnel

NEESR-Funded Researcher

Other EQ Researcher

NEESit Personnel

NEESinc Personnel

NEES Governance (Board, Committees, NSF)

Practitioner or Stakeholder (Infrastructure owner/operator)

Other

NEES Community as most closely affiliated with: D-1) Please identify yourself within the


37%

30%

15%

18%

Newbie (say < 5 years)

Still Excited (5-15 years)

Peaking (say 15-25 years)

Elder Statesperson (say >25 years)

in the earthquake engineering field:D-2) Please identify your experience


19%

62%

19%

Female

Male

Do not wish to report

D-3) What is your gender?


3%

16%

51%

2%

2%

2%

1%

23%

African American - AA

Asian - A

Caucasian - C

Native American - NA

Pacific Islander - PI

Mixed (C, A)

Mixed (NA, PI, AA)

Do not wish to report

D-4) Please indicate your race:


Questions on:Questions on:

NEES NEES Collaboratory as a Collaboratory as a

Whole Whole — — VisionVisionCoV1-CoV4CoV1-CoV4


16%

40%

17%

9%

7%

11%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Insufficient Experience to Comment

earthquake engineering research.in achieving its goal to accelerate progress in

CoV-1) The NEES Collaboratory is moving forward


8%

40%

20%

10%

6%

16%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


performance of civil and mechanical infrastructure systems. achieving its goal to improve the seismic design and CoV-2) The NEES Collaboratory is moving forward in


9%

47%

24%

9%

5%

6%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


people, ideas, and tools in a collaboratory environment.CoV-3) The NEES Collaboratory is successfully integrating


12%

29%

26%

14%

5%

14%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


practitioners, and information technology experts).community (including researchers, educators, students, ARE OPEN to all elements of the earthquake engineering

CoV-4) The NEES Collaboratory research facilities and data


Questions On:Questions On:

NEES Collaboratory as NEES Collaboratory as a Whole a Whole — — Education, Education, Outreach, & TrainingOutreach, & Training

CoE1-CoE4CoE1-CoE4


4%

31%

22%

17%

5%

21%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


graduate students.in reaching out to K-12, undergraduate and CoE-1) The NEES Collaboratory is effective


5%

41%

21%

8%

8%

17%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


earthquake engineering research community. contributing to increase the diversity of the

CoE-2) The NEES Collaboratory is effective in


6%

32%

20%

18%

5%

19%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


the private sector, and international collaborators.linkages and partnerships with government agencies,

CoE-3) The Collaboratory is effective in fostering


1%

9%

20%

20%

12%

38%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


improved industry practices, codes, guidelines, etc.facilitating transfer of research findings into CoE-4) The NEES Collaboratory is effective in



NEES GovernanceNEES Governance

(Board and (Board and Committees)Committees)

Gov1-Gov4Gov1-Gov4


6%

22%

21%

9%

8%

34%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


accordance with the NEESinc Bylaws.effectively supports critical project activities in

Gov-1) NEESinc Governance efficiently and


7%

27%

23%

9%

5%

29%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


and shorter-term goals of the Collaboratory.and fair policies that advance the longer-range vision

Gov-2) NEESinc Governance provides coherent


14%

34%

14%

8%

6%

24%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


an accessible state-of-the-art distributed facility.leadership and planning to ensure NEES remains

Gov-3) NEESinc Governance is providing the


6%

30%

16%

11%

5%

32%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


to your research and access needs.Gov-4) NEESinc Governance is responsive



NEES HeadquartersNEES Headquarters

(in Davis, Ca.)(in Davis, Ca.)

Inc1-Inc4Inc1-Inc4


9%

22%

22%

6%

2%

39%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


Researcher access to Equipment Sites.Inc-1) NEESinc Headquarters effectively facilitates


14%

25%

15%

8%

4%

34%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


within the constraints of the Board and NSF requirements.the Consortium's business and administrative matters

Inc-2) NEESinc Headquarters effectively manages


12%

30%

11%

7%

4%

36%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


in an efficient and fair manner.Consortium policies and procedures Inc-3) NEESinc Headquarters applies


10%

28%

15%

6%

1%

40%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


to your research and access needs.Inc-4) NEESinc Headquarters is responsive



NEESNEES

Equipment SitesEquipment Sites

ES1-ES4ES1-ES4


36%

27%

8%

4%

3%

22%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


facilities in top operating condition.ES-1) NEES Equipment Sites maintain their


41%

25%

8%

2%

4%

20%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


to your needs for open access to their facilities.ES-2) NEES Equipment Sites are responsive


17%

23%

17%

21%

8%

14%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


activities, and remote participation opportunities.informed of upcoming experiments, educational

ES-3) NEES Equipment Sites keep me well


17%

27%

22%

9%

5%

20%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


up to date, accurate, and easy to use.specifications and training materials that are ES-4) NEES Equipment Sites provide facility



NEESitNEESit

(SDSC in San Diego)(SDSC in San Diego)

IT1-IT4IT1-IT4


8%

28%

12%

14%

9%

29%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


address my research needs.tools, capabilities, and services thatIT-1) NEESit provides me with the IT


18%

32%

10%

8%

5%

27%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


to my needs for IT servicesIT-2) NEESit is responsive


4%

12%

13%

14%

15%

42%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


retrieve experimental and simulation data.that enable me to easily archive and/or

IT-3) NEESit provides convenient data repositories


4%

13%

11%

17%

16%

39%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


research and/or educational objectives.& visualization tools that facilitate my

IT-4) NEESit provides excellent simulation



NEESRNEESR

(NSF in Washington, (NSF in Washington, DC)DC)

NSF1-NSF4NSF1-NSF4


28%

29%

15%

7%

10%

11%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


engineering research community.realistic and meaningful goals for the earthquake

NSF-1) NSF is a good partner to NEES in promoting


15%

27%

18%

10%

7%

23%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


are clear, effective, and well executed.NSF-2) NSF/NEESR Program solicitations


8%

27%

20%

15%

9%

21%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


modeling of EQ effects on the built infrastructure.the most critical knowledge gaps in engineeringNSF-3) NSF/NEESR-funded research addresses


7%

15%

19%

13%

14%

32%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


earthquake engineering practice.the highest priority risk-mitigation needs of

NSF-4) NSF/NEESR-funded research addresses


Summary QuestionsSummary Questions

S1-S4S1-S4


20%

57%

8%

4%

4%

7%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


moving in the right direction.NEESit, and the NEESR Program, is generally

NEESinc HQ and Governance, the Equipment Sites, S-1) The overall NEES initiative, including


2%

37%

26%

22%

4%

9%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


generally moving at the right pace.S-2) The overall NEES initiative is


25%

46%

18%

6%

3%

2%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree


informative and a valuable use of my time.S-3) This year's Annual Meeting was


13%

9%

8%

10%

16%

22%

2%

6%

14%

1. Broadening the Domestic NEES Community

2. NEESit Plenary

3. Advanced Tools Sessions

4. Blind Prediction Contest Session

5. The Issue Forum Sessions

6. NEESR Project Spotlights

7. Annual Business Meeting and Awards

8. International Collaboration & World Forum Report

9. Electronic Polling

year's Annual Meeting was:S-4) My favorite part of this


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