November 1, 1994

To:     Martha Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Research
        Dave Nelson, Office of Energy Research
        John Cavallini, Acting Associate Director for Scientific Computing,
           Office of Energy Research 
        George Seweryniak, ESnet Program Manager, Office of Scientific Computing

On behalf of the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Steering Committee, I have the pleasure of submitting to you our ESnet Program Plan. This committee has been charged by the Office of Scientific Computing to represent and champion the computer networking and related services needs of the ESnet user community. It is on behalf of the programmatic needs of these Energy Research and other DOE Principal Investigators that this plan was created and submitted.

This Program Plan is distinguished by contributions from Principal Investigators throughout the ESnet community, and the preparation of the plan itself is a model of the collaboration that pervades this community. I know of no other program within the Federal government that is so dedicated to and comprehensive in its representation of programs, sites, and scientists.

This document will provide you with an overview of accomplishments, an updated vision, a motivation for continued growth, a changing ESnet paradigm, a few recommendations for your consideration, and--we on the committee would hope--your action.

As you peruse scientific journals, thumb through typical newsstand magazines, or converse with our nongovernment stakeholders (corporate executives and youths alike), you will find that computer networking is pervading our society, as well it should. It is also profoundly changing the way in which we work and collaborate. As you consider the scientific and business requirements of the Department of Energy, this plan demonstrates and codifies the necessity and priority of ESnet as a critical component of the Energy Research programs and infrastructure.

The ESnet Steering Committee and its associates look forward to the opportunity to provide any needed clarification, and we are available to help you accelerate the implementation of ESnet objectives. We are taking this opportunity to extend our appreciation for both the leadership and management of the Office of Scientific Computing in their acceleration of the Department's mission through the ESnet program.

On behalf of the ESnet Steering Committee,

Sandy Merola, Chairman

THE ENERGY SCIENCES NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE (ESSC) 1994

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This document was produced at the request of the Office of Scientific Computing, Office of Energy Research, of the U.S. Department of Energy. Editorial, graphic, and production services were provided by the Technical and Electronic Information Department (TEID) of the Information and Computing Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

ESSC executive director Greg Chartrand acted as editor in chief for this project. Ron Fielder of LBL's TEID was responsible for rewriting and copy editing.

CONTRIBUTORS

ESSC Contributors

Other Contributors

John Cavallini
Office of Scientific Computing
Germantown, MD

Les Cottrell
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Stanford, CA

Steven Davis
Princton University Particle Physics Laboratory
Princeton, NJ

Donn Davy
Human Genome Center
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

John Fitzgerald
National Energy Research Supercomputer Center
Lawrence Liverermore National Laboratory

Tom Glanzman
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Stanford, CA

William E. Johnston
Information and Computing Sciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Stu Loken
Information and Computing Sciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

George Seweryniak
Office of Scientific Computing
Germantown, MD

This document incorporated the following electronic graphics files with the permission of the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Energy:

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