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Memorandum of Understanding

The Memorandum of Understanding consists of a main body document describing the legal framework and agreements for involvement, plus the annexes which are regularly updated according to pledges delivered by the collaborating institutions.

As an example, the document below is the most recent MoU produced for signature. Please note that the annexes in the document may not be exactly the same as the annexes listed further below, due to continually evolving data.

• Memorandum of Understanding for Collaboration in the Deployment and Exploitation of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid of 29 March 2011
  

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An archive of all memoranda signed with the WLCG is available for reference - Management Board members only.

Annexes

These annexes are appended to the MoU and are regularly updated. Below you can find the most recent  versions.

• Signature page
• List of Annexes

• Annex 1

  • List of Tier 1 Centres (v 12 April 2011)

• Annex 2

  • List of Tier-2 Centres (v 19 Oct 2011)

• Annex 3

  • Minimal Computing Resource and Service Levels to qualify for membership of the WLCG Collaboration

• Annex 4

  • List of Funding Agencies and their Representatives to the Computing Resources Review Board (v 19 Oct 2011)

• Annex 5

  • The WLCG Collaboration

• Annex 6

  • Annex 6 details the pledge and resources offered per Tier centre. In the current pledge and resource table below, for the purpose of the MoU:
    • CERN CAF/Tier 0 becomes Annex 6.1
    • Tier 1 becomes Annex 6.2
    • Tier 2 becomes Annex 6.3
• Tier 1 & Tier 2 Pledge and Resources table (v 15 December 2010)
• Annex 6.5 - Grid Operation Services - this document to be updated after the end of EGEE-III (end April 2010)
• Annex 6.6 - Pledges by Funding Agencies for Common WLCG Resources at CERN

• Annex 7

  • Deployment Schedule from 2006-2008 (revised in 2005)

• Annex 8

  • Programme of Work for the Deployment of the WLCG and Sharing of Responsibilities for its Execution

• Annex 9

  • Rules of Procedure for the Resources Scrutiny Group (RSG)

• Annex 10

  • Interim MoUs and Collaboration Agreements pertaining to the earlier work on the LHC Computing Grid and replaced by this MoU

• Annex 11

  • Template Software License
    

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