Protocol for organization of the AIB Community
SUM& ($3%yat  w I?,c?73

me attempt to reconcile the divergent impulses of sustaining
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(1) the accountability of the AIb facility Oa a fair response

to national needs, and (2) the responsibility and authority of
the principal investiglrtoc for the intellectual productivity

of his local program and of a community of close

collaborators.

In part we have resp4fondrd to these concerns&specifying a
        &utwor,
pronegotiated allocatiufl of the           ti-
                     SUf4EX tacility 4~3 the local

DENDHAL project and W AIR respectively,
            0          As discussed

already, the 50% allocation is based & on the initial

configuration,  (2) includes latitude for system effort and for

informal and preliminary associations, and (3) would be

reevaluated (i.e.  negotiated between ALPI and DEUDRAL) at the

point of any augmentation of the facility.  We do not imply
that DEM#HAL would halve an automatic claim to 50% or any other

moiety of increases justified in terms of demands from the AI!!

community,  Alternatively,  DENDRAL should be allowed to

cornpee without prejudice,  for such incremental facilities,


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The Nationa         )<
     Committee (ti:AIPI) should have the final
authority for the selection of AI!! users and for the


disposition of the SU&ZEX resources designated for that

community,  This includes not only the machine cycles but also
a prorata part of the i;ersonnel effort listed on Page 92 (bany

of the listed individuals
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of both sectors.

The Principal Investigator is responsible to the NCAIH for

fulfilling the contractual obligations of sharing the SUtiEX
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resource. He will report regularly to &AIR,  +tkiA--M in

    will report to U&B concerning the adequacy of

fulfillment.   BHB &n-N+& has the right and responsibiity to

investigate, even interrupt, the funding of the SIJMISX resource
in the event of an adverse repor-t;  indeed it would have the

right to recover damages (as it can with other grants) in the
evcrt of flagrant violations of the grdnt instrument as

accepted by the University.

The deterrence of such an ddVerSe report is a powerful and
obvious incentive to assure compliance with mutually agreed

objectives.

In discharging his responsibility the P.I. will appoint a
Facility Director anti a Liaison Coordinator who are instructed

to comply with these policies and to maintain close

comaunicntions with the users and with ECAIIK,   l'he P-1, will

not be a passive instrument but ~iill take an active role in
recruiting candidate users for admission to the AIH community,


and in sustaining a high level of  communicatio ?f  oith and

amon, the@.

fia.jot system software policies will be established by the

?4CAIM keeping in rind not only the immediate impact on the

DESIDRAL and AI# sector's,  hut their overall effect on the

general development of 81: research.  LFkewise,  -the AXLEI effort

will seek to recruit other centers to cooperate (without Md

making long range commitments like SUBEX) in these software

efforts over the net, and to share ad hoc backup and other

machine resources.

We believe that many more potential users can be found thaw

WC have identified as yet --  and indeed who will reveal and

defend their projects         the authentication that a

service will be provided,  We will not, therefore, preselect

the user group until the facility has &en advertised and

proposals have been formulated,  although we have identified

some promising candidates.  Some of the conflict-of-interest

difficulties that will attend this process are obvious, and
are dn important reason for leaving the final selection to tiQ,w&

-defined process that itself has been reviewed by the Study

Section and the NAHHC,

The criteria for user selection might be ad hoc, relating

essentially to the originality and competence of the proposer,

and the relevance of his proposal to the general mission of


A.1.  in Hedicine.   Indeed,  this parallels what study sections
generally must now do/which comprises muc A more judgement than

algorithm.

However,  the mutual compatibilitg or rather reinforcement of

the efforts of the prospective users should be an important

criterion.  Compatibility may be needed for the most efficient

cooperation, e.g.  at the level of languages; complementarity

will add to the overall power of the repertoire of the

subprograms and conceptual approaches available to the group,

in addition,  a number of other low-intensity and short-term

users might also be coopted who simply promise a high return

of useful research in proportion to the resources (computer

cycles,  administrative, and intellectual attention) that they


consume.

The initial user CJ$[. should be selected by a -I-member ~~~/fl,m
Organizing Committee vhose membership can be designated as

follows:

2 nembers -- to be named by BRB

Alan Newell   -- past member of the study section

   Seltridge--  past member of the study section

   Langridye--  past member of the study section

   Feigenbaum

    Amarel


The OCAIM will advertise the facility (with active staff

support from  SUMEX 3 and review proposals 90 days later&   This
                                                                         .

interval will be needed anyhow to check out the network

service to a reasonable level of utility to the projects. At
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that time, OCAIM will desiynate the initial user group, the

ground rules of their relationship to SUNIEX, the initial
-or NCAIM, and the initial membership of NCAXM.   The

ongoing committee, NCAIM, may now  include users whose role in

AIM has been previously reviewed b.y the organizing committee.

We propose that NCAIP! include six members:

I- representing SUMEX

3- representing other users


L - from @CAIN er other non-user personnel

(The details of these numbers are of course negotiabfle.) We

need a committee large enough to retain a representative

quorum despite occasional absences, small enough to meet often

(0 to 8 times per year) and decisively,

NCAIM would rotate its membership, replacing two each year,

by nominating a slate for approval by 8RB.

besides continuing the proces sf
                           of user se1

monitorinq service standards and accountability of SUREX,

NCA`IM would also establish other working relationships at
various levels to advise SUMEX managewent on its Frograms of


systems and language support, user education, documentation,

           involving larger components of the computer

science and medical research commuaities,

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  ke believe that NCAIk will.  w recruit a considerable
group cf usersJ-o4SlObr* v