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␈↓ α∧␈↓α␈↓ ∧"Charge to the Director and Advisory Board of LOTS


␈↓ α∧␈↓αI.  Purpose of LOTS

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThe␈α⊗Stanford␈α⊗Low␈α↔Overhead␈α⊗Timesharing␈α⊗Facility␈α↔(LOTS)␈α⊗is␈α⊗a␈α↔computer␈α⊗resource
␈↓ α∧␈↓primarily␈αdedicated␈αto␈αsupport␈αof␈αthe␈α
instructional␈αprograms␈αof␈αthe␈αUniversity.␈α First␈α
priority␈αfor
␈↓ α∧␈↓access␈α⊂to␈α⊂the␈α⊂resources␈α⊃of␈α⊂LOTS␈α⊂is␈α⊂to␈α⊂be␈α⊃given␈α⊂to␈α⊂regularly␈α⊂scheduled␈α⊂courses␈α⊃which␈α⊂require
␈↓ α∧␈↓computer␈αsupport,␈αand␈αsecond␈αpriority␈αis␈αto␈αunsponsored␈αresearch␈αusers.␈α However,␈αin␈αrecognition
␈↓ α∧␈↓of␈αthe␈α
educational␈αvalue␈αof␈α
non-scheduled␈αand␈αnon-anticipated␈α
computer␈αusage,␈αaccess␈α
to␈αLOTS
␈↓ α∧␈↓is␈αto␈αbe␈αkept␈αas␈αsimple␈αas␈αpossible␈αand␈αmade␈αavailable,␈αas␈αresources␈αpermit,␈αto␈αany␈αmember␈αof␈αthe
␈↓ α∧␈↓community␈α∂who␈α∂applies␈α∂for␈α∞independent␈α∂use␈α∂of␈α∂it.␈α∂ Decisions␈α∞on␈α∂the␈α∂allocation␈α∂of␈α∂on-line␈α∞data
␈↓ α∧␈↓storage␈αspace␈αand␈αother␈αcomputer␈αresources␈αare␈αto␈αbe␈αmade␈αso␈αas␈αto␈αdeliver␈αthese␈αresources␈αto␈αthe
␈↓ α∧␈↓greatest number of Stanford users while meeting these priorities.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTSince␈α_LOTS␈α↔is␈α_to␈α↔be␈α_operated␈α↔as␈α_a␈α↔University-wide␈α_resource␈α↔for␈α_instruction␈α↔and
␈↓ α∧␈↓unsponsored␈α∂research,␈α∂LOTS␈α∂resources␈α∂are␈α∂to␈α⊂be␈α∂neither␈α∂sold␈α∂nor␈α∂bartered␈α∂to␈α⊂special␈α∂interests.
␈↓ α∧␈↓Other services and activities are subject to the approval of the Provost.


␈↓ α∧␈↓αII.  Director and Advisory Board

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTResponsibility␈α
for␈αthe␈α
success␈αof␈α
LOTS␈αrests␈α
with␈αa␈α
Director␈αappointed␈α
by␈αthe␈α
Provost␈αfor␈α
a
␈↓ α∧␈↓three␈αyear␈αterm␈αand␈αan␈αAdvisory␈αBoard␈αcomposed␈αof␈αnine␈αfaculty␈αand␈αstudents␈αappointed␈αby␈αthe
␈↓ α∧␈↓Provost␈α∞for␈α∞one␈α
year␈α∞renewable␈α∞terms.␈α∞ Members␈α
of␈α∞the␈α∞Advisory␈α∞Board␈α
will␈α∞be␈α∞chosen␈α∞from␈α
a
␈↓ α∧␈↓wide␈α∂constituency␈α∂to␈α∞assure␈α∂that␈α∂a␈α∂broad␈α∞range␈α∂of␈α∂interests␈α∞is␈α∂represented.␈α∂ Among␈α∂the␈α∞specific
␈↓ α∧␈↓duties of the Director and Board are:

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTa.  Recommend approval of the annual budget of LOTS as prepared by the Director.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTb.␈α∞ Identify␈α∞the␈α∞categories␈α∞into␈α∞which␈α∞users␈α∞will␈α∞be␈α∞classified␈α∞and␈α∞the␈α∞quanta␈α∂of␈α∞resources
␈↓ α∧␈↓such as on-line storage space, CPU, and memory, which will be assigned to each category.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTc.  Approve the procedures by which accounts for use of LOTS are opened and closed.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTd.␈α Receive␈αrequests␈αfor␈αnew␈αservices␈αsuch␈αas␈αsoftware␈αpurchases␈αand␈αadvise␈αwhich␈αrequests
␈↓ α∧␈↓should be approved.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTe.␈α Develop␈α
procedures,␈αincluding␈α
such␈αactivities␈α
as␈αcourses␈α
offered␈αby␈α
students,␈αto␈αwiden␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓range of users of LOTS and to insure that LOTS meets the primary objectives described above.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTf.  Identify possible new members for the Advisory Board as requested by the Provost.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTg.␈α↔ Approve␈α_or␈α↔amend␈α_the␈α↔Director's␈α↔annual␈α_report␈α↔to␈α_the␈α↔Provost␈α_respecting␈α↔the
␈↓ α∧␈↓effectiveness with which LOTS has met the purposes set forth above.




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␈↓ α∧␈↓αIII. Management

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTManagement␈αof␈αLOTS␈α
shall␈αbe␈αthe␈αresponsibility␈α
of␈αthe␈αDirector.␈α
 There␈αwill␈αbe␈αa␈α
full-time
␈↓ α∧␈↓manager reporting to the Director.  The manager's duties include:

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTa.␈α Managing␈αthe␈αoperation␈αof␈αthe␈αLOTS␈αequipment␈αunder␈αthe␈αaccording␈αto␈αpolicies␈αset␈αby
␈↓ α∧␈↓the Director.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTb.␈α∞ Employing␈α
such␈α∞full␈α
and␈α∞part␈α
time␈α∞assistants␈α
as␈α∞are␈α
consistent␈α∞with␈α
the␈α∞objectives␈α
and
␈↓ α∧␈↓the budget of LOTS.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTc.␈α∩ Helping␈α∪the␈α∩director␈α∩prepare␈α∪an␈α∩annual␈α∩budget␈α∪for␈α∩LOTS␈α∩to␈α∪be␈α∩reviewed␈α∪by␈α∩the
␈↓ α∧␈↓Advisory Board and submitted to the Provost for approval.




































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␈↓ α∧␈↓Nominations for LOTS Advisory Board (9 Faculty and student members)

␈↓ α∧␈↓1.␈α∪ J.␈α∪Adams,␈α∀Industrial␈α∪Engineering,␈α∪Chairman:␈α∪Jim␈α∀has␈α∪dispensed␈α∪Engineering␈α∀Funds␈α∪for
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDclassroom computing.

␈↓ α∧␈↓2.  J. McCarthy, Computer Science, ␈↓↓ex officio␈↓ as director

␈↓ α∧␈↓3.␈α⊂ R.␈α⊂Dutton,␈α⊂Professor␈α∂of␈α⊂Electrical␈α⊂Engineering:␈α⊂Bob's␈α∂research␈α⊂is␈α⊂in␈α⊂computer␈α⊂aided␈α∂circuit
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDdesign.  He installed an H-P system for research and assigns much computer homework.

␈↓ α∧␈↓4.␈α∞ J.␈α∞Ferziger,␈α∞Mechanical␈α∂Engineering:␈α∞Joel␈α∞has␈α∞been␈α∂Chairman␈α∞of␈α∞the␈α∞School␈α∂of␈α∞Engineering
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDComputer Committee and is a strong supporter of LOTS.

␈↓ α∧␈↓5.␈α∞ I.␈α
Remson,␈α∞Earth␈α∞Sciences:␈α
Irwin␈α∞is␈α
the␈α∞most␈α∞interested␈α
in␈α∞classroom␈α
computing␈α∞of␈α∞the␈α
Earth
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDSciences faculty, I believe.

␈↓ α∧␈↓6.␈α Dennis␈αBrown,␈αComputer␈αScience:␈α(In␈αcharge␈αof␈αCS105,106)␈αNominated␈αby␈αEd␈αFeigenbaum␈αto
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDbe Ed's ears (and voice) on the Board.

␈↓ α∧␈↓7.␈α Linda␈αFields,␈αPolitical␈αScience:␈αGraduate␈αstudent␈αin␈αPolitical␈αScience.␈α Linda␈αwill␈αbe␈αimportant
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDto introduce LOTS to the Social Sciences.

␈↓ α∧␈↓8.␈α∞ D.␈α∞Lanza,␈α∞Student,␈α∞Electrical␈α∞Engineering:␈α
Drew␈α∞was␈α∞very␈α∞active␈α∞in␈α∞bringing␈α∞LOTS␈α
support
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDfrom students.

␈↓ α∧␈↓9.␈α⊃ R.␈α⊃Calfee,␈α⊂Education:␈α⊃Bob␈α⊃is␈α⊃director␈α⊂of␈α⊃SCRDT␈α⊃and␈α⊂also␈α⊃very␈α⊃important␈α⊃in␈α⊂introducing
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDLOTS to Social Sciences.

␈↓ α∧␈↓10.  Ed Frank, undergraduate in Electrical Engeering, member next year of CCF.
␈↓ α∧␈↓Alternates:

␈↓ α∧␈↓ G. Franklin, EE
␈↓ α∧␈↓ R. North, Political Science
␈↓ α∧␈↓ R. Brody, Political Science
␈↓ α∧␈↓ J. Rosse, Economics
␈↓ α∧␈↓ J. Brauman, Chemistry
␈↓ α∧␈↓ W. Little, Physics












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