Draft Charge for the Computing Planning Board
 
The D0 Computing Planning Board (CPB) has two main roles:

- To review and evolve the D0 Computing Model (D0CM) to meet the physics 
goals of the experiment, consistent with the available computing resources
        
- To assist with the deployment of the D0CM.

In both these tasks it reports to the D0 Spokespersons and the D0 Management 
Board via the D0 computing and Core Software coordinator.

The D0CM describes the computing and software systems which are used to
generate physics results.  The scope of the model describes the hardware and
software systems needed for storage, processing and reprocessing, generation of
MC events, and support for physics analysis and algorithms software
applications.

The CPB is responsible for documenting the D0CM and preparation for internal
/external reviews of the Computing and Core Software. A key part of this is the
annual Run II FNAL Director's Computing Review. Both the latter and the D0˜CM
itself include the usage of collaboration resources, and as such provide input
to the computing MOUs, as required by finance committee agreements. The D0˜
computing and Core Software coordinator is responsible for ensuring appropriate
communication with the stakeholders wrt the MOUs. The membership of the CPB is
partly chosen to facilitate this task.
 
To review and extend the D0CM, Members of the board will be assigned topics for
which they will develop recommendations in consultation with all stakeholders,
including the Computing and Core Software project leaders, the Software
Algorithms organization, and the Physics organization. These recommendations
can take a variety of forms, including the expression of policy, documentation
of a work-plan, the commission of projects, and the development of schedules.  
The full board should then discuss the recommendations, and take the
appropriate action based on the consensus and feedback from D0 management,
including publishing the plans to the collaboration. Depending on the tasks to
be accomplished, individuals may be added as needed.