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+TEXFILES=*.tex
+
+report.pdf : $(TEXFILES)
+	pdflatex --shell-escape report
+
+force : report.pdf
+	pdflatex --shell-escape report
+
+open : report.pdf
+	open report.pdf
+
+clean:
+	rm -f report.pdf
+	rm -f *.aux
+	rm -f *.log
+	rm -f *.toc
+	rm -f *.out
+
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+\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
+
+\usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=blue!30!black]{hyperref}
+\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
+\usepackage[cmex10]{amsmath}
+\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
+\usepackage{xspace}
+\usepackage{fullpage}
+\usepackage{tikz}
+\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
+\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,backgrounds,fit,shapes.geometric,calc}
+\usetikzlibrary{pgfplots.groupplots}
+\usepackage{pgfplots}
+\usepackage{pgfplotstable}
+\usepackage{textcomp}
+\usepackage{multirow}
+\usepackage{url}
+\usepackage{listings}
+\usepackage{lstautogobble}
+\usepackage{framed}
+\usepackage{tcolorbox}
+\usepackage{enumitem}
+
+
+\newcommand{\hilight}[1]{\textit{\textcolor{Red}{#1}}}
+
+% redefine emph for more... emphasis
+\DeclareTextFontCommand{\emph}{\bfseries}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+% title and cover page
+\title{HBP WP 7.5.4 Project Initiation Document (PID)}
+\date{\today}
+\maketitle
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Title}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+Application Services Support.
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Background}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Benefits}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Objectives}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Deliverables}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\subsection{Open source software product \emph{NestMC}}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item   runs on all potential HBP systems and main systems at CSCS and J\"ulich
+    \begin{itemize}
+        \item   multi-core Intel clusters
+        \item   NVIDIA GPU
+        \item   KNL
+        \item   Power
+    \end{itemize}
+    \item   source available openly on github (or similar platform).
+    \item   high quality documentation.
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{One Scientific Use Case}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item   Developed by a scientific collaborator
+    \item   With our assistance
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{Supercomputing Publication}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item   Paper for the SC18 conference
+\end{itemize}
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Scope}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\subsection{This Project Will Include}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item development of the main software product NestMC
+    \item development of new mth
+    \item promotion of product at conferences, workshops, hackathons etc.
+    \item assistance of scientific collaborator to develop a scientific use case
+    \item writing one paper
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{This Project Will Not Include}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item developing the scientific use case
+    \item science!
+\end{itemize}
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Success Criteria}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item development of the main software product NestMC
+    \item assistance of scientific collaborator to develop a scientific use case
+    \item writing one paper
+\end{itemize}
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Constraints}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Key Assumptions}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Manager}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+Ben Cumming at CSCS.
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Project Team}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item Alex Peyser (J\"ulich) XX\%: community liason
+    \item Sam Yates (CSCS) 100\%: lead developer
+    \item Wouter Klijn (J\"ulich) XX\%: developer
+\end{itemize}
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{Duration}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+Project duration is the two year period from April 1 2016 until April 1 2018.
+
+\end{document}