Hi all, This is just a reminder that OSG Virtual School 2021 applications are due this Friday, May 28. See my previous email (below) for more details about the School.
Cheers, Christina On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 3:46 PM Christina Koch <cko...@wisc.edu> wrote: > Hello Carpentries community, > > I help organize a summer school on how to use the Open Science Grid, a > large-scale, distributed computing system that is well suited to a variety > of research computing problems. Applications are now open for this year's > school, and close at the end of May. > > For more details about the OSG, the virtual school, and how to apply, see > below. Note that while the school is virtual, it is expected that you can > commit to being available at least part time during normal working hours in > the US Central time zone (UTC-7). > > Feel free to contact me (cko...@wisc.edu) with any questions! > > Cheers, > Christina > > > ANNOUNCING THE OSG VIRTUAL SCHOOL 2021! > > If you could access hundreds or even thousands of computers for your > scholarly work or the work you support, what could you do? How could it > transform research? What discoveries might be made? > > We are seeking applicants for the OSG Virtual School 2021, which will take > place the weeks of August 2-6 and 9-13. As the name indicates, the School > will be all virtual again this year. > > https://opensciencegrid.org/virtual-school-2021/ > > Participants will learn to use high throughput computing (HTC) to harness > vast amounts of computing power for research, applicable to nearly any > field of study. In past Schools, we have helped people in physics, > chemistry, engineering, life sciences, earth sciences, agricultural and > animal sciences, economics, social sciences, medicine, and more. > > For more background: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/ > > Using lectures, demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and one-on-one > consulting with OSG experts in HTC, participants will learn how HTC systems > work, how to run and manage many jobs and huge datasets, how to implement a > realistic scientific computing workflow, and most importantly, how to get > your own research work up and running during the event. > > Participation in the event is free, but a selective application process is > required. > > Ideal candidates are graduate students doing research and staff (e.g., > facilitators, admins) supporting research that involves or could involve > large-scale computing - work that cannot be done on one laptop or a handful > of computers. Also, we accept some post-doctoral students, faculty, > research staff, and advanced undergraduates, so make a strong case for > yourself regardless of your current role! > > IMPORTANT DATES > > Application Period (OPEN NOW): 7-28 May 2021 > OSG Virtual School: 2-13 August 2021 > > MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS > Web: https://www.opensciencegrid.org/virtual-school-2021/ > Email: user-sch...@opensciencegrid.org > Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSGUserSchool > > Please forward this announcement to anyone who might benefit from the > OSG Virtual School. > -- > Christina Koch - Research Computing Facilitator (she/her) > Center for High Throughput Computing <http://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/>; Open > Science Grid <https://opensciencegrid.org/> + OSG Connect > <https://osgconnect.net/> > University of Wisconsin - Madison <http://www.wisc.edu/>, Wisconsin > Institute for Discovery <https://wid.wisc.edu/> > email: cko...@wisc.edu // calendar: *https://go.wisc.edu/clk-calendar > <https://go.wisc.edu/clk-calendar>* > ------------------------------------------ This list is for the purpose of general discussion about The Carpentries including community activities, upcoming events, and announcements. Some other lists you may also be interested in include discuss-hpc, discuss-r, and our local groups. Visit https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/ to learn more. All activity on this and other Carpentries spaces should abide by The Carpentries Code of Conduct found here: https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/policies/code-of-conduct.html The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T702898c301e73cc0-M6572f76efed599fd73c55ff2 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
