Dear all, Yes, there will be a release of SIESTA ver 3.0. This is independent of the SIESTA Course that will be held in Barcelona, which will use in any case ver. 3.0. even if not released by that time.
The School is a great chance to start using SIESTA ver.3.0 at full steam from day one. When will ver 3.0. be released? We are working to get it released just before the School of SIESTA in Barcelona (which means roughly in two weeks time!) It will be a beta version. Please do not take this estimation as an official announcement. It is possible that some (usual!) last minute problems force us to delay it some (short) time. You will know the specific date as soon as things are fully alpha-tested (alpha testing phase right now). Thanks for your interest! Yours The SIESTA Team -- Jose A. Torres, Ph.D. Manager of the SIESTA Software > Hi all > > Are you goint to release the version 3.0 in this scholl. Better asked: whe> n > are you goint to release the 3.0 for every body? Im very interrested in thi> s > version with electronic transport calculations!! > > Kind regards > > NH > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Jose A. <jose.torres.alo...@uam.es> wrote: > > > Dear Emma del Rio: > > > > Thank you for your interest! > > > > When you register for the course we will give you > > a 2Gb USB-drive containing all the necessary files > > (yours to keep). This will include the SIESTA > > executable files, apart from the talks, examples, > > exercises, etc) > > > > So it is not strictly necessary that you pre-install > > SIESTA. > > > > Nevertheless, we strongly suggest you that you > > install SIESTA previously if you have the time. > > We also suggest that you run the tests provided > > with SIESTA. > > > > This is useful because it will help new users to > > "break the ice" with SIESTA beforehand, and will > > help detect unforeseen problems with specific > > computers. > > > > If you are planning to use Windows, please install > > before-hand the Cygwin software in the computer. > > See: http://cygwin.com/ > > We suggest that you do a full installation of it > > (installing every package). This is actually overkill > > (and will keep the computer installing things for a > > long while!) but will make sure that all the necessary > > packages are present in a simple way. > > > > Do not hesitate contacting me if there is any > > new question about it. > > > > Yours > > > > Jose A. > > > > -- > > Jose A. Torres, Ph.D. > > Manager of the SIESTA Software > > > > > > > Dear Jose Torres, > > > > > > I'm very interested in this course and I have just send the register > > form. > > > I have seen you suggest to bring our laptop with linux as preferably > > > operative system. > > > Is it necessary to have installed in it the SIESTA code? > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Emma del Rio > > > > > > > > > At 14:49 24/04/2009 +0100, you wrote: > > > > > > >The SIESTA Team together with the Catalonia > > > >Supercomputing Center(CESCA), are sponsoring a > > > >School of SIESTA to be held from May 19th > > > >to May 22nd of 2009 in Barcelona. > > > > > > > >For the first time in a SIESTA Course, we > > > >will introduce our SIESTA version 3.0 (not > > > >released yet) which includes the ability > > > >to compute Quantum Electron Transport, > > > >among other good new features. > > > > > > > >There is a limited number of places (50), > > > >so if you are interested please register soon! > > > > > > > >For more details see the information below, > > > > > > > >Yours > > > > > > > >The SIESTA Team > > > > > > > >===== > > > > > > > >Announcement: Introductory course of SIESTA. > > > >Sponsored by: SIESTA and Centre de Supercomputacio de Catalunya (CESCA> ) > > > >Conveyed by: The SIESTA Team. > > > >--- > > > > > > > >SIESTA Course. Introductory. > > > >=======================> ===== > > > >* Scope: > > > > Basic theoretical introduction combined > > > > with practice sessions. Including: > > > > - The theory behind SIESTA: DFT, > > > > Quantum transport. > > > > - Hands-on practical sessions: > > > > Basic set up, computation and analysis > > > > techniques with SIESTA. > > > >* Intended audience: > > > > People with knowledge of quantum > > > > mechanics, some notions of basic solid > > > > state physics, and good ability with > > > > computer data handling. > > > > > > > >* Conveyed by: The SIESTA Team. > > > > > > > > > > > >SUMMARY OF CONTENTS > > > >=================== > > > >Topics covered include: > > > > > > > > * The theory behind SIESTA: > > > > - From basic Quantum Mechanics, to Atomic, to Solid State > > > > Physics > > > > - Basic Density Functional Theory, the Self Consistent Field Loo> p. > > > > - Quantum Conduction through molecular scale contacts. > > > > > > > > * The SIESTA Method: > > > > - The SIESTA basis sets. > > > > - Order-N. > > > > - Applicability of the method. > > > > > > > > * Hands-on practical sessions. Basic techniques with SIESTA: > > > > * Setting up systems (choosing the theoretical model > > > > and the configuration): > > > > - Setting up different configurations: > > > > - Molecules, > > > > - Chains, > > > > - Slabs, > > > > - Bulks, > > > > - Open systems. > > > > - Choosing the theoretical model framework (exchange > > > > and correlation functional, computing and using > > > > pseudopotentials, ... ) > > > > > > > > * Setting up computation-related parameters: > > > > - Convergence related general parameters. > > > > - Parameters that affect the computation accuracy for > > > > molecules, periodic, and open systems. > > > > - Tuning parameters that can speed up convergence. > > > > > > > > * Analyzing the output: Numerically and graphically. > > > > - Energies, > > > > - Forces, > > > > - Electronic density, > > > > - Conductance and transmission spectrum, > > > > - Mulliken populations, > > > > - Magnetic polarization, > > > > - Electrical dipole, > > > > - Band structures, > > > > - ... > > > > > > > > > > > >PRACTICAL INFORMATION > > > >====================== > > > >- Dates: From the 19th to the 22nd of May 2009 > > > >- Place: Centre de Supercomputacio de Catalunya > > > > (CESCA). C/ Gran Capita, s/n (Ed. Annexus) > > > > http://www.cesca.cat/en/on > > > > > > > >- Registration Fee: 75 Eur (VAT included. Includes > > > > course material: Folders, pen-drive with > > > > software and all course-related files, coffee > > > > breaks. Does not include accommodation). > > > > > > > >- Suggested to bring your laptop: Minimum system > > > > requirements: 1 GB of RAM, OS: Linux, > > > > WindowsXP or Mac (preferably Linux). > > > > > > > >- Registration: http://www.cesca.cat/siesta > > > >- Information: > > > > promo...@cesca.cat , +34-932056464 > > > > sie...@uam.es , > > > >+34-914973805 > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------> -- > > > >Mensaje enviado mediante una herramienta Webmail integrada en *El > > Rincon*: > > > >------------->>>>>>>> https://rincon.uam.es > > <<<<<<<<-------------- > > > > > > Dra. Emma del Río Redondo > > > Instituto de Fusión Nuclear > > > Universidad Politécnica > > > E.T.S. 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