Hi all, I'm pleased to announce that applications are open for this summer's Open Science Grid (OSG) User School at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. This is an awesome opportunity to get some hands-on experience with using a large-scale computing system (the Open Science Grid). Also, Madison is beautiful in the summer. :)
The School runs from July 15 - 19 and applications are open from now (March 12) until April 12. See the official announcement below and contact me via email ([email protected]) if you have any questions! Cheers, Christina *** ANNOUNCING THE OPEN SCIENCE GRID USER SCHOOL 2019! 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 Open Science Grid (OSG) User School 2019, which takes place July 15-19 at the beautiful University of Wisconsin in Madison. 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 (e.g., physics, chemistry, engineering, life sciences, earth sciences, agricultural and animal sciences, economics, social sciences, medicine, and more). For more background: https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/htc.html Using lectures, discussions, roleplays, and lots of hands-on work 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 where to turn for help and more info. Worried about costs? We pay all basic travel, hotel, and food costs for applicants who are selected to attend. This is a valuable offer! 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): 11 March - 12 April 2019 OSG User School: 15-19 July 2019 MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS Web: https://www.opensciencegrid.org/UserSchool Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OSGUserSchool Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSGUserSchool Please forward this announcement to anyone who might benefit from the OSG User School. And consider posting our flyer where appropriate: https://opensciencegrid.org/user-school-2019/files/osg-user-school-2019-flyer.pdf -- Christina Koch - Research Computing Facilitator, 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: [email protected] // phone: (608) 316 - 4041 // calendar: tinyurl.com/ChristinaCHTC ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Tded8f70cc544bf59-M4f2b2eedce2db44b7e7bcbdd Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
