Thank you Christina, I hope to make a strong case for me -:), cheers! Ouso
On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 at 19:26, Christina Koch via discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/latest>* / discuss / > see discussions <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss> + > participants <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/members> + > delivery > options <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription> > Permalink > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Tded8f70cc544bf59-M4f2b2eedce2db44b7e7bcbdd> > -- Kaizen Ouso Daniel, P.O BOX 6547-00100. NAIROBI. Cell:+254736865158/+254714483013 Email:[email protected] Skype: ouso.daniel ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Tded8f70cc544bf59-Md9eba8465da8b3419b4accbe Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
