Hi all, I put up a blog post about this summer school as well, but thought I'd catch any interested stragglers on discuss. The Open Science Grid (OSG) User School is an awesome learning opportunity, especially for folks doing research that requires computation on a large scale. There's a lot of hands-on work, and Madison is beautiful in the summer. :) See the official announcement below and definitely get in touch if you have any questions!
Cheers, Christina *** If you could access hundreds or thousands of computers for your scholarly work, what could you do? How could it transform your work? What discoveries might you make? We are seeking applicants for the 2016 Open Science Grid (OSG) User School, which takes place 25–29 July 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). 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 to implement a full scientific computing workflow, and where to turn for help and more info. Successful applicants will receive financial support to attend the OSG School, covering all basic travel, hotel, and food costs. Ideal candidates are graduate students whose research involves or could involve large-scale computing — work that cannot be done on one laptop or a handful of computers. We also accept post-doctoral students, faculty, staff, and advanced undergraduates, so make a good case for yourself! IMPORTANT DATES: * Application Period* (OPEN NOW): 14 March – 15 April 2016 * OSG User School:* 25–29 July 2016 MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS Website and brief application: http://www.opensciencegrid.org/UserSchool Email: [email protected] Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/OSGUserSchool> / Twitter <https://twitter.com/osguserschool> Please forward this announcement to help us reach potential participants. And consider posting our flyer where appropriate: https://twiki.opensciencegrid.org/twiki/pub/Education/OSGUserSchool2016/osg-user-school-2016-flyer.pdf -- Christina Koch - Research Computing Facilitator, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Center for High Throughput Computing Advanced Computing Initiative; Wisconsin Institute for Discovery; ACI-REF [email protected] // (608) 316 - 4041 // tinyurl.com/ChristinaCalendarCHTC
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