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SUMMARY:CSIR IBM Quantum Computing Access Registrations
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DESCRIPTION:CSIR IBM Quantum Computing Access Registrations\n\nHosted by\n
 \nthe Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scie
 ntific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and funded by the Department of Scie
 nce\, Trade and Innovation (DSTI).\n\nThe CHPC invites applications from
  suitably qualified candidates to register for access to quantum computing
  resources from IBM.\n\nFor more information email: nlisa@csir.co.za\nhttp
 s://events.chpc.ac.za/event/158/
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SUMMARY:HPC Ecosystems OpenHPC 2.x (Virtual Lab #12)
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Bryan Johnston (CHPC)\, Mfundo Mdwadube (CSIR: HPC E
 cosystems)\nThe HPC Ecosystems Project will be hosting the next ...\n\nOpe
 nHPC2.x virtual training lab. \n\nThis FREE training lab is hosted as a v
 irtual training workshop to gain hands-on experience with deploying a thre
 e-node virtual cluster using the OpenHPC2.x software stack.\n\n\nHow\n\nVi
 rtual Resources\n\nUsing Vagrant to automate the deployment and VirtualB
 ox to host the virtual machines\, the virtual cluster will be deployed on 
 your own machine and will remain available to you for future development 
 and practice.\n\nTraining Material\n\nAll of the material will be presente
 d to you from the start (all you need is the online guide)\, and you will 
 work at your own pace to complete the material. Upon successful completion
 \, you will have a functional 3-node OpenHPC virtual cluster.\n\nIn additi
 on to the online guide for the learning material\, all additional interact
 ion (questions\, discussions\, networking) is facilitated through a virtua
 l classroom. \n\nThe course material is estimated to take most people bet
 ween 15-20 hours of hands-on time to complete\, with the course being open
  for a period of just over two weeks (straddling three weekends to give mo
 st people more than enough time to pace themselves comfortably).\n\nA litt
 le bit more about the asynchronous content delivery:\n\n\n	OpenHPC 1.3 Tra
 ining Videos are hosted on YouTube (NOTE: at this stage the OpenHPC2.x vid
 eos are not yet available).\n	Collaborative Virtual Classroom environment 
 (Piazza\, EdSTEM or similar) where all participants will be encouraged to 
 participate collaboratively in discussions through the workshop. This is o
 nly a platform for group communication.\n\n\n\nPre-Requisites\n\nExperienc
 e\n\nIt is suggested that participants have experience and a basic underst
 anding of:\n\n\n	HPC concepts (from a System Administrator's perspective):
 \n	\n		What is HPC\n		Why HPC\n		HPC hardware\n		Parallel Computing Concep
 ts\n		Software Compilation\n		Material presented by the CHPC's Student Clu
 ster Competition is sufficient to meet this requirement\, available here:
  Introduction to HPC for System Administrators.docx\n	\n	\n\n\nThe worksh
 op will concentrate on a guided hands-on OpenHPC deployment that is offic
 ially supported for the HPC Ecosystems and SADC communities.\n\nAt the end
  of the deployment process\, a fully functional Management Server will be 
 operational as a VM\, and can be migrated to a physical system\, or used a
 s-is to manage a physical HPC cluster\, or to perform future HPC-related t
 raining and learning through the virtual cluster environment.\n\nComputati
 onal Resources\n\nThe Virtual Lab is designed to operate on x86_64 systems
  with 8GB of RAM. Although other environments have been successful\, these
  may require some tweaks and customisation to the virtual training (e.g. r
 educing the number of compute nodes\, using Arm workarounds\, etc.). \n\n
 \n\n\nThe format of the programme is designed to accommodate all partner i
 nstitutions in any timezone\, with participants of any experience or backg
 round (provided the foundational reference material is reviewed in the cas
 e of complete newcomers to HPC) with any time availability or workload com
 mitments. \n\n\nYou do not need an operational HPC system to perform this
  training! Everything is designed to run on your local machine (desktop or
  laptop). There are many participants who have successfully run the 3-node
  virtual cluster on their local machines\, but if you experience resource 
 constraints\, we will do our best to investigate and assist.\n\nIn extreme
  circumstances of low or unreliable internet connectivity\, there are mech
 anisms to perform the lab entirely offline in your own time\, although we 
 will unfortunately not be able to facilitate this during the official virt
 ual lab - please contact us for further information and assistance if you 
 are faced with connectivity issues that prevent you from participating ful
 ly in the official virtual lab.\n\n\nPlease note: there is no cost to part
 icipate.\n\nPurpose for the collection of personal data:\n\n\n	To make con
 tact with you with any matters regarding this course\;\n	Information on yo
 ur technical background is used to determine if you are eligible to partic
 ipate in this event\;\n	To report to the Departments of Higher Education a
 nd Training\, Science and Innovation\, and the Services Sector Education a
 nd Training Authority (SETA)\;\n\n\nWe look forward to sharing this learni
 ng journey with you!\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/159/
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URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/159/
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