BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CHPC PI's and Users BoF DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181205T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181205T143000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260814T192354Z UID:indico-contribution-158-789@events.chpc.ac.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Werner Janse Van Rensburg (CHPC)\nAll CHPC Principal Investigators (PI's) and Users (and prospective new PI's and users) are e ncouraged to attend this Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) session. \n\nWerner Jans e van Rensburg will give an overview of usage patterns\, research programm e distributions and overall usage statistics of the CHPC Lengau cluster ov er the past 12 months.\n\nIn addition\, discussions will focus on aspects such as:\nRegistration procedures\, user accounts and policies\nStorage (L ustre and Home)\nJob Queues\nAllocation Evaluation and CPU Hour Allocation s\nNew GPU Cluster\nQueries and Helpdesk\nEtc.\n\nThis will be a good oppo rtunity for attendees to ask questions and meet with CHPC staff members in an informal setting.\n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/33/contributions/ 789/ LOCATION: Meeting Room 11 URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/33/contributions/789/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BOF: HPC Ecosystems DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181205T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181205T143000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260814T192354Z UID:indico-contribution-158-874@events.chpc.ac.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Bryan Johnston (CHPC)\nThe HPC Ecosystems Project is continuing to support HPC deployment initiatives throughout Africa\, with two new partner sites receiving their first HPC systems in 2018. Addition ally\, the Ecosystems Project continues to deliver educational content and training to address workforce preparation for both new users and seasoned professionals.\n\nAlthough the CHPC is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the Project\, the success of the Project greatly depends on the broader HPC Ecosystems community’s engagements and collaboration.\n\ nThis CHPC-coordinated BoF will engage all stakeholders in helping to dete rmine the roadmap for 2019 (and beyond). Particular focus will be given to discussing the following points:\n\n\n* feedback from partner sites\n* ch allenges faced by partner sites\n* HPC Ecosystems software stack \n* deter mining the training needs of the HPC Ecosystems community\, \n* possible f uture opportunities for collaboration\, research and hardware acquisition\ n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/33/contributions/874/ LOCATION: Meeting Room 7 URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/33/contributions/874/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Women in High Performance Computing Africa (WHPC-Africa) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181204T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181204T150000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260814T192354Z UID:indico-contribution-158-721@events.chpc.ac.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Khomotso Maenetja (UL)\nDescription:\nThe last sessi on on Women in High Performance Computing in South Africa was proposed and held during 2017 annual conference. The major aim of the initiative was t o establish a network of Women in HPC in SA\, by bringing them together du ring the meeting. The session was supported and attended by both men and w omen\, and most importantly was supported by CHPC management team. An inte rim steering committee comprising of women from various institutions and d isciplines was established\, and will take the initiative going forward. C onsequently\, we propose to have a session during 2018 annual conference. \nIt is aimed that at the end of the session and beyond\, the following go als would be achieved:\n\n• Being part of the solution: instructions for advocates and allies.\n• Best practices from organizations on improving workplace diversity.\n• Managing the two body problem and achieving eff ective work-life balance\n• Encourage more female learners and students to consider careers in HPC\n• Contribute in increasing the number of wom en and girls participation in HPC through training and networking.\n• Sh are information and resources that foster growth for women in HPC.\n\nBoth men and Women are welcome to attend.\n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/3 3/contributions/721/ LOCATION: Meeting Room 11 URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/33/contributions/721/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Strategies and Challenges of HPC education and training DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181205T090000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181205T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260814T192354Z UID:indico-contribution-158-839@events.chpc.ac.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Weronika Filinger (EPCC at The University of Edinbur gh\, PRACE)\, Emmanouil-Ioannis Farsarakis ()\nDescription:\nThe HPC field is constantly expanding\, increasing its geographical and scientific reac h. This expansion brings more diversity\, enriching the community\, but al so more training and educational challenges. To address the educational ga ps and ensure a continuous growth of HPC practitioners a number of interna tional initiatives appeared within the HPC educational community. The PRAC E online courses (MOOCs)\, ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter\, HPC Carpentry an d International HPC Certification Program are some of them. For these init iatives to thrive and be useful they need input and support from community members around the world. Come\, join us or give your feedback! It’s ne eded.\n\nTarget Audience:\nAnyone involved or interested in HPC education and training\, including students.\n\nOutline of Programme:\nThis session will focus on presenting work done to help address educational challenges faced by the HPC community. More specifically\, the session will focus on the PRACE online courses (MOOCs)\, ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter\, HPC Carp entry and International HPC Certification Program.\n\nAlthough many of the challenges faced by HPC educators are common and don’t depend on a spec ific location or affiliation\, some such challenges are more specific to g roups of users. Quite often accommodating the extra needs of a smaller gro up\, not only benefits the group in question\, but can also benefit the co mmunity as a whole. If done correctly\, small changes to the education mat erial can improve the learning experience of a significant number of leane rs. \n\nBesides presenting the ideas behind the above-mentioned educati onal efforts\, the session will aim to understand the challenges and educa tional needs faced by the African HPC community to influence the direction in which the global HPC training and education efforts are heading. \n\ nThe session is meant to be useful to all participants so it will include a number of brief presentations\, followed by Q&A sessions and a general d iscussion. The speakers are either directly involved in or have links to a ll of the above mentioned initiatives so are in position to answer questio ns and act on the received feedback. \n\nThe proposed session outline:\n\n Presentations interspaced with Q&As:\n\n• MOOCs\n• HPC Carpentry\n• HPC Certification Program\n• ACM SIGHPC Education chapter\n\nPresentatio ns and Q&A sessions will be followed by a discussion on interests\, challe nges\, suggestions for improvements etc.\, possibly with a survey running in the background to drive the conversation. \n\nThe session will then clo se with a summary of its outcomes\, any actions identified during the sess ion and information for participants on how to continue the conversation a nd engagement.\n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/33/contributions/839/ LOCATION: Meeting Room 7 URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/33/contributions/839/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR