Dunedin region - National HPC Roadshow | New Zealand eScience Infrastructure

Otago University is hosting a regional event for those researchers interested in applying HPC to their projects. Principal Investigators and their research teams from all institutions are welcome to participate. The day aims to help researchers understand:

the new opportunities provided by NeSI's HPC facilities
types of access available, how to apply for an allocation and the costs involved
what help NeSI staff can bring to their research programme

Venue

Mark Parker Seminar Room
University College, Building G6.02
Otago University

Webcast

The event is being streamed via http://www.otago.ac.nz/its/services/teaching/otago029062.html.

Pricing

The event is free to attend.

Timetable

10:00am	Coffee
10:30am	Morning Session Introduction to NeSI An overview provided by NeSI's Director Nick Jones, to include: goals and purpose understanding the new opportunities resources (HPC facilities and specialists) costs Use cases and allocation classes NeSI's Roadmap Applying for Access Dr Mark Cheeseman will be running attendees through how researchers gain access to NeSI's HPC facilities Demonstrations Submitting work to the HPC facilities Interactive, remote visualisation
12:00pm	Lunch and Networking
1:30pm	Afternoon Session Local Case Studies Hear how local researchers are utilising HPC for their research. Group discussions facilitated by the NeSI team A chance for researchers to connect and discuss how NeSI can benefit their projects. Discipline-specific Scientific code deployment Parallel programming Expansion on morning sessions (Q&A) Introducing the NeSI Roadmap Science DMZ with REANNZ Federated Access with Tuakiri Individual Appointments NeSI scientific and technical experts are available for consultation upon request.

RSVP by 5 September

Please email Timothy McNamara (t.mcnamara@auckland.ac.nz) to express interest.

Local Contact

Russell Butson (russell.butson@otago.ac.nz)

Event Date:

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:00 to 15:30