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Apply Now: May 14 application deadline!

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) will host the fourth annual, five-day Summer Supercomputing Institute in Austin, Texas, from July 19-23, 2010.

For more details and to apply online please visit: http://portal.teragrid.org/course-calendar

The TACC Summer Supercomputing Institute will provide researchers with an intensive introduction to TACC’s computing resources. The Institute is appropriate for all levels of researchers, faculty, staff, and graduate students, from new users of advanced computing technologies to those who have research projects requiring powerful computing, visualization, storage, or software.

• Applications Seminars: Leading computational researchers will discuss their work, including examples of how they are applying TACC’s resources such as Ranger, Lonestar, Longhorn, and Spur.
• One-on-one Consulting: During the Institute, TACC staff will assist participants in applying the techniques and technologies covered in the Institute to their own applications.
• Researchers across Disciplines: Users across multiple disciplines are encouraged to apply, including Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Geology, Geophysics, Computer Sciences, Biosciences and Nanosciences.
• MSI Participation: TACC encourages participation from all Minority Serving Institutions, including Hispanic Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

TACC staff will deliver presentations and lead interactive labs focused on using TACC’s resources and technologies, including:

• Ranger: Sun Constellation Linux Cluster;
• Lonestar: Dell Linux Cluster;
• Longhorn: Dell/NVIDIA Visualization and Data Analysis Cluster;
• Spur: Sun Remote Visualization Cluster;
• Ranch: Petabyte archival facility;
• Developing parallel programs with OpenMP and MPI;
• Analyzing and optimizing application performance; and
• Using distributed resources with grid computing technologies.

Important Dates:

• May 14, application deadline
• May 21, notifications sent to applicants
• May 28, payment ($150) deadline for accepted applicants (covers lunch, snacks and course materials)

Refund Policy: Accepted applicants needing to cancel must do so by Tuesday, July 13, in order to receive a refund.

For more information about the TACC Summer Supercomputing Institute, please contact Chris Hempel, TACC Director of User Services, Email: hempel@tacc.utexas.edu; Phone: 512-475-9479.