Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the ARC community

[Advanced Research Computing]

We are happy to announce several upcoming events and opportunities of interest to the research computing and data (RCD) community at Virginia Tech. Here is a summary list with more details on each provided below:

Summary:

1. April 8th - Women in Data Science (WiDS) Blacksburg regional event (register today!)

2. April 11-27th - ARC introduction and orientation workshops and training sessions

3. April 27th - Virginia Women in HPC event

4. May 12-20th - Software Carpentries workshops

1. April 8th - Women in Data Science (WiDS) Blacksburg regional even

On April 8th there will be a Women in Data Science (WiDS) Blacksburg regional event held at Virginia Tech. The website is linked here. Please register by April 5th (today!). This event is open to anyone interested in data science. With a hybrid format this year, we hope to have attendees on campus from Virginia Tech and the Blacksburg community, as well as the New River and Roanoke Valleys.  We would also love to have Virginia Tech alumni join us via Zoom. Students of all ages (from high school to graduate school) will find topics of interest, as will those who have already launched their data science careers. Please register here by April 5th.

2. April 11-27th - ARC introduction and orientation workshops and training sessions

ARC is providing six 90-minute workshops in April in three topic areas (two instances of each topic). They provide the basic information and common workflows employed to leverage ARC resources for your research. You can attend them in sequence or pick a topic that interests you most.

Advanced Research Computing (ARC) Overview
   Tuesday April 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
   Wednesday April 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Connect to ARC systems and and run your first jobs
   Tuesday April 19, 10:30am - 12:00pm
   Wednesday April 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Get your code/software to run on ARC
   Tuesday April 26, 10:30am - 12:00pm
   Wednesday April 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Visit TLOS's professional development network website for more detailed descriptions and to register. Capacity is limited.

3. April 27th - Virginia Women in HPC event

Virginia Women in HPC is proud to present an overview of multiple HPC facilities and the resources available for everyone to empower their research. The panel of speakers will give an overview of their HPC resources and the audience will participate in questions about HPC. This interactive Zoom event will take place on April 27th, 2022 from 1:00-2:00pm. Register HERE.

Featured Speakers:
Matt Brown - Virginia Tech
Jayshree Sarma - George Mason University
Carol Parish - University of Richmond
Eric Walter  - William & Mary
Mike Davis - Virginia Commonwealth University
Jacalyn Huband -  University of Virginia

4. May 12-20th - Software Carpentries workshops

Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. Workshops cover foundational concepts and tools, including: 

• Using the command prompt for the Unix shell
• Version control with Git
  
• Programming in Python
• Reproducible research in R

A two-day workshop on Unix, Git and Python will take place in person May 12-13 or you can join half-day mix and match online workshops in any topic the week of May 16-20. Register through the Professional Development Network or Library Calendar (search for carpentry). For more information, contact Data Education Coordinator Nathaniel Porter (ndpo...@vt.edu).

ARC Links:

Documentation site: https://docs.arc.vt.edu

Helpdesk Tickets: https://www.arc.vt.edu/help 
Zoom Office Hours Calendar: https://arc.vt.edu/office-hours/ 

Regards, 
Advanced Research Computing 
https://www.arc.vt.edu