CLASS Announcements

[Amanda Tan <>]

COMMUNITY UPDATES

April 26, 2024

Dear CLASS Community, please join us for some exciting events coming up in May and June. 

NEWS

• The 7th cohort of CLASS Advanced will kick off on April 29! We’ve assembled a webinar series in anticipation of the cohort’s final presentation (where they will show off their amazing work in building community-driven research workflow templates). “What’s Up in the Cloud?” will feature FIVE inspiring webinars: 

• Monday, May 6: Project Eureka and Adaptive Computing at Scale 

Boyd Wilson, CEO at Omnibond and former Software CTO and Executive Director of Computing Facilities and Operations at Clemson University, will provide an overview of HPC capabilities and tools in the cloud and how Project Eureka can make large-scale computing for research easier. [Register to attend]

• Tuesday, May 7: A Practical Guide to Cloud Security on AWS

James Smith, Cloud Architect and Faculty - CDT Program at the University of Notre Dame, will provide a brief overview of securing an AWS environment and insight into key decision points when utilizing Amazon Web Services. [Register to attend]

• Wednesday, May 8: Orchestrating a Successful AI Initiative on Campus

Get your pressing campus AI governance, terminologies, and higher ed AI landscape questions answered in this facilitated discussion led by Brandon Rich, Associate Director of Enterprise Data & Integration Services at the University of Notre Dame. [Register to attend]

• Thursday, May 9: Introduction to Jetstream: Accessible Cloud Computing for the National Science and Engineering Communities

In this informative session, Jennifer Taylor, IT project manager and user support specialist at Indiana University will present details about Jetstream2. Taylor’s webinar will include information about the National Science Foundation's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program, which supports Jetstream2 so it can be offered to users at no cost. The webinar will also discuss the basics of Jetstream2 and the benefits of cloud computing, potential use cases, basic steps for getting started, and best practices for instance management. [Register to attend]

• Friday, May 10: CLASS Advanced Final Presentations

Participants from the 2024 CLASS Advanced Spring cohort will talk about the outcomes of their final projects, including how they worked together to create a research computing playbook and community templates for cloud solutions. This is an opportunity to learn more about the CLASS program and how participants from various institutions collaborate to further research on their campuses. [Register to attend]

• Bob Flynn and Amanda Tan (me!) are part of the NSF Major Facilities Cloud Working Group. We recently collaborated to publish “NSF Major Facilities Cloud Use Cases and Considerations.” 

• Finally, if you’re attending Scipy’24 and PEARC’24, please reach out. I’d love to catch up with the CLASS community, learn about what you’re up to, and discuss how we can continue supporting your technological adventures. 

HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS

Visit the CLASS Events Page for a list of all upcoming events. 

[Note: Registration for all these events will open at the end of April.]

06/05/24: Power Up  Research Software Development with Github Copilot

06/10/24: AWS Security for Campuses - Intermediate Course

06/11/24: Getting Started with Jetstream - Workshop

06/25/24: Developing a Web-based Q&A System with RAG, Cloud Databases and Open-Source LLMs

As always, thank you for your participation in keeping the CLASS community going! We love hearing from the community: share something you are working on, or could use help on to ! Visit us: https://internet2-class.github.io/ 

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