Monday, March 17, 2014

Announcing the 2014 OSG User School

ANNOUNCING THE 2014 OPEN SCIENCE GRID USER SCHOOL!

If you could access thousands, maybe millions of hours of computing, how
would it transform your research? What discoveries would you make?

We are looking for qualified students to attend the 2014 Open Science Grid
(OSG) User School, where they will learn how to use high throughput
computing (HTC) to harness vast amounts of computing power for research.

Using lectures, discussions, roleplays, and lots of hands-on work with OSG
experts in high throughput computing, students will learn how HTC systems
work, how to run and manage many jobs and huge datasets to implement a full
scientific computing workflow, and where to turn for help and more info.

Worried about costs? Successful applicants will get financial support to
attend the OSG School (July 7-10) at the beautiful University of Wisconsin
in Madison.

Ideal candidates are science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) graduate students whose research demands large-scale computing.
Also, we will consider applications from faculty, staff, and advanced
undergraduates, so make a good case for yourself!

IMPORTANT DATES

Application Period: March 10 - April 4
OSG User School: July 7-10

MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS

Web: http://www.opensciencegrid.org/UserSchool
Email: osg-school-2014@opensciencegrid.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OSGUserSchool
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSGUserSchool

Please forward this announcement to help us reach potential students. And
consider posting our flyer where appropriate:

https://twiki.opensciencegrid.org/twiki/pub/Education/OSGUserSchool2014/2014-osg-user-school-flyer.pdf