From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu  Mon Mar  2 22:16:03 2020
From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang)
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 19:16:03 +1300
Subject: [CIG-ALL] Fwd:  GPU Hackathon hosted by SDSC, NVIDIA, NERSC and ORNL
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> Start time: 11 May, 2020 08:00 PDT
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> Posted on 03 Mar, 2020 00:11 UTC by Jeff Sale
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> The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), in conjunction with NVIDIA, NERSC, and OLCF, will be hosting a GPU Hackathon from May 11-15, 2020 as part of our annual GPU Hackathon Series. These hackathons are 5-day coding events in which teams of developers prepare their own application(s) to run on GPUs or focus on optimizing their application(s) that currently run on GPUs. Teams should consist of three or more developers who are intimately familiar with (some part of) their application, and they will work alongside two mentors with GPU programming expertise. If you want/need to get your code running (or optimized) on a GPU-accelerated system, these hackathons offer a unique opportunity to set aside 5 days, surround yourself with experts in the field, and push toward your development goals. During the event, teams will have access to compute resources provided by SDSC, NERSC, and OLCF.
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> If you are interested in more information, or would like to submit a short proposal form, please visit SDSC’s event page: https://hpc-training.sdsc.edu/gpuhackathon/. Please note the deadline to submit a proposal is March 11, 2020. If you have any questions, please send an email to Susan Rathbun (susan at sdsc.edu).
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From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu  Fri Mar 13 13:31:24 2020
From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang)
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:31:24 -0700
Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG: Update on Summer Events
Message-ID: <95B6B45A-1615-423F-B987-FEE39A820E89@ucdavis.edu>

13 March 2020

Dear CIG Community,

In the past several weeks, travel policies for many institutions have been under constant revision in response to COVID-19.  UC Davis currently has restricted travel to CDC level 2 & 3 countries and we are cautioned to reconsider nonessential international and domestic travel. In addition, we have been directed to cancel or postpone events through March 31 of >150 participants. While this does not affect any current CIG events, the uncertainty of the duration of restrictions not only by UC Davis but other institutions and countries, and suspended entries for foreign nationals from Schengen countries impacts the effectiveness of our programs.

We have been in active discussions with our workshop leaders and community members on how to proceed in the face of uncertainty.  The current status of events are as followed:

May 3-6. CGU.  Organizers have extended the early bird deadline and refund dates: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/calendar/2018-cgu-cig-2/update-march-11/ <https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/calendar/2018-cgu-cig-2/update-march-11/>. If you are expecting or have applied for support from CIG, please contact us before making any nonrefundable travel plans. We cannot provide reimbursement for travel expenses for trips not completed.
June 7-14. PyLith Hackathon. Format and dates subject to change.
July. Tectonics Modeling Tutorial and Workshop. This event will be entirely virtual and has been split into 2 separate events:
Tectonics Modeling Tutorial: week of July 20
Tectonics Community Scene Workshop: week of July 27
Details on exact dates and format will be shared when available.
August 4-15. ASPECT Hackathon.  Notification of acceptance will be delayed until April 30. 
TBD. Rayleigh Hackathon. 

Fall 2020 events - the SPECFEM Developers Meeting Oct 6-8 and the CIG Community Workshop October 23-24, are currently going forward as planned.

As the situation is fluid, we strongly advise you to subscribe to the forum and relevant forum <https://community.geodynamics.org/> categories for the latest updates on all events.

Thank you for your understanding through this difficult situation.

Best,
-Lorraine

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Lorraine Hwang, Ph.D. - Director
Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics
530.752.3656
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From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu  Thu Mar 19 15:38:15 2020
From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang)
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:38:15 -0700
Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG:  Letter from the Director
Message-ID: <2255F48C-5040-4A1B-B943-DA263A07B6EE@ucdavis.edu>

19 March 2020

Dear Community,

Following COVID-19 news is challenging as the situations around the World and U.S. vary and continue to be very fluid. Here in California, several counties now have “shelter-in-place” orders in effect. This is enforceable and now in effect in Yolo County in which the majority of the UC Davis Campus resides. In response, UC Davis has suspended operations as of March 18. We are fortunate to have the backing of the UC system which has policies in place to ensure continuity and safety of its employees.

The status of the UC Davis campus is as follows:

Instruction for Winter and Spring Quarter has been/will be offered remotely.
All international and U.S.-based Study Abroad programs through summer have been suspended.
Campus is urging no gatherings at all.

CIG thrives as a virtual organization. We have been early adapters of many technologies that allow us to communicate internally and externally with our teams and community. At HQ, we will continue to leverage these tools as we telecommute during this uncertain time. Our experience from our highly successful 2020 ASPECT Virtual Workshop will be key as we transition our early summer events to virtual and provide opportunities for virtual interactions.

I am reminded that working virtually is a new experience for some and encourage you to reach out to those around you to help them adapt their workflows. We have started an Education and Outreach category in the CIG Forum for our community to exchange online teaching materials and tips. Consider sharing K-12 and general science resources too.

Lastly, we would like to also hear more about your computing needs during this period. We encourage our community to continue to use the forum to obtain and offer help and resources.

This crisis is a good reminder of why modeling and data are vital to our national resiliency.

Looking forward to seeing you in Davis this Fall for the CIG Community Workshop October 23-24, 2020.

Best wishes to you and your family,

-Lorraine

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Lorraine Hwang, Ph.D. - Director
Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics
530.752.3656
geodynamics.org

Visit the CIG Forum: https://community.geodynamics.org/ <https://community.geodynamics.org/>
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