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1 Bringing HPC to Your Campus
TeraGrid Campus Champions Kay Hunt

2 National Cyberinfrastructure for Scientific Research
What is the TeraGrid National Cyberinfrastructure for Scientific Research Supported by National Science Foundation World’s largest distributed cyberinfrastructure for scientific research Integrated high performance computers, data resources, experimental facilities provide coordinated, reliable performance. Annual Science Highlights publication is good overview of projects supported by TeraGrid

3 TeraGrid 11 Resource Providers, 1 Facility

4 TeraGrid Resources and Services
Computing Remote Visualization Servers and Software Data Central Allocations Process Technical Support Education, Outreach, and Training

5 How do we make these resources available??
The Campus Champion program is intended to identify and support a campus representative who will become the local source of knowledge about high performance computing opportunities and resources. This knowledge and assistance will empower researchers and educators to advance scientific discovery.

6 Campus Champions Program
Source of local, regional and national high performance computing and cyberinfrastructure information at home campus Source of information about TeraGrid resources and services that will benefit their campus Source of startup accounts to quickly get researchers and educators using their allocation of time on the TeraGrid resources Direct access to TeraGrid staff

7 History of the Champions
Planning began in Fall of 2007 Advisory Board Formed 1st Champion selected in May 2008 February 2010 – 61 institutions joined Where are these Champions????

8 TeraGrid Campus Champions
February 12, 2010 Current Campus Champions (unclassified) – 31 Current Campus Champions (EPSCoR states) – 19 Current Campus Champions (Minority Serving Institution s)-- 8 Current Campus Champions (both EPSCoR and MSI) – 3 Total Number of Campus Champions Overall -- 61

9 What is expected of each campus?
Provide information on TeraGrid and CI resources to researchers and educators Assist campus users to quickly get a start-up allocation Host awareness sessions Host training sessions Provide local users with contacts for quick problem resolution Attend the annual TeraGrid conference

10 What does the TeraGrid provide?
Regular correspondence on new resources, services, and offerings Participation in User Services Working Group Forum for sharing information Campus visits by TeraGrid personnel Training for Champions Allocations of resources Waiver of registration fee to annual conference

11 Why join the Champions? Your campus will benefit by having direct access to the TeraGrid and input to its staff, resource allocations awarded for their use, and assistance in using those resources.

12 Who should be the Champion?
Each institution is unique in its needs May need more than one Champion Champion likely to be from one of the following communities CIO staff member IT professional staff member Researcher or faculty member with a passion to engage colleagues

13 Blue Waters Project Open Science Grid Internet2
Partnerships Blue Waters Project Open Science Grid Internet2

14 Campus Champions Vikram Gazula Alan Dozier Qiyou Jiang

15 Champion’s remarks

16 Questions ?? http://www.teragrid.org/eot/campuschampions


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