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Events for winter/spring 2019
For more information on each session, or to register, click on the links below.
Webinars
WestGrid’s bi-weekly training webinars take place every second Wednesday at 10am Pacific / 11am Mountain / 12pm Central.
To view recordings and slides from past sessions, click on the linked title.
| DATE | TOPIC | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-23 | Working with data objects in yt (visualization) | Alex Razoumov |
| Feb-06 | Text Parsing and Analysis with HPC | Ian Percel |
| Feb-20 | Memory debugging with Valgrind | Tyson Whitehead (SHARCNET) |
| Mar-06 | Molecular visualization with VMD | Dmitri Rozmanov |
| Mar-20 | Research Data Management Tools, Platforms, and Best Practices for Canadian Researchers | Alex Garnett (SFU) and Adam McKenzie |
| Apr-03 | Short read DNA sequencing alignment and visualization | Phillip Richmond (UBC) |
| Apr-17 | Computing graphs on an HPC cluster: working with distributed unstructured data in Chapel | Alex Razoumov |
| May-01 | Learn how to manage many files with DAR disk archiver | Alex Razoumov |
In-person workshops
| DATE | Event | Location |
| Jan-15 to Jan-18 | Research Computing Workshops: Introduction to Scientific Computing with Linux, High-Performance Computing, Parallel Programming, and Scientific Visualization | University of Saskatchewan |
| Jan-28 to Feb-01 | Research Computing Winter Bootcamp | University of Alberta |
| Feb-04 to Feb-05 | Python-themed Software Carpentry | SFU |
| Mar-18 to Mar-21 | Research Computing Workshops: Introduction to Scientific Computing with Linux, High-Performance Computing, Parallel Programming, and Scientific Visualization | SFU |
| Apr-30 | Using yt for analysis and visualization of volumetric data in Python | SFU |
| Apr-29 to May-03 | Research Computing Spring Bootcamp | University of Alberta |
| May-27 to May-30 | Research Computing Summer School | University of Calgary |
| June-24 to June-27 | Research Computing Summer School | University of British Columbia |
As always, we welcome requests for other training topics and events. Please email suggestions to info@westgrid.ca.
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