OSCER users,

Forwarding from the Linux Clusters Institute (LCI).

Please reply directly to them, and please feel free to
forward to anyone who may be interested and appropriate.

==================================================================

SUMMARY:

Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) Workshop
Introduction to HPC System Administration
Aug 22-26 2022, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH
Contact: Leslie Froeschl ([log in to unmask])
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QrB4E8vCXKVHzXRCoVjyGlbHJIXr5TlC/view?usp=sharing
https://appserv7.admin.uillinois.edu/FormBuilderSurvey/Survey/ncsa/lci/linux_clusters_institute_introductory_workshop/

DETAILS:

The Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) will hold an
Introductory-level workshop at Dartmouth College, Hanover NH
this August 22-26, 2022.

If you are a Linux system administrator new to HPC, this is
the workshop for you!

In just five days you will:

* Learn HPC system administration concepts and technologies
and how to apply them

* Get hands-on skills building a small test cluster in
lab sessions

* Hear real-life stories and get to ask experts questions in
panel discussions

---

View tentative/draft schedule for the workshop:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QrB4E8vCXKVHzXRCoVjyGlbHJIXr5TlC/view?usp=sharing

Note that the LCI website is undergoing construction currently,
so information is being provided in this email and via
documents shared in a Google folder.

Register:

https://appserv7.admin.uillinois.edu/FormBuilderSurvey/Survey/ncsa/lci/linux_clusters_institute_introductory_workshop/

(Click the "Fill out new form" button to start your registration.)

Registration includes breakfast and lunch each day!

---

Workshop location:

Dartmouth College
Monday-Wednesday:
Haldeman Center 041, Food in Haldeman Center 031
29 N Main St, Hanover NH 03755
Thursday-Friday:
Kemeny Hall 007 (Food in Haldeman Center 126)
27 N Main St, Hanover NH 03755

Suggested hotels:

* Within walking distance of campus (best suited for those
without a vehicle during the week of the workshop):

Six South St Hotel
6 South Street, Hanover NH 03755
603-643-0600

A select number of rooms have been reserved in the
LCI room block at a rate of $199/night plus tax.

Call 603-643-0600 and request a room in the LCI room block.

-- Rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The block will only be available through Fri July 22 2022.

-- Six South is approximately a 5-10 minute walk to
Haldeman Center.

* 10 min drive to campus (best suited for those with a vehicle
during the week of the workshop):

Hilton Garden Inn Hanover/Lebanon
35 N Labombard Rd, Lebanon NH 03766
603-448-3300

A select number of rooms have been reserved in the
LCI room block at a rate of $189/night plus tax.

Call 603-448-3300 and request a room in the LCI room block.

-- Rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The block will only be available through Fri July 22 2022.

-- NOTE: There is a free bus that runs until about 6p from
campus:

https://advancetransit.com/routes/blue/

The bus ride from campus to the stop nearest the
Hilton Garden Inn is 15 minutes; then there is an approx.
10 min walk from the stop to the hotel.

However, we recommend that those without a vehicle stay at
Six South, which is within walking distance.

Suggested airport: Manchester NH (MHT) or Boston Logan (BOS)

Recommended ground transportation from either airport:
Dartmouth Coach:

http://www.dartmouthcoach.com

There is an option on the registration form to purchase
a campus parking pass if you’ll be driving in for the workshop.

Other helpful information: Visiting Dartmouth:

https://www.dartmouth.edu/futures/visit/

Contact Leslie Froeschl ([log in to unmask]) with any questions!