OSCER users, Forwarding from the Ecosystem for Research Networking. Please reply directly to them, and please feel free to forward to anyone who may be interested and appropriate. ================================================================== SUMMARY: Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit 2024 April 11-12 2024 @ Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Contact: [log in to unmask] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ern.ci/event/the-ecosystem-for-research-networking-summit/__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!58ExEle-ZltaxAE4jV5dRLNOa_t7TRmm1vPkMbWziosw1odplu9gpCRfEOFoJN_xx_NDwVjX2DTiDP0ZSN5OMGA$ [ern[.]ci] DETAILS: Dear Ecosystem for Research Networking Community, Registration is now open for the Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit 2024 being held April 11-12, 2024 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. FREE Registration is now open: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ern.ci/event/the-ecosystem-for-research-networking-summit/__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!58ExEle-ZltaxAE4jV5dRLNOa_t7TRmm1vPkMbWziosw1odplu9gpCRfEOFoJN_xx_NDwVjX2DTiDP0ZSN5OMGA$ [ern[.]ci]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ern.ci/event/the-ecosystem-for-research-networking-summit/__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!-MaGV7fhiNxQ9YRSA0ZCusUqpoQXF9LozGicJ-dl0HYqVTA1PpGD03azahj6SOawD0-JAI63Dqb7$__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!58ExEle-ZltaxAE4jV5dRLNOa_t7TRmm1vPkMbWziosw1odplu9gpCRfEOFoJN_xx_NDwVjX2DTiDP0Zidicwgk$ [ern[.]ci]> ERN Summit overview schedule (all times are EDT): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sQif6TaQmB8wEFprHWWn26NU_fFXK6Xd/edit__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!58ExEle-ZltaxAE4jV5dRLNOa_t7TRmm1vPkMbWziosw1odplu9gpCRfEOFoJN_xx_NDwVjX2DTiDP0Zd-qtzgo$ [docs[.]google[.]com] The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit 2024 provides the scientific and cyberinfrastructure research community an opportunity to gather together and discuss ERN mission and accomplishments, hear from domain researchers and CI professionals at smaller institutions about the successes and challenges related to leveraging local, regional, and national resources for projects, and learn about funding resources and partnership opportunities, as well as regional and national communities. The ERN is interested in the democratization of research instruments and gaining a better understanding from the community during this summit will be important as we move forward with future projects. This two day meeting will have open discussions and conversations on focus areas and policies pertaining to areas of community interest including AI, quantum, research resource access and awareness, research instruments, workforce development, education and training. This year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Jim Martin, NSF Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering Committee member, and Vice Chancellor for STEM Research and Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh, is presenting "Re-imagining American Innovation: Bridging the Gap to Unlock America's Stranded Brilliance". There will also be several NSF program directors participating on the “Role of Funding Agencies” panel on our first day, and we are planning an ERN Cloudlet installation workshop on day two. Your engagement in these activities is important to the ERN community, and why we strongly encourage you to attend. To add to that encouragement, we have limited travel expense assistance funds available through our NSF CC* CRIA grant to aid those who may have difficulty with covering travel costs. Requests for participation in the travel expense program will be made available through the registration process, as will workshop sign up. For additional Summit details please visit the ERN Summit 2024 Events website. Feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues in academia, industry, government and not for profit organizations who may benefit from the sessions and ERN collaboration. Any questions, let us know via email at [log in to unmask] Thank you, The ERN Steering Committee John Barden, Yale University Maureen Dougherty, Ecosystem for Research Networking Forough Ghahramani, Edge John Goodhue, MGHPCC Jim Griffioen, University of Kentucky Vasant Honavar, Pennsylvania State University Florence Hudson, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub Ron Hutchins, University of Virginia James Kyriannis, NYSERNet David Marble, OSHEAN John Moore, Consultant Carrie Ramp, Rowan University Bruce Segee, University of Maine-Orono Barr von Oehsen, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Yifeng Zhu, University of Maine