NCI Workshop at eResearch Australasia (September 29 - October 3, 2008)

The following NCI National Facility workshop is planned for the eResearch Australasia (www.eResearch.edu.au) conference.

Title: NCI and the National Facility - an overview

Abstract:  The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) component of NCRIS Platforms for Collaboration, provides access to peak computing facilities and comprehensive computational support for researchers throughout Australia.  These computational resources are located in the National Facility at ANU. This workshop will give an introduction to different aspects of the National Facility including how to apply for access, an overview of the hardware and software that is available, training courses for users, the handling of large data sets and visualization of computational output.

Organiser:  Dr Margaret Kahn

Program:  Friday, October 3, 2008

1:30 - 1:50       Prof Lindsay Botten, NCI overview

1:50 - 2:10       Dr Ben Evans, National Facility overview

2:10 - 2:45       Dr Margaret Kahn, Accessing the NF and its resources for new users

2:45 - 3:15       Morning tea

3:15 - 4:00       Dr David Singleton, The NF peak system and how to get the best out of it.

4:00 - 4:30       Mr Joseph Antony, Managing large complex data sets

4:30 - 5:00       Mr Drew Whitehouse, High performance visualization