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SHARCNET is issuing a call for proposals for Dedicated Programming Support Round XXV. Applications are encouraged that satisfy the programme objectives and priority will be given to proposals that meet one or more of the following conditions:

• Propose an innovative project that will leverage the capabilities of the national systems, such as the “Graham” cluster or the cloud.
• Propose a programme of work that deals with the efficient processing of large, heterogeneous datasets using a variety of data mining, machine learning or other analytics software.

Applications are submitted via SHARCNET’s webportal and are due by November 30, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST. A consultation with a SHARCNET HPTC prior to submission is a programme requirement. For additional information, please refer to the application guidelines. Questions should be addressed to research-support@sharcnet.ca.

Starting today, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada’s annual Resource Allocation Competition (RAC) is open for submissions. This competition gives Canadian faculty and their collaborators the opportunity to access additional compute, storage and cloud resources than what is available through the Rapid Access Service.

Proposals to the 2025 Resource Allocation Competition must be submitted electronically through the CCDB by October 30, 2024, at 11:59 PM (EST).

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the highly anticipated 2024 Compute Ontario Summer School! Jointly organized by the Centre for Advanced Computing, SciNet, SHARCNET, and in collaboration with the Alliance and RDM experts from across Ontario and Canada, this virtual event promises to be an enriching experience for all participants.

Taking place from June 3-21, 2024, the Compute Ontario Summer School offers a comprehensive curriculum packed with 40 courses. Delivered by experts in the field, these sessions cover a wide range of topics including Advanced Research Computing (ARC), High Performance Computing (HPC), Research Data Management (RDM), and Research Software (RS). With presentations and workshops available at introductory to intermediate levels, there is something for everyone.

All courses are delivered online and registrants can pick-and-choose the course(s) they want to attend. Courses range in length from 1.5 hours to three days, many with a hands-on component. Specific topics include: AI, machine learning, bioinformatics, GPU programming, advanced research computing basics, high-performance computing tools, programming languages, visualization, research data management, and more.

Please note that space is limited, so we encourage you to register for your desired course(s) as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

On September 26, 2023, the Alliance Federation will launch its annual Resource Allocation Competition (RAC), a peer-reviewed process to grant priority access to compute, storage and cloud resources beyond what can be obtained via the Rapid Access Service.

The competition closes on November 7, 2023.

Important:

• The minimum amount of resources to apply for RAC have changed. Please read the RAC competition guide carefully for more details.
• The resources available via the Rapid Access Service (RAS) will also change starting April 1, 2024.
• If you are applying for the first time, we strongly encourage you to schedule a pre-submission consultation before October 31, 2023. Go to the Questions and Additional information in the RAC application guide for contact details. Significant changes about the way that GPU resources are requested, allocated and charged will be implemented starting April 1, 2024. If you are planning to request GPU resources, please attend one of the GPU information sessions in October (see details below).
• Please mark noreply@alliancecan.ca as a safe sender in your email client to make sure that important communications from the Alliance do not go into your spam folder.

Information Sessions:

RAC Q&A:
Sept 28 noon – 1:30 pm EDT (English) Register
Sept 29 noon – 1:30 pm EDT (French) Register

Important changes to GPU requests, allocations and charging:
Oct 3 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT (English) Register
Oct 4 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT (French) Register

Questions should be addressed to allocations@tech.alliancecan.ca.

SHARCNET is issuing a call for proposals for Dedicated Programming Support Round XXII. Applications are encouraged that satisfy the programme objectives and priority will be given to proposals that meet one or more of the following conditions:

• Propose an innovative project that will leverage the capabilities of the national systems, such as “Graham” and the cloud.
• Propose a programme of work that deals with the efficient processing of large, heterogeneous datasets using a variety of data mining, machine learning or other analytics software.

Applications are submitted via SHARCNET’s webportal and are due by August 31, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST. A consultation with a SHARCNET HPTC prior to submission is a programme requirement.

For additional information, please refer to the application guidelines. Questions should be addressed to research-support@sharcnet.ca.