MDSS and RFS will be changed to authenticate with the ADS.IU.EDU
Kerberos realm by September 14th, 2009, due to changes to the IU
authentication infrastructure. This change is described at

   http://uits.iu.edu/page/ayjn

The following methods of access to these systems are *NOT*
affected by this change:
 - Using cifs, such as with a Windows drive mapped to
     \\rfs.iu.edu or \\smb.mdss.iu.edu
 - Via the web interface at https://rfs.iu.edu or
     https://www.mdss.iu.edu
 - With ssh file transfer clients such as sftp to rfs.iu.edu or
     to sftp.mdss.iu.edu.
 - TeraGrid GridFTP transfers.

However, users of other access methods MUST make configuration
changes in order to continue connecting after the switchover.
These other methods include the native AFS client, FTP, and hsi.
The changes must me made before September 14th, 2009. The required
changes include updating keytabs, kerberos configuration and hsi
clients. Instructions can be found at

      http://storage.iu.edu/adsmigrate.shtml

* Lunch time with SysAdmins at IUPUI - Talk to the experts!

You're invited to stop by and visit with the system administrators
who run IU's supercomputers, Big Red and Quarry, two of the most
powerful supercomputers in the world. Ask questions, share ideas,
or just chat in an informal setting. This is an opportunity for
you to learn how these centralized research computing resources
can help support your work. The location changes each month.

- When: Monday, August 10th, 11:00am-1:00pm
- Where: ICTC lobby, IUPUI

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* HUBzero Rappture Workshop

The HUBzero Platform is a web framework that allows the easy
creation of a scientific portal. HUBzero contains a powerful
simulation and modeling tool, and any standard desktop tool
that runs under Linux/X11 can be deployed in a matter of hours.
Batch-oriented simulation codes that don't have a graphical
interface can be deployed as well, and a graphical interface for
such codes can be created by using the Rappture Toolkit.

This one-day, hands-on workshop will teach you how to create
scientific simulation tools using the Rappture toolkit and how to
deploy the tools on a site powered by HUBzero.

- Instructor: Michael McLennan, Purdue University
- When: August 21, 2009, 9am-5pm
- Where: Main site: IUPUI - ICTC Building Room 407
         Satellite site: IUB - Wrubel Computing Center Room 110

Prerequisites:         A laptop with a modern web browser and Java 6, and
familiarity with programming in MATLAB, C, or Fortran.

Seats are limited, so register as early as possible at

      http://hubzero.org/workshops/tooldev0809

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* Research Technologies Round Table

The Virtual Block Store System - Xiaoming Gao

A standalone storage system is needed to provide flexible in-line
and off-line block storage services to the virtual machines
maintained in cloud computing systems. This talk presents the
Virtual Block Store (VBS) System, a standalone storage system
developed by the Community Grids Lab of Indiana University.

- When: Thursday, August 27
- Where: IUB - IMU Maple Room, IUPUI - ICTC Room 497
- Live URL:   http://tinyurl.com/n976xc
- Archive URL:  http://tinyurl.com/lwt94q

Bioinformatics is the science of managing, mining, and extracting
knowledge from biological sequences and structures. The goal of
this Workshop is to present the latest research in high-performance
computing applied to bioinformatics.

The Parallel Bio-Computing Workshop will be held in conjunction
with the Seventh International Conference on Parallel Processing
and Applied Mathematics (PPAM 2009) in Wroclaw (Breslau), Poland,
September 13-16, 2009.

For more information, please visit the PBC web page:

    http://www.ppam.pl/pbc/

* Computational Science Intensive Training Opportunity - Nov 13-17

Topics covered during this year's SC09 Education Program include:
computational thinking, parallel/distributed/grid computing,
computational chemistry/ biology/ physics, and curriculum
development. Educators will participate in hands-on activities
applying computational science, grid computing and/or high
performance computing resources to education.

Housing, travel, conference registration and meals are provided
for participants. The deadline to apply is August 1, 2009!

Apply today at:

      http://sc09.sc-education.org/conference/


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* Early Adopters Workshop - Nov 20

High performance computing (HPC) has become an essential tool to
study real world problems of significant scale or detail, and is
now applied in a wide range of fields. However, successfully
applying HPC can be a challenging undertaking. For example, a
graduate structural biology student might not be thoroughly aware
of parallelization techniques, data management strategies or
visualization approaches.

This workshop will be held November 20, 2009 at the SC09 Conference
in, USA. It will provide graduate students who are
adopting HPC an opportunity to present early stage research. A panel
of expert reviewers with significant experience will be invited to
critique and provide constructive feedback.

Applicants are invited to submit a one page abstract before
August 7, 2009. For more information see

      https://messagelab.monash.edu.au/SC09PhDWorkshop

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* SC09 Education Awards - November 16

- The Dr. Mary Ellen Verona Computational Science Teacher Leader
Award is open to those who demonstrate computational science
leadership and education, either in a formal classroom setting or
in an afterschool program. Deadline to apply is September 1, 2009.

- The Dr. Robert M. Panoff Student Award for Explorations in
Science Through Computation is open to high school, undergraduate,
and graduate students exploring science made possible through
computation. Deadline to apply is August 31, 2009.

- The Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Sciences (UCES)
Award, hosted by the Krell Institute, is open for undergraduate
faculty who have developed computational science curricula. Deadline
to apply is Saturday, August 1, 2009!

For more information see

      http://sc09.sc-education.org/opportunities/