The topics grouped under the Using WestGrid heading are those that relate to the day to day activities involved with using WestGrid facilities by account holders, rather than those that primarily describe the WestGrid hardware or software, for example.

• Programming - Use of compilers, debugging and optimization for both serial and parallel programs.

• Running Jobs - How to submit and manage batch job.

• Grid Tools - Use of grid certificates to simplify logins and file transfers when using multiple WestGrid systems.

• Collaboration - Covers a variety of topics related to facilitating research through video conferencing and related collaboration technologies

• Visualization - Data visualization topics