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Planning underway for WestGrid training webinars and workshops in 2021
WestGrid runs training activities year-round and has expanded its online offerings to range from webinars to interactive workshops to multi-day Research Computing Shools. Mark your calendars for the upcoming online training activities we're planning for Winter/Spring 2021.
Webinars
We're aiming to finalise the dates and details of our Winter/Spring 2021 webinars by early January. Registration for these sessions will open at that time. Join our mailing list to be notified!
Note: WestGrid’s training webinars take place at 10am Pacific / 11am Mountain / 12pm Central / 1 pm Eastern / 2 pm Atlantic.
| DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| January 20 | Workflows with Programmable Filter/Source in ParaView | Alex Razoumov (WestGrid) |
| February 03 | GIS in R - Part 2 - registration coming soon Click here to view the 'GIS in R - Part 1' materials |
Marie-Hélène Burle (WestGrid) |
| February 17 | Topic TBC | TBC |
| March 03 | Topic TBC | Alex Razoumov (WestGrid) |
| March 17 | Parallel Programming in Julia | Marie-Hélène Burle and Alex Razoumov (WestGrid) |
| March 31 | Topic TBC | |
| April 14 | fastai | Marie-Hélène Burle (WestGrid) |
| April 28 | Visualization topic (TBD) | Alex Razoumov (WestGrid) |
| May 12 | Exploration of tools and approaches for Humanists | Megan Meredith-Lobay (UBC) |
| May 26 | Topic TBC |
Other workshops
We're pleased to be involved with and/or support the advertising of these other training workshops happening at our Member Institutions. Any sessions without a hyperlink to more information will be finalised in early 2021. Join our mailing list to be notified!
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION - HOST |
| January 14 | Tips & tricks on getting programming help online | Online - WestGrid / UBC Research Commons |
| February 1-28 | University of Alberta Research Computing Bootcamp | Online - University of Alberta |
| February 11 | Topic TBC | Online - WestGrid / UBC Research Commons |
| Feb 22 - Mar 03 | NVIDIA GPU Hackathon Click here for details & registration |
Online - NVIDIA / Simon Fraser University |
| March 11 | Extending Julia codes to multiple CPU cores | Online - WestGrid / UBC Research Commons |
| April 08 | GIS in R | Online - WestGrid / UBC Research Commons |
| May 13 | Topic TBC | Online - WestGrid / UBC Research Commons |
| April - June (TBD) | WestGrid Research Computing Modules | Online - WestGrid |
Past Events
Visit our Training Materials site for archives of past training sessions, including video recordings, exercise sheets, how-to guides, and more. We welcome requests for other training topics and events, and can arrange for customised workshops or programs depending on your teams' needs. Please email training@westgrid.ca.
More Information
If you have any questions or would like more information about any of the events listed above, contact training@westgrid.ca.