Special Call for FREE Workshop Hosting through the CCEP. Apply here

CCEP (CSSN Community Engagement Program) gives travel rewards to ANYONE for community engagement, feedback forums, documentation and much more!

Submissions are reviewed once a month. Please submit at least two months before the conference that you desire to attend. You must ensure that you have enough time to submit your CCEP conceptual idea, complete the work, and then allow the CU team to book your hotel/flight/registration for a US-based conference or workshop (these are the ONLY travel items covered by the CCEP).

New Special Opportunity

Host a Workforce Development Workshop

ACCESS Support is pleased to present an opportunity for you, your team, or your institution to host a FREE full-day or multi-day workshop for research computing workforce development! Workshop sessions can include both technical (e.g. cybersecurity best practices, cluster management, new software tools in AI/ML) and non-technical /soft skills sessions (e.g. DEIA, crucial conversations, resume skills). The workshop must take place between August 1, 2024 and November 15, 2024. The call for workshops will close on May 15, 2024. You will be informed by June 1 of our decisions.

Awardees can use their award to support space, food, AV, and travel and/or registration for up to 30 participants. If you do not have the ability to host the University of Colorado, Boulder would be happy to host the workshop (please note this in your application).

Requirements:

  • Travel awards must be part of a competitive process.
  • Attendees must complete a travel application for your workshop.
  • Workshop hosts must provide and contribute all materials created and used (slides, documentation, event materials) to the ACCESS knowledge base (CI Links, Ask.CI).
  • Travel awardees must provide a short description of how the event impacted them professionally.

Application Questions:

  • What do you propose to host and how do you propose to do it (examples: tutorials, speakers, code documentation, panels)?
  • What are the milestones for your suggested workshop? (e.g. timeline of completing hosting requirements, when applications open/close, dates of workshop, place of workshop.)
  • What are your goals for success with the workshop? (e.g. a certain number or type of participants, participants walking away with a specific set of knowledge, more researchers running on access resources, etc.)
  • How will this impact researchers and the broader community?
  • What criteria will you use while reviewing travel award applications?
  • Will you charge a registration fee? What will this fee be used for?
  • Please submit a copy of your workshop schedule.
  • Please submit a sample budget (room cost, AV, snacks/meals).

Questions? Please email alana.romanella@colorado.edu. We are excited to see your submission!

$3,000 Reward

Intro to ACCESS event
Prepare an Intro to ACCESS lecture, tutorial, or slide deck for Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced User. This ideally should be a review of multiple ACCESS resources (e.g. how to get an allocation, how to get started, tips and tricks, software and hardware overview) or a general review of offerings that Support/Allocations provides to the community.
Intro to ACCESS lecture for domain specific conference
Prepare an Intro to ACCESS lecture, tutorial, or slide deck for a domain specific conference (e.g. AGU, ODSC, IPSA, etc) or community (biology department, chemistry honor society, political science affinity group, media studies lecture series, etc.) that can be shared and reused for training in the future.
Documentation, tutorial, lecture, or event on requested topic
Expand the knowledge base by submitting your ideas for documentation, a recording of a lecture, event, or tutorial for one of the below subject areas. Once your CCEP has been approved, you will complete your work and then contribute your completed work as a CI Link.
  • AI/ML/LLM/GenAI (and associated items)
  • Intro to Linux
  • Python
  • Job Scheduling
  • Data Transfer, Software Installations
  • Parallel Programming
  • GPU Acceleration
  • PyTorch/TensorFlow
  • Rust
Share your expertise on Ask.CI, the Q&A platform for the research computing community
Expand the community knowledge base by contributing 10 posts (new topics or answers to existing topics, with a maximum of 5 new topics) on Ask.CI. Submissions will be reviewed once a month by the CCEP committee. Please post first, then apply for your reward.
Serve as a MATCH Plus Mentor
If interested, please contact alana.romanella@colorado.edu.
Serve on the CCEP Review Committee
If interested, please contact alana.romanella@colorado.edu.
Apply to CCEP

Important Fine Print

CCEP (CSSN Community Engagement Program) gives travel rewards to ANYONE for community engagement, feedback forums, documentation and much more! Submissions are reviewed once a month. Please submit by October 1 for SC24 or two months prior to the conference that you desire to attend.

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