Science and Technology Facilities Council
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Registration page is available at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hpcsig/1091658 – deadline for registrations for in-person tickets is midday on Tuesday 20th February.
It is anticipated that this will be a fully hybrid event.
Important:
- UK/Foreign Passport
- UK/Foreign Driving Licence
- UK Biometric Residence Permit
- STFC/UKRI Photo Identity Pass
Draft agenda below.
| Day 1 – Monday 4th March | |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Welcome and Chair’s Business |
| 13:30 | Talk: “HPC at RAL”, Jonathan Churchill, STFC |
| 13:45 | Talk: “Cyber Security and HPC”, Dr David Crooks, Scientific Computing Division, STFC |
| 14:15 | Refreshments |
| 14:30 | Talk: “Data Centre Cooling”, Joe Bishop, Cambridge and Richard Horler, NBI |
| 15:00 | Fishbowl panel |
| 15:45 | Facility tours (please make sure you register for the appropriate ticket type!) |
| 17:00 | End |
| 19:00 | Dinner at a restaurant in Didcot |
| Day 2 – Tuesday 5th March | |
| 09:00 | Refreshments |
| 09:30 | Welcome to day 2 |
| 09:45 | Talk: “Federated access to Isambard-AI – Requirements for attribute release by IDPs”, Alex Stuart and Christopher J. Walker, Jisc and Dr Christopher Woods, University of Bristol |
| 10:15 | Technical lightning talks (5-7 minutes each):
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| 10.40 (option1) |
Technical Stream Discussion on the lightning talk topics |
| 10:40 (option 2) | Management/Strategic Stream Chaired by Polly Eccleston and Steven Chapman
Discussion |
| 12:15 | Close and notices |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Optional workshop on SONiC Network OS |
| 15:30 | Close |
Information from our hosts regarding your visit:
How to get to the STFC Rutherford Appleton Labs (RAL)
The address, maps and directions for how to reach RAL can be found on the UKRI/STFC web site here: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/stfc/locations/rutherford-appleton-laboratory/how-to-get-to-rutherford-appleton-laboratory/#contents-list
Suggestions for places to stay
There are a number of hotels in and around Didcot and the surrounding areas.
If you are planning to attend the HPC-SIG dinner on evening on March 4th which will be in Didcot, you may find it more convenient to stay at 1 or 2 Both of these will require a taxi or car to get to RAL. Centre of Didcot is about a 3 mile walk.
3 and 4 are a bit closer to RAL (about 3.5 mils) and further from Didcot. There are buses that run along the A4130 from Didcot to RAL or again you’ll need a taxi or car.
There are other options you can find on google maps as well, if these aren’t suitable.
1/ Premier Inn Oxford South Didcot Hotel – Milton Interchange, A4130, Milton, Abingdon OX14 4TX
2/ Courtyard by Marriot Oxford South – 6 Milton Gate, Milton, Abingdon OX14 4FP
3/ Milton Hill House – Мilton Hill, Steventon, Milton Hill, Abingdon OX13 6AF
https://www.miltonoxfordshire.co.uk/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb
4/ The Kingswell Hotel – Reading Rd, Harwell, Didcot OX11 0LZ
http://www.kingswell-hotel.com/
Site Map at RAL
When you arrive at the Harwell Campus go to the RAL main reception building marked below to register and receive a site badge. Please wear this at all times while on site and return it to reception or security when you leave on the Tuesday.
Reception will direct you to the Visitor Centre and the car park that’s in front of it.
We are still (as of 17th Jan) arranging facility tours but I’ve marked where the R89 Data centre is for now where the Data Centre tours will be.
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