Important Dates
| Mid-April | Initial decision information |
| May 30 | Attendee registration due |
| July 22 | Logistics Q&A session (optional) |
| July 28 | Office hour, Accessing Perlmutter (optional) |
| July 30 | Using Perlmutter and Jupyter Tutorial |
| July 30 | Logistics Q&A session (optional) |
| August 6 | Office hour, Using Perlmutter and Jupyter (optional) |
| August 10-15 | Bootcamp! |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Travel Information
After you've been selected, you will fill out your travel requirements in the bootcamp registration form. Based on those requirements, bootcamp support staff will book your travel through the Argonne travel system.
Participants who plan to fly will arrive at either Chicago O’Hare International Airport or Chicago Midway Airport.
The program will provide ground transport to the venue for local attendees as well as for arrival/departure flights on approved travel days. A bootcamp support team member will provide additional information once your flight itinerary has been ticketed.
If you are driving to the Q Center, you can park on-site for free.
Attendance
The Introduction to HPC Bootcamp is an in-person event, and therefore there is no virtual or remote attendance option available.
Yes, all meals and lodging throughout the bootcamp will be provided at the Q Center.
We would like all bootcamp participants to be comfortable throughout the program. Participants are welcome to dress casually, recognizing the weather outside will likely be warm while the inside of the conference center will likely be cold.
All bootcamp participants are required to read, sign and adhere to the code of conduct, found here.
On Monday morning you will need to check-in at a registration table. At the table you will receive: (1) your per diem card, (2) a name tag with site access, and (3) if you need a computer you will be pointed in the right direction to get your borrowed computer for the bootcamp. Each morning you will complete a similar check-in process at the registration table.
During the bootcamp program, participants will have the opportunity to tour the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility in-person. Site access to Argonne National Laboratory will be coordinated by program staff.
Participants will need access to individual laptops. For those who do not have one, the program will provide a computer. Participants will also be given access to DOE supercomputers. They will need to ensure access before arriving at the bootcamp by following the steps provided to sign up for an account.
Please contact any of the program organizers. For a medical emergency call 911.
* Please note that some more sensitive information may be communicated by email directly to participants.