CORRECTION: In PEARC23 story below, we stated the EAB meeting was open to all. It is open ONLY to ACCESS staff members. We apologize for the oversight. | |
July 2023
The ACCESS Advance is a monthly newsletter produced by the NSF's ACCESS
(Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support) program.
It contains science stories enabled by ACCESS, program news and opportunities for users.
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Science Stories
enabled by ACCESS
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ACCESS Resources Help Predict Wind Patterns | |
Researchers at Cornell University help illuminate the future of wind energy in North America.
Read the full story here.
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Scientists Map the Migration Mysteries of Birds | |
With the aid of ACCESS resource Bridges-2, researchers were able to clean up bird observation data to optimize it for AI training.
Read the full story here.
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Tell Us About Your ACCESS-enabled Research! | If ACCESS has helped you accomplish groundbreaking research, our communications team wants to hear about it! | |
Will you be attending PEARC23? ACCESS will be there! You can find the full PEARC agenda here. Below is the list of ACCESS presentations with times and locations to add to your calendar. We look forward to seeing you there! | |
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Workshop: How To ACCESS?: An Informational and Demonstrational Overview on How to Get Started, Leverage, and Get Involved With ACCESS Systems and Services
- 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Room E145
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Tutorial: Open OnDemand, Open XDMoD, and ColdFront: an HPC center management toolset
- 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Room F150
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Tutorial: Introduction to CI usage and performance data analysis with XDMoD and the new Analytics Framework.
- 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Room E147
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Co-located Event: Campus Champions
- 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Room F152
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BoF: ACCESS Support Services: Producing a User-Friendly Ecosystem
- 1:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Room E145
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Co-located Event: ACCESS External Advisory Board (open to ACCESS Staff members, but room space is limited)
- Noon - 1:00 PM, Rom E141
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BoF: Open XDMoD User Group Meeting
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Room E146
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Co-located Event: All-hands meeting on Thursday afternoon
- 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Ballroom 256
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NSF Calling for Proposals | |
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ACCESS is looking to expand our services to research communities. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced they're accepting proposals for a new ACCESS service area, the Cyberinfrastructure Technology Acceleration Pathway (CITAP). Proposals will be accepted until September 6, 2023.
Read the full story here.
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There are many ways for you to be a part of the ACCESS community, from being on a committee to being a beta tester. Plus, being part of ACCESS will give you a unique experience, allow you the opportunity to network with other researchers, and give you the chance to discover valuable insights on how to get your research project rolling.
Learn how you can get involved here.
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Follow ACCESS on LinkedIn! | |
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We're excited to announce that we've recently launched a LinkedIn page for ACCESS! Give us a follow to connect with other HPC researchers and computing professionals in our community, and stay up-to-date on the latest trainings, events and news that ACCESS has to offer.
Follow ACCESS on LinkedIn.
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Maximize ACCESS Allocations Requests Accepted June 15–July 31 | |
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For researchers with the largest-scale computational, analysis and storage needs, requests for Maximize ACCESS allocations can be submitted through July 31. Approved allocations will begin or renew on October 1, 2023. The full allocation request timeline is as follows:
- June 15: Request window opens
- July 31: Request window closes
- Late August: Review meeting
- Mid-September: Notifications sent to requestors
- October 1: Start/renewal date
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Going forward, ACCESS Allocations will be moving to a semi-annual cycle for Maximize ACCESS requests. The proposal submission windows will be from (December 15, 2023, to January 31, 2024, with awards starting April 1, 2024) and (June 15 to July 31, with awards starting October 1, 2024). Researchers with existing large-scale XSEDE Research or earlier Maximize ACCESS allocations should contact the Allocations team with any questions or concerns to determine the best option for aligning their project renewals with the semi-annual schedule. | |
How to Write a Successful ACCESS "Maximize" Proposal | |
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Researchers interested in requesting a "Maximize" ACCESS allocation are encouraged to watch the recorded webinar that details the required components, review criteria and other necessary information to craft a successful request.
For researchers with less-intensive resource requirements, we invite you to browse three other ACCESS allocation opportunities, which can be requested at any time.
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Update Your Publication Information | |
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Has your use of ACCESS resources resulted in a publication? If so, please add your publication to the ACCESS publication database. The link can also be found by logging in and clicking on "My ACCESS" and then "My Publications." The updated interface allows for publications to be added via DOI and also links the publication directly to the associated ACCESS project it resulted from.
This information is useful to the reviewers of your allocation requests and greatly benefits the ACCESS program and NSF by demonstrating the scientific impact of these resources. For guidance on how to cite ACCESS in your publications, please see the section on "Acknowledging ACCESS."
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Connect Your ACCESS ID to Your ORCID Profile | |
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If you've been awarded, or are planning to request, an ACCESS allocation, you can now link your allocation to your ORCID profile. ORCID provides a free, unique, persistent identifier for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship and innovation activities. To link your ACCESS ID to your ORCID profile, login to ACCESS here and follow the prompts to connect your accounts.
Learn more about ORCID here.
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Optional Demographic Profile Information | |
In addition to the basic information provided to ACCESS, such as name, email, institution and academic status, optional demographic information fields are now available to staff and all ACCESS ID holders to provide a better representation of an individual's specific profile. Fields such as age, gender, racial group(s), race/ethnicities and disability or special-need status are now available for optional upload. This optional demographic falls in line with the ACCESS program's vision of "effectively supporting a broad and diverse set of requirements, users, and usage modes from all areas of S&E research and education." Optional demographic data can be updated by logging into ACCESS then clicking on "My ACCESS," then "Edit Profile." | |
New MatchPlus Projects Available | |
ACCESS Support is excited to announce that we have multiple MatchPlus projects ready to match immediately and are seeking mentors and students! When you click on the title of the project, you'll see an "I'm interested" button to the right, which you'll want to click to let us know you would like to be a part of that particular open project. We'll close the "I'm interested" option on June 30. | |
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The MATCH Plus Opportunity | |
The opportunity at hand is to participate in the MATCH Plus Program pilot, where we pair student facilitators with knowledgeable mentors to help researchers make use of ACCESS resources. This is an experiential learning opportunity, so student facilitators will learn on the job, as they go, with guidance from the mentor/s and the researcher. | |
Ideally, MATCH Plus students-facilitators will have Python coding experience or similar and have worked on at least one computationally intensive project. You can be an undergrad, graduate student, or post-doc, in actuality, student facilitators don't need to be students at all, you just need to be affiliated with a US institution, and new to the research computing facilitator role. The most important attributes of a good candidate are intellectual curiosity and good problem-solving and communication skills. Students can expect to work approximately 10 hours a week and be compensated $3,000-$6,000 depending on the project timeline. | |
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For a mentor, you can either be matched with a student or feel free to come as a pair to a project (just make sure that both you and your student click the "I'm interested" button and then email alana.romanella@colorado.edu to let us know you'd like to work together on that project). The mentor will serve as a guide and support for both the student and the researcher: guiding interactions, project objectives and a final presentation. Mentors will receive a $2,500 CCEP travel grant to a conference of their choosing anywhere in the United States.
In addition to this compensation, students and mentors will build relationships and expand networks, have potential opportunities for papers or presentations outside of the program, and occasionally we've had students find new programs to attend or open positions!
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