This is the May 2008 newsletter for ITC Research Computing Support. If you have any comments, questions or concerns regarding the information presented here, please contact either the Research Computing Lab in Brown Library at 434-243-8799 or the Scholars' Lab in Alderman Library at 434-243-8800.
Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Research Computing Lab / Scholars' Lab Events
New Horizons Conference, May 19–21
More information in this newsletter
Conference website
Computational Science & Engineering Consulting
Following on a series of successful High-Performance Computing (HPC) bootcamps, ITC is working with UVACSE in exploring the feasibility of creating a "tiger team program" to help researchers at the University of Virginia move their science to the next level using advanced computational techniques. The tiger teams will work with researchers with existing research codes on code optimization, parallelization, workflow, checkpointing, and data management issues, as well as assisting with taking problems from conceptualization to code.
Tiger teams are not targeted at help desk problems, e.g., how do I login, or which queue should I use. Rather they are focused on problems that require a creative partnership and may take days to months to design, develop, and test a solution. There is no charge for work by a tiger team, though longer term funded collaborations are possible.
The proposed tiger team program is part of a wider effort to realize the goals for computational science as outlined by the Commission on the Future of the University.
If you think you have a tiger team opportunity, please send an email to Katherine Holcomb at kholcomb@virginia.edu. We need to know the following:
- What are your science goals? What research problem are you investigating? Is your project funded externally (e.g., by NSF, NIH, etc.)? This is not a requirement.
- A brief description of the code. What equations does it solve? What algorithms and computational techniques are used, e.g., computational fluid dynamics, linear systems solver, finite difference code, heuristic search.
- What programming language are you using? Fortran, C, Java, Matlab, R, Perl, Python, etc.
- Are you currently using HPC resources at UVa or elsewhere? Do you need assistance in obtaining HPC resources (e.g., at the NSF Teragrid)?
- Is your application parallel? If not, is it a candidate for parallel programming? Approximately how long does your code currently take to run? If you could solve larger problems (larger in time, space, resolution, etc.) how large would they be?
- Do you need to do many runs of one program, or single runs of a very large problem?
- Impact. How important is solving this problem to your research goals?
- If we commit the resources to the project will you commit the human resources to ensure that the code will be used and maintained over time? Will members of your project (post-docs, graduate students, etc.) with a knowledge of the problem be available to work with the tiger team?
Process
The proposals will have an initial evaluation that may involve
an interview with you and your team to flesh out details of
the problem, understand the requirements, and estimate the
effort required to successfully carry out the project.
The projects will then be evaluated by a faculty committee for significance, feasibility and impact and the results of the ranking made available to the PIs. The projects will be executed in rank order.
This article written by Andrew Grimshaw (grimshaw@virginia.edu).
UVa at Forefront of High Performance Humanities
Perry Roland, Information Technologist in Alderman Library's Digital Library Production Service was recently invited by the Center for Computer-Assisted Research in the Humanities (CCARH) at Stanford University to consult on uses of the Music Encoding Initiative (MEI) in medieval chant and Japanese koto repertoires.
Stefan Morent, from Eberhard Karls Universit't in T'bingen, Germany, is creating a digital edition of the works of Hildegard von Bingen utilizing MEI. Craig Sapp, from CCARH, will employ MEI as the native format for a collection of koto scores. The meeting in Palo Alto provided an opportunity for spirited, face-to-face discussions and exchange of ideas and data. CCARH shared approximately 300 encoded musical works for MEI testing.
The May 08, 2008 article in HPCWire online news article titled "High Performance Humanities" by John E. West, reports
...On April 21, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced something new: they would be teaming up with the U.S. Department of Energy to offer one million CPU hours on supercomputers at NERSC for use by researchers in the humanities. The effort is managed out of the NEH's new Office of Digital Humanities...
...The recognition of this shift in research methodology was the genesis for the creation of the ODH as the nation's leading humanities research funding organization. The NEH sponsored the "Supercomputing and the Humanities" workshop in July of 2007 to explore some of the research already going on at that time, and to get a glimpse at the potential for the future. There were many presenters, including David Koller from the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia, who presented results of efforts to computationally reassemble fragmentary artifacts; essentially, using a computer to put together the pieces of ancient, broken puzzles. In another example, David Bamman at Tufts University presented efforts by the Perseus Project to use computational methods for syntactic parsing of document stores to create a distilled understanding of an entire library's contents...
Read the entire article.
Software and Hardware..........
SPSS 16.0.2 Patch Now Available for Windows and Mac
SPSS Technical Support announces the availability of the SPSS 16.0.2 Patch. This scheduled point release is a free incremental update to SPSS 16.0. This update corrects over 100 most commonly requested customer issues, including improvements to the performance and usability of SPSS 16.0 on all supported desktop and server platforms.
For detailed information on the description of this patch, installation instructions, and downloading information, please browse to http://support.spss.com and select Login to Online Tech Support then enter
- user name: guest
- password: guest
Select the SPSS menu link, then select Patches. SPSS 16.0.2 patch applies to the Windows, Mac and Linux, Client and Server. Select your product to view and download the patch.
If there are problems or questions regarding this update, please contact the Scholars' Lab at 434-243-8800 or by submitting a Scholars' Lab Help Request Form.
Matlab 7.6 (Release 2008a) Available
Matlab 7.6 (Release 2008a) installation DVD for the Windows (Vista/XP/2000), Linux, and Mac OS X (10.4.8 or above) platforms is now available from either then Research Computing Lab in the Charles L. Brown Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall, or the Scholars' Lab in Alderman Library, 4th floor.
Alternatively, you can download the Matlab installation file from Math Works website.
If you are faculty, you may request one of our Matlab installation DVDs be delivered to your departmental office via the Library's Express On-Grounds (LEO) system.
Matlab 7.6 will become the default version of Matlab on ITC's Sun Solaris and Linux platforms and be available in the public computing labs (both Windows and Macs) on June 2, 2008.
Descriptions of the upgrades in Matlab 7.6 and various toolboxes can be found online.
Further information on how to access and use Matlab can be found on the ITC Research Computing Support's Matlab Web page. Specific questions about the upgrade as well as general questions concerning the use of Matlab should be directed to Research Computing Lab by submitting a help form or by telephoning or visiting either the Research Computing Lab (434-243-8799) in the Brown Science and Engineering Library, Clark Hall.
IDL to be Upgraded on May 21
IDL will be upgraded on the ITC UNIX systems to version 7.0 on Wednesday, May 21. Users should be aware that IDL 7.0 introduces a substantially different graphical user interface (IDLDE), but command-line and batch users should not notice much change. Please see http://www.ittvis.com/idl/idl7.asp for more information.
Please visit the Research Computing Lab website if you have any questions, or call 243-8799.
Microsoft Campus Agreement Announced
The University of Virginia has concluded a new campus agreement with Microsoft. Faculty and staff (full and part-time) employees in Agency 207 (largely state-funded academic and administrative departments) are now entitled to software licenses for the Windows operating system, the Microsoft Office suite and some other Microsoft software titles, all at no additional charge to individuals or departments.
Employees can upgrade their operating systems from Windows XP to Vista, or obtain a copy of Microsoft Office 2007 or the soon-to-be-released Office 2008 for the Mac. The agreement also covers Apple users running the Windows operating system on their Macintosh computers.
Under a work-at-home provision of the new agreement, Microsoft Office (for Windows or the Mac) can even be installed for UVa-related work on an employee's personal laptop or home computer for only the cost of the media ($10 to cover the cost of the software CD).
The Campus Agreement does not replace UVa's already existing Microsoft Select Agreement; the Select Agreement is still in place and covers some Microsoft products not included in the Campus Agreement such as programming software and back-end server operating systems and because it enables non-Agency 207 employees at the University to buy software licenses for University-owned computers at an educational discount.
A primary difference between the new Campus Agreement and the older Select Agreement is that the new agreement licenses software based on the number of University employees, rather than the number of University computers.
To take advantage of the new campus agreement, Academic Division employees have two options:
- Download your new software from UVa's secure campus distribution website, at no charge. Email tony [at] virginia.edu to request access to the secure download site. No PTAO (Project Task Award and Organization) number is needed, as long as you're an Agency 207 employee.
- Visit Cavalier Computers in the UVa Bookstore to pick up your software on CD. That way you have a backup copy, should your computer crash. The software will cost just $10 to cover the cost of making a hard copy on CD.
For more on the agreement, visit http://www.itc.virginia.edu/licenses or contact Tony Townsend, tony [at] virginia.edu or 434-982-4713.
UVaCollab Announced
ITC is pleased to announce that Collab, UVa's instance of the Sakai open-source online collaboration and learning tool, has been transitioned from pilot phase to production status.
This means you can now log in and create your own online collaboration worksites instantly. Try it for your committees, project teams, research initiatives, ad hoc groups, and much more.
It also has a new logo and name, UVaCollab, to signify its expanded role in both collaborations and course management at UVa.
As you've probably heard, UVaCollab is being phased in to replace Instructional Toolkit, and early adopters may begin using it in their classes in January 2008. The transition will be complete by the end of Spring 2009.
If you're new to UVaCollab, we encourage you to attend a short demo for a features overview and use guidelines. Demos are scheduled weekly in libraries across Grounds. Visit the UVaCollab home page for more information.
Events and Announcements..........
Scholars' Lab "Gallery" Presents Works by E. F. Chilton
Stop by the Scholars' Lab between now and May 23rd as the Scholars' Lab is proud to host an exhibition of watercolors by 4th-year UVa student E. F. Chilton.
Erin is a double major in Studio Art and Biology and a Charlottesville native.
Her prefered medium is watercolor and her art is informed by her interest in nature.
The ten paintings exhibited at the Scholars' Lab on the fourth floor, west wing of Alderman Library, constitute her "Senior Show".
UVa Library Graduate Fellowship in Digital Humanities (Spring 2009 Award)
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/about/fellowship.html
The Scholars' Lab is proud to host a fellowship program for graduate students doing significant and innovative work in digital humanities. Current Scholars' Lab Fellows are Chris Forster (English) and Dana Stefanelli (History). Past fellows include Jim Cocola of the English Department and Lee Bidgood of the Music Department.
Award Description
Established by the Jeffrey C. Walker Library Fund for Technology in the Humanities, the Matthew & Nancy Walker Library Fund, and a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Scholars' Lab fellowship is designed to advance humanities scholarship through technology. Fellows actively employ technology in their research and create or engage digital content and electronic resources. The Library administers two $5,000 awards each fall and spring semester.
Occasional "digital scholarship awards" in a lesser amount may be awarded to worthy projects at the discretion of the committee. Past recipients of these awards include: Dana Wheeles (Art History) and Mark Nevin (History).
Relationship with the Library
The Scholars' Lab, in conjunction with other Library staff, will offer Fellows consulting services and assistance with the creation of digital content, as well as advice on intellectual property issues and best practices in digital scholarship. Selected Fellows and their faculty sponsors may be asked to participate in one colloquium at the Library per semester.
Eligibility
- Applicants must have completed all course requirements and be admitted to candidacy for the doctorate in the humanities, social sciences or the arts at the University of Virginia.
- Applicants must be enrolled full time in the semester for which they are applying.
- A faculty advisor must review and approve the scholarly content of the proposal.
- Faculty advisors must be willing to participate in at least one colloquium or round-table discussion featuring their recommended Fellow's work.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit a letter of intent to Bethany Nowviskie, the Library's Director of Digital Research and Scholarship.
A complete application package will also include the following materials:
- Graduate Fellowship Application Form, available here: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/about/DFApp.pdf
- Dissertation abstract including a summary of plan for use of digital technologies in dissertation research and description of UVa library digital resources (content or expertise) relevant to the proposed project
- Letter of nomination and support from dissertation director
Deadline for receipt of fellowship applications for 2008-2009
- October 15, 2008 for the Spring 2009 semester
Please submit your application package in print or pdf format to:
Bethany Nowviskie
Director, Digital Research and Scholarship
University of Virginia Library
Box 400129
bethany@virginia.edu
Questions about the application process should be directed to Joseph Gilbert (434-243-2324 / jfg9x@virginia.edu) in the Scholars' Lab.
Scholars' Lab and Research Computing Lab Spring 2008 Programming and Events
This semester, the Research Computing Lab in the Charles L. Brown Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall and the Scholars' Lab in Alderman Library welcomes an exciting group of speakers! We're proud to host or partner in presenting the following events:
- New Horizons Conference, May 19–22
Please mark your calendars and plan to join your colleagues May 19–22 for the second annual New Horizons conference, showcasing technology in teaching, research, and scholarship at the University of Virginia.
The conference will include lectures by Dan Cohen (director of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University and creator of Zotero) and Ben Fry (author of Visualizing Data and creator of Processing, an easy-to-use programming language for visualizations), as well as a panel discussion, featuring TAPoR director Geoffrey Rockwell on scholarly possibilities opened up by mass digitization projects like those of the Open Library and Google Books.
Join us for talks by local faculty, receptions, workshops, and lunchtime roundtable discussions. No registration is necessary for the talks; please just drop in!
A rough schedule of events is available now, and more information will be added to this site in the weeks to come. Please contact newhorizons@virginia.edu with questions or for more information.
As part of the New Horizons conference, tours of the Scholars' Lab and the Research Computing Lab will be held on Monday, May 19, between 1:00 and 4:00 PM. - "Computational Information Design"
by Ben Fry, Plenary Speaker at "New Horizons in Teaching and Research", artist, information designer, creator of Processing and author of Processing and Visualizing Data,
on Wednesday, May 21,
time and place to be announced. This talk is part of the New Horizons faculty conference and is co-sponsored with the Research Computing Lab.
Call for Participation: SC08 Integrating Computational Science into the Undergraduate Curriculum
The Supercomputing 2008 Summer Education Workshop will be held June 8–14, 2008 at Louisiana State University.
The Center for Computation and Technology has partnered with the Supercomputing 2008 Education program and are hosting a workshop this summer to introduce Computational Science professors and researchers to developing undergraduate curriculum in all disciplines of Computational Science. The SC08 Education program will send four educators to run this workshop allowing attendees to benefit from the instructors' experiences of teaching computational methods in the undergraduate classroom.
The purpose of this workshop is to expose and inspire participants with new techniques, new curriculum and new applications to further Computational Science education. It will further efforts in advancing the computational sciences throughout the undergraduate curriculum and to bring faculty from different disciplines together so that they can learn how to bring computational research into their undergraduate classroom.
The SC Education Program summer workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate educators in all fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, humanities, arts and social sciences, especially those from minority-serving institutions. The summer workshops are also open to high school teachers collaborating with college faculty. Faculty are encouraged to mentor and support undergraduate and graduate students by including them as part of a workshop team.
Participants are expected to bring specific ideas for curriculum modules they would like to develop to the workshop. The workshop format is very open, the instructional team works one-on-one and in small groups with faculty as they research and develop their materials. At the conclusion of the workshop each participant will give a presentation based on their new curriculum module.
The instructional team is comfortable with a broad range of modeling and simulation techniques, e.g. cellular automota, dynamic systems, agents, and Monte Carlo methods. We also support a number of software packages in this context, e.g. NetLogo, AgentSheets, and Octave. An introduction to using large scale computational resources can be provided as well, with credentials and support for continued use of the computational resources after the workshop for participants and their students.
Daily sessions run from 8AM–5PM with mid-morning, lunch, and mid-afternoon breaks. Evening labs are optional but encouraged. Participants will be expected to complete pre-workshop, daily, and post-workshop surveys. These are short and designed to help us improve our content and delivery methods.
For registration and more information, please visit before May 12 http://www.cct.lsu.edu/SC08educate.
Mathematical Modeling Course to be Offered Summer 2008
Math 308, Mathematical Modeling, will be offered from May 12, 2008–June 06, 2008.
Course Objectives: This course is developed with the goal of exposing economics, science and engineering students to the mathematical modeling process. A broad range of careers in business, industry, government and teaching that one can pursue with a science or engineering degree involve modeling and analysis of physical systems.
In the course you will learn how to identify a problem, construct or select appropriate models, figure out what data needs to be collected, test the validity of a model, calculate solutions and implement and criticize the model.
Course Application: The course will accept 12 students. Tuition fees and a $1000 scholarship per student will be provided. The application material for the course consists of a short letter of intent explaining your interest in the course as well as a copy (unofficial) of your UVa transcript. Please send the application material by email to Ms. Irina Mitrea.
ICPSR Summer 2008 Program in Quantitative Methods
The curriculum for the 2008 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods is available at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/.
This extensive program of classes taught in Ann Arbor, MI provides an excellent opportunity for students to concentrate on a particular resource or technique, brush up their research skills, or try something new. Most classes are taught in 1-week or 4-week units, and run the gamut from introductory level statistics to spatial regression and historical demographic analysis. Instructors from departments of Geography, History, Mathematics & Statistics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Sociology, and Urban Planning are represented, and they come from many of the nation's top social science departments and organizations. A full listing of various programs is available online.
Because UVa is a member institution of ICPSR, all faculty, staff and students are eligible for the membership rate for these classes.
Please contact the Scholars' Lab at 434-243-8800 or by submitting a Scholars' Lab Help Request Form.
Scholars' Lab Statistical Computing Consultant Opening
Job Description: The Scholars' Lab in Alderman Library is seeking a student assistant to provide statistical analysis support to students and faculty. The student will work at the Scholars' Lab desk and provide general patron service and statistical computing consultations. The student will also answer statistics-related emails and meet with patrons requiring in-depth help. This position requires 5-15 hours/week.
Qualifications: In addition to strong customer service skills, a candidate should have a good working knowledge of at least one of the following stats packages: SAS, SPSS, S-PLUS, Stata, and Minitab. The position offers a research or quantitatively-oriented student exposure to a wide variety of scientific computing and statistical analysis projects and a broad assortment of research projects from many departments in the University and extensive experience using computers for statistical analysis and data management.
Interested applicants should send a resume to Joe Gilbert at jfg9x [at] virginia.edu.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Apply as soon as possible. (AA/EOE)
Use SPSS? Win free stuff!
Have you used SPSS software to solve a difficult business challenge? academic question? research quandry? SPSS wants to know what you did and how you did it! Your success story could be featured in the SPSS 2008 catalog, or be the focus of an SPSS white paper or case study.
Go to http://www.spss.com/story to submit your success story. Just say how you have put Amos, Clementine, SPSS add-on modules, or other SPSS products to work. If selected for publication, your story will educate and inspire the entire SPSS community, encouraging customers to explore new uses for their statistical and analytics software.
If we use your story, you'll receive a package of cool SPSS accessories, including: SPSS Predictive Analytics Orb, SPSS LED Projector Pen, SPSS Temporary Tattoos, and a SPSS Pocket Protector.
"See it in SPSS" in DC on May 13
See the latest SPSS products in action on Tuesday, May 13, from 8:30AM to 3:30PM at the The Westin, Washington DC City Center, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. There is no charge for this event.
"See it in SPSS" is on the road again, ready to provide you with valuable information on the latest SPSS product releases. You'll enjoy live demonstrations, Q&A with SPSS experts, a networking lunch, and more. It's going to be a great day of gaining new knowledge and expertise you can use to take your analysis and research to the next level. Please come and join us!
"See it in SPSS" is a complimentary event—you'll also receive a free "See it in SPSS" Kit filled with unique gifts for attending. Best of all, you will gain a wealth of knowledge and resources on the latest features and releases of SPSS products, including:
- Highlights of the latest SPSS releases including SPSS 16.0, Clementine, Dimensions, Desktop Reporter, and SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys
- Real-world demonstrations to help you expand your SPSS analysis capabilities to get greater value and insight from your data (and improve your performance at work!)
- Q&A sessions with SPSS software experts to help you understand and solve your analytical challenges
- A complimentary networking lunch with SPSS enthusiasts from a variety of disciplines
Secure your spot now by registering at http://www.spss.com/seeit/ or by calling 1-800-543-5815. The expertise you will gain and bring back to your workplace is invaluable. By the end of the day, you'll understand how to work smarter and make more strategic decisions by optimizing your data with the hottest predictive analytic tools and solutions.
Upcoming Maple Webinars
To learn more about Maple, take advantage of live webinars conducted by Maplesoft experts. Check out the recorded webinar section where you can browse and view recordings of past webinars. Free online presentations are listed (register here).
Learn GIS Skills with ESRI
For those of us who are not familiar with GIS (Geospatial Information Systems), the concept of learning to do GIS can be intimidating. ESRI, the industry leading maker of GIS software products, has produced several ways to learn GIS. As a member of the statewide site license for these products, members of the UVa community can:
- Obtain a copy of ArcGIS 9.2 - the newest version of the leading software package - for their own personal use!
- Can sign up for FREE Web-based training modules
on Virtual Campus at
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/reference/help/esri/virtualcampus/
These are self-paced, comprehensive teaching modules that cover many of the most popular tasks involved in learning GIS. They are widely viewed as very good and challenging materials, and you obtain a completion certificate at the completion of these modules. - Recently, ESRI has offered a 40 percent discount on instructor-led classes. These classes are led by expert ESRI instructors, and are held in person at designated sites. The site nearest UVa is located in Vienna, VA (Northern Virginia area).
So, take advantage of these learning opportunities to familiarize yourself with GIS. Any data that can be visualized and analyzed spatially can be mapped with GIS. And for those users of SAS: we now have the EAS SAS Bridge module to ease your SAS data into GIS for analysis.
Free Registration Available to ESRI International User Conference
Do you use GIS? If so, you may want to take advantage of UVa's free registrations to the ESRI Annual User Conference in San Diego, August 2–8. This also includes a free registration for the EDUC conference. For more on the conference, please check out the website.
If you are interested in obtaining a free registration, please email esri-consult@virginia.edu.
Mathematica Free Online Seminars
The Wolfram Education Group has begun offering free online
seminars to Mathematica customers worldwide. Taught by
experienced Wolfram Research staff, presentations are given
twice weekly. The seminar series began with S10: A Technical
Overview of Mathematica located at
http://www.wolfram.com/weg/seminars
For a list of dates and to enroll, visit:
http://www.wolfram.com/weg/calendar
Further information on how to access and use Mathematica can be
found on the Research Computing Services Web page at
http://www.itc.virginia.edu/research/mathematica/
Please contact ITC Research Computing Support if you have questions by or by telephoning or visiting either the Research Computing Lab in the Brown Science and Engineering Library (243-8799) or the Scholars' Lab in Alderman Library (243-8800).
High Performance Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Workshop
This workshop, Computational Methods: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, aims to give HASS faculty, researchers and students intensive hands on experience for improving the quality of their work through access to advanced computing infrastructures and applications such as those provided by Grid, data analytic and visualization technologies. In general, the workshop will consist of a core set of presentations and hands-on sessions in computational HASS domain-dependent activities that will frame the resources within specific HASS domain research areas.
The workshop will be held July 27–Aug. 2 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL. Register by June 30 (may cancel by July 7). The conference's schedule is available online.
International Mathematica User Conference 2008, Oct. 23-25
Celebrate twenty years of leadership in technical computing at the International Mathematica User Conference 2008, taking place October 23-25 in Champaign, Illinois. Space is limited, so register and reserve your hotel room as soon as possible.
This year's conference is designed to provide an intensive, in-depth experience for both novice and advanced Mathematica users and developers. Pre- and post-conference training sessions—a range of discounted Wolfram Education Group classes— are offered to help build Mathematica skills and exposure to the latest solutions and technologies.
At the conference:
- Get a complete introduction to Mathematica's main features today
- Get hands-on with intensive interactive workshops
- Discover new solutions to the challenges you face in your work
- Look behind the scenes at what only our insiders will see
- Network with the top Mathematica developers and users in the world
- Learn how to use and contribute to the rapidly growing Wolfram Demonstrations Project
- Streamline your organization's workflow with the new features in Mathematica
- Share your work with top science and technology leaders from around the world
- Enjoy a total immersion in the creative culture of Mathematica
Wolfram Research is also offering a 3-for-2 group registration discount, where three people from the same organization or school can register together for the price of two (details).
For more information, including complete registration and accommodation details, visit http://www.wolfram.com/conference2008.
11th Annual International Data Mining Conference, Oct. 26-31
Connect with people just like yourself at the largest gathering of data mining professionals in the world—M2008, the 11th Annual International Data Mining Conference, will be held at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, from Oct. 26 (pre-conference workshops) through Oct. 28. Post-conference training takes place Oct. 29–31.
The full conference program is not yet available; however, the list of keynote and session speakers includes people from leading organizations like Align Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, ChoicePoint Precision Marketing, Chrysler, Deloitte Consulting, The Dow Chemical Company, Institute of Computer Vision and Applied Computer Sciences, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Wachovia.
The week's activities include:
- Keynote addresses from industry visionaries.
- Interactive session presentations from data mining experts.
- The latest data mining software training and hands-on workshops.
- Meeting new people and making connections.
- New ideas you can put to work immediately.
Topics include:
- Business applications and case studies.
- Data mining in the financial services industry.
- Fraud detection.
- New and emerging technologies.
- Data mining in healthcare.
- Data mining in the retail industry.
- Data mining in marketing.
- And more!
Register early and save $400 on conference fees! Learn more at http://www.sas.com/events/dmconf/.
Announcing Apple Training at the University of Virginia
The Office of Learning and Development and Information Technology and Communication are proud to announce that the University of Virginia is now an Apple Authorized Training Center.
Under this designation, UVa will offer hands-on courses, led by Apple certified instructors, designed for IT professionals who are responsible for planning, maintaining, and integrating Mac OS X workstations and solutions into their network environments. Classes are open to both UVa and non-UVa persons.
- Course information
- Registration information - complete and submit the form. Note: After completing steps 1 and 2, UVa employees need to register and submit PTAOs through the Integrated System Production and Self Service.
- Enrollment fees for Apple Training are non-refundable unless you cancel your registration by midnight ten (10) business days prior to the course date.
- Parking and Classroom Information
Now is the time to encourage your colleagues and students to join us and learn about research computing support at UVa. We only send out an email once or
twice a month to this mail list. Anyone can subscribe to this "itc-research" mail list via the Web page at:
http://list.mail.virginia.edu/mailman/listinfo/itc-research
Please encourage your colleagues to subscribe to our Research Computing mail list today!