Aston University
7th - 8th April 2009
The roadshow at Aston University was a two day event with a roadshow on day 1 followed by a full days "hands on" training organised by the NeSC Training, Outreach and Education team.
Day 1
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11.30am - 11.50am | Introduction to the NGS | Dr David Wallom, NGS Technical Director |
| 11.50am - 12.10pm | Getting started with the NGS | NeSC Training, Outreach and Education Team |
| 12.10pm - 12.30pm | NGS portal and job submission | NeSC Training, Outreach and Education Team |
| 12.30pm - 12.50pm | Training and outreach | NeSC Training, Outreach and Education Team |
| 12.50pm - 1.10pm | High performance computing: The ideal tool for understanding biomolecules and their interactions | Jonathan Mitchell, University of Leeds |
| 1.10pm - 2.30pm | Lunch | |
Day 2
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 10.00am - 11.00am | Introduction to distributed computing and the NGS |
| 11.00am - 11.15am | Coffee |
| 11.15am - 11.40am | An overview of grid computing |
| 11.40am - 12.30pm | Command line practical - submitting a job to the NGS |
| 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30pm - 2pm | Command line practical - submitting a job to the NGS (cont.) |
| 2pm - 2.30pm | Introduction to the NGS portal and job description |
| 2.30pm - 3.30pm | Portal practical |
| 3.30pm - 4.15pm | Coffee |
| 4.15pm - 5pm | Practical continues & discussion |
