| In this issue: 1. CaRCC Capabilites Model V. 2.6 Coming June2 2. RCD Program Story: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 3. PEARC25 Early Bird Rates End Tomorrow! Register today! 4. June Events and Call Topics 5. All Things AI: NAIRR Pilot and AI-Related Events and Announcements 6. CaRCC Volunteer Opportunities |
CaRCC Capabilities Model 2.6 Coming June 2: New Assessment Options & Enhanced Data Views
The Consulting Edge: UCLA’s Human-Centered Approach to Research Computing
The CaRCC Capabilities Model
continues to evolve as a vital tool for research computing organizations to assess and improve their operations. Version 2.6, coming June 2, offers increased flexibility in conducting assessments and more meaningful benchmarking insights.
UCLA is an R1 research institution with more than $1 billion in annual funding. CaRCC spoke with Lisa M. Snyder, Director of the Computational Research Technology Groups at UCLA’s Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC), to learn how her team supports researchers across this diverse campus
| Early bird rates end May 30. Register today and save! And while you’re at it, don’t forget to register for CaRCC’s RCD Nexus Day, a PEARC25 In-Conjunction-With Event happening Sunday, July 20. |
June Events and Call Topics At-a-Glance
Mark your calendars for these upcoming People Network and CaRCC Activity Group Calls (Zoom details at the end), as well as Calls from our RCD ecosystem peers. For handy calendar entries, try the CaRCC People Network Calendar (GCal view; calendar integration). And if you’re not on our mailing lists, you can join via our Members page and join our Slack channels.
Monthly CaRCC Welcome
Tue, 6/3, 2p ET/ 1p CT/ 12p MT/ 11a PT (1st Tue)
Come to learn more about CaRCC’s community-powered organization and opportunities, and feel free to bring along or pass the word to colleagues. These use the same Zoom coordinates as our People Network calls (see further below).
CaRCC People Network Calls
- Data-Facing Track (1st Tuesdays) Tue 6/3, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT Open Discussion – What’s on Your Mind?
- Strategy and Policy-Facing Track (1st Wednesdays) Wed 6/4, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT Topic TBA
- Researcher-Facing Track (2nd Thursdays) Thu 6/12, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT Topic TBA
- Emerging Centers Track (3rd Wednesdays) Wed 6/18, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT/ 7a HT Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium(MWRCD), Winona Snapp-Childs, PhD, Director, Research Partnerships, Indiana University
- Systems-Facing Track (3rd Thursdays, usually) Thu 6/26, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT Kickstarting Your RCD Systems-Facing Career Note: This month’s call will take place on the 4th Thursday, June 26th, in light of the Juneteenth holiday falling on our usual call date.
CaRCC Calls and Zoom
All CaRCC People Network calls will take place within the same CaRCC Zoom room, details of which are distributed via emails (and by request to info@carcc.org). Please help us keep Zoom details secure (non-public), but feel free to share with a colleague.
Additional Community Opportunities
- Tue 6/10, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Tuesdays): RCD Capabilities Model Office Hours.
- Tue 6/10, 2p ET/ 1p CT/ 12p MT/ 11a PT (2nd Tuesdays): RCD Staff and Student Workforce Development Interest Groups. Topic TBA Zoom Session URL
- Wed 6/11, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Wednesdays): AI Facilitation Interest Group monthly gathering. Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL. Join here: https://carcc.org/ai-facilitation-ig/
- Wed 6/11, 2p ET/ 11a PT (2nd Wednesdays): Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP)Community Discussions. Topic: Lessons Learned – NC State’s Journey to CMMC Level 2 Compliance.
- Thu 6/5, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11am MT/ 10a PT (1st Thursdays): RCD Mentoring Working Group Monthly Meet-Up.
- Fri 6/13, 12p ET/ 9a PT (2nd Thursdays/2nd Fridays): US Research Software Engineers monthly community call. See https://us-rse.org/calendar/ for more information.Thu 6/26, 1p ET/ 10a PT (4thThursdays of even months): EDUCAUSE Research Computing and Data Community Group will have its monthly community call. See the Events tab within EDUCAUSE Connect for more information.
- Mondays 4p ET/ 3p CT/ 2p MT/ 1p PT: OSG Consortium / PATh Project host weekly Campus Office Hours for questions about campus- or center-level participation, Mondays at 3:00–3:30 pm US Central Time.
All things AI
Volunteer Opportunities
A quick-hit listing of upcoming events and training related to the NAIRR Pilot and other AI initiatives
Join the Mentoring Working Group, CaRCC Metrics Team, or be a People Network track coordinator or steering committee member. Volunteer today!