Mark your calendars for these upcoming CaRCC community gatherings . We also highlight other gatherings from our RCD ecosystem peers, as these events touch many, if not all, in our community.
For handy calendar entries, try the CaRCC Events Calendar (GCal view;integrate/add to your calendar app via this URL). If you’re not on our mailing lists, you can join here and join our Slack channels.
CaRCC Annual Community Update (Formerly CaRCC Parade)
February 24, 2026 3:30-5p ET/2:30-4p CT/1:30-3p MT/12:30-2p PT
With CaRCC’s transition to becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we have renamed and formalized the annual CaRCC Parade to become the CaRCC Annual Community Update. Join us onTuesday, February 24 from 3:30-5pm ET for our annual community meeting and update about CaRCC activities. Hear updates from CaRCC groups and People Network tracks, and learn what’s coming up this year. There will be an update from the CaRCC Transitional Board about our progress toward obtaining 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, and an opportunity for community members to ask questions.
CaRCC Newcomer Welcome and Orientation
(2nd Tuesdays, Even numbered months)
February 10, 2026 3p ET/2p CT/1p MT/12p PT
Register now for call details! Come to learn more about CaRCC’s community-powered organization and opportunities, and feel free to bring along or pass the word to colleagues.
CaRCC People Network Calls
Data-Facing Track (1st Tuesdays)
No Call – Enjoy a fresh start to the year
Strategy and Policy-Facing Track (1st Wednesdays)
Wed 1/7, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT
Supporting Research Computing Beyond Cluster Computing – part 2
In this call we will continue discussion on research computing support beyond cluster computing by covering topics such as science gateways, APIs, and cloud computing. Speakers will share examples of integrating cloud services, building domain-specific gateways, and leveraging APIs to streamline research.
Researcher-Facing Track(2nd Thursdays)
Thu 1/8, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
Change is good! Help spark new call topics for 2026!, a community discussion
As we step into a new year, let’s spark fresh ideas and bold conversations! For our January call, we’ll brainstorm monthly topics designed to help us navigate—and lead—through the changes and opportunities ahead. We need your support! Please help set the call topics for the Researching-Facing Track community.
Emerging Centers Track(3rd Wednesdays)
Wed 1/21, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT/ 7a HT
Peer Groups Kick-Off Unconference, a community unconference
One of the discussion themes that emerged from the PEARC24 Emerging Centers Track BoF was the desire for emerging centers to be more closely connected in community, to be “Part of the Club”. In response, the Emerging Centers Steering Committee has been thinking about creating what we’re calling “Peer Groups” – small, informal discussions between peers. We’ve presented our ideas, received feedback, and are ready to try and organize a few peer groups with an unconference. Topics will be determined at the start of the call and breakout groups that wish to continue the conversation will form our first peer groups.
Systems-Facing Track (3rd Thursdays)
Thu 1/15, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
SC25 Recap, a community discussion led by members of the S-F steering committee
The System-Facing Track’s steering committee will kick off a community discussion by sharing summaries of, and perspectives on, their favorite SC25 sessions, workshops, topics and general happenings. This meeting will have something for everyone: If you missed SC25 and are interested in top takeaways from a Systems-Facing perspective, or if you attended and are interested in hearing about sessions you may have missed, or perspectives on your favorite topics, this meeting will have it. The steering committee will also be paying attention to which topics could benefit from more coverage and discussion, and harvesting such details for our 2026 meeting planning. Please join us to participate and help shape our vision for 2026.
Additional Community Opportunities
Tue 1/13, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Tuesdays): RCD Capabilities Model Office Hours. Have questions about getting started, completing, or viewing benchmarking data with the Research Computing and Data Capabilities Model? Or are you already working with it and want to discuss suggestions for improvements you’d like to see? Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL. Join the capsmodel-discuss@carcc.org mailing list or send questions to capsmodel-help@carcc.org.
Wed 1/14, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Wednesdays): AI Facilitation Interest Group monthly gathering. This month’s topic will be led by Daniel Howard from NSF NCAR on “AI for Numerical Weather Prediction and Documenting AI Workflows for Users”. Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL. Join here: https://carcc.org/ai-facilitation-ig/
Wed 1/14, 2p ET/ 11a PT (2nd Wednesdays): Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) Community Discussions. This month, the topic will be AI in Regulated Research: Practical Uses + Cybersecurity Considerations. This session brings together several institutions to share short show and tell demos, from policy helpers to scoped document copilots to research security chatbots. We will then shift to the other half of the equation and talk about the risks and safeguards to keep in mind as we begin using these tools to support compliance and cybersecurity. Please use this Zoom link, and contact info@regulatedresearch.org or Carolyn Ellis with any questions.
Thu Jan 8/Fri Jan 9, 12p ET/ 9a PT (2nd Thursdays/2nd Fridays): US Research Software Engineers monthly community call. See https://us-rse.org/calendar/ for more information.
CaRCC Calls and Zoom
All CaRCC People Network calls will take place within a Zoom room communicated via email and visible in the CaRCC People Network Google calendar (see top). Please help us keep these details secure (non-public), but feel free to share with a colleague.
Interested members of the People Network need not subscribe to a particular track to participate in calls. Additional details for track members, including notes documents and any pre-call activities, will be distributed ahead of the call via the email lists and other communication channels within each track.