CaRCC Newcomer Welcome and Orientation
June 9, 2026 3p ET/2p CT/1p MT/12p PT (Second Tuesday of each even-numbered month)
Whether you’re new to CaRCC or looking to learn more and get more involved, join us on the first Tuesday of the even months at 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/ 12pm PT for a welcome session and overview of CaRCC groups, tracks, events, and volunteer opportunities. We love meeting our newcomers, and everyone is welcome! Register now for call details!
CaRCC People Network Calls
Data-Facing Track(1st Tuesdays)
TueMay 5, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
RDAP Summit Recap
Open discussion about RDAP Summit 2026. If you were able to attend, please come and share your takeaways! If you were not able to attend, come listen to the highlights!
Strategy and Policy-Facing Track (1st Wednesdays)
Wed May 6, 2026, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT
Topic: TBD
Researcher-Facing Track(2nd Thursdays)
Thu May 14th, 2026 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
Supporting Research Core Facilities, Panel Discussion,
- Dave Carlson, PhD, Senior Computational Scientist – Stony Brook University
- Colin Odden, Deputy Chief Research Information Officer, College of Medicine Research Information Technology – Ohio State University
- Jacob Fosso Tande, PhD, Research Computing Architect & Solutions Developer – North Carolina State University, additional panelists TBD
Supporting research core facilities and centers can be challenging for research computing and data (RCD) professionals. This May panel will explore why cores often fall outside standard IT/RCD support models and how to reduce cybersecurity risk when legacy systems are required. Panelists will share service models and maturity levels, and discuss common issues such as data management, fragmented environments, lab safety, network security, and unclear support lines. Join us to learn, ask questions, and share experiences.
Emerging Centers Track(3rd Wednesdays)
Wed, May 20, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT/ 7a HT
Topic TBD
Systems-Facing Track(3rd Thursdays)
Thu May 21, 2026 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
Procurement in the Age of Volatility, Panel Presentation
Procurement processes have always been the bane of an HPC or large-scale computing systems practitioner’s existence, especially when it comes time for a major systems renewal. Institutional processes, facilities quirks, SoWs, and funding constraints have been persistent challenges, however the recent rise in supply chain volatility has put further pressure on existing pain points. This session will hear a few examples from research computing centres who have had, or are planning to, make changes to their existing approaches in order to deliver resources to researchers. We’ll explore the differences in impacts to different funding and procurement models such as centrally funded systems, grant funded clusters, and condo models. Panelists include:
- Brian Haymore, Sr IT Architect, HPC, Center for High Performance Computing, University of Utah;
- Dhruv Chakravorty, Senior Director, Advanced System, Princeton Research Computing;
- Matthew Smith, Manager, Research Infrastructure and Operations, Advanced Research Computing, University of British Columbia;
- Additional speaker TBC
Additional Community Opportunities
RCD Capabilities Model Office Hours: Tue May 12, 2026, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Tuesdays):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.
RCD Workforce Development Interest Group Monthly Meet-Up: Tue May 12, 2026, 2p ET/ 1p CT/ 12p MT/ 11a PT (2nd Tuesdays): Topic. This session will feature two short presentations from Principal Investigators on NSF Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) awards, followed by questions and group discussion. The presenters will share practical insights from their workforce development efforts, including challenges distinguishing traditional IT roles from Research Computing and Data (RCD) roles, strategies for supporting domain experts as they grow into RCD careers, and lessons learned from building scalable, sustainable workforce development programs. The goal is to ground the conversation in real project experience while engaging the CaRCC community in discussion around shared challenges, emerging practices, and opportunities for cross‑institutional learning.
See Zoom details below. Join the Interest Group mailing list.
AI Facilitation Interest Group Monthly Gathering. Wed May 13,2026 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Wednesdays): Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL. Join here: https://carcc.org/ai-facilitation-ig/ Invited talk: “From EQ to AI: Training Humans to Train with AI — Single-Player, Multi-Player, and Team Modes” presented by Aaron Culich, founder of PEEQ.WORK (“Up-leveling work. Down-regulating anxiety.”) and a researcher at the CiDR Lab at UC Berkeley.
Quantum Computing Interest Group, Monthly Meeting: Held Monthly on Last Wednesday @ 9A PT / 10:00 MT / 11:00P CT / Noon ET Each will take place in the usual CaRCC community Zoom room:https://utah.zoom.us/my/carcc?pwd=TjFuR3VVM2d5eE5zWnEvWWxDTFBCUT09
Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) Community Discussions: Wed May 13, 2026, 2p ET/ 11a PT (2nd Wednesdays)This month, the topic will be Dynamic Documentation: Wiki, Document as Code, and Scripted SSPs Please use this Zoom link, and contact info@regulatedresearch.org or Carolyn Ellis with any questions.
US Research Software Engineers Monthly Community Call: Thu, May 28 12p ET/ 9a PT (4thThursdays): See https://us-rse.org/calendar/ for more information.
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