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)
No call, see you in July to talk about Information Science!
Strategy and Policy-Facing Track (1st Wednesdays) Wed <6/3>, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT
Public-Private partnerships in RCD, Panel Panelists: Brendan McGinty, NCSA Industry Program Lead; Jim Wilgenbusch, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute; Jim Lookabaugh, Business Development Executive, Internet2 Topic: In this call we will be discussing the challenges facing the RCD community with respect to engaging with the private sector with respect to:
- Types of partnerships/contracts
- Ways to approach such partnerships
- Things to avoid
- Define value proposition
- Local community engagement
Researcher-Facing Track (2nd Thursdays)
Thu <6/11>, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
Topic: TBD
Emerging Centers Track (3rd Wednesdays)
Wed <06/17>, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT/ 7a HT
Topic: TBD
Systems-Facing Track (3rd Thursdays)
Thu 6/18, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT
Myth vs Mythos: The Reality of CVEs and Research Computing, Presentation and Group Discussion
The number of CVEs affecting HPC and research computing systems has recently spiked, and fears about the risks that AI poses to internet security have risen enough to garner media coverage. These two factors have resulted in HPC and research computing practitioners dealing with both significant patching activity and increased expectations to implement mitigations quickly. Does the current landscape warrant a change in how cybersecurity is approached, is a tightening of existing practices sufficient, or is there really a rise in vulnerabilities? This session will explore how institutions, labs, and research centers are dealing with the situation and offer perspectives on the current research cybersecurity landscape. Speakers TBA.
Additional Community Opportunities
RCD Capabilities Model Office Hours: Tue 06/09, 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 Mentoring Working Group Monthly Meet-Up: Thu 06/04, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11am MT/ 10a PT (1st Thursdays): Join us for our May RCD Mentoring Working Group session as we continue building out our mentorship program! This month we’ll continue to have breakout conversations around the three teams developing the program: the applications process, mentor details, and mentee details. Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL. Join the workforce-mentoring-wg@carcc.org mailing list or send questions to RCD Staff and Student Workforce Mentoring Coordinators.
RCD Workforce Development Interest Group Monthly Meet-Up: Tue 6/9, 2p ET/ 1p CT/ 12p MT/ 11a PT (2nd Tuesdays): SCIPE: NSF Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) awards. Details to be announced. Zoom details below. Join the Interest Group mailing list.
AI Facilitation Interest Group Monthly Gathering. Wed 6/10, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Wednesdays): Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL. Join here: https://carcc.org/ai-facilitation-ig/
Quantum Computing Interest Group, Monthly Meeting: Wed 6/24, 12p ET / 11a CT / 10a MT / 9a PT (Last Wednesdays) Invited speaker is IBM Quantum’s Dr Charles Chung “Quantum computing strategy considerations and example use cases for advanced manufacturing”
Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) Monthly Community Call: Wed 6/10, 2p ET/ 11a PT (2nd Wednesdays) This month, the topic will be Strengthening Research Security: Introducing NSF’s SECURE Center & SECURE Analytics. This session provides an overview of the National Science Foundation’s SECURE Center and SECURE Analytics initiatives, highlighting their role in advancing research security, risk awareness, and data-informed decision-making across the research ecosystem. Attendees will gain insight into available tools, resources, and collaborative opportunities designed to support institutions in identifying and mitigating security risks while maintaining an open and innovative research environment. Please use this Zoom link, and contact info@regulatedresearch.org or Carolyn Ellis with any questions.
US Research Software Engineers Monthly Community Call: Fri 6/12, 2p ET/ 9a PT (2nd Thursdays/2nd Fridays): See https://us-rse.org/calendar/ for more information.EDUCAUSE Research Computing and Data Community Group Monthly Community Call: Thu 6/25, 1p ET/ 10a PT (4th Thursdays of even months). See the Events tab within EDUCAUSE Connect 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.
CaRCC and the People Network
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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.