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Research Computing and Data (RCD) Monthly January 2026
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Spotlight: 2025 CaRCC Contributor of the Year, Timothy Middelkoop
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Congratulations to Timothy Middelkoop who was voted 2025 CaRCC Contributor of the Year by you, the CaRCC membership!
Timothy is a backbone of CaRCC operations, managing the tech and software platforms that keep our community organized and running smoothly. He is also a national RCD leader and community builder focused on RCD workforce development. He currently co-leads the CaRCC AI Facilitation Working Group, and is a co-PI on a grant Empowering RCD Professionals to Broaden Participation in the NAIRR Pilot. |
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Nominations Open for CaRCC Transitional Board Seats
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Bring Your Colleagues to CaRCC!
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Nominations are being accepted through February 6 for three CaRCC Transitional Board open seats. These positions will serve three-year terms and will replace (or potentially re-elect) current members serving initial one-year terms to establish staggered re-election cycles. Two at-large seats are open, while the third seat must be filled by a qualified member from a non-R1 institution. |
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Do you have colleagues you think should learn about and become involved with CaRCC? Have you added someone new to your team this year who may not know about CaRCC? Share this blog post with them and invite them to join!
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Attend the CaRCC Annual Community Update (Former CaRCC Parade) on February 24
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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 on Tuesday, 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. |
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January Events And Call Topics At-a-Glance
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 3p ET/2p CT/1p MT/12p PT
Register now to receive Zoom connection 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.
Annual Community Update (Formerly CaRCC Parade)
Tuesday, February 24 3:30p ET/2:30p CT/ 1:20p MT/12:30p PT
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
- 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
- Emerging Centers Track (3rdWednesdays) Wed 1/21, 12p ET/ 11a CT/ 10a MT/ 9a PT/ 7a HT Peer Groups Kick-Off Unconference, a community unconference
- 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
Additional Community Opportunities
Tue 1/13, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Tuesdays): RCD Capabilities Model Office Hours. Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL.
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. Please use this Zoom link.
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 the Zoom room below, also visible in the CaRCC People Network Google calendar (see above). Please help us keep these details secure (non-public), but feel free to share with a colleague.
https://utah.zoom.us/my/carcc?pwd=TjFuR3VVM2d5eE5zWnEvWWxDTFBCUT09
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A quick-hit listing of upcoming events and training related to the NAIRR Pilot and other AI initiatives |
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Support the next RCD Nexus Day’s Workforce Track, and see several other open volunteer opportunities this month! |
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CaRCC is an organization of research computing and data (RCD) and related professionals. Joining CaRCC is free. |
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RCD Monthly is a newsletter dedicated to the Research Computing and Data (RCD) professional community and others who work to support research using technology. This work is supported by grants OAC- 2436057 and OAC-2100003. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. |
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