CaRCC RCD Monthly Newsletter – July 2026

Research Computing and Data (RCD) Monthly

July 2026

In this issue:

1. CaRCC Events at PEARC26
2. Register Now for RCD Nexus Day at PEARC26!
3. RCD Program Story: Washington and Lee University
4. July Events and Call Topics
5. All Things AI: NAIRR Pilot & AI-Related Events and Announcements
   
6. CaRCC Volunteer Opportunities

CaRCC Events at PEARC26

PEARC26 is just around the corner and CaRCC once again has an active presence. Join us for Coffee with CaRCC, the CaRCC Town Hall and more!

Last Chance to Register for Fifth Annual RCD Nexus Day at PEARC26!

RCD Nexus Day is an official PEARC co-located event with no additional cost to attend. Attendees must be registered for PEARC26 and wearing their conference badge. The event will be held at the main conference venue, the Minneapolis Convention Center. 

Attendees will select one of two specialized tracks:

• Building Onramps: Developing a Guide to Facilitate Entry into the RCD Profession
  
• Next-Generation RCD Capabilities Assessment: A Community-informed Refresh of the CaRCC Capabilities Model
  

Quantum in the Mountains: How Washington and Lee University Scales the Research Frontier with a Team of One

Located in the historic town of Lexington, Virginia, Washington and Lee University (W&L) is a private liberal arts institution known for its rigorous academics and unique teaching-first mission. CaRCC spoke with Tom Marcais, Research Computing Administrator at W&L’s Research Computer and Data (RCD) program, to learn how a “team of one” leverages national cyberinfrastructure and a desktop quantum computer to bridge the gap between scientific intuition and computational reality.

July 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. 

CaRCC Newcomer Welcome and Orientation (August)

Tue August 11 2026 3:30p ET/2:30p CT/1:30p MT/12:30p 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 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT/1:30pm MT/ 12:30pm 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 (1^st Tuesdays) Tue, July 7 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/10a PT Intro to Information Science, Amy Nurnberger MIT
• Strategy and Policy-Facing Track (1^st Wednesdays) No track call this month. See you at PEARC26!
• Researcher-Facing Track (2^nd Thursdays) No track call this month. See you at PEARC26!
  
• Emerging Centers Track (3^rdWednesdays) In-person meetup at PEARC26. Check the Website and monitor the track mailing list for details.
  
• Systems-Facing Track (3^rd Thursdays) No track call this month. See you at PEARC26!
  

Additional Community Opportunities

RCD Capabilities Model Office Hours. Tue, July 14, 2026 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Tuesdays): Meeting coordinates: Zoom Session URL. 

RCD Mentoring Working Group Monthly Meet-Up: Thu July 2, 1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11am MT/ 10a PT (1st Thursdays)

RCD Workforce Development Interest Group. Join us at RCD Nexus Day at PEARC26 for Building Onramps: Developing a Guide to Facilitate Entry into the RCD Profession. Register now.  

AI Facilitation Interest Group Monthly Gathering. Wed July 8, 1p ET/ 10a PT (2nd Wednesdays): Dan Katz presenting “FAIR4ML Metadata Schema”

Quantum Computing Interest Group Monthly Gathering. No meeting this month. See you at PEARC26!

Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) Community Discussions. Wed July 8, 2p ET/ 11a PT (2nd Wednesdays) Debrief from workshop at EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity Privacy Professionals Conference  Cultural Changes as required by your regulated research program. Please use this Zoom link, and contact  info@regulatedresearch.org or Carolyn Ellis with any questions.

US Research Software Engineers Monthly Community Call. Thu July 9, 12p ET/ 9a PT (2^nd Thursdays/2^nd Fridays): 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

All Things AI

A quick-hit listing of upcoming events and training related to the NAIRR Pilot and other AI initiatives

Volunteer Opportunities

See several open volunteer opportunities this month!

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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