3rd easybuild hackathon

Basic Information

• time: Mon-Wed Mar 11-13 2013, 10am-6pm (Cypriotic time)
• location: Nicosia, Cyprus (confirmed)
• notes: local provisions?

Attendees

Please let Kenneth Hoste know if you're planning to attend.

• Kenneth Hoste (HPC-UGent, EasyBuild developer and release manager)
• Jens Timmerman (HPC-UGent, EasyBuild developer)
• Fotis Georgatos (University of Luxembourg, HPC sysadmin and active contributor)
• Jens Wiegand (exact title?)
• Alan O'Cais (title?)
• (more confirmations?)

Agenda (planned)

Monday

• [10am] welcome by local organizers
• mention practical arrangements for coming days
• [10.15am] introduction round: who's who (brief, informal)
• [10.30am-11.30am] EasyBuild presentation by KH/JT
• intent is to train attendees on making optimal use of EasyBUild
• introduction to purpose of EasyBuild and its design
• example use cases
• focus on modularity: easyblocks and compiler toolchains
• getting started: writing easyconfigs; writing easyblocks; extending compiler toolchain support
• contributing back
• [lunch]
• [1.30pm] presentation by local organisation (who?):
• where and how does EasyBuild fit in with local needs?
• current activities with EasyBuild
• wishlist
• [2.30pm] technical discussion on EasyBuild
• open issues relevant to the attendees, future directions
• [5pm-6pm] video conference presentation (Adam De Coninck, NVIDIA) confirmed
• GPGPU toolbox for sysadmins and user support teams
• building CUDA software

Tuesday [10am-6pm]

• hackathon kick-off
• hands-on: getting started
• focus on EasyBuild support for accelerators and local interests

Wednesday [10am-6pm]

• hackathon (continued)