CISL Daily Bulletin

The Daily Bulletin delivers news about CISL’s high-performance computing environment, training opportunities, scheduled maintenance, and other events of interest to the user community. To get the Daily Bulletin by email, use this link to subscribe.

Open Science Grid 2026 Summer School

March 18, 2026

Applications are still being considered for the 2026 Open Science Grid (OSG) Summer School. The program will be held in-person at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from July 13-17th. People accepted to this program will receive financial support for basic travel and local costs associated with the School. The OSG School teaches you how to use high-throughput computing effectively, such as th...

NCAR Strategic Computing (NSC) Submissions - March 31, 2026 Deadline

March 18, 2026

We are now accepting submissions from NSF NCAR staff for large-scale computing needs through the NCAR Strategic Computing (NSC) panel. NSC allocations target large-scale projects lasting one year to a few years that align with NSF NCAR’s scientific priorities and strategic plans, and require a full or part-time regular NSF NCAR staff member as project lead. The panel may allocate up to 250 mi...

Reminder: Last Week for In-person Registration for ISS 2026

March 17, 2026

Registration is open for the 2026 Improving Scientific Software Conference, but in-person registration is only available for a few more days. The deadline for in-person registration is March 20th, and block-rate hotel lodging is available at the walking-distance Residence Inn until March 22nd. Virtual participants may register until April 3rd. The ISS Conference, hosted by the UCAR Software Eng...

Join a seminar about S2S forecast skill—refreshments served for in-person guests

March 16, 2026

On Thursday, March 26, at 2:00 pm MT, join the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory (MMM) at NSF NCAR for a presentation on subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction. The talk is entitled "From Source To Skill: State-Dependent Predictability In Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasts.” In this talk, Dr. Judith Berner will discuss how forecast skill in two NSF NCAR models (CESM2 and MPAS-A)...

Apply by Sun. 3/22 for travel support for the 2026 Pythia Cook-off

March 16, 2026

NSF NCAR’s Computational and Information Systems Lab (CISL) will host the 2026 Pythia Cook-off from Monday, June 15 to Thursday, June 18. Project Pythia is a geoscience educational resource. This hackathon will focus on developing Pythia Cookbooks to support open-source geoscientific Python resources, enhancing programming and collaboration skills for students, researchers, and developers. The ...

Funded Conference Opportunities for Students

March 9, 2026

Undergraduate and graduate students interested in the intersection of Earth system sciences and computational sciences are encouraged to apply to the following student facing programs for major upcoming conferences. Each offers registration and travel support for accepted applicants. 1. SC26 Student Program • November 15-20th, 2026 in Chicago, IL • The SuperComputing26 (SC26) Conference is...