SC26: OSC and Open OnDemand

Join the Ohio Supercomputer Center and Open OnDemand at SC26, the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, Nov. 15-20, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

In addition to contributions from OSC and Open OnDemand staff to SC26 programming, our exhibitor booth will be busy again this year with Open OnDemand demos, an interactive map of every Open OnDemand deployment around the world, and more in Booth 4405/4508 in the exhibit hall.  

SC26 programming schedule Booth schedule (events and demos)

 

Exhibitor booth

Ohio Supercomputer Center and Open OnDemand: Booth 4405/4508

Stop by exhibitor booth 4405/4508 to chat with our on-site staff, pick up a fun giveaway and snack, and rest your feet in our seating areas. The booth will be staffed during all exhibit hours:

Monday, Nov. 16: 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 17: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 18: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 19: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SC26 booth locator

Map of SC26 exhibitor hall with OSC booth noted
Assorted giveaway items

Booth giveaways

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Notepads, lanyards, insulated bags, pens, and more.

Activity book cover

Family Night

Wednesday, 3–6 p.m.
Take home an OSC activity book!

Booth schedule

OSC is hosting a number of interesting events in our booth as reflected in this schedule.
Date & Time Description
Monday, Nov. 16 | Booth Hours: 7 to 9 p.m.
7 to 9 p.m. Grand Opening Gala Reception
OSC's booth will be staffed during the conference's opening event. Stop by for special giveaways.
Tuesday, Nov. 17 | Booth Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Demo
Open OnDemand Overview & Demo
Alan Chalker, Julie Ma, and Emily Moffat Sadeghi demonstrate how easy supercomputing can be with OSC's open-source, NSF-funded HPC web portal Open OnDemand. Zero client software installation, compatible with any device. You have to see this to believe it.
Wednesday, Nov. 18 | Booth Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Demo
Open OnDemand Overview & Demo
Alan Chalker, Julie Ma, and Emily Moffat Sadeghi demonstrate how easy supercomputing can be with OSC's open-source, NSF-funded HPC web portal Open OnDemand. Zero client software installation, compatible with any device. You have to see this to believe it.
3 to 6 p.m. Special Event
Family Night at SC26
Participants can take home a copy of our fun-filled "What's So Super About Supercomputing?" activity book.
Thursday, Nov. 19 | Booth Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Demo
Open OnDemand Overview & Demo
Alan Chalker, Julie Ma, and Emily Moffat Sadeghi demonstrate how easy supercomputing can be with OSC's open-source, NSF-funded HPC web portal Open OnDemand. Zero client software installation, compatible with any device. You have to see this to believe it.

SC26 programming schedule

OSC and Open OnDemand are participating in the following events at SC22
Date & Time Description
Sunday, Nov. 15
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Paper presentation: "hpcGPT: A Flexible Framework for Agentic User Support in HPC" 
Summer Wang, OSC client engagement manager, and colleagues will present hpcGPT, an agentic command-line support assistant that combines OpenCode, a provider-independent terminal interface, with Model Context Protocol tools.

Location: Room W183b
Wednesday, Nov. 18
12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Open OnDemand User Group Meeting 

This BoF will be an open discussion to guide the future roadmap for Open OnDemand, by getting feedback from the community on the prioritization of the various tasks planned for the next few years.

Location: Room W179ab

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