
Join the Ohio Supercomputer Center and Open OnDemand at SC25, the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, Nov. 16-21, at America's Center in St. Louis.
In addition to contributions from OSC and Open OnDemand staff to SC25 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, Ohio-themed activities and more in Booth 4214 in the exhibit hall.
We are especially excited to invite the Supercomputing community to Family Day festivities on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 6 p.m.
SC25 programming schedule Booth schedule (events and demos)
Exhibitor booth
Ohio Supercomputer Center and Open OnDemand: Booth 4214
Stop by exhibitor booth 4214 to chat with our on-site staff and pick up a fun giveaway or rest your feet in our seating areas while you enjoy some snacks and filtered water. The booth will be staffed during all exhibit hours:
Monday, Nov. 17: 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 18: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Booth giveaways
Anytime
Notepads, lanyards, packable bags, zipper travel pouches, pens, and more.

Family Night
Wednesday, 4–6 p.m.
Fix our machines and take home an OSC activity book!
Booth schedule
| Date & Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Monday, Nov. 17 | 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 and popcorn. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 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. |
| 4:30 to 6 p.m. | Special Event Open OnDemand Forum Calling the Open OnDemand community: Meet and mingle with other community members, learn about platform updates, governance, and affinity groups, and enjoy some sweet and salty snacks. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 19 | Booth Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | |
| 2:30 to 3:30 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. |
| 4 to 6 p.m. | Special Event Family Night at SC25 Bring your budding engineer by the OSC booth to help us repair our supercomputer nodes! We need all the help we can get properly placing heat sinks, memory sticks and CPUs. This hands-on activity is designed for all ages. Participants will take home a copy of our fun-filled "What's So Super About Supercomputing?" activity book. |
| 4:30 to 6 p.m. | Special Event Open OnDemand Forum Calling the Open OnDemand community: Meet and mingle with other community members, learn about platform updates, governance, and affinity groups, and enjoy some sweet and salty snacks. |
| Thursday, Nov. 20 | 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. |
SC25 programming schedule
| Date & Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Nov. 18 | |
| 5:15 to 7 p.m. | Cardinal Endcap at Art of HPC Reception A partnership between OSC and Basil Masri Zada, Ohio University asssistant professor of instruction in art and digital design, is a unique example of the intersection of computing and art.OSC's newest cluster, Cardinal, played a key role in the creation of its own endcap art as the system on which Masri Zada's students generated a mosaic of individual pieces that came together with the instructor's own depiction of the namesake bird. The final product is on display in the Art of HPC gallery during this reception and throughout the conference. Location: Plaza Lobby |
| Wednesday, Nov. 19 | |
| 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. | Open OnDemand presentation at Dell Theater Booth Director of Strategic Programs Alan Chalker visits with Intel to share the wide-reaching impact of Open OnDemand and how easy it is to both administer and utilize to lower the barrier to entry in HPC. Location: Dell Booth 1827 |
| Noon to 1 p.m. |
Booth Availability: Dave Hudak at NSF ACCESS |
| Friday, Nov. 21 | |
| 8:30 to 9:35 a.m. | Open OnDemand: Connecting Computing Power with Powerful Minds: Keynote address at the Sixth Combined Workshop on Interactive and Urgent High-Performance Computing Director of Strategic Programs Alan Chalker provides an overview of Open OnDemand and details some of the success stories from the global community of over 2,100 research computing centers utilizing the platform. Location: Room 260-267 |
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