May 10-12, 2023 | Community Exchange & Emory University in Atlanta, GA

2023 Cloud Forum Schedule

Wednesday, 5/10

Date/Time (EDT)Session
6 – 7 p.m.Opening Reception at Westin Peachtree Plaza
 Dinner on your own

Thursday, 5/11

Date/Time (EDT)SessionSession Assets
7 – 7:15 a.m.Bus service to Emory University from Westin Peachtree Plaza
8 – 9 a.m.Registration check-in and breakfast
9 – 9:45 a.m.Opening / Survey resultsOpening Slides New Window IconDecorative icon to indicate a new browser window (opens in a new window)
Survey Slides New Window IconDecorative icon to indicate a new browser window (opens in a new window)
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.Presentation: “Research & Enterprise Cloud Venn Diagram
Joshua Stultz, National Institutes of Health
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10:15 – 10:45 a.m.Presentation: “Where’s my cloud instruction book?!
Joseph Rafferty, Texas A&M University
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10:45 – 11 a.m.Break
11 – 11:30 a.m.Lightning TalksSlides New Window IconDecorative icon to indicate a new browser window (opens in a new window)
11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.Presentation: “Tag, You’re It!
Jonathan White, University of Central Florida
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12 – 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2 p.m.Presentation: “Developing FinOps at UT Austin” (Online: Register here New Window IconDecorative icon to indicate a new browser window (opens in a new window))
Maggie Spangenberg, The University of Texas at Austin
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2 – 2:30 p.m.Presentation: “Moving Faster With the Cloud Everywhere” (Online: Register here New Window IconDecorative icon to indicate a new browser window (opens in a new window))
Phil Fenstermacher, William & Mary
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2:30 – 3 p.m.Break
3 – 3:30 p.m.Presentation: “Multicloud Cost & Usage Reporting at NIH
Nick Weber, National Institutes of Health
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3:30 – 4 p.m.Presentation: “Introducing a Cloud-based Analytics Platform
Yu Li & Jonathan Dixon, Virginia Tech
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4 – 4:30 p.m.Break
4:30 – 5 p.m.Presentation: “Meeting Traditional High-Performance Computing Demands in the Cloud
Circe Tsui, Emory University
Paul Petersen, Emory University
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5 – 6 p.m.Open Discussion and Wrap-up
6 – 7:30 p.m.Dinner at the Michael C. Carlos Museum New Window IconDecorative icon to indicate a new browser window (opens in a new window), Emory University
7:30 – 9 p.m.Bus service to Westin Peachtree Plaza from Emory University

Friday, 5/12

Date/Time (EDT)Session
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.AWS GameDay New Window IconDecorative icon to indicate a new browser window (opens in a new window) at Westin Peachtree Plaza


Cloud Forum Timeline

  • Call for Proposals Opens: December 26
  • Call for Proposals Closes: January 31
  • Registration Opens: February 6
  • Speaker Notifications: February 27
  • Schedule Posted: March 7
  • Cloud Forum Convenes: May 10-12