By Amanda Tan, Internet2 Research Engagement Program Manager
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Over the last 10 months, the Internet2 Cloud Learning and Skills Sessions (CLASS) program has helped facilitate an educational experience in cloud and research computing for more than 70 participants.
The goals of the CLASS program are to enable scientific discovery by building a broad research community able to leverage major cloud provider platforms to increase productivity and collaboration, empower IT support and institutional capabilities to champion cloud-based research, and engage the community through cohorts and activities that encourage knowledge exchanges.
Join us on December 9 at 3 p.m. ET for a virtual panel discussion, CLASS is in Session: Democratizing Cloud Computing on Campus, to hear from previous and current CLASS learners as they share their experiences with the program and how CLASS has helped their journey toward adopting cloud computing as an additional avenue of research infrastructure.
Our speakers will share their experiences related to:
- Challenges and opportunities for cloud adoption at higher education institutions for research workflows
- Skills beyond technical expertise that are needed when thinking about moving research to the cloud
- Equipping institutional IT to facilitate cloud adoption
- Building a strong community of practice around cloud computing for research
- Changing the structure of CLASS to include a more diverse range of participants and skill levels
Panelists include:
- Chris LaLande, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Jacob Fosso Tande, University of North Carolina–Greensboro
- Paul Williams, University of Delaware
- Amanda Tan, Internet2
Please register to join us on December 9 to learn more about Democratizing Cloud Computing on Campus via CLASS.