PCon23 – Logistics and Updates
Update: 11 September 9 am
PCon’23 is around the corner!
This page keeps you up-to-date with any program changes to activities and times. It includes pick up / drop off information for individuals from interstate/overseas.
Agenda: PaCER Hackathon – P’Con23
Dates: 18-20 September 2023
Venue: The Hub, Bentley Technology Park, 2 Brodie-Hall Drive, Bentley WA 6102
Mentors: Georgios Markomanolis (AMD), Fredrik Robertsen (LUMI), Joseph Schoonover (Fluid Numerics), Toby Potter (Pelagos Consulting), Pawsey Team
Format: Hackathon mentors with expertise in various aspects of programming will provide guidance and support to hackathon teams. Each mentor will provide a short introductory talk about their expertise and will be available to hackathon teams throughout the event. This is an in-person event with hybrid components available to online participants. The tentative program follows:
| MONDAY, 18th September 2023 | |
| 8:00 | Transport from Perth CBD to The Hub Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street 388 Murray St, Perth WA 6000 |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Arrival at The Hub (welcoming tea&coffee) |
| 9:00 – 9:40 | Hackathon teams presentations (general PCon hybrid) |
| 9:40 – 10:00 | Mentors’ Introductions (general PCon hybrid) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 – 12:15 | Hacking (team hybrid) |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch at The Hub |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | AMD Profiling and Q&A, Georgios Markomanolis (AMD) (general PCon hybrid) |
| 2:30 – 5:00 | Hacking (team hybrid) (including afternoon tea) |
| TUESDAY, 19th September 2023 | |
| 8:00 | Transport from Perth CBD to The Hub Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street 388 Murray St, Perth WA 6000 |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Arrival at The Hub (welcoming tea&coffee) |
| 9:00 – 9:40 | Stand up reports (general PCon hybrid) |
| 9:40 – 10:00 | Discussion and Q&A (general PCon hybrid) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 – 12:15 | Hacking (team hybrid) |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch at The Hub |
| 1:30 – 5:15 | Hacking (team hybrid) (including afternoon tea) |
| 5:15 – 5:45 | Transport from The Hub, Bentley Technology Park to Pawsey |
| 6:00 – 7:30 | Sundowner at Pawsey (in person) + Open stage: share your ideas (general PCon hybrid) |
| 7:30 | Transport from Pawsey to Perth CBD (Novotel Perth Murray Street) |
| WEDNESDAY, 20th September 2023 | |
| 8:00 | Transport from Perth CBD to The Hub Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street 388 Murray St, Perth WA 6000 |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Arrival at The Hub (welcoming tea&coffee) |
| 9:00 – 9:40 | Stand up reports (general PCon hybrid) |
| 9:40 – 10:00 | Discussion and Q&A (general PCon hybrid) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 – 12:15 | Hacking (team hybrid) |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch at The Hub |
| 1:30 – 4:00 | Hacking (team hybrid) (including afternoon tea) |
| 4:00 – 5:00 | Final presentations and Q&A (general PCon hybrid) |
Agenda: PaCER Conference – P’Con23
Dates: 21-22 September 2023
Venue: The Hub, Bentley Technology Park, 2 Brodie-Hall Drive, Bentley WA 6102
| THURSDAY, 21st September 2023 | |
| 8:00 | Transport from Perth CBD to The Hub Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street 388 Murray St, Perth WA 6000 |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Arrival at The Hub (welcoming tea&coffee) |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome (hybrid) |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Panel with Lightning Talks, Session 1: Challenges and significant achievements (hybrid)
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Tea (in person) |
| 11:00 – 12:15 | Panel with Lightning Talks, Session 2: Challenges and significant achievements (hybrid)
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| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch at The Hub (in person) |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Panel with Lightning Talks, Session 3: Challenges and significant achievements (hybrid)
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| 2:30 – 4:30 | Freestyle: Gather in groups for discussions on challenges (hybrid) Afternoon tea is available during this session |
| 4:30 – 5:15 | Panel (hybrid) freestyle and hackathon experiences |
| 5:15 – 5:45 | Transport to Pawsey (in person) |
| 6:00 – | Sundowner at Pawsey (in person) + Visualisation Room demo |
| FRIDAY, 22nd September 2023 | |
| 8:00 | Transport from Perth CBD to The Hub Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street 388 Murray St, Perth WA 6000 |
| 8:30 – 8:50 | Arrival at The Hub (welcoming tea&coffee) (in person) |
| 8:50 – 9:00 | Day 1 Opening remarks (hybrid) |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | GPU Programming Panel (hybrid) Fredrik Robersten (LUMI), George Markomanolis (AMD), Joe Schoonover (Fluid Numerics), Maciej Cytowski (Pawsey), Toby Potter (Pelagos) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea (in person) |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Invited Talk (General Public hybrid) “Preparing applications for El Capitan and beyond”, Erik W. Draeger (LLNL), Jane Herriman (LLNL) |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Birds of a Feather (hybrid) PaCER Next Steps with Pawsey panel |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch at The Hub (in person) |
| 1:30 – 1:45 | Wrap-Up (hybrid) |
| 1:45 – 5:00 | The After Party (in person) Continue discussions or hacking |
Bus itinerary for international and interstate visitors
Buses are organised for participants coming from overseas or interstate. Buses will pick up from the Hotel Novotel Murray St. every morning between 8:00 am and 8:10 am.
Only on Tuesday and Thursday evenings will there be buses to return participants to the Hotel Novotel. On Tuesday and Thursday evening there are networking sessions / activities hosted at Pawsey.
Hackathon
MONDAY, 18 Sept
| Time | Pick up | Time | Drop off |
| 8:00 am | Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street | 8:30 am | The Hub, Bentley Technology Park |
TUESDAY, 19 Sept
| Time | Pick up | Time | Drop off |
| 8:00 am | 8:30 am | The Hub, Bentley Technology Park | |
| 5:15 pm | The Hub, Bentley Technology Park | 5:30 pm | The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre |
| 7:30 pm | The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre | 8:00 pm | Hotel Novotel Murray St |
WEDNESDAY, 20 Sept
| Time | Pick up | Time | Drop off |
| 8:00 am | Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street | 8:30 am | The Hub, Bentley Technology Park |
Conference
THURSDAY, 21 Sept
| Time | Pick up | Time | Drop off |
| 8:00 am | 8:30 am | The Hub, Bentley Technology Park | |
| 5:15 pm | The Hub, Bentley Technology Park | 5:30 pm | The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre |
| 7:30 pm | The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre | 8:00 pm | Hotel Novotel Murray St |
FRIDAY, 22 Sept
| Time | Pick up | Time | Drop off |
| 8:00 am | Bus leaving from Novotel Perth Murray Street | 8:30 am | The Hub, Bentley Technology Park |