[gpfsug-discuss] GPFS UG USA

[Jason Hick]

Count me in please.  I’m very much in agreement with Bryan, that the state-side GPFS user meeting has enough content/inertia to have its own venue, 2-3 days (maybe 2 days customer/IBM presentations and 1 day of meet the devs).  SC is good, but just too much going on.

Jason

> On May 28, 2015, at 9:29 AM, Bryan Banister <bbanister at jumptrading.com> wrote:
> 
> The issues that I see with the meeting at the SC conferences are:
> 1) It's usually only scheduled for a 2-3 hour time slot, which is not adequate time for a proper meeting like we have in the UK, which will likely expand to two full days!
> 2) It usually conflicts with so many other sessions, "user group" meetings, birds of a feather, Intel or other company training/presentations, or my own company outings and more.  Last SC I had to choose between the DDN and GPFS "User Group" meetings.  You can't be in all places at the same time!
> 
> Perhaps we could still hold a US based GPFS User Group Meeting at SC'15 in Austin, but I would still want two days for the meeting either before or after the event... that would mean it would require days on the weekend before or after the conference.
> 
> Look forward to hearing other member's thoughts,
> -Bryan
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> I would go!
> 
> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Simon Thompson (Research Computing - IT Services) <S.J.Thompson at bham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> The format of th sc meeting was similar to that of the UK group with a mix of customer and ibm presentations. Though I guess as it coincides with SC, the customers there will mostly be HPC related customers where as gpfs ug is supposed to be a mix of industries.
>> 
>> I think there were also more techies from IBM at the UK meeting than the sc meeting. I know they need to find a bigger space and more time in Austin!
>> 
>> Simon
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>> Hi Ed,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The meeting at the SC conference was organized and led by IBM.  The GPFS User Group meetings in England and the other events sponsored by this organization are created and led by customers of IBM.  We are hoping to start holding similar events in the US, like the meet-the-devs outings and meetings with probably two days of presentations and discussions from GPFS Customers and the IBM GPFS Developers.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It’s a great way to meet others that are deploying similar solutions and provide IBM direct feedback on their latest GPFS developments!
>> 
>> -Bryan
>> 
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>> [mailto:gpfsug-discuss-bounces at gpfsug.org] On Behalf Of Jeno Cram
>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 10:08 AM
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>> Count me in as well.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jeno
>> 
>> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Wahl, Edward <ewahl at osc.edu<mailto:ewahl at osc.edu>> wrote:
>> Does our meeting @SC not count?  Either way, count me in please.
>> 
>> Ed Wahl
>> OSC
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>> Hello
>> 
>>  Last one today...
>> 
>> Several of you approached me at the UG regarding setting up GPFS UG
>> representation state-side.
>> Please drop us an email through and we'll look at that with you.
>> 
>> Many thanks
>> 
>> Jez
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