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OpenCHAMI Developer Summit @ TACC 2025
Texas Advanced Computing Center • Austin, TX • September 9 – 11 2025
Event: OpenCHAMI Developer Summit @ TACC 2025 Event Registration: Eventbrite Registration
Date: September 9–11, 2025
Location: Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX
Website: TACC25
Hosts: TACC, OpenCHAMI Community
Slack: #2025-september-dev-summit
Who Should Attend?
- Sysadmins deploying or evaluating OpenCHAMI in production
- Developers who want to contribute code, docs, or integrations
- HPC practitioners & researchers curious about automated system management
- Anyone interested in community-driven, vendor-neutral HPC tooling
Why Attend?
- Network with OpenCHAMI contributors, site admins, and developers
- Learn best practices for large-scale HPC automation and orchestration
- Shape the project’s future via live RFD and governance sessions
- Hack on real code and docs to advance the OpenCHAMI roadmap
Event Details
The OpenCHAMI community is gathering at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) for three days of collaboration, learning and hacking. Whether you’re new to OpenCHAMI or a long‑time contributor, there will be tracks for every skill level. Meet fellow sysadmins, developers and researchers working on open HPC automation and help shape the project’s future.
Location & Directions
Venue: Advanced Computing Building (ACB), Texas Advanced Computing Center, 10505 Exploration Way, Austin, TX 78758.
Please note that the TACC address is 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758 , however the entrance is on Exploration Way. From the Burnet Road entrance, continue past the guard booth (you don’t need to stop), pass the chain link gate to Exploration Way, then make a right. ACB is the second to last building on the right with the overhanging patios. From the Braker Lane entrance, ACB is the second building on the left with the overhanging patios (10505 Exploration Way). When you arrive at ACB, you may park in the covered parking lot or on the street. Please obtain a parking pass from one of the kiosks, or you may use the ParkMobile app (zone 96113). Please check in with the receptionist when you enter the building.
Agenda Snapshot
| Day | Theme | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Introductions & Current State | Setting the Stage | Project history • Site reports • Needs & gaps workshop • Status review |
| Day 2 – Tutorials & Governance | Hands-On & Cleanup | Deployment tutorial • Parallel TSC/governance refinement track |
| Day 3 – Hackathon & Road-Map | Building the Future | Code, scripting, docs sprint • RFD drafting • Summit wrap-up & next steps |
Schedule
(All times CST)
Day 1 – Tuesday, Sept 9
| Time | Session & Speakers | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Registration and Coffee | Foyer |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Keynote Welcome — Alex / Dan | Roc 1.990 |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Omnia × OpenCHAMI Keynote — Alex / Onur Celebioglu (Dell) | Roc 1.990 |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Introductory: Who are we? | Roc 1.990 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Introductory: Current Deployments | Roc 1.990 |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Introductory: Architecture Deep Dive | Roc 1.990 |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Site Reports — Yogi Porla (facilitator) | Roc 1.990 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch (on-site) | Foyer |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | vTDS Partner Talk — Eric Lund / Harold Longley | Roc 1.990 |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Provisioning HPC Clusters at TACC — John Desantis (TACC) | Roc 1.990 |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Break | Foyer |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | RFDs (Closed & Open), Roadmap 1.0, New Ideas — Alex / Yogi | Roc 1.990 |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Community Q&A — Alex | Roc 1.990 |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Optional Social / Sponsor Dinner | Off-site |
Day 2 – Wednesday, Sept 10
| Time | Plenary | Parallel Track | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Coffee & Networking | — | Foyer |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Why Does OpenCHAMI Matter — Adam Hough (Shell) | — | Roc 1.990 |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Tutorials — Devon | Architecture & Governance | Roc 1.990 |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break | — | Foyer |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Tutorials — Devon | Quality & API Mechanics | Roc 1.990 |
| 12:00 – 13:15 | Lunch (on-site) | — | Foyer |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | RPM signing — Cole Kennedy (TestifySec) | — | Roc 1.990 |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | GitHub Automation — Taylor Ludwig (Broadwing) | — | Roc 1.990 |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Brainstorming for Future Features | — | Roc 1.990 |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break | — | Foyer |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Hackathon Planning — Jonathan Dietz (Broadwing) | — | Roc 1.990 |
| 16:15 – 17:00 | Road to 1.0 | — | Roc 1.990 |
Day 3 – Thursday, Sept 11
| Time | Plenary | Parallel Track | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Coffee & Networking | — | Foyer |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Case Study on OpenCHAMI — Nic Jones | — | Roc 1.990 |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Hackathon Team Sign-ups — Jonathan Dietz (Broadwing) | RFD Brainstorming & Planning for Next Event | Roc 1.990 |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Hackathon / Docsathon — code, docs, CI pipelines | Self-organised teams | Roc 1.990 |
| 12:00 – 13:15 | Lunch (on-site) | — | Foyer |
| 13:15 – 14:15 | Wrap-up and Next Steps — Alex | — | Roc 1.990 |
Tracks & Chairs
Architecture: Alex Lovell-Troy —
Introductory Topics: Travis Raines
Tutorials: Devon Bautista
Partner Talks: Adam Hough —
Feedback (Governance, Gaps): Yogi Porla —
Hackathon: Jonathan Dietz —
Registration
Registration is required for attendance. Please secure your spot by visiting our Eventbrite registration page. Capacity is limited and on-site meals are provided based on registration.
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Sponsors
We’re grateful to our sponsors for supporting the OpenCHAMI Developer Summit. Sponsor information and logos will appear here soon. If your organization is interested in sponsoring the event, please contact us at .
We look forward to seeing you at TACC! A formal invitation with hotel and travel details will follow shortly. For questions or attendee suggestions, email .
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