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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: https://openchami.org/tacc25/
Hosts: TACC, OpenCHAMI Community
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 | Full-day deployment tutorial • Parallel TSC/governance refinement track |
| Day 3 – Hackathon & Road-Mapping | Building the Future | Code, scripting, docs sprint • RFD drafting • Summit wrap-up & next steps |
Schedule
Day 1 – Tuesday, Sept 9
| Time | Session | Speakers / Track | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival, Coffee & Badge Pick‑up | — | Foyer |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome to TACC | Dan Stanzione (TACC) | Auditorium |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Keynote – Omnia × OpenCHAMI: Automating HPC at Scale | Dell Technologies (TBC) | Auditorium |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Who We Are & Where We Run – project origin, community structure, live site reports | Core maintainers | Auditorium |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break | — | Foyer |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Architecture Deep‑Dive – node lifecycle, attestation, policy engine | Eng. Leads | Auditorium |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch (on‑site) | — | Atrium |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Gap & RFD Lightning Pitches – five‑minute slots per proposal | Open mic | Auditorium |
| 14:15 – 16:30 | Break‑out Rooms – RFD working groups (Security, Scheduling, Ops, Docs) | All participants | ACV 1‑4 |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Road‑map Read‑out & Day‑2 Preview | Alex Lovell‑Troy | Auditorium |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Optional Social / Sponsor Dinner | Host (TBC) | Off‑site |
Day 2 – Wednesday, Sept 10
| Time | Session | Speakers / Track | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Coffee & Networking | — | Foyer |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Tutorial Track A (Beginner) – Deploying OpenCHAMI from scratch | LA‑ICP / TACC trainers | Lab A |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Tutorial Track B (Advanced) – Customizing plugins, Keylime attestation | Core devs | Lab B |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Governance Workshop – GitHub org, licensing, TSC elections | TSC members | Conf C |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | — | Atrium |
| 13:00 – 15:30 | Tutorials continue (Tracks A & B) + Governance drafting session | — | Respective rooms |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Break | — | Foyer |
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Ask‑the‑Experts Panel – open Q&A with maintainers | Mixed panel | Auditorium |
Day 3 – Thursday, Sept 11
| Time | Session | Speakers / Track | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Coffee & Hackathon Team Sign‑ups | — | Foyer |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | Hackathon / Docsathon – code, docs, CI pipelines | Self‑organised teams | Labs A‑D |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Working Lunch | — | Atrium |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Hackathon continues; parallel Future‑Road‑map BoF for non‑coders | — | Labs / Conf C |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Team Demos & RFD Show‑and‑Tell | Hackathon teams | Auditorium |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Closing & Next Steps | Steering Committee | Auditorium |
Tracks & Chairs
- Architecture: Alex Lovell-Troy —
- Introductory Topics: TBD (Chair)
- Tutorials: TBD (Chair)
- Partner Talks: Adam Hough —
- Feedback (Governance, Gaps etc): TBD (Chair)
- Hackathon: TBD (Chair)
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.
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 contact@openchami.org.
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