Programme

All events will take place in the Telus Centre, Room 236-238

(Talks highlighted in gray are open to the public)

MONDAY, May 10

TUESDAY, May 11 WEDNESDAY, May 12 THURSDAY, May 13 FRIDAY, May 14
9:30 - Introductions and Opening Remarks from Geoffrey Rockwell and Paul Lu. Special welcomes from Associate VP Research, Dr. Renee Elio and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. Faculty of Arts, Heather Zwicker. 9:30 - Invited talk from Robyn Taylor "Exploring Human computer Interaction through Performance Practice"

9:30 - Technical Issues and/or Tour of AMMI lab with our CAVE

9:30 - Invited talk: Stephen Ramsay: "Knowing it When You See It: Humanistic Inquiry in the Age of Big data" 9:00 - HPC and the Humanities: Introduction to opportunities with Compute Canada and CANARIE by Jonathan Schaeffer followed by discussion of agenda for research
10:30 - Coffee Break 10:30 - Coffee Break 10:30 - Coffee Break 11:00 - Coffee Break 10:30 - Coffee Break
11:00 - Introduction to HPC at Alberta: Masao Fujinaga will introduce facilities and how to use them. 11:00 - Team Time 11:00 - Team Time 11:30 - Team Time 11:00 - HPC and the Humanities - Ongoing discussion on HPC and the Humanities
12:30 - Lunch 1:00 - Lunch 1:00 - Lunch 1:00 - Lunch 1:00 - Lunch and good-byes
2:00 - Team Time 2:30 - Invited Talk: Patrick Juola: "Computers, Conjectures, and Creativity" 2:30 - Invited Talk: Paul Lu: "Cloud Computing and HPC" 2:00 - GIS for the Humanities, Megan Meredith-Lobay  
4:00 - Break 4:00 - Break 3:30 - Break 2:30 - Team Time  
4:30 - General Discussion 4:30 - General Discussion 4:00 - Team Time 3:30 - Break  
      4:00 Presentations from Teams  
      6:30 - Workshop Dinner at the Faculty Club, University of Alberta