Container Camp

March 10-13, 2020

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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Container technologies are letting researchers easily share, scale, and reuse tools and workflows for all types of computational analyses.

Join us for an intensive three-day hands-on workshop to learn how to create, use, deploy and share software containers (e.g., Docker, Singularity) across a variety of computational systems from your laptop to cloud and HPC.

We will use a blend of practical theory and hands-on exercises where small groups deploy tools and workflows they bring to the workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring their own data and analyses for containerization – come with basic command line skills (required) and leave with a running container! No experience with container technology needed.

Who should attend?

Any researcher seeking to exploit container technology to make their computational analyses easier and more reproducible. Must enjoy a collaborative, innovative environment. Preference is given to NSF BIO-funded PIs and early career researchers.

What will I learn?

How to understand and use container technology
How to containerize an application
How to use other containerized applications
How to build/deploy containerized workflows
How to scale out your computation: from laptop to cloud to HPC

What's new this year?

More hands-on time for your project (make sure to bring your own data!)
Using containers interactively

Did you know?

What are Containers?

A container is a standard unit of software that packages up code and all its dependencies so the application runs quickly and reliably. They allow you to focus on your scientific analysis by making it easier to manage dependencies, sharing and reproducing analyses from other researchers with ease.

Real World Example

A 4-month undergraduate microbiology class at the University of British Columbia uses containers to teach the concepts and applications of bioinformatics research to biologists. The 85 students each had their own isolated container, protecting their individual work from each other, and access to a shared course folder provided by the instructor

Source

BYOD/BOYA

Bring your own data and analyses. Course participants are encouraged to bring their own data and analytical workflows for containerization.

Minimum experience required for workshop:

Linux command line, directory structures, shell commands
Using and running analysis tools from the command line
Experience using HPC, distributed computing, cloud computing systems
Familiarity with logging into and using remote systems
Basic programming experience (language of your choice)

Instructors

Nirav Merchant

Director, Cyber Innovation. Director, Data Science Institute

Tyson Swetnam

Ph.D. Science Informatician

Upendra Devisetty

Ph.D. Science Informatician

Registration Cost

See below for attendance fee breakdown.

Affiliation	Early Bird (Expires Dec 31)	Registration
Academic	$150	$250
Other Non-profits	$150	$250
Industry	$150	$250

Apply For Scholarship

A limited number of scholarships are available. Contact 411@cyverse.org for details.

Lodging

Container Camp tuition does not include room, board, or transportation. Lodging options include AirBnB or hotels in the area. Local transportation options include Uber and Lyft, and well as various rental car companies, Tu-go bike sharing and SunLink modern streetcar throughout campus and nearby downtown; and free UA CatTran shuttle on campus.

Location

The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Tuesday, March 10, 12 noon – Friday, March 13, 12 noon

After Hours

Testimonials from Container Camp 2019

“The highlight of Camp was the moment where I got something to build faster from an existing repository than building a linux container from scratch and adding a few things.”

-Anonymous Survey Participant

“I really liked the BYOD aspect of this camp and how hands-on it was. I was also impressed that there was still a lecture aspect to the camp.”

-Anonymous Survey Participant

“The highlight of camp for me was being able to deploy containers on my personal computer on Day 1.”

-Anonymous Survey Participant

“The trainers are helpful answering questions and helping around. The group project is very useful to apply what I learned to real problems.”

-Anonymous Survey Participant

“The highlight for me was working hands on with a group on a project and the desire for other participants to help each other.”

-Anonymous Survey Participant

“Container Camp was really well worth the time I spent there, thank you so much!”

-Anonymous Survey Participant