BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20131121T191500Z DTEND:20131121T201500Z LOCATION:501/502 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: HPC training plays a vital role in fostering an ever-growing community of researchers and developers who conducts their work on supercomputers. In this BOF session, representatives from the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), and the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS) will each present their HPC training programs in Europe, the US, and Japan, respectively. The presentations will be followed by a discussion of the respective experiences and lessons learned, opportunities for sharing materials, processes for assessing and certifying knowledge acquisition, and a discussion of opportunities for collaboration. SUMMARY:HPC Training Perspectives and Collaborations from PRACE (Europe), XSEDE (US) and RIKEN AICS (Japan) PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR