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No CPS meeting today at 2pm - you are invited to join the ALCF All-Hands meeting
by Williams, Timothy J. 18 May '20

18 May '20

Dear CPS, ALCF has scheduled their quarterly All Hands meeting today at 2pm, same time as our regularly-scheduled CPS Division Meeting. To help resolve the conflict, they have indicated that all of us from CPS (not just the LCF-funded Catalyst team members) are invited to attend the All Hands: Virtual LCF All-Hands Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 pm Monday 18 May 2019 https://bluejeans.com/421406671/4767?src=calendarLink To join the meeting on a computer or mobile phone: https://bluejeans.com/421406671/4767?src=calendarLink Phone Dial-in +1.312.216.0325 (US (Chicago)) +1.408.740.7256 (US (San Jose)) +1.866.226.4650 (US Toll Free) We invite you to join this meeting in lieu of the CPS Division meeting today, which will not be held. Thanks, Salman & Tim

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Telework life balance
by Habib, Salman 14 May '20

14 May '20

Hi Everyone, As we are in week 9 of telework (if my counting is correct) and no doubt some level of burnout may be setting in, it is useful to look at some ways of improving the situation. The SPHEREx project, which I am on, recently sent out a set of useful suggestions, which I reproduce below. I wish some of these could actually be implemented in my case but I just don't see "Quiet Days" happening. Some of you may be in a better position, however -- supervisors, please take note! All the Best Salman PS Will catch up with many of you at the CPS Happy Hour at 5pm. ______________________________________ Telework-Life Balance When your home becomes your workplace, it’s easy to let work creep into your downtime. Over the days and weeks, this can lead to physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion – also known as burnout. There are times when critical work requires after-hours action, but this should not be the norm. If constant work is an issue for you, please consider some of these measures to re-introduce or maintain work-life balance: * Consider assigning a dedicated space in your home for work that you can leave once your work is completed, in order to maintain a distinction between work and your personal life. * Work with your supervisor to set clear expectations and adjust your workload, as appropriate. This may include changing due dates and/or redistributing work assignments among your team. * Let your supervisor and team know when you are disconnecting from work for the day. Place an out of office message in your email, or block time in your Outlook calendar as non-available, so anyone contacting you understands you will not respond right away. * Consider using annual leave for longer stretches to relax and recharge. * Reach out to your center Employee Assistance Program or human resources office for additional ideas and support. Managers and supervisors are expected to lean forward in setting reasonable expectations and providing appropriate work flexibilities. Options include: * Shifting core hours, or even work days, to help employees who have dependent care responsibilities * Setting a standard that responses to messages sent after normal business hours are not expected until the employee’s normal work day begins * Encouraging use of popular telework practices such as * Quiet Days – a designated day each week on which no meetings are scheduled * Virtual Closed Door – a short period of time in the day during which an employee does not answer emails, instant messages, or calls in order to wrap up an urgent assignment

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Announcing: Strategies for Working Remotely Panel Series
by McInnes, Lois Curfman 14 May '20

14 May '20

Dear all – We welcome you to attend this upcoming panel session. If you have questions about this series or suggestions for future panels, please contact IDEAS-ECP members at Argonne: Anshu Dubey, Rinku Gupta, Katherine Riley, Deb Stevens, or me. We welcome your suggestions. Best, Lois From: IDEAS Project Outreach Lead <IDEASProductivity(a)gmail.com> Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 7:00 AM Subject: Announcing: Strategies for Working Remotely Panel Series We are pleased to announce a new panel discussion series: Strategies for Working Remotely In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and need for many in our community to transition to unplanned remote work, the IDEAS Productivity project has launched the panel series Strategies for Working Remotely, which explores important topics in this area. The series brings together staff members of DOE laboratories and invited guests to speak about experiences in working remotely and transitioning from co-located and partially distributed teams to fully virtual teams, and teams of teams. Topics include challenges, lessons learned, unforeseen benefits, and opportunities to look for from this experience. Panelists will make brief introductory comments followed by open discussion. Participation is free and open to the public. Registration is required for each event. The sessions are independent, so join any and all. Format: The panelists make short statements or presentations related to the panel topic, and then the moderator opens the floor to discussion and questions from the audience. Recordings of the panels along with presentation slides and resources are posted on the IDEAS<https://ideas-productivity.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5438ff2caf245…> and ECP<https://ideas-productivity.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5438ff2caf245…> web sites. The next panel in the series is: Making the Transition to Virtual Software Teams 3:00-4:30 pm ET Thursday May 21, 2020 Panelists: * Jay Jay Billings (ORNL) * Mark Gates (University of Tennessee) * Mahantesh Halappanavar (PPNL) * Angela Herring (LANL) * Alex Huebl (LBNL) Moderators: * Ashley Barker (ORNL) * Elaine Raybourn (SNL) Abstract: Scientific software teams are now working remotely and collaborating virtually in response to COVID-19 social distancing practices. In many cases, teams were co-located, and their transition unplanned. As working remotely has suddenly become a near-universal experience for staff members of research organizations, many software teams are now functioning as completely virtual teams—geographically dispersed and interacting only through electronic communication rather than in person. In the third installment of this IDEAS-ECP panel discussion series, we bring together several staff members of DOE laboratories, who will speak about experiences in recent transitions from co-located and partially distributed software teams to fully virtual software teams. Topics include challenges, lessons learned, unforeseen benefits, and opportunities to look for from this experience. Panelists will make brief introductory comments followed by open discussion. Discussion protocol: Attendees are asked to type in their name and brief question in the chat accompanying the panel discussion. We will call on people to ask their question verbally in the order received, curating for uniqueness. 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REMINDER: Argonne Computing Coffee Hour Today from 2:00-3:00
by Werner, Janet M. 13 May '20

13 May '20

Hello, The weekly Argonne Computing Coffee Hours are going well with having presentations each week to facilitate everyone getting to know about each other’s computing activities to enable more collaborations. The coffee hours take place on Wednesdays, 2pm – 3pm. The speaker for today is Ryan Chard and the title of his talk is “funcX: A Federated Function Serving Fabric for Science.” Please participate by using Ryan’s Blue Jean number: https://bluejeans.com/927029229 Janet -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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Summer 2020 College Bound Program
by Lindgren, Shannon Ann 08 May '20

08 May '20

Good Afternoon All, Applications for the Summer 2020 College Bound Research Participation Program are now available for viewing. If you have the opportunity to provide a meaningful research experience to one of these young students, please inform us of your selections no later than Thursday, May 14. Students must be at least 18 years of age on or before June 8, 2020. NO EXCEPTIONS! In addition, all projects must be done virtually. Viewing Applications: You can access these applications electronically at https://apps.inside.anl.gov/register_admin. You will need to enter your Argonne username as anl\username (example anl\llreed); select "applications"; in the program drop down box, choose "College Bound Research Participation Program"; under status label, choose “pending,” click "search" at the bottom. These applications will only be available for on-line viewing through Thursday, May 14 Funding a College Bound student: Divisions will be required to fully support any Pre-College student selected. The total cost to a division for the eight-week program is $5350.00 ($450.00 per week plus $1750.00 DEP assessment). This cost does not include lab indirect or ALD taxes. Selecting a College Bound student: · Argonne is an EEO employer and we are committed to the Lab’s Diversity and Inclusion plan. Therefore, we request that staff identify three (3) candidates that meet their needs and provide rationale for their top selection. · Only one offer to an individual student will be made. There will be no multiple offers. All offers will be on a first-come, first-served basis. To help ensure that the scientists in your division get the students they want, please have your requests to me as soon as possible. · If a student declines an offer, no other offer will be made to this student. The application will be removed from all systems for consideration. NO EXCEPTIONS! · A College Bound mentor form, ANL-1015, and project description in word format is required. The supervisor must submit this form to the Division Rep for approval before sending to me. · Mentors are required to read “Mentor Responsibilities” and take ESH 439 “Safe Supervision of Students” before an offer will be made to the student. · If the applicant is a Legal Permanent Resident, a 593 must be processed by your division after the student accepts the offer. The offer will be contingent upon approval of the 593. Program Dates: Monday, June 8 through Friday, July 31. Students cannot begin their appointment before June 8. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Thanks and have a great weekend! Shannon & Tamra -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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Probably closing soon... SC20 test of time award nominations
by Wild, Stefan M. 07 May '20

07 May '20

Is there an SC paper from the past 10-25 years that blazed a trail or otherwise impacted HPC? Nominate it now for the https://sc20.supercomputing.org/sc-test-of-time-award Sven Leyffer chairs the new computing awards committee, which might be able to help a nomination if engaged soon. Stefan -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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Staff Committee/Working Group and Membership list for 2019
by Tezak, Samantha L. 06 May '20

06 May '20

Good afternoon CPS, CELS would like to compile a directorate list referencing employee committees and memberships. Please take a few moments to add the committees and memberships that you are a part of in the Box document<https://anl.box.com/s/5earrpija4uhnmbhxhncpun1v7ucvvqb>. Your input is requested by COB Friday, May 15. Thank you If you have any questions, let me know. Regards, Samantha *************************************** Samantha L Tezak Executive Assistant, CPS Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439 Tel: (630) 252-6250 E-mail: stezak(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> **************************************** P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Fwd: Discretionary Action Memo: Water-Related Research Projects — Due May 15
by Habib, Salman 06 May '20

06 May '20

Anyone in CPS working in a relevant area? Salman -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Discretionary Action Memo: Water-Related Research Projects — Due May 15 Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 15:29:07 +0000 From: Argonne Newsroom <ArgonneNewsroom(a)anl.gov><mailto:[email protected]> Reply-To: Argonne Newsroom <ArgonneNewsroom(a)anl.gov><mailto:[email protected]> To: habib(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/12b0bf5a3c2bf2e87f5cab8a4/images/0095e5b6-e15…] DISCRETIONARY ACTION DUE: 5/15/20 May 6, 2020 TO: Programmatic Division Directors and Department Heads FROM: Junhong Chen, Lead Water Strategist and Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences and Engineering SUBJECT: Water-Related Research Projects Water is one of the world’s most valuable resources, and modern challenges require advanced scientific and engineering solutions. Argonne has the opportunity to increase its leadership in this area. In this vein, we are developing a decadal water strategy to focus and grow the Lab’s collaborative efforts and impacts. Researchers across Argonne’s directorates currently participate in a range of pioneering discovery and innovation that touches on water. Having a comprehensive list of water research taking place at the Lab will help Argonne develop a strategy that leverages Argonne’s strengths and identifies future needs and areas for collaboration. It also will help us communicate our water efforts and impacts more broadly to our stakeholder community. Please send a list of all funded projects related to water with a brief description and point of contact for each project to water(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> by Friday, May 15. If you have questions, please contact me at water(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]>. This email was sent to habib(a)anl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> why did I get this?<https://anl.us2.list-manage.com/about?u=12b0bf5a3c2bf2e87f5cab8a4&id=91cdd2…> unsubscribe from this list<https://anl.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=12b0bf5a3c2bf2e87f5cab8a4&id=…> update subscription preferences<https://anl.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=12b0bf5a3c2bf2e87f5cab8a4&id=91cd…> Argonne National Laboratory · 9700 South Cass Avenue · Lemont, IL 60439 · USA

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The Argonne Computing Coffee Hour for today is canceled
by Werner, Janet M. 06 May '20

06 May '20

Good Morning, Due to the high number of participants at today’s ALCF Computational Performance Workshop the Argonne Computing Coffee Hour for today is canceled. Janet -- Computing mailing list Computing(a)anl.gov https://lists.cels.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/computing

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Canceled: CPS Weekly Virtual Lunch
by CPS Division Office 05 May '20

05 May '20

Today’s lunch meeting is cancelled due to the ALCF Workshop

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