Science and Research interested? Join the BOINC Workshop Live!

Tune in to the BOINC workshop Live stream directly from US.

Details can be read on https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/stat/workshop.action

Gridcoin will be presented on Day 2 (10th of July).

Full agenda is published on Google Docs - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pH-3q4iEUHDBfoHAn1VkoBleXqncYD7T2s-XngrYhIc/edit

The BOINC Workshop is an opportunity to share, learn and engage - we strongly encourage all attendees to participate.  

We invite attendees who have not already submitted their presentation proposal to do so as soon as possible to: boincworkshop@worldcommunitygrid.org. It will be added to the below agenda where time permits.
 
For more information about the 2019 BOINC Workshop visit: boinc.worldcommunitygrid.org


2019 BOINC Workshop Agenda
July 9-12, Chicago USA


Day 1 - Tues Jul 9
Day 2 - Wed Jul 10
Day 3 - Thu Jul 11
Day 4 - Fri Jul 12


Day 1 - Tuesday July 9
Rooms 6607, 6609 and 6610 (6th floor)

9:00am 
Welcome & Introductions
Welcome & Logistics (Erika Tuttle/Juan Hindo, IBM World Community Grid)
Introductions (All participants)

9:45am
BOINC Community (Will be live streamed)
State of the Community (Kevin Reed, BOINC PMC Chair, IBM World Community Grid)
Report from the Contributors meetings (Keith Uplinger, IBM World Community Grid)

10:30am
Break

10:45am
BOINC Projects Updates (Will be live streamed)
(~30 minutes each)
ClimatePrediction.net (David Wallom, ClimatePrediction.net)
Einstein@Home (Shawn Kwang, Einstein@Home)

12:00pm 
    Lunch provided by IBM onsite.

1:00pm
BOINC Projects Updates - continued (Will be live streamed)
(~30 minutes each)
LHC@Home (Germano Massullo, LHC@Home)
World Community Grid (Juan Hindo, IBM World Community Grid)
nanoHub@Home (Steven Clarke, Purdue University)

2:00pm (including break)
Intro to Design Thinking: Volunteer Challenges & Opportunities
Design Thinking is a framework for aligning multi-disciplinary teams around the real needs of users. This approach helps facilitate problem-solving the generation and prioritization of ideas.  We will use design thinking throughout the workshop to generate ideas on how to grow and improve the BOINC community.  During this session we will learn how to do several design thinking exercises and apply them to generating ideas on how to recruit and retain volunteers.

4:30pm Adjourn

6:00pm - Optional Evening Dinner
Location: Giordano’s, 223 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606
Additional details (cost, menu options, etc.) will be provided separately.


Day 2 - Wednesday July 10th
Rooms 6607, 6609 and 6610 (6th floor)

9:00am 
BOINC Volunteers (Will be live streamed)
(~30 minutes each)
Leveraging the power of NUCs, Next Units of Computing, and Compute Sticks for Science (Angelo Koutsogiannis, Yummy & Yummy)
Quality Research about China Volunteers (Zhong Yumeng)
Motivation Matters: Future Prospects from an Enthusiast's Perspective (Patrick Schoefer, SETI.Germany)

10:30am - Break

11:00am
    Brainstorm: Project Challenges & Opportunities

12:00pm - Lunch
    Attendees to make their own arrangements for lunch.

1pm
BOINC Software (Will be live streamed)
(~20 minutes each)
Client update (Kevin Reed, IBM World Community Grid)
Server update (Germano Massullo, CERN)
BOINC UX: Concepts for a new users experience (Giuseppe Aceto)
The heating effect and the power consumption of running BOINC on a desktop (Andy Bowery, University of Oxford)

2:30pm Break

3:00pm
BOINC and Blockchain (Will be live streamed)
Presentations on the use of blockchain and cryptocurrencies related to BOINC (~20 minutes)
Boid.com the social supercomputer (John Heeter, Boid.com)
Building an Economy Based on Science Leveraging Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technology (Johnathan Starr)
Gridcoin, Bitcoin & BOINC (Alex "loadedanvils" and Max Levin, Gridcoin)
BOINC Planet Initiative (Jason Lee, BOINC Planet)

4:00pm
Brainstorm: Contributor Challenges & Opportunities

Wrap-up & Preview of Tomorrow

5:00pm Adjourn
Day 3 - Thursday July 11th
Rooms 6607, 6610, 6620, and 6630 (6th floor)

9:00am 
Hackathon (AM)
Planning
Review items identified in the design thinking exercises and propose break-out sessions to either plan work or start working on them
    Two tracks:
Hackathon Breakouts 
How to Setup and Run a BOINC Project (Keith Uplinger, IBM World Community Grid) (Will be live streamed)

    Review Morning Breakouts

Lunch
    Attendees to make their own arrangements for lunch.

Afternoon
    Hackathon (PM)
Planning
Review plan developed in morning planning session and re-confirm or change afternoon breakouts based on work done in the morning

Hackathon Breakouts

Review Afternoon Breakouts

Wrap-up & Preview of Tomorrow

5:00pm Adjourn


Day 4 - Friday July 12th

Lakefront walk: As is a tradition with past BOINC Workshops, everyone is invited to participate in a group activity: a walk along Lake Michigan (weather permitting). 

Details will be confirmed the day prior depending on the weather forecast. The provisional plan is:
9:00am meet at the office building lobby, then get train to Montrose Beach (~40mins)
Train cost: $2.50 one-way or $10 for a 1-day pass. Tickets (“Ventra”) can be purchased at the train station or you can use mobile payment options. Details: https://www.transitchicago.com/fares/
Lakefront walk (~2.5 hrs)
Lunch at the Riverwalk (you will be responsible for paying for your own lunch.) 
The group activity will end after lunch (~2:30pm)
There will be a backup plan for inclement weather.