Co-Designing the Future of National-Scale Integrated Science and Networking
Thank you to all our Confab23 attendees and speakers!
Learn more: ESnet’s Confab23 Takes a Deep Dive into the Integrated Research Infrastructure
ESnet is actively planning the next Confab. If you'd like to be added to our "save the date" notification list, please email confab@es.net.
Confab23 Focus:
The Integrated Research Infrastructure Initiative
The Integrated Research Infrastructure Initiative
The future of modern collaborative science in the era of exascale data and artificial intelligence will require the near-instantaneous linking of far-flung researchers, instruments, and information. Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) is excited to announce that Confab23 will focus on the DOE’s Integrated Research Infrastructure (IRI) initiative, showcasing early prototypes of accelerated workflows, discussing the roadmap for IRI’s implementation, and presenting how ESnet’s advanced networking capabilities support the integrated future of national science.
Join the conversation with fellow scientists, DOE staff, ESnet and other colleagues on IRI and how it will shape our investments, create new capabilities, and enable exciting possibilities for science!
The 2023 CONFAB took place in Gaithersburg, MD, at the Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center from October 16-18 and was followed by an ESCC meeting Oct. 19-20.
Why attend Confab23?
"The Integrated Research Infrastructure and the High Performance Data Facility initiatives point to a future in which data, compute, and networking capabilities become increasingly interwoven to provide a seamless infrastructure for scientific discovery.
Our goal is to convene as a diverse science and user-facility community, together with infrastructure experts, so we can successfully co-design this integrated science future together. That is why I am personally inviting you to attend Confab23, the second iteration of ESnet’s user meeting.
— Inder Monga, ESnet Executive Director
Who should attend Confab23?
Innovative thinkers from the national laboratory, user facility, and scientific networking communities who want to learn more and begin collaboratively building the roadmap for realizing the IRI’s vision: To empower researchers to meld DOE’s world-class research tools, infrastructure, and user facilities seamlessly and securely in novel ways to radically accelerate discovery and innovation.
Last year's Confab in Berkeley was a fun and resounding success, described by one attendee as a "huge step forward for ESnet's support and technology development."
This year's program included:
IRI Taskforce/ASCR Facilities Division Director Ben Brown’s opening keynote presenting the new IRI Architecture Blueprint Activity Final Report and detailing the IRI Program launch
A panel discussion with members of the IRI ABA Blueprint Committee about early IRI prototypes and what's on the horizon for them
IRI science talks by Nicholas Schwarz, Argonne National Laboratory and the Advanced Photon Source; Amadeo Perazzo, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the ExaFEL project; Frank Würthwein, the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the Open Science Grid; and Sterling Smith, General Atomics Fusion Division
An overview of the IRI Requirements Review Meta-Analysis Report by ESnet’s Eli Dart
Sessions spotlighting ESnet6’s advanced networking capabilities already playing key roles in facilitating IRI-aligned projects.
