Google Cloud Advanced
Computing Community
Chicago 2026
July 15th & 16th
Google Chicago
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Google Cloud Advanced
About the Conference
For decades, Google Cloud has supported scientific and technical computing for researchers, developers, and engineers across industry, academia, and government labs. With recent major investments in HPC infrastructure and AI, Google Cloud aims to be the most comprehensive, capable, and accessible platform for scientific discovery and technical computing.
Join us at in person at Google Chicago to learn more about our commitment to this mission, explore our newest infrastructure, and see how Google Cloud can accelerate your organization's innovation and productivity. Through a mix of presentations, hands-on labs, panels, and networking, you will gain valuable insights and forge new collaborations. This is your opportunity to connect with Google experts, HPC and AI practitioners, and peers dedicated to elevating their expertise and driving organizational success.
Community Workshop
Community Workshop
Intensive Introduction to Using Google Cloud HPC & AI
July 15, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Google Cloud offers supercomputing class capabilities for the most demanding workloads, flexible consumption models to optimize costs as well as time-to-solution, and advanced AI models, tools, agents, and applications that accelerate innovation and discovery. This intensive full-day workshop will show you how to get started with Google Cloud’s comprehensive HPC capabilities and latest AI models and agentic tools. It will teach you through a combination of presentations and labs how to use these technologies to maximize your productivity and transform your scientific, technical, and engineering work.
Be sure to wrap up the day with our Networking Reception! You will be able to reserve a spot on your registration form below.
Agenda
8:30 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome, Introductions, Objectives, Agenda Review
9:15 AM
Overview of Google Cloud HPC capabilities and solutions
9:45 AM
Lab #1: Google Cloud Console, Submitting MPI Jobs on Google Cloud
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Cluster Toolkit, Cluster Director, and Consumption Models
11:30 AM
Lab #2: Using Cluster Toolkit
12:15 PM
Lunch & Networking with Partner Presentations
1:15 PM
Gemini Models, Tools, and Coding
2:00 PM
Lab #3: Deep Research, Hypothesis Generation, and Code Development
2:45 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Agentic AI Systems for Optimization, Workflows, and Automation
4:15 PM
Lab #4: Using, Making, and Testing Agents
5:00 PM
Wrap-up, Learning Resources, Next Steps
Networking Reception
Networking Reception
July 15, 2026
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Join us for a GCACC networking reception! This is a great opportunity to connect with our team of Google presenters and other Google experts, technologists from our partner companies, and fellow users of our world-class infrastructure. Whether you're looking to forge new professional friendships, collaborate with colleagues, or dive deeper into the latest Google Cloud innovations, we invite you to be part of our vibrant community. Come share your experiences, learn from industry leaders, and discover how our advanced computing capabilities can accelerate your research and innovation goals. We look forward to meeting you!
Partner Ecosystem Workshop
Partner Ecosystem Workshop
July 16, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Google Cloud offers a comprehensive, integrated set of hardware and software capabilities, and we proudly partner with leading technology vendors to ensure our Google Cloud ecosystem has the best capabilities and features for your research, engineering, and business productivity.
Join us to learn more about our partner ecosystem, how we work with partners, and how your company can become part of our Google Cloud ecosystem and help us advance research, innovation, and productivity for customers around the world!
Agenda
8:30 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome, Introductions, Objectives, Agenda Review
9:15 AM
Overview of Google Cloud HPC capabilities and solutions
9:45 AM
Lab #1: Google Cloud Console, Submitting MPI Jobs on Google Cloud
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Cluster Toolkit, Cluster Director, and Consumption Models
11:30 AM
Lab #2: Using Cluster Toolkit
12:15 PM
Lunch & Networking with Partner Presentations
1:15 PM
Gemini Models, Tools, and Coding
2:00 PM
Lab #3: Deep Research, Hypothesis Generation, and Code Development
2:45 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Agentic AI Systems for Optimization, Workflows, and Automation
4:15 PM
Lab #4: Using, Making, and Testing Agents
5:00 PM
Wrap-up, Learning Resources, Next Steps
Customer Meetings
Customer Meetings
July 16, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Private Consultations: Want to discuss sensitive or proprietary projects? Customers and prospective clients can book an exclusive NDA session with Google HPC/AI experts on Wednesday morning, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM CT.
Space is limited; email us today to reserve your time.
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