[hpc-announce] ChapelCon '24: Call for Talk and Demo Proposals

[Kayraklioglu, Engin]

ChapelCon '24
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://chapel-lang.org/ChapelCon24.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKC77HrN2cBxR0r87hmX_nSPNqbg4SxQVhJtCycDz3zyPz-EbEDKSoz5h0gRI6QZvP3_ac1-iFxpRVuQEA$ 

June 5–7, 2024  
(free and online in a virtual format)

ChapelCon '24 welcomes anyone with problems that demand distributed parallelism. Our open-source community includes those interested in parallel programming, programming languages, and high-performance computing. Building on 10 years of experience from CHIUW (https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://chapel-lang.org/CHIUW.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKC77HrN2cBxR0r87hmX_nSPNqbg4SxQVhJtCycDz3zyPz-EbEDKSoz5h0gRI6QZvP3_ac1-iFyuNIFNog$ ), ChapelCon '24 brings together Chapel users, enthusiasts, researchers, and developers to exchange ideas, present their work, and forge new collaborations. ChapelCon '24 features a wide range of sessions for everyone—from those curious to learn more to long-term users and enthusiasts. Tutorials, an Open Lab session, Office Hours, and Talks and Demos are open to all and available remotely. It is free to register for ChapelCon ‘24.


SESSIONS

=== June 5th: Tutorial Day ===

If you are unfamiliar with Chapel or Arkouda (https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://github.com/Bears-R-Us/arkouda/blob/master/README.md__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKC77HrN2cBxR0r87hmX_nSPNqbg4SxQVhJtCycDz3zyPz-EbEDKSoz5h0gRI6QZvP3_ac1-iFy7fvMVZA$ ), or want to refresh your memory, this day features interactive tutorials including examples solving common problems. No prior knowledge or preparation is needed. Just "bring" your laptop!

=== June 6th: Coding Day ===

Join us in an Open Lab session and work with example Chapel codes. Focus on writing Chapel code with other participants and get help from experienced Chapel users and developers. Looking for help with a particular problem with your Chapel code? Book an Office Hour with a Chapel developer. All Coding Day participants are encouraged to present their work on the Conference Day.

--- Open Lab ---

Work on projects with other Chapel enthusiasts in the Open Lab session. The day begins with a short introduction on where to find Chapel documentation and resources. Next, work on a project that you have in mind, or pick one from our list. Porting an existing application from another language or creating a Chapel module are great examples for the Open Lab. Experienced Chapel developers and users will be available to answer your questions. At the end of the day, you will have the chance to give a quick presentation on your day's work!

--- Office Hours ---

Book an Office Hour for in-depth peer-programming session with a developer from [the Chapel team](https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://chapel-lang.org/contributors.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKC77HrN2cBxR0r87hmX_nSPNqbg4SxQVhJtCycDz3zyPz-EbEDKSoz5h0gRI6QZvP3_ac1-iFyOPuLQTg$ ). The Chapel development team is here to help with just about anything—understanding a feature, resolving a bug, and performance improvements. The Office Hour application involves a short survey to help us understand your problem and best match you with a Chapel developer.

=== June 7th: Conference Day ===

In a single, plenary session, the Conference Day features submitted talks and demos from the community, the State of the Project talk, and a keynote talk.

--- Demos ---

If you have code or a visualization from a Chapel-based work, this track is for you. You can demonstrate key parts of your implementation in Chapel, show how it runs live, or advertise a Chapel module or application that you are working on.

--- Talks ---

If you have research involving Chapel or applications using Chapel, we want to hear about it! This is an opportunity to showcase any study ranging from preliminary work to an already published study and get feedback from the Chapel community.


SUBMISSION, REVIEWS AND PRESENTATIONS

Talk and Demo proposals are limited to 1 page and must be submitted on EasyChair (https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chapelcon24__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKC77HrN2cBxR0r87hmX_nSPNqbg4SxQVhJtCycDz3zyPz-EbEDKSoz5h0gRI6QZvP3_ac1-iFzk6TaJJQ$ ). Submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Whether your proposal is for a Talk or a Demo does not impact the reviews; we will use that information solely for scheduling purposes. The main consideration during reviews will be the potential level of interest to the Chapel community. Talk proposals based on papers that were published elsewhere are more than welcome. Presenting your preliminary work at ChapelCon does not preclude authors from submitting a full paper on the same topic in another venue.

On the Conference Day, we will allocate 15–25 minutes for each submitted talk and demo, including a Q&A period. All slides and recordings will be made available on the ChapelCon '24 webpage shortly after the event (pending speaker consent).


CODE OF CONDUCT

All participants will be expected to follow the Chapel [Code of Conduct](https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://github.com/chapel-lang/chapel/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dKC77HrN2cBxR0r87hmX_nSPNqbg4SxQVhJtCycDz3zyPz-EbEDKSoz5h0gRI6QZvP3_ac1-iFxMSPuYQQ$ ).


QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS?

If you have any questions or suggestions to improve ChapelCon, please contact chapel+info at discoursemail.com


PLANNED TIMELINE

- Mar 5th: This call made available
- Mar 19th: Submissions Open
- Apr 5th: Talk/Demo Submissions due
- May 3rd: Talk/Demo Notification of Acceptances
- May 24th: Open Lab/Office Hours Applications due
- Jun 5th: Tutorial Day
- Jun 6th: Coding Day
- Jun 7th: Conference Day