The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, will host its ninth annual Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists (CSIG’12) August 6-10. Since 2004, CSIG has been funded each year by a grant from the Earth Science Division (EAR) of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The theme for CSIG’12 is “Geoinformatics Education and Training for the 21st Century Geoscience Workforce,” reflecting the emphasis on preparing geoscientists for cyber-enabled research and education initiatives.

As in prior years, CSIG’12 will cover a broad cross-section of information technology areas and their impact on science and education, while also providing in-depth presentations on selected technical topics. While the program is still being finalized, coverage of technical topics will include data discovery, access, and mining; data and system interoperability; service-oriented architectures; high-performance computing; and cloud computing.

For Media Contact: Jan Zverina, 858-534-5111, jzverina@sdsc.edu

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