From chemistry-request@ccl.net Tue Jul 27 17:11:56 2004 Received: from out005.verizon.net (out005pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.143]) by server.ccl.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i6RMBtVr019116 for >ccl.net>; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:11:55 -0500 Received: from [192.168.0.102] ([68.236.29.126]) by out005.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040727221851.YQOW3910.out005.verizon.net@[192.168.0.102]>; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:18:51 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v606) Message-Id: >brynmawr.edu> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-990394137 To: CHEMISTRY<>ccl.net Subject: CCL: ACS COMP Division: Building an Instant Supercomputer at ACS meeting in Philadelphia From: Michelle Francl-Donnay >brynmawr.edu> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:19:03 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.606) X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out005.verizon.net from [68.236.29.126] at Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:18:50 -0500 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=6.6 required=7.5 tests=MY_HTML_OBFU,NO_RDNS2, RCVD_IN_DYNABLOCK,RCVD_IN_NJABL,RCVD_IN_NJABL_DIALUP,RCVD_IN_SORBS autolearn=no version=2.61 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on servernd.ccl.net --Apple-Mail-1-990394137 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Build an instant supercomputer using laptops you may have around the=20 lab. The FlashMob I (http://www.flashmobcomputing.org/) organizers and the=20= COMP division are teaming up to build a 48-node supercomputer in a day=20= and use it to solve an interesting chemical problem. The event will=20 be held at the ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia on Wednesday,=20 August 25. A FlashMob is a unique way to assemble a temporary (yes temporary!)=20 supercomputer out of laptops, desktops, and the like that you just have=20= "laying around the house."=A0=A0=A0 Unlike computer clusters that are=20 permanently assembled and need highly trained staff for their care and=20= feeding, a FlashMob cluster is assembled by simply rebooting a=20 collection of computers with a special CD to run one problem.=A0 When = the=20 problem is done, you take out the CD and the notebooks and desktops go=20= back to their mundane, day-to-day existence.=A0=A0 For "Chemistry by=20 FlashMob 2004," we will be creating a one-day supercomputer out of 48=20 ordinary laptops to run a NAMD molecular dynamics problem.=A0 Take the=20= disk home, collect some computers in your laboratory, and build your own supercomputer too! =A0 The spores of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) have been used as a=20 biological weapon against the military and the civilian population.=20 Protection against anthrax infection is a national homeland defense=20 priority. The goal of =93Chemistry by FlashMob 2004=94 is to compute the=20= structural motion and necessary transitions in the sequestration of CaM=20= by EF using steered molecular dynamics. Large scale computational=20 resources are required for this project. The challenge is to use the=20 FlashMob event to complete the simulation using NAMD. Interested in participating? Sign up to have your laptop participate=20 by sending an e-mail to mfrancl<>brynmawr.edu with the subject =93FlashMob=20= 2004 Volunteer=94. Want to see how it all works? Drop by with your=20 lunch to see how many GFlops we are getting. We will have available a=20= CD with software to enable you to set up your own system on the fly. =20= One of the minds behind FlashMob I will be there to answer questions. =20= We will have a smaller set-up available for those who want to see how=20 easy these systems can be to create. Requirements for volunteers: Participating laptops must have 2.0 GHz or better P4 or Celeron, 256 M=20= or better RAM. You must be willing to leave your laptop and its power=20= adapter in the cluster from the morning set-up until after lunch. The=20= laptops will be attended throughout the event and we will have security=20= systems in place to assure that you and your laptop will be reunited at=20= the end of the event. Please note that nothing is written to your=20 laptop hard drive, we boot directly from a CD! COMP thanks Semichem for their support of the inaugural Chemistry by=20 FlashMob event. =A0 Michelle M. Francl COMP chair, 2004 Professor of Chemistry Bryn Mawr College 101 N Merion Ave Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 --Apple-Mail-1-990394137 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=WINDOWS-1252 TimesBuild an instant supercomputer using laptops you may have around the lab. =20 The FlashMob I = (0000,0000,FFFFhttp://www.flashmobcomputi= ng.org/)=20 organizers and the COMP division are teaming up to build a 48-node supercomputer in a day and use it to solve an interesting chemical problem. The event will be held at the ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 25. =20 A FlashMob is a unique way to assemble a temporary (yes temporary!) supercomputer out of laptops, desktops, and the like that you just have "laying around the house."=A0=A0=A0 Unlike computer clusters that = are permanently assembled and need highly trained staff for their care and feeding, a FlashMob cluster is assembled by simply rebooting a collection of computers with a special CD to run one problem.=A0 When the problem is done, you take out the CD and the notebooks and desktops go back to their mundane, day-to-day existence.=A0=A0 For "Chemistry by FlashMob 2004," we will be creating a one-day supercomputer out of 48 ordinary laptops to run a NAMD molecular dynamics problem.=A0 Take the disk home, collect some computers in your laboratory, and build your own supercomputer too! =A0 The spores of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) have been used as a biological weapon against the military and the civilian population. Protection against anthrax infection is a national homeland defense priority. The goal of =93Chemistry by FlashMob 2004=94 is to compute the structural motion and necessary transitions in the sequestration of CaM by EF using steered molecular dynamics. Large scale computational resources are required for this project. The challenge is to use the FlashMob event to complete the simulation using NAMD. =20 Interested in participating? Sign up to have your laptop participate by sending an e-mail to = 0000,0000,FFFFmfrancl<>brynmawr.edu with the subject =93FlashMob 2004 Volunteer=94. Want to see how it all works? Drop by with your lunch to see how many GFlops we are getting.=20= We will have available a CD with software to enable you to set up your own system on the fly. One of the minds behind FlashMob I will be there to answer questions. We will have a smaller set-up available for those who want to see how easy these systems can be to create. =20 Requirements for volunteers: Participating laptops must have 2.0 GHz or better P4 or Celeron, 256 M or better RAM. You must be willing to leave your laptop and its power adapter in the cluster from the morning set-up until after lunch. The laptops will be attended throughout the event and we will have security systems in place to assure that you and your laptop will be reunited at the end of the event. Please note that nothing is written to your laptop hard drive, we boot directly from a CD! COMP thanks Semichem for their support of the inaugural Chemistry by FlashMob event. =A0 Michelle M. Francl COMP chair, 2004 Professor of Chemistry Bryn Mawr College 101 N Merion Ave Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 --Apple-Mail-1-990394137--