PRACE and DECI: new call open

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======== PRACE AND DECI: NEW CALL OPEN =======================================

Dear Users,

here you can find informations about the new PRACE and DECI Calls. HPC-User  
Support CINECA   ================================================== PRACE RI  
Call Alert ==================================================     Call for  
proposals for 5th PRACE Project Access and Multi-year Access (Tier-0)  and  
synchronized DECI-9 Call (Tier-1)   17 April 2012     Opening date: April  
17th, 2012  Closing date: May 30st, 2012, at 12.00 CEST Allocation start  
date: 1st November, 2012 Allocation period: 1 year for Project Access and  
DECI, 1+1 year for Multi-year Access  Type of access: Project Access and  
Multi-year access (Tier-0) and DECI (Tier-1)    PRACE (Partnership for  
Advanced Computing in Europe), the European research infrastructure for High  
Performance Computing (HPC), makes it possible for researchers from across  
Europe and the world to apply for access to Tier-0 HPC systems via a  
peer-review process.   The 5th PRACE Project Access Call for Proposals is  
intended for large-scale projects of excellent scientific merit and for which  
a significant European added-value and major impact at international level is  
anticipated.   This Call is also open to applications for Multi-year  
Projects lasting up to 2 years. The allocation of awarded resources is made 1  
year at a time with provisional allocations awarded for the second year.   
Please note that this first Multi-year Access Call is to be considered as a  
test case and its continuation shall be subject to evaluation.   This Call  
also invites proposals for project access to Tier-1 resources, via DECI, the  
Distributed European Computing Initiative, providing single project  
cross-national access to national (Tier-1) HPC-resources. The DECI Call, its  
processes, the procedures and mechanisms are explained in detail in section  
"DECI Call".   The deadline for submission of proposals both for Tier-0 and  
for Tier-1 is May 30st, 2012 at 12:00 CEST.   Further details on the  
standard application procedure can be found on the PRACE website ("How to  
Apply").   Six Tier-0 machines are available:  IBM Blue Gene/Q "JUQUEEN"  
(GCS a Jülich, Germany);  Bull Bullx cluster "CURIE" (GENCI a CEA, France);   
Cray XE6 "HERMIT" (GCS a HLRS, Germany);  "SuperMUC" (GCS a LRZ, Germany);   
"MareNostrum" (BSC, Spain);  "FERMI" (CINECA, Italy).   The Tier-1 HPC  
systems are IBM Blue Gene/Q and Blue Gene/P, Cray XT and XE, IBM Power 6,  
range of large clusters including GPU resources, available from Bulgaria,  
Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland,  
Sweden, The Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and United  
Kingdom.   The joint Call for proposals can be found in download section  
(see below).    How to apply   Tier-0 call: submit the online form:  
https://prace-peer-review.cines.fr/ Tier-1 (DECI) call: email DECI 9 proposal  
form (see download section below)   Visit:  
http://prace-ri.eu/Call-for-proposals-for-5th-PRACE    
================================================== Download  
==================================================   PRACE 5th call - Terms  
of reference:  
http://prace-ri.eu/IMG/pdf/prace_call_5_terms_of_reference_final.pdf      
Application Form DECI 9 Call:  
http://prace-ri.eu/IMG/doc/deci9-proposal-acronym-final.doc
 

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