A Year of Hard Work Results in Redesigned ACCESS Allocations Website

Allocations has a new website! Check it out if you haven’t already. Early feedback has been incredible – people love it! 

Based on feedback from the community the Allocations team revised interfaces to highlight important information for various audiences. Check out some of the new features below:

• Take a video tour on our How-To page and learn how to easily manage your project.
• See what other researchers are working on at the Current ACCESS Projects page. This page provides a list of all projects, searchable by scientific field, organization and project type. 
• If you have an existing project, you now have a projects headquarters called My Projects. It’s the go-to location for all project management tasks, including adding or tweaking resources, managing people, tracking project history and more.
• It’s never been easier to get started with the Get Your First Project page. Here you will find the steps to get set up and be able to see what you’ll need to get started using ACCESS resources. 

Start using the new site now and please feel free to provide your feedback.

Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP) Now Accepting Applications

ACCESS Operations is accepting applications to its STEP program through Sunday, March 3. STEP is a three-phase program intended for undergraduates or early-career graduate students interested in pursuing careers in cyberinfrastructure. Hear first-hand about the 2023-24 STEP experience from past STEP cohort members here. Students interested in applying can learn more and apply here.

Science Gateways Integration Roadmap Now Available

The ACCESS program is delighted to announce documentation and consultant support for integrating ACCESS allocated science gateways into the ACCESS cyberinfrastructure environment. The Science Gateway Integration Roadmap documentation is available through the Operations portal.  A science gateways integration concierge/consultant is available to assist with the integration process, and the integration roadmap documentation. Should you have any questions or require assistance, please contact the team via the ticketing system.

New Resource Discovery System Launched

The ACCESS program and resource providers have introduced the ability to discover software available across the ACCESS environment. Using this new capability, new and existing allocated researchers can more easily discover which resources offer the software they need. Existing allocated researchers can discover available versions of software and instructions on how to access specific versions of software. The new software discovery interface is available here. Developers interested in accessing software information can access it through restful APIs. Developers interested in embedding software discovery into their websites can embed the WebApp. To request that a resource provider publish their software, or that they install new software, open a researcher support ticket. To request assistance with the Operations API, the WebApp, or with publishing your software, open an operations support ticket.

New Resource Provider Forum Chairs Elected

The ACCESS program provides a number of cyberinfrastructure resources for researchers, each managed and maintained by the diligent efforts of the Resource Providers (RPs). The RP Forum recently held its second annual Chair election, and this year, two exceptional candidates were elected to head this group. Jeremy Fischer of Indiana University will serve as RP Forum Chair and Nicole Wolter of the San Diego Supercomputing Center will serve as Co-chair. Read the full story here.