Orca Research Symposium #

The first Orca Research Symposium will be held on Saturday, October 25th on the campus of Reed College in Portland, OR. The symposium is a meeting of current and potential users of Orca with the goal of sharing experiences and best practices related to high-performance compute research in general and the Orca cluster in particular.

Schedule and Venue #

The symposium will be held on Saturday, October 25th, 2025 on the Reed College campus in Portland, OR, from 9:30 AM until mid-afternoon. The event will be in the Gray Lounge inside the Kaul Auditorium building. Parking is available in the west lot on SE 28th Ave just north of Woodstock Blvd.

There is no cost to attend the symposium and lunch will be provided.

Research Talks #

Any current users of Orca are encouraged to give a short lightning talk describing their research. The exact length of the talk will depend on the number of speakers, but will be in the range of 5-10 minutes. If you’re interested in giving a talk please reach out to Greg Anderson.