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Midwest RCD Consortium Annual Meeting

May 6 – 7, 2026 (All Day)
  • Rosemont, IL

Register and join the following sessions:

Date: May 7, 8:20 am - 9:15 am MDT
Speaker: Ian Foster
Keynote: National Strategy: Agentic AI & Science: The Genesis Mission
Ian will provide an inside look at the Genesis Mission, the Department of Energy’s new national-scale initiative advancing agentic AI for science, national security, and energy. He will outline how programs like ModCon (the Transformational Models Consortium) and next-generation infrastructure are reshaping the way scientific discovery and engineering are conducted.

Date: May 7, 10:20 am - 11:15 am MDT
Facilitator: Corinne Adams
Panelists: Geoffrey Lentner, Kyle Chard and more
Globus Compute Panel
Researchers will present real-world implementations of Globus Compute, showing how it’s used to run AI tools and workflows across diverse HPC environments. The panel will cover programmatic solutions for automatically maintaining consistent environments (including Python versions), recent service updates, and tips for customizing and deploying workflows efficiently. Attendees will also have opportunities for questions and discussion throughout the session.