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SC26: The International Conference for HPC, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
Event: SC26 – The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
Date: November 15–20, 2026
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Website: SC26 Conference
Registration: Register for SC26
SC26 Schedule: Add OpenCHAMI Community Birds of a Feather to your SC26 schedule or download the calendar entry
SC26 is the premier international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis. OpenCHAMI will be participating in the Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions with a community-focused discussion about modern HPC system management.
OpenCHAMI Participation
OpenCHAMI BoF
Session: OpenCHAMI Community Birds of a Feather
Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:15pm-1:15pm CST
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, room W184bcd
OpenCHAMI is an HPSF emerging project and an operator-led open-source control plane that brings cloud-like APIs and modular services to HPC system management. This BoF will help newcomers understand what OpenCHAMI enables today, give current users a forum to compare deployments and priorities, and invite operators, vendors, and developers to shape the roadmap.
The discussion will cover adoption paths, including but not limited to xCAT transitions, and will collect community feedback on tooling, integration, documentation, and operational requirements.
Topic areas: System Software; Emerging Hardware and Software Technologies
Keywords: System Management, OpenCHAMI, xCAT alternative
Session leaders
- Alex Lovell-Troy, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) — OpenCHAMI founder and Technical Steering Committee chair.
- Jay DePasse, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) — OpenCHAMI contributor and Technical Steering Committee member managing HPE’s OpenCHAMI development effort.
- John Lockman, Dell — OpenCHAMI contributor and Technical Steering Committee member leading OpenCHAMI integration into Dell’s Omnia project.
- Sadaf Alam, University of Bristol — Director of Advanced Computing Strategy and CTO at the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing.
Schedule
| Time | Topic | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| 12:15-12:35 | Welcome, Project Summary, and BoF goals | Alex Lovell-Troy |
| 12:35-12:45 | Dell’s experience replacing xCAT with OpenCHAMI within Omnia | John Lockman |
| 12:45-13:05 | Community discussion: adoption paths, integration needs, operational requirements, and blockers | Session leaders |
| 13:05-13:10 | Prioritize feedback and identify follow-up working sessions | Session leaders and attendees |
| 13:10-13:15 | Wrap-up and next steps | Alex Lovell-Troy |
Read more about OpenCHAMI here and try it yourself through the OpenCHAMI Tutorial.