Pats on the Back:
• Jorge Pullin has been appointed editor for the space-time and gravity section of Scholarpedia. The latter is a wiki based encyclopedia using the same software as wikipedia, but with articles written by experts and peer reviewed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarpedia
CCT in the News:
Red Stick Festival Announces 2010 Best of the Fest Winners
Source: Red Stick International Animation Festival
Red Stick 2010: Golden Baton and More
Source: Animation World Network
Red Stick 2010: A Glass of Lilac Wine
Source: Animation World Network
Red Stick 2010: Tangled Up in Baton Rouge
Source: Animation World Network
Please Note:
• The University will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th.
• The newly released 2010 Components can be found at: http://www.cct.lsu.edu/home
• SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AROUND LOUISIANA (SCALA 2011) January 28-29, 2011 Tulane University, New Orleans
o Tulane University's Center for Computational Science and the LSU Center for Computation and Technology (CCT) will co-sponsor a meeting to highlight cutting-edge topics in scientific computing, showcase the research at Louisiana institutions and promote collaborations across the state of Louisiana.This meeting is open to any faculty, post-doctoral researcher or student from any college in and around Louisiana. The meeting will start Friday at 1:00 p.m. and run through approximately 5 p.m. Saturday. Registration is FREE, but required. Submission deadline is January 5, 2011 (early submissions encouraged). Register here. For more information, please visit: http://tulane.edu/sse/ccs/news/scala-2011.cfm
• Prior approval is required for Special Meal Requests. Employees who make meal purchases without prior approvals may find that they must cover the cost of any monies spent for an unapproved event out of pocket, especially now that state funds are under a spending freeze. Please contact Susie Poskonka (susie@cct.lsu.edu) prior to any special meal with visitor(s) to file the appropriate request for approval. Prior approval could take up to one week, so please plan accordingly.
• LSU now has an iPhone app that provides news, video, campus maps, athletics updates, and more. This app is a free download from the App Store or at http://lsumobileapps.lsu.edu. The technology coordinators who created this app are adding features, and the app should be available to Blackberry mobile users soon. Please send suggestions for content you would like to see through the LSU app to lsumobile@lsu.edu.
• Please remember to send your news concerning grants, awards, conferences, or other pertinent information to PR intern Samantha Navarra at snavarra@cct.lsu.edu.
• Follow CCT with social media to access photos and see news, events or updated information. These pages are public; you do not need an account to view the information.
o Facebook group : LSU Center for Computation & Technology
o Twitter : LSUCCT
o YouTube channel : LSUCCT
Upcoming Grant Deadlines:
Note: Please check the CCT deadline Web site, since it is updated daily.
CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY 2011
December 17 2010 10:00 am
At Most $ 3,000,000.00 available
Cyberlearning: Transforming Education
January 17 2011 10:00 am
At Most $ 2,500,000.00 available
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
January 19 2011 10:00 am
A Portion Of $ 36,000,000.00 available
*A message from James L. Bates, Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Programs:
“Due to upcoming major deadlines, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is expecting
a very large volume of proposals during the months of October, November and
December. Please encourage your faculty and staff to route proposals early so we can
meet all deadlines and avoid bottlenecks. Internal deadlines have been established for the
Board of Regents proposals:
http://appl003.lsu.edu/osp/osp.nsf/$Content/Board�of�Regents�Deadlines .
For all other proposals during this period, we ask PIs to provide us with additional lead
time beyond our normal 3 business day deadline to review and process proposals. Thank
you for your cooperation.”
Publish Date:
11-23-2010
