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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As multiple aspects of the national
</span><a href="https://carcc.org/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Campus
Research Computing (CaRCC) Consortium</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> continue to move forward, we are ready
and excited to invite membership the newly-forming </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Systems-Facing
track</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> within the
</span><a href="https://carcc.org/people-network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People
Network</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, where research computing and data professionals can engage with one
another and within focused discussion tracks.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Those interested in joining the
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should fill in this brief </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCFediwfsHlpH8uYWyiev2P9sei3OWpbeHBbVt_4Bk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">form</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Systems-Facing track (following the already-formed Researcher-Facing track) will focus
on aspects relevant to the execution of research computing and data systems. Topics will likely include, but are not limited to:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The focus of the Systems-Facing track will be determined by the community with co-coordinators
acting lightly to help the community self-organize. We will strive to build up a community that:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">has open, informal discussions to understand each other’s
perspectives and ideas, via a community-desired set of communication channels (e.g. email, slack, monthly virtual discussions)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">expands initial discussions into in depth-focused gatherings,
virtually or at in-person opportunities</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">Coordinates with other People Network tracks on discussions
that span multiple track focus areas (future anticipated track coverage includes Software, Data, and Stakeholder-Facing topics)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The plan is to coexist and leverage existing groups already established such as
</span><a href="http://hpcsyspros.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HPCSYSPROS</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,
</span><a href="https://www.educause.edu/community/research-computing-community-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Educause’s
Research Computing Community Group</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,
</span><a href="https://rmacc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RMACC</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.internet2.edu/news-events/events/technology-exchange/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Internet2
Technology Exchange</a>,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and many other tech-focused
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We look forward to having you and others at your institution in the CaRCC Systems-Facing
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CaRCC People Network committee, including:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brian D. Haymore, Interim Systems-Facing co-coordinator</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alan Silver, Interim Systems-Facing track co-coordinator</span></p>
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