From 0c3d980434dbbfd8459289e8fa8f0e605cc07fb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neves-P
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:32:31 +0100
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+# EESSI webinar series (May-June 2025)
+
+_provided by [EuroHPC CoE MultiXscale](https://www.multixscale.eu)_
+
+!!! tip
+ Attending these sessions is free, but you must be registered to get an invitation to join the Zoom webinar sessions!
+
+ See also [Registration](#registration).
+
+**What if you no longer have to install a broad range of scientific software from
+scratch on every laptop, HPC cluster, or cloud instance you use or maintain,
+without compromising on performance?**
+
+The European Environment for Scientific Software Installations (EESSI, [https://eessi.io](https://eessi.io)) comes to the rescue!
+
+In this webinar series we will provide a comprehensive overview of EESSI: why we started it, how it works, how you can use it, ...
+
+You can register for the sessions listed below (either all of them, or selected ones).
+
+All sessions will be recorded. Recordings, slides, and materials used will be made publicly available shortly after each session via this page.
+
+**If you have any questions regarding these webinars, please send an email to `support@eessi.io`.**
+
+## Sessions
+
+- Monday 27 April 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Introduction to EESSI**
+- Monday 4 May 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Building software on top of EESSI + contributing to EESSI**
+- Monday 11 May 2025 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Using EESSI for Continuous Integration**
+- Monday 18 May 2025 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Introduction to CernVM-FS**
+
+YouTube playlist with recordings coming soon!
+
+## Format
+
+- Online webinars (via Zoom)
+- Mix of presentation & hands-on demos: ~1.5h of content, ~30min for Q&A
+
+## Registration
+
+Attendance is free of cost, but registration is required.
+
+**Register link coming soon**
+
+## Q&A via Slack
+
+For posting questions or comments during the webinar, we strongly prefer that you post them
+in the **`#webinar-series-2026q2` channel in the EESSI Slack** ([direct link to that channel](https://eessi-hpc.slack.com/archives/C0AP84QKU05)).
+
+If you haven't joined the EESSI Slack yet, first use the "`Slack channel`" link on the [EESSI website (https://eessi.io)](https://eessi.io).
+
+There will also be an opportunity at the end of the webinar to ask questions directly to the speakers, should you wish to do so.
+
+## Useful links
+
+- EESSI website: [https://eessi.io](https://eessi.io)
+- EESSI documentation: [https://eessi.io/docs](https://eessi.io/docs)
+- CernVM-FS website: [https://cernvm.cern.ch/fs](https://cernvm.cern.ch/fs)
+- CernVM-FS documentation: [https://cvmfs.readthedocs.io](https://cvmfs.readthedocs.io)
+- EasyBuild website: [https://easybuild.io](https://easybuild.io)
+- EasyBuild documentation: [https://docs.easybuild.io](https://docs.easybuild.io)
+- MultiXscale website: [https://www.multixscale.eu](https://www.multixscale.eu)
+
+---
+
+## Session details
+
+### Introduction to EESSI
+
+- Monday 27 April 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST (Zoom webinar)
+- speakers:
+ - Helena Vela (Do IT Now)
+- moderators:
+ - TBD
+
+#### Outline
+
+Coming soon!
+
+#### Materials {: #materials-eessi-intro }
+
+- slides (PDF) coming soon!
+- recording (YouTube) coming soon!
+
+---
+
+### Building software on top of EESSI + contributing to EESSI
+
+- Monday 4 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST (Zoom webinar)
+- speakers:
+ - Lara Peeters (Ghent University)
+ - Kenneth Hoste (Ghent University)
+- moderators:
+ - TBD
+
+#### Outline
+
+Coming soon!
+
+#### Materials {: #materials-contrib }
+
+- slides (PDF) coming soon!
+- recording (YouTube) coming soon!
+
+---
+
+### Using EESSI for Continuous Integration (CI)
+
+- Monday 11 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST
+- speakers:
+ - Alan O'Cais (freelancer w/ Ghent University)
+- moderators:
+ - TBD
+
+#### Outline
+
+Coming soon!
+
+#### Materials {: #materials-cicd }
+
+- slides (PDF) coming soon!
+- recording (YouTube) coming soon!
+
+---
+
+
+### Introduction to CernVM-FS
+
+- Monday 18 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST
+- speakers:
+ - Valentin Volkl (CERN)
+- moderators:
+ - TBD
+
+#### Outline
+
+Coming soon!
+
+#### Materials {: #materials-cvmfs }
+
+- slides (PDF) coming soon!
+- recording (YouTube) coming soon!
+
+---
+
+!!! tip
+ Attending these sessions is free, but you must be registered to get an invitation to join the Zoom webinar sessions!
+
+ See also [Registration](#registration).
From a68401c5623b97bf480f1bbbed8a7b7ac9408889 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neves-P
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:35:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] Fix dates
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-# EESSI webinar series (May-June 2025)
+# EESSI webinar series (April-May 2026)
_provided by [EuroHPC CoE MultiXscale](https://www.multixscale.eu)_
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From 999d7c83608307766bde0da48687d9d29608cf94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pedro Santos Neves <10762799+Neves-P@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:57:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] Minor formatting & editing
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+++ b/docs/training-events/2026/webinar-series-2026Q2.md
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ YouTube playlist with recordings coming soon!
- Online webinars (via Zoom)
- Mix of presentation & hands-on demos: ~1.5h of content, ~30min for Q&A
-## Registration
+## Registration {: #registration }
Attendance is free of cost, but registration is required.
-**Register link coming soon**
+**Registration link coming soon**
## Q&A via Slack
From e6876e0356633fd928a5ca1518e29b28896708d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pedro Santos Neves <10762799+Neves-P@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:11:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] Fix date
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- Monday 27 April 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Introduction to EESSI**
- Monday 4 May 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Building software on top of EESSI + contributing to EESSI**
-- Monday 11 May 2025 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Using EESSI for Continuous Integration**
-- Monday 18 May 2025 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Introduction to CernVM-FS**
+- Monday 11 May 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Using EESSI for Continuous Integration**
+- Monday 18 May 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): **Introduction to CernVM-FS**
YouTube playlist with recordings coming soon!
From 8e4591d7b217596fa4803e058240e4ffb203dbef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pedro Santos Neves <10762799+Neves-P@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:30:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Add registration link
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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ YouTube playlist with recordings coming soon!
Attendance is free of cost, but registration is required.
-**Registration link coming soon**
+**Registrater via https://event.ugent.be/registration/eessiwebinarsspring2026**
## Q&A via Slack
@@ -145,4 +145,4 @@ Coming soon!
!!! tip
Attending these sessions is free, but you must be registered to get an invitation to join the Zoom webinar sessions!
- See also [Registration](#registration).
+ See also [](#registration).
From 631ec36b3d285f8dd25b6c42893debe222c91d66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Hoste
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:42:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] update overview page to mention new webinar series
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## Upcoming events (2026)
* [*EESSI happy hour sessions 2026*](./happy-hours-sessions.md) (online sessions **every** Monday, starting 12 January 2026)
+* [*EESSI webinar series (May-June 2025)*](2026/webinar-series-2026Q2.md) (online tutorials)
+ * [**Introduction to EESSI** *(27 April 2026)*](2026/webinar-series-2026Q2.md#introduction-to-eessi)
+ * [**Building software on top of EESSI + contributing to EESSI** *(4 May 2026)*](2026/webinar-series-2026Q2.md#building-software-on-top-of-eessi-contributing-to-eessi)
+ * [**Using EESSI for Continuous Integration** *(11 May 2026)*](2026/webinar-series-2026Q2.md#using-eessi-for-continuous-integration-ci)
+ * [**Introduction to CernVM-FS** *(18 May 2026)*](2026/webinar-series-2026Q2.md#introduction-to-cernvm-fs)
### Past events (2025)
From 6e865a6dfff0ce2ef51e8ba659d4911e37fd89c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pedro Santos Neves <10762799+Neves-P@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:50:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] Add Zoom webinar details to training events
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### Using EESSI for Continuous Integration (CI)
-- Monday 11 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST
+- Monday 11 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST (Zoom webinar)
- speakers:
- Alan O'Cais (freelancer w/ Ghent University)
- moderators:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Coming soon!
### Introduction to CernVM-FS
-- Monday 18 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST
+- Monday 18 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST (Zoom webinar)
- speakers:
- Valentin Volkl (CERN)
- moderators: