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Simbios invites you to join us at its next Open Molecular Mechanics (OpenMM) workshop. Where: Stanford University When: March 26-29, 2013 Registration: Free but required and spaces are limited. To register or for more information, visit http://simbios.stanford.edu/MDWorkshop.htm. OpenMM (http://simtk.org/home/openmm) is open-source software that enables molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to be accelerated on high performance computer architectures. It has demonstrated speed ups for both implicit solvent[1] and explicit solvent simulations[2] on graphics processing units (GPUs). Its performance, openness, and extreme flexibility - via custom forces and integrators - make it truly unique among simulation codes. A well-designed framework provides an application layer and a library, so that non-programmers can easily and quickly run MD simulations and develop custom algorithms on GPUs, while programmers are simultaneously able to integrate OpenMM cleanly into their own programs. The workshop offers two tracks: one for those who want to use OpenMM to run molecular dynamics simulations (no programming experience is needed), and another for programmers interested in integrating OpenMM into their own software. The last two days of the workshop are devoted to having the OpenMM team assist participants with their individual projects. You can sign up <http://simbios.stanford.edu/MDWorkshop.htm> for an instructional track, just the open working days, or both. ________________________________________ OpenMM is supported by Simbios, an NIH National Center for Physics-Based Simulation of Biological Structures. To learn more about Simbios and its research and software tools, visit http://simbios.stanford.edu. [1] OpenMM accelerated code running on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 GPU vs. conventional code with Amber9 running on Intel Xenon 2.66 GHz CPU. MS Friedrichs, et al., "Accelerating Molecular Dynamic Simulation on Graphics Processing Units," J. Comp. Chem., 2009, 30(6):864-872. [2]Eastman, P. and Pande, V.S., Efficient Nonbonded Interactions for Molecular Dynamics on a Graphics Processing Unit, J. Comp. Chem., 2010, 31(6):1268-1272. --- Joy P. Ku, PhD Director, <http://simbios.stanford.edu/> Simbios Director of Communications & Training, <http://opensim.stanford.edu/> NCSRR Stanford University (w) 650.736.8434, (f) 650.723.7461 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] To join or leave the molecular-dynamics-news email list, go to: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/molecular-dynamics-news.html