EESSI webinar series (April-May 2026)¶
provided by EuroHPC CoE MultiXscale
Tip
Attending these sessions is free, but you must be registered to get an invitation to join the Zoom webinar sessions!
See also 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) 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 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): Using EESSI for Continuous Integration
- Monday 18 May 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): Introduction to CernVM-FS
- Monday 1 June 2026 (14:00-16:00 CEST): Using EESSI as a base for a central software stack
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 via https://event.ugent.be/registration/eessiwebinarsspring2026
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).
If you haven't joined the EESSI Slack yet, first use the "Slack channel" link on the EESSI website (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
- EESSI documentation: https://eessi.io/docs
- CernVM-FS website: https://cernvm.cern.ch/fs
- CernVM-FS documentation: https://cvmfs.readthedocs.io
- EasyBuild website: https://easybuild.io
- EasyBuild documentation: https://docs.easybuild.io
- MultiXscale website: 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¶
- 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¶
- slides (PDF) coming soon!
- recording (YouTube) coming soon!
Using EESSI for Continuous Integration (CI)¶
- Monday 11 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST (Zoom webinar)
- speakers:
- Alan O'Cais (freelancer w/ Ghent University)
- moderators:
- TBD
Outline¶
Coming soon!
Materials¶
- slides (PDF) coming soon!
- recording (YouTube) coming soon!
Introduction to CernVM-FS¶
- Monday 18 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST (Zoom webinar)
- speakers:
- Valentin Volkl (CERN)
- moderators:
- TBD
Outline¶
Coming soon!
Materials¶
- slides (PDF) coming soon!
- recording (YouTube) coming soon!
Using EESSI as a base for a central software stack¶
- Monday 1 June 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST (Zoom webinar)
- speakers:
- Caspar van Leeuwen (SURF)
- Bob Drõge (University of Groningen)
- moderators:
- TBD
Outline¶
Coming soon!
Materials¶
- 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.