General Information

Since 2014, the CMS Collaboration has pioneered the release of LHC research quality data for public use by making a significant amount of these data accessible through the CERN Open Data portal. In 2020, the collaboration initiated a first-of-its-kind CMS Open Data Workshop where theorists, phenomenologists, and other interested researchers can learn more about how to interact with and analyze these vast datasets. This is the second version of that workshop and should benefit both new participants and attendees of the first iteration. The workshop aims to bridge the technical gap that usually exists between the scientific creativity of an external analyst and the nuts-and-bolts details of a full analysis with CMS open data. All exercises will be hands-on and participants should be prepared to dive into the data right away. A set of pre-exercises and assignments are provided and required for participants so that they can make the most of the workshop. Time will also be spent brainstorming with attendees about how the entire process of accessing and analyzing the data could be made more useful for the broader HEP community.

Please visit the official Indico site for the workshop.

Who: This workshop is primarily aimed at students and scientists with prior knowledge of collider physics and a deep interest in learning the works and arts of conducting experimental analysis using CMS Open Data.

Where: This training will take place online. The instructors will provide you with the information you will need to connect to this meeting.

When: Jul 19-22, 2021. Add to your Google Calendar. [Central European Time (CET)].

Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a working virtual machine or Docker container environment as listed in the pre-exercises section.

Accessibility: We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. Please notify the instructors in advance of the workshop if you require any accommodations or if there is anything we can do to make this workshop more accessible to you.

Contact: Please email cms-dpoa-coordinators@cern.ch for more information.

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Code of Conduct

All workshop participants are expected to follow the CERN Code of Conduct.

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Schedule

All times are in CET (Central European Time)
Help is available through our Mattermost channel and/or the CMS Open Data Forum.

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