This is the wiki page for the upcoming 1st Workshop of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative in North America, a grass-roots organization of modellers from various research institutes, universities, and companies. The workshop will take place at NREL, Golden, Colorado, United States, 18-19 September 2019 with support form The Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines
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About the workshop
The Openmod Workshops provide a forum for modellers to come together and discuss how to further the use of open data and open software tools in the energy modelling community. Topics range from exchanges about specific types of data (e.g. sources for open data on building stocks or distribution networks) to advocacy and outreach.
Only a small part of the workshop will consist of prepared presentations. For the rest of the workshop, participants work together in groups on do-a-thons addressing specific topics. The topics are chosen by the participants themselves, so please get actively involved by suggesting topics! To get the most out of the workshop, it is suggested to consider in advance what you would like to discuss.
Do-a-thons should have specific aims, which can be followed up after the workshop, e.g. improving the openmod wiki pages, lobbying a data-holder to change its licensing, improving educational tools, or outreach.
Practical information
Venue: The workshop will be held in the Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory at 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden CO, 80401
Getting there: Golden is located ~10mi West of Downtown Denver, CO and ~40mi from the Denver International Airport. There are public transit options between DIA and NREL. However, traveling from the airport to NREL is usually significantly faster by car.
Map: OpenStreetMap
Accommodation: The Marriott Denver West is offering a special discounted rate of $169/night. To make a reservation, call 1-800-468-3571 or 202-898-9000 and reference the workshop's name. Reservations must be made by August 19th.
Registration
Register here!
Registration will close on August 30, 2019. We can accommodate 70 attendees. Registration requests received after the limit has been reached will be assigned to a waitlist.
If you would like to give a short presentation about your openly accessible model, dataset, or analysis capability, please add an abstract and presentation title to your registration for consideration. Registration requests without an abstract and title will not be considered for presentation slots.
Program
Wednesday, September 18
08:30 - 09:00 Check-in and Arrival (NREL East Gate)
09:00 - 09:30 Welcome presentation (Doug Arent - Deputy Associate Lab Director, NREL Scientific Computing and Energy Analysis, Beaver Creek)
09:30 - 10:30 Invited speaker 1 (TBD, Beaver Creek), presentation
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:45 Lightning talks: Session 1 (TBD - abstract proposals collected through registration, Beaver Creek), ~5 short presentations
11:45 - 12:00 Intro to the do-a-thon session 1-2 (do-a-thon hosts, Beaver Creek), short presentations
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch (Beaver Creek)
12:30 - 13:00 Lunch Presentation (Spine Project - Speaker TBD, Beaver Creek)
13:00 - 15:00 Do-a-thons session 1 (rooms Beaver Creek A, Beaver Creek B, Beaver Creek C, Vibe, and Big Thompson)
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:30 Do-a-thons sessions 2 (rooms Beaver Creek A, Beaver Creek B, Beaver Creek C, Vibe, and Big Thompson)
17:30 - 18:00 Transfer to Colorado School of Mines
18:00 Reception hosted by The Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines
Thursday, September 19
08:30 - 09:00 Check-in and Arrival (NREL East Gate)
09:00 - 09:45 Invited speaker 2 (TBD, Beaver Creek), presentation
09:45 - 10:30 Invited speaker 3 (TBD, Beaver Creek), presentation
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:45 Lightning talks: Session 2 (TBD - abstract proposals collected through registration, Beaver Creek), ~5 short presentations
11:45 - 12:00 Intro to the do-a-thon sessions 3-4 (do-a-thon hosts, Beaver Creek), short presentations
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (Cafe)
13:00 - 15:00 Do-a-thons session 3 (rooms Beaver Creek A, Beaver Creek B, Beaver Creek C, Vibe, and Big Thompson)
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:30 Do-a-thons session 4 (rooms Beaver Creek A, Beaver Creek B, Beaver Creek C, Vibe, and Big Thompson)
