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Date Description
April 2006 Brasdor commissioned
Mahone commissioned
May 2006 First user accounts issued
HPCS & ACEnet launch @ Memorial
Inaugural meeting of AIMMS at MUN
July 2006 Placentia commissioned
August 2006 Staff levels reach 8 full-time employees
September 2006 Staff levels reach 9 full-time employees
November 2006 Videoconferencing lab opens at UNB Fredericton
December 2006 Online user account application
Videoconferencing labs open at StFX & MUN
January 2007 Videoconferencing lab opens at MtA
Collaboration room completed at SMU
Number of active ACEnet user accounts exceeds 170
May 2007 1st Annual Seminar Series – OpenMP for Researchers
June 2007 Inaugural meeting of AACI at Acadia
Capacity Upgrades:
Fundy upgraded to 192 cores
Placentia upgraded to 464 cores
Brasdor upgraded to 248 cores
Mahone upgraded to 248 cores
September 2007 Inaugural meeting of ICC
October 2007 Number of active ACEnet user accounts exceeds 330
November 2007 Staff levels reach 12 full-time staff
February 2008 Fundy Commissioned
1st Round of ACEnet Fellowships issued
March 2008 Capacity Upgrades - ACEnet surpasses 3000 cores:
Fundy upgraded to 608 cores
Placentia upgraded to 680 cores
Brasdor upgraded to 1076 cores
Mahone upgraded to 560 cores
Courtenay upgraded to 80 cores
May 2008 Staff levels reach 14 full-time employees
2nd Annual Seminar Series – MPI for researchers (Over 90 participants)
June 2008 Datacave Opening @ Saint Mary’s
Number of active ACEnet user accounts reaches 549