For the fourth year in a row, Throughput Computing Week 2026 (HTC26) will bring together the Throughput Computing community to share challenges, exchange recent advances and explore opportunities. This year we will welcome the new OSG Executive Director - Peter Couvares - who brings a fresh perspective on how physics communities engage with throughput computing, starting with Multi Messenger Astrophysics.

The OSG Consortium, the HTCondor team, and the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) will be hosting HTC26 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Fluno Center. 

This will primarily be an in-person event, but remote participation is also offered. Most speakers will be presenting in person. 

Note: This year, unlike in previous years, HTC26 will begin on a Tuesday (June 9th).

Registration

Registration is now open and is required for attendees, even if you plan to attend remotely only. Registration for in-person attendance will cost $130 per day; there is no fee for registration for virtual attendance. There are two places to register, depending upon whether you will be attending in-person or remotely: 

• Click on the "Register for In-Person Attendance" button on the left in-person attendance registration.
  
  

• Click on the "Register for Virtual Participation" button on the left for remote attendance registration.
  
  

 Registration for in-person attendance closes May 15. 

In-Person Attendance

In-person registration is $130 per day and includes a full lunch buffet and a light breakfast, snacks and coffee and drinks at the breaks. With in-person registration, you can attend plenary and non-plenary sessions, mingle with colleagues, and have planned or ad hoc meetings. 

In addition, recreational and evening events are planned throughout the week, including a social gathering on the Memorial Union Terrace. 

Remote Attendance

Plenary presentations (only) will be broadcast via Zoom. There is no registration fee for remote attendance. 

Event Details

HTC26 gives OSPool, OSDF, HTCondor and Pelican users, contributors, and collaborators the chance to exchange ideas and experiences, to learn about the latest services and research, and to experience live demos. Current or potential consumers or providers of distributed high throughput computing, HTCondor, OSDF, or Pelican users or administrators are welcome to attend.

This year HTC26 will include a focus on a topics including:

• The challenges of AI: 
  • Successes and Failures in using Agentic AI
  • AI Facilitation 
  • Best practices for AI driven Research
  • Using AI tools to understand and debug HTCondor and Pelican

• The Challenges of Multi Messenger Astrophyics Computing
• Facilitation for HTC
• HTC Admin Jumpstart and Masterclass
• Throughput Computing at Work: Reports from the Field
• The Challenges of Data and the Challenges of Architecture (i.e., GPU's, Arc and Memory)

In additon, following the success of the last two years, CC* (current or future) campuses and administrators can attend dedicated break out sessions on Wednesday, June 10 of the event.

HTC26 will include presentations from researchers and administrators who use OSG services,  HTCondor, OSDF or Pelican. Leadership will discuss the current state and future plans for these services. Tutorials across the services will be offered. 

Hotel Reservations

We have hotel blocks reserved at nearby hotels, as well as at the conference venue. Please do not delay booking your room as there are a limited number that are at a reduced rate. Click on the "Local Arrangements" button on the left for details.

Please consider speaking!

We encourage attendees to share their thoughts and experiences by signing up to be a speaker; click on the "Speaker Information" button on the left for more information. We enjoy hearing from members of the community!

Consultations

Need help with a specific HTCondor or OSPool issue? 

Set up a one-on-one consultation with an HTCondor developer at HTC26! To do so, please email the HTCondor team (htcondor-week@cs.wisc.edu) with some information about your issue, and we'll match you up with an appropriate HTCondor person. Similarly, to set up a consultation with an OSPool representative or facilitator, please email support@osg-htc.org. To set up a consultation with a Pelican representative, please email pi-team@pelicanplatform.org.