Hello,

Please find details about Open Plan availability, the next inductions and training sessions and an upcoming workshop.

*Open Plan Availability* MSc inductions will be taking place at YNiC on *Friday the 22nd of September, 13:00 - 15:00*. Due to the number of students attending, Open Plan will not be available to users during this time.

*YNiC User Inductions* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction will be on *Thursday the 21st of September, at 10:00*. Please ask them to contact support@ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.

*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held on *Tuesday the 19th of September, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support@ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

*YNiC Seminar* If you would like to give a talk at our YNiC seminar, please get in touch. There are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment, please message support@ynic.york.ac.uk.

*Upcoming Workshops* The first *Environmental Impacts of Computing in Health & Life Sciences Research workshop https://www.eicworkshop.info/ *will be taking place on November 7th in London, and online. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the carbon footprint of high-performance computing, in neuroimaging research and beyond. Find more information on the workshop website https://www.eicworkshop.info/, and register for attendance here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/universityofsussex/986909.

Many thanks, Jennifer