iRODS

June 29 - July 2, 2026

The 18th Annual iRODS User Group Meeting is your chance to meet iRODS users, Consortium members, and staff to discuss iRODS-enabled applications and discoveries, technologies powered by iRODS, and the future of iRODS and the iRODS Consortium.

We will host 25+ presentations from the user community and the core development team, including use case presentations, live demonstrations, and open discussions about requested iRODS features. We anticipate an audience of 100+ participants representing dozens of academic, government, and commercial institutions.

Read through past iRODS User Group Meetings to see representative topics and breadth.

iRODS Training

On Monday, June 29, the iRODS Consortium Development Team will provide Beginner and Advanced Training sessions.

Beginner Training

"Getting Started with iRODS" will cover iRODS vocabulary, mental models, capabilities, and basic interactions.

Overview
Four Core Competencies
Planning an iRODS Deployment
Installation
iCommands
Virtualization
Basic Metadata
Basic Rule Engine

Advanced Training

"iRODS Care and Feeding" will cover scoping an iRODS installation, deployment, various integrations, and how they work.

Resource Hierarchies and Composition
Rule Engine Plugins
Data to Compute
Compute to Data
Automated Ingest
Storage Tiering
Indexing
Auditing
Q&A: Troubleshooting, Bottlenecks, & Performance

iRODS Troubleshooting

On Thursday, July 2, the iRODS Consortium will host an iRODS Troubleshooting session where participants can get some one-on-one help with an existing or planned iRODS installation or integration.

In-Person Pricing

IN-PERSON TRAINING WORKSHOP + USER GROUP MEETING:

$700
Start Date: Monday, June 29
End Date: Wednesday, July 1

IN-PERSON USER GROUP MEETING ONLY:

$400
Start Date: Tuesday, June 30
End Date: Wednesday, July 1

OPTIONAL IN-PERSON TROUBLESHOOTING:

$50
Start Date: Thursday, July 2
End Date: Thursday, July 2

Virtual Pricing

VIRTUAL USER GROUP MEETING ONLY:

$100
Start Date: Tuesday, June 30
End Date: Wednesday, July 1

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