A new instructor-led AIAA short course is being offered at the Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Reno, NV, January 5-6, 2008: "Effective Use of the CFD General Notation System (CGNS) for Commercial and Research Applications."

CFD General Notation System (CGNS) has developed into a popular standard for the storage and exchange of CFD data in the aerospace community and is now an AIAA Recommended Practice. The use of this standard allows a compatible application or user to communicate CFD setup and information to or from other third-party CFD tools including mesh generators, solvers, and post-processors. This course will introduce the participants to CGNS, the data format, the standard, and the software implementing the standard. Additionally participants will be provided comprehensive information for integrating CGNS into their applications. Examples will include implementation scenarios in sample academic or commercial applications and cover CFD data including structured and unstructured grids, solution data, governing equations, and boundary conditions. Participants will also have the opportunity to introduce their own sample applications for guidance on how to integrate and make use of CGNS for data storage or interchange.

More description can be found by going to: www.aiaa.org. Click on "Courses & Training", then "Schedule". The CGNS course is listed under the Heading: January 2008.