Apply by Sept. 2! The program, sponsored by STEM-Trek Nonprofit, Cray Computing, Airlink Airlines and others, runs parallel to the SC conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 11-19. Delegates will have full travel support (including conference registration), and enjoy HPC training and community-building exercises with colleagues from the US and Pan-African nations. Read more […]
Archives for August 2016
Get Ready for Lively, Insight-Rich Panels—and a Few Surprises Along the Way at SC16
The table is set for another round of amazing SC Panels at SC16 in Salt Lake City, Utah. “Our panels are historically one of the highlights of our event, and for good reason,” said Michaela Taufer, SC16 Panels Chair from the University of Delaware. “Our panelists are some of the most respected leaders in their […]
Seven Women in IT Chosen to get Hands-on Experience Building, Managing Super-fast Network at SC16
Seven women who work in IT departments at research institutions around the country have been chosen to help build and operate SCinet, the very high capacity SC conference network, under the “Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS)” program. Now in its second year, WINS is a collaboration between the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research […]
New SC16 HPC Impact Showcase Deadline is September 15, 2016
There is still time left to get your HPC Impact Showcase submission in before the new Sept. 15th deadline. Remember, the Showcase highlights real-world applications of high performance computing at companies who are currently employing HPC to advance their competitiveness and innovation in the global marketplace. It is a great opportunity to have your company’s […]
SCinet Inventory: High Performance Storage – Untangling 89 miles of fiber…
By JP Velders, ICT Services, University of Amsterdam As with almost all aspects of the SC Conference, SCinet transcends the big/bigger/biggest paradigm. The planning of each conference takes multiple years, with the work – for most involved – gradually picking up the pace as the previous year’s conference has yet to conclude. For SCinet, the […]
ACM Gordon Bell Prize Recognizes Top Accomplishments in Running Science Apps on HPC
For the first time, SC conference releases a comprehensive list of all Gordon Bell winners since 1987. Here is that historical perspective. Each year at SC, two key indicators of HPC performance are highlighted. Both were created to provide a more accurate measure of overall performance than the theoretical peak performance levels sometimes touted by […]
Two Students Named Recipients of 2016 ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., August 24, 2016 – IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) announced today that Johann Rudi of The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (The University of Texas at Austin) and Axel Huebl of Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Technical University of Dresden) are the recipients of the 2016 ACM/IEEE George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships. Rudi is recognized […]
Finalists Compete for Prestigious ACM Gordon Bell Prize in High Performance Computing
Winners to be announced at SC16 in Salt Lake City, UT (USA) Salt Lake City, UT (USA) – Aug. 23, 2016 – Six outstanding research efforts in high performance technical computing have been selected as finalists in supercomputing’s most prestigious competition, the ACM Gordon Bell Prize in High Performance Computing. The $10,000 prize will be presented […]
Got A High Performance Family? Here’s a Conference Built Just for You
For the first time, SC16 is pleased to offer childcare services at reduced costs to registered attendees, exhibitors, and official SC16 guests from November 13th to 18th. The onsite childcare will be provided by a professional service called KiddieCorp – a national company that provides childcare for groups and conventions. For SC16, they have designed […]
Experienced Travel Advice: Booking SC16 Group Lodging in Salt Lake City
Article submitted by Elizabeth Leake from STEM-Trek If you’re planning a group activity for SC16 and haven’t booked your block yet, please don’t delay. Some hotels have reached capacity for the International Skating Union (November 11-13), and an unprecedented SC16 vendor turnout might partly explain why so many large blocks were reserved early. Specifically, I […]
