Utah – SC17 http://sc17.supercomputing.org The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis Thu, 13 Sep 2018 04:04:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.7 120047766 HPC Impact Showcase Focus – Utah’s Ancestry.com Presents “Big Tree: Using Machine Learning to Create a Knowledge Graph of Mankind” http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2016/11/07/hpc-impact-showcase-focus-ancestry-com-presents-big-tree-using-machine-learning-create-knowledge-graph-mankind/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:30:53 +0000 http://sc16.supercomputing.org/?p=4450 Editorial note: The HPC Impact Showcase highlights real-world applications of high performance computing (HPC) at companies who are currently employing HPC to advance their competitiveness and innovation in the global marketplace. Rather than a technical deep dive of how they are using or managing their HPC environments, their stories are meant to tell how their […]

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]]> 4450 Please Help: Exhibitor and Volunteer Guides Needed for Utah High School Tours http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2016/11/01/please-help-exhibitor-volunteer-guides-needed-utah-high-school-tours/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 20:06:10 +0000 http://sc16.supercomputing.org/?p=4359 SC16 will host local Salt Lake City high school Students on Wednesday, November 16th during the conference.  Students will listen to two talks on high performance computing and go on a guided tour of the exhibit floor from 3:00pm to 4:30pm, originating in Ballroom BD of the convention center.  SC16 needs volunteers to help guide […]

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]]> 4359 SC16 Reminder: Be Sure to Register Early to Save Hundreds of Dollars http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2016/09/09/reminder-register-early-save-hundreds-dollars/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:18:18 +0000 http://sc16.supercomputing.org/?p=3821 The registration fee structure for SC16 makes it advantageous to register early. Registering early for the Technical Program can save you up to $275 off your registration, depending on your registration category. Also, registering for Tutorials by the deadline can save you up to $350 off that registration. Register early for both the Technical Program […]

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]]> 3821 Finalists Compete for Prestigious ACM Gordon Bell Prize in High Performance Computing http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2016/08/23/finalists-compete-prestigious-acm-gordon-bell-prize-high-performance-computing/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:41:31 +0000 http://sc16.supercomputing.org/?p=3688 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 […]

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]]> 3688 Part One: Q&A with SC16 General Chair John West from Texas Advanced Computing Center http://sc17.supercomputing.org/2016/06/01/part-one-qa-sc16-general-chair-john-west-texas-advanced-computing-center/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:56:41 +0000 http://sc16.supercomputing.org/?p=2955 SC16 General Chair John West works at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) as the Director of Strategic Initiatives. At TACC, he is involved in identifying new communities that can benefit from TACC’s advanced computing technologies and in connecting industry partners to TACC’s advanced computing expertise. He has been a volunteer with SC off and […]

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