HPC Advisory Council Stanford Workshop 2011

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The HPC Advisory Council will hold the 2011 Stanford High-Performance Computing Conference on December 6th and 7th, 2011, together with Stanford University, at Stanford, California. The workshop will focus on High-performance Computing (HPC) usage models and benefits, the future of supercomputing, latest technology developments, best practices and advanced HPC topics. The workshop is open to the public and will bring together system managers, researchers, developers, computational scientists and industry affiliates.

The conference is free to attendees. Registration is required. For registration information please click here.

The HPC Advisory Council is a large eco-system organization which focuses on bridging the gap between high-performance computing use and its potential, bringing the beneficial capabilities of HPC to new users for better research, education, innovation and product manufacturing, and brings users the expertise needed to operate HPC systems, provide application designers with the tools needed to enable parallel computing, and to strengthen the qualification and integration of HPC system products.

The workshop will be two-day workshop, free to the public, and will include coffee breaks and lunch courtesy of the HPC Advisory Council and Stanford University. Click here to view the agenda.

Speaking opportunities are currently available. We encourage all topics that further HPC best practices, advanced research techniques, and education. Click here to submit.

Conference Location:
Munger Conference Center/Paul Brest Hall
Stanford University
Stanford, California
USA

Accomodations:
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Map/Directions to Conference:

From Highway 280 North & South:

Exit Sand Hill Road east toward Stanford. Continue east, turning right at the traffic light on Alpine Rd. Make an immediate left onto Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn left on Campus Drive East then make a left turn onto Arguello Mall. Parking structure at the right side of the street.

From Highway 101 North & South:

Exit 101 at Embarcadero Rd. (west) towards Stanford University. Proceed for several miles on Embarcadero. Turn right at El Camino Real. Take El Camino Real North to the University Avenue/Palm Drive overpass. Turn left onto Palm Drive. Continue on Palm Drive (towards Stanford's Main Quad). Then turn right on Campus Drive and follow the road directly to Via Ortega. Turn Left on Via Ortega. The parking structure with "A" permit parking is on the right. To park in the "A" lots, you will need a parking permit.

From El Camino Real exit West at University Avenue:

Turn toward the hills (away from the center of Palo Alto). As you enter Stanford, University Avenue becomes Palm Drive. Go through one traffic light, and turn left onto Campus Drive. Campus Drive will turn into Campus Drive East. Follow the signs to the Stanford Bookstore. Turn right on Arguello Mall. Parking structure is at the right side of the street.