CONFERENCE AND EVENTS GUIDE 05.10.05 ========================================================================= Important Upcoming Events... As an added service to our readers, Tabor Communications produces a Conference and Events section, which offers information related to conferences, workshops, and user group meetings within North America, Europe and the Asian Pacific Rim. The content in this section will be updated bi-weekly and provides an excellent planning guide to subscribers. 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All end-users can attend for Free. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////// ** Indicates New Event Listing MAY ^^^ [ ] M366109 ) HP-Cast 4/HP's Worldwide HPC User Conference May 8-11, 2005 Krakow, Poland http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832889 HP-CAST 4 / HP's Worldwide HPC User Conference - Krakow, May 8-11 The HP-CAST User Group Conference provides an interactive forum between HP's High Performanace Computing Customers and HP management and technical staff. The user group works to increase the capabilities of HP systems for large-scale, scientific and technical computing. HP-CAST provides guidance to HP on the essential development and support issues for HP systems. The conference includes a series of presentations from HP-CAST members, representatives of HP's High Performance Computing Division and several invited speakers. The next conference, HP-CAST 4 will take place in Krakow, Poland, May 8-11th. HP will be launching new products for scalable computing during this time. Attendees of HP-CAST 4 will receive early information on these new products. There are still a few slots available for presenters, see details at the URL! For more details and registration information see www.hp-cast.org. HP-CAST-5 will be held in Seattle, WA, just prior to SC05, on November 11-12, 2005. For more information on HP-CAST-5, please visit http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832879 [ ] M358388 ) CCGrid 2005: Cluster Computing and Grid May 9-12, 2005 Cardiff, UK http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832878 CCGrid2005, sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society is designed to bring together international leaders who are pioneering researchers, developers, and users of clusters, networks, and Grid architectures and applications. The symposium will also serve as a forum to present the latest work, and highlight related activities from around the world. The conference will contain: over 75 papers in the main track, 9 workshops, 4 tutorials, 2 keynote speakers including "e-Science, Cyberinfrastructure and Web Service Grids" by Professor Tony Hey, University of Southampton/ERSRC, UK, and, "Experiences with System X" by Professor Srinidhi Varadarajan, Virginia Tech, US. An Invited talk on Securing Remote Access to Clustered Systems, an Industry Track with Industry Keynote "WS-Agreement" by Dr Heiko Ludwig, IBM T.J.Watson Research Centre, US, a "Work in Progress" Session and a Conference Banquet at the National Museum and Galleries of Wales. Sponsors: IBM, AMD, WDA, Cardiff Initiative, Cardiff University, Welsh eScience Centre, MCNC, HP, Cybula, ORACLE, NEC, HPCWire, GridToday, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE TCSC. Registration details at: http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832882 [ ] M366110 ) Cornell Theory Center's Windows High-Performance Computing May 9-10, 2005 New York, NY http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832881 The Cornell Theory Center will offer two, back-to-back workshops on May 9-10 and May 11-12, 2005, in New York City, on Windows High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Introduction to .NET and Web Services, respectively. You may register for one or both. The workshops are for representatives of companies, universities, and government agencies who want to learn more about implementing and using high-performance computing on Windows clusters. The Windows HPC workshop will focus on installing clusters and writing parallel applications to efficiently solve computationally and data-intensive challenges. For more information and to register for either or both of these workshops, visit http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832885 [ ] M358385 ) Forbes Seminar: The Business of Grid Computing May 11, 2005 San Francisco, CA http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832886 Forbes presents a seminar titled "The Business of Grid Computing." Dates include May 5th, 2005 at the Harvard Club in New York City and May 11th, 2005 at the City Club of San Francisco. This exclusive event will examine how businesses take advantage of Grid Computing to lower the costs of their infrastructures and improve quality of service at the same time. Registration is complimentary but subject to approval by Forbes. Breakfast and lunch will be served. For agenda and registration details, please see http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832876 Please reference promo code SP4. [ ] M366112 ) Cornell Theory Center Workshops: Introduction to .NET and Web Services May 11-12, 2005 New York, NY http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832873 The Cornell Theory Center will offer two, back-to-back workshops on May 9-10 and May 11-12, 2005, in New York City, on Windows High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Introduction to .NET and Web Services, respectively. You may register for one or both. The workshops are for representatives of companies, universities, and government agencies who want to learn more about implementing and using high-performance computing on Windows clusters. The .NET and Web Services workshop offers hands-on experience implementing and using .NET and Web Services on Windows clusters. After completing this workshop, participants will be able to design and deploy an integrated solution using .NET. For more information and to register for either or both of these workshops, visit http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832891 [ ] M358386 ) Cray User Group 2005 Conference, Petroglyphs to Petaflops May 16-19, 2005 Albuquerque, NM http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832890 Cray User Group conferences provide truly a unique opportunities for you to exchange problem-solving information and enjoy professional interactions with your fellow Cray Inc. high performance computing system users. CUG 2005 will be in Albuquerque, NM, USA, May 16-19, 2005. Sandia National Laboratories is pleased to be the host of this technically packed program. In particular, our Center for Computation, Computers, Information and Mathematics and its new Cray Red Storm supercomputing facility, welcome you to an exciting program. [ ] M320045 ) Bio-IT World May 17-19, 2005 Boston, MA http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832894 The Bio-IT World Conference program provides a unique educational forum for life science professionals to learn first-hand how the leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations utilize technologies to speed, store, analyze and interpret the flood of information being produced in the post-genomic era. [ ] M366113 ) Gelato Federation May 2005 Meeting: "Understanding Your Itanium System to Maximize Performance" May 22-25, 2005 San Jose, CA http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832897 Gelato Federation Meeting (May 22-25, 2005 in San Jose, California, USA) The next Gelato Federation meeting-themed "Understanding Your Itanium System to Maximize Performance"-will be hosted by HP, Gelato's Founding Sponsor. Technical meetings will take place at HP's Palo Alto and Cupertino campuses, while hotel accommodation and most social time will take place in San Jose. More than 100 scientists and engineers from three dozen Gelato Sponsor and Member institutions are expected to attend this 2-1/2 day highly-technical event. This meeting will address current high-performance computing issues and collaborative solutions specific to Linux on Itanium, and will feature formal papers, poster sessions, and the exchange of information in formal and informal settings. Gelato Federation meetings are open to current members and invited guests. If you are interested in attending and are not a current member, please contact Gelato's Managing Director, Mark K. Smith at mksmith@gelato.org. If you are planning on attending the May Gelato Meeting in San Jose, California, register online by May 1. Your registration will be complete once you receive an email confirmation. Attendance registration and visa invitation inquiries please e-mail Nan Holda at nan@gelato.org. [ ] M352065 ) Future in Review: A Strategic News Service Conference (FiRe 2005) May 23-26, 2005 San Diego, California http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832892 Hosted by Mark Anderson, publisher of the Strategic News Service, the annual FiRe conference features the world's top CEOs and other experts on the future of technology in telecom, high-performance computing, grid, world economy, nanotech, robotics, education, Internet security, China/Japan/Korea/India/Russia/EU, and more. Register Today! Go to: http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832893 [ ] M373239 ) Cornell Theory Center Sponsors: "Symposium on High-Performance Computing: Predictions and Visions for the Future" May 24, 2005 New York, NY http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832874 In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Cornell Theory Center will sponsor the "Symposium on High-Performance Computing: Predictions and Visions for the Future." The event is scheduled for May 24, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Symposium speakers include the following:Kyril Faenov, Director of High-Performance Computing at Microsoft; Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, Dwight C. Baum professor of engineering, Cornell University; Dr. Raymond Laflamme, director of the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo; Jaron Lanier, computer scientist, composer, visual artist, and author, David Turek, vice president of Deep Computing at IBM; Dr. Michael Waterman, professor of biological sciences, University of Southern California. For more information and to register for this free event visit http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832896 JUNE ^^^^ [ ] M374528 ) **IWOMP 2005: First International Workshop on OpenMP June 1-4, 2005 Eugene, OR http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832883 IWOMP is the consolidation of three OpenMP workshops: the European Workshop on OpenMP (EWOMP), the Workshop on OpenMP Applications and Tools (WOMPAT), and the Workshop on OpenMP Experiences and Implementation (WOMPEI). IWOMP 2005 is the first meeting of the combined workshops and is being co- sponsored by cOMPunity and the OpenMP Architecture Review Board (ARB). It will take place at the University of Oregon, in Eugene, Oregon, USA. IWOMP 2005 will have technical papers and panels, tutorials, and a hands-on laboratory (OMPlab), where OpenMP users and developers can work together and demonstrate the latest tools. Also, as the first IWOMP meeting, all participants will have a chance to participate in a IWOMP logo contest. [ ] M352067 ) SGI Worldwide User Group Conference (SGIUG 2005) June 13-17, 2005 Munich, Germany http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832880 The 2005 SGI User Group conference is a MUST for anyone using SGI products. The conference includes tutorials, technical presentations, workshops, visualization demonstrations, reports from SGI Executives and information you may not find elsewhere. The user group will be organizing itself, so attendees have the opportunity to help shape the group's future. Early bird registration ends April 30, 2005. Other questions should be directed to info@sgiug.org. [ ] M320046 ) 2005 International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2005) June 14-17, 2005 University of Oslo, Norway http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832877 The conference provides a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry and government to present their latest research findings in any aspects of parallel and distributed computing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Architecture, Algorithms & Applications, Cluster Computing, Compilers and Languages, Network- Based/Grid Computing, OS & Resource Management, Peer-to-Peer Technology Petaflop Computing, Programming Methodologies, Tools, Parallel Embedded Systems, Multimedia & Network Services, and Wireless & Mobile Computing. [ ] M366114 ) Sun Microsystems High Performance Computing Consortium - Europe 2005 June 20-21, 2005 Heidelberg, Germany http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832888 Whether you are a CIO, VP of Research, Director, IT Manager, or if you are a Research Scientist or Research Manager, engineer, or developer, you will benefit from the this conference covering the most up-to-date information from Sun, Sun customers, and Sun partners. This year our theme will be "Innovation Matters." There will be talks from Sun and AMD as well as customers such as Aachen, Cambridge, Stanford, Ulm, and USC, on the many different challenges facing Universities and Research Institutions to carry on state-of-the-art computational science and engineering today. The talks will cover a wide range of topics, including: processor technologies, Grids & Utility computing, Best practices for campus computing, Computational Biology, and we will feature a panel discussion on "bridging the gap between the CIO and scientist." For more information please email us at hpcconsortium-info@sun.com. JULY ^^^^ [ ] M373240 ) Second Annual High Performance Users Conference: Accelerating Innovation for Prosperity July 13, 2005 Washington, D.C. http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832898 Co-Sponsored by the Council on Competitiveness, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and Office of Science and the National Science Foundation [ ] M320047 ) On the Use of Commodity Clusters for Large-Scale Scientific Applications 2005 July 26-28, 2005 Greenbelt, Maryland http://news.taborcommunications.com/ct.jsp?uz1317805Biz832895 Hosted by the Army Research Laboratory Major Shared Resource Center (ARL MSRC), Raytheon, and the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), the third annual international program will address challenges associated with the rapidly expanding interest and acceptance of the use of commodity computer clusters for scientific applications. The symposium will explore the suitability of these clusters to operate within a heterogeneous production computing environment to solve very large scientific applications requiring extensive computer resources and execution times. This year's program will include technical papers, panels, birds-of-a-feather and tutorials in the areas of: Technology Trends, Production Issues, Applications, Storage and Security. -------- Modify your preferences or unsubscribe here: http://news.taborcommunications.com/al.jsp?vk=j2kZpXcA&un=dolinsky@gsu.by&an=357