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International Supercomputing Conference is the global forum for HPC
Learn more about ISC'08 at SC07 booth 366: Twice a year, the leading experts from the world of high performance computing gather to assess the current state of the field and to look ahead to what the future holds. At the SC07 conference in Reno, attendees can learn about opportunities offered by the 2008 International Supercomputing Conference to be held June 17-20 in Dresden. 
Now in its 23rd year, ISC provides attendees with a truly global perspective on supercomputing with three days of technical presentations and Europe’s largest exhibition devoted to HPC. As experts around the world strive to keep up with the latest developments in HPC, attendance at ISC has nearly tripled in just five years, from 426 in 2003 to 1,213 in 2007. The number of exhibitors has increased from 34 to 85 over the same period. "We have found that when it comes to keeping up to date on HPC, having opportunities to listen to and talk with experts in a collegial setting gives you insights that you can't get any other way," said ISC'08 General Chair, Prof. Hans Meuer. "We invite participants at SC07 to visit us in our booth (#366)." The conference, which is conducted in English, has a well-established reputation for presenting well-founded, precise and up-to-date information in an environment that encourages informal conversations and sharing of ideas. ISC is also the largest high performance computing exhibition in Europe, and 90 of the leading hardware, software and services vendors are expected to fill the exhibition hall in Dresden during ISC'08. First established in Mannheim, Germany, in 1986, the conference continues to grow – and outgrow meeting centers in Mannheim and Heidelberg before moving to Dresden in 2006. Dresden, which today is a leading center for high-tech R&D, is the historic home of technological achievements such as the single-lens reflex camera and the coffee filter. Already, the technical program for ISC'08 is taking shape, with Satoshi Matsuoka of the Global Scientific Information and Computing Center at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan giving the keynote talk on "Everybody Supercomputes in the Next Generation Cyber-Science Infrastructure." Other sessions at ISC’08 will include:
Now in its 23rd year, ISC provides attendees with a truly global perspective on supercomputing with three days of technical presentations and Europe’s largest exhibition devoted to HPC. As experts around the world strive to keep up with the latest developments in HPC, attendance at ISC has nearly tripled in just five years, from 426 in 2003 to 1,213 in 2007. The number of exhibitors has increased from 34 to 85 over the same period. "We have found that when it comes to keeping up to date on HPC, having opportunities to listen to and talk with experts in a collegial setting gives you insights that you can't get any other way," said ISC'08 General Chair, Prof. Hans Meuer. "We invite participants at SC07 to visit us in our booth (#366)." The conference, which is conducted in English, has a well-established reputation for presenting well-founded, precise and up-to-date information in an environment that encourages informal conversations and sharing of ideas. ISC is also the largest high performance computing exhibition in Europe, and 90 of the leading hardware, software and services vendors are expected to fill the exhibition hall in Dresden during ISC'08. First established in Mannheim, Germany, in 1986, the conference continues to grow – and outgrow meeting centers in Mannheim and Heidelberg before moving to Dresden in 2006. Dresden, which today is a leading center for high-tech R&D, is the historic home of technological achievements such as the single-lens reflex camera and the coffee filter. Already, the technical program for ISC'08 is taking shape, with Satoshi Matsuoka of the Global Scientific Information and Computing Center at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan giving the keynote talk on "Everybody Supercomputes in the Next Generation Cyber-Science Infrastructure." Other sessions at ISC’08 will include:
- HPC and Climate Modeling
- Thomas Sterling on Stage: HPC Achievement and Impact – 2008
- European High End HPC Activities
- Practical Experience with Multicore/Manycore Processors
- The Greening of HPC – Will Power Consumption Become the Limiting Factor for Future Growth of HPC
The ISC'08 program also includes the popular "Hot Seat Sessions" in which representatives of leading HPC companies handle questions from hand-picked "inquisitors," and a series of social events in beautiful and historic settings. Two pre-conference sessions will be offered on Tuesday, June 17. The first will we an industrial session focusing on "HPC Requirements for the Automotive Industry." The second session will look at "Efficient Operation of Clusters in Computing Centers" and is expected to attract managers of computing centers in universities, research laboratories and industry. For more information about the conference, go to its Web site.