Department of Energy to Announce $50 Million Leadership Class Computing Award

The Council on Competitiveness to host U.S. Department of Energy Secretary for National Announcement of Leadership Class Computing Award – On Wednesday, May 12, the Council on Competitiveness will be hosting the Secretary of Energy and top DOE officials to announce the Energy Department’s $50 million Leadership Class Computing Competition. This award will ensure the U.S. has the most advanced computing capabilities in the world. Through major grant support from DOE, DARPA and major industry partners, the Council on Competitiveness has launched a High Performance Computing (HPC) Initiative to help galvanize a dialogue among government agencies, industry manufacturers and private sector users of high-performance computing to better leverage government investment in HPC research and development for national competitiveness. WHO: Spencer Abraham, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy; Deborah Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness; Ray Orbach, Director, U.S. DOE Office of Science WHAT:National Announcement of DOE Leadership Class Computing Award WHEN:2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, 2004 WHERE: Council on Competitiveness 1500 K Street NW, Suite 850 Washington, DC 20005 202-682-4292 For directions, please call 202-969-3339. More information will be provided by the U.S. Department of Energy within the next 24 hours. For more information go to www.Compete.org