Welcome to the September edition of the SC|05 Newsletter. SC|05 is the premier international conference on high performance computing, networking and storage, sponsored by the ACM and IEEE CS. Here are the highlights from the SC|05 September Edition:

- New Technical Forum to Provide 10-Minute Slots for SC|05 Attendees
- Student Days Registration Now Open
- InfoStar Offers Versatile Gateway to SC|05 Information
- SCinet Connection Requests Should Be Submitted by October 1
- SC|05 HPC Analytics Challenge Finalists Selected
- Hotel Reservations Still Available
- Poster Reception Announced for Tuesday, November 14
- Detailed Information on InfiniBand Connections Available

SC|05, under the theme Gateway to Discovery, will be held November 12-18, 2005, in Seattle, WA.

Register Now at http://sc05.supercomputing.org

New Technical Forum to Provide 10-Minute Slots for SC|05 Attendees

Among the new programs debuting at SC|05 in Seattle will be “Scatter/Gather,” a daily series of 10-minute talks open to anyone registered for the technical program. Think of it as Open Mic for techies. For exactly ten minutes the stage is yours to expound on any relevant SC|05 topic. The informal sessions, to be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, provide an opportunity to present brief summaries of new or ongoing work -- or even just the outline of an idea.

Signups are limited and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with sign-up sheets near the conference registration area. Be forewarned, though: the 10-minute time limit will be strictly enforced and must include all setup time. If you plan to use a laptop projector, come to the session early so you are ready to start on time.

More Information: http://sc05.supercomputing.org/programs/sg

Questions: sg@sc05.supercomputing.org

Student Days Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for SC|05 Student Days to be held November 14-15. This program showcases careers and educational opportunities in HPC and is especially targeted toward undergraduate students.

Monday’s program will take place at Microsoft’s Redmond Campus and include tech talks, tours, graduate opportunities and young researcher panels. On Tuesday, activities include a guided tour of the exhibit floor and a career fair.

The registration fee of $25 includes lunch both days, transportation to Microsoft from the Convention Center, and admittance to the exhibit floor. Students are responsible for travel and accommodations.

More Information: http://sc05.supercomputing.org/edu-outreach_studentdays

Questions: edu@sc05.supercomputing.org

InfoStar Offers Versatile Gateway to SC|05 Information

InfoStar will be the gateway for exhibitors, researchers, and attendees to access conference data anywhere through wireless/wired mobile devices. Access during SC|05 includes:

- Exhibitor and booth information, including special events
- Technical Program information (agendas, speaker bios, special notes)
- Education Program information
- HPC Wire
- Webcams - View the conference live! Exhibitor information will be updated continuously resulting in up-to-date information being available. The interface allows changes to be made to content at anytime during the conference

More Information: http://sc05.supercomputing.org/programs/infostar.php

Questions: infostar@sc05.supercomputing.org

SCinet Connection Requests Should Be Submitted by October 1

SCinet is the collection of high-performance networks built onsite to support the annual conference series. SCinet features a high-performance production-quality network, an Open InfiniBand (OpenIB) Network and an extremely high performance experimental network, Xnet. SCinet will also provide wireless coverage in most areas of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.

Exhibitors please note: Any new requests or modification to existing network or OpenIB connection requests made after October 1, 2005 will incur an additional $1000 late fee. Specification of the drop points for existing individual connections may be modified through October 23, 2005. There is no penalty or charge for relocating drop points through this date. Exhibitors are responsible for ensuring that all charges for requested network services have been paid to the ACM. SCinet cannot provide network services without confirmation of payment.

To request a SCinet network connection or to manage your SCinet account, please visit: http://scinet.supercomp.org/

More information: http://sc05.supercomputing.org/exhibits/scinet.php

Questions: scinet@sc05.supercomputing.org

SC|05 HPC Analytics Challenge Finalists Selected Six entries representing a variety of research disciplines have been selected as finalists for the inaugural SC|05 HPC Analytics Challenge. The technological areas include bio-molecular modeling; real-time urban highway reasoning; geo-physical investigation; visualization of large computation fluid dynamics datasets; computer network analysis; and music classification.

The finalist team leaders, organizations, and entry titles are: Dr. Jian Guo Liu w/ Imperial College of London for “Bridging the Macro and Micro: Computing Intensive Earthquake Study using Discovery Net”; Dr. Robert L. Grossman w/ University of Illinois at Chicago for “Real Time Change Detection and Alerts from Highway Traffic Data”; Dr. Peter Coveney w/ University College London for “SPICE: Simulated Pore Interactive Computing Experiment”; Dr. Earl P. N. Duque w/ Intelligent Light for “Visualization of Large-Scale Unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics Datasets’; Mr. Steve Smith w/ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for “Network Traffic Analysis with Query Driven Visualization; and Dr. J. Stephen Downie w/ University of Illinois for “Terascale Music Mining”.

All finalists have been invited to present at the SC|05 HPC Analytics Challenge sessions to be held on Tuesday, November 15, 1:30-5:00 pm.

More information: http://sc05.supercomputing.org/initiatives/hpc-analytics

Questions: analytics@sc05.supercomputing.org

Hotel Reservations Still Available

Attendees who have tried to book reservations online and have not been able to confirm reservations at a preferred hotel or for desired dates should check availability after September 15. Exhibitors have now released extra rooms they were holding. If you still have difficulty making hotel reservations after September 15, please email housing@sc05.supercomputing.org so that we can assist you.

Please remember: No-shows on-site will be considered a cancellation and will be assessed a $125 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after September 15, 2005, will be assessed a $125 fee.

More information: http://sc05.supercomputing.org/travel/accomodations

Questions: housing@sc05.supercomputing.org

Poster Reception Announced for Tuesday, November 14

SC|05 will include a poster reception, sponsored by AMD, on Tuesday, November 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m., that showcases 38 posters selected for the poster program. These posters will be displayed during the conference in the South Lobby of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.

More information:

http://sc05.supercomputing.org/programs/posters

Questions: posters@sc05.supercomputing.org

Upcoming Deadline

October 7, 2005

Deadline for Certification of all SC Global Satelite Sites

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