SC2004 News - July Edition

Welcome to the July edition of SC2004 News, the official newsletter of the SC conference series. The newsletter is intended to give you useful, up-to-date information about SC2004. To unsubscribe, reply to this message with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject line.

 SC2004, with the theme Bridging Communities, will be held November 6-12 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

**** SC2004 Selects Keynote Speaker ****

 Tom West, President and CEO of National LambdaRail, Inc. (NLR), will deliver the keynote address at SC2004. His talk is titled “NLR: Providing the Nationwide Network Infrastructure for Network and ‘Big Science’ Research.” NLR is a national effort comprised of members and associates from across the country focused on implementing and operating a national network infrastructure to serve the needs of the advanced research community. Please visit the website at www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/plenaries.html for his abstract and bio.

 
**** SC2004 Conference Registration Now Open ****

 Advance program information and registration materials are now available at www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/registration.html and www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/schedule.

Remember that by registering early you take advantage of early bird registration discounts. Save money by registering now.

 
**** SC2004 Housing Registration is Open ****

 Hotel reservations for SC2004 can be made using the form available on the conference web site. Attendees have until 4 pm Eastern Time October 4 to reserve rooms at the conference rate. All the conference hotels are located in downtown Pittsburgh and shuttlebus service will be provided to all hotels except the Westin Convention Center Hotel and the Courtyard by Marriott, which are both adjacent to the convention center. The website provides hotel rates and descriptions, maps, and parking information. Check out www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/hotel.html.

 
**** SC2004 Exhibition Largest on Record ****

 SC2004 has already attracted more than 225 exhibitors planning to showcase their latest systems, services and scientific achievements. The exhibition is already the largest on record with many more exhibitors expected to join the growing exhibit floor. For information on how you can exhibit at the show, go to www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/exhibits.html.

**** Posters Submission Deadline Extended to August 2 ****

 The deadline for poster submissions has been extended to August 2. The conference is seeking poster presentations displaying cutting-edge research in high performance computing, networking and storage. Posters at this year’s conference will occupy a prominent location at the convention center.  Abstracts for accepted posters will be included on the conference proceedings CD-ROM, and a prize will be awarded for the “Best Poster” at the conference Awards session. For instructions and details on submitting a poster, go to www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/posters.html. To submit a poster, go to www.sc-submissions.org.  Send any questions to posters04@sc-conference.org.

 
**** Booth Selection for Research Exhibits Nearly Concluded ****

 Both selection has almost concluded for the nearly 100 research exhibits. Exhibitors can expect handbooks to arrive in the mail in August. These handbooks will contain exhibit guidelines and regulations, information on how to promote your presence, shipping and material handling information, utility and service order forms. SCinet will be contacting each exhibitor for networking requirements.

 
**** July marks deadline for a wide range of conference programs ****

 The end of July marks the deadline for a host of SC2004 programs and activities: (1) HPC Software Challenge submissions are due July 26. The HPC Software Challenge (see www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/hpc_challenge.html ) honors software developers and engineers working to improve the quality and productivity of HPC software. (2) Proposal submissions for the StorCloud Challenge are due July 31. The StorCloud Challenge is part of the new StorCloud initiative, which will build a petabyte-scale, high performance storage capability on the conference exhibit floor to highlight storage technologies. For the challenge, teams of scientists and engineers will use the StorCloud infrastructure to demonstrate emerging techniques or applications, many of which consume enormous amounts of network and storage resources. Participants will be challenged to significantly stress the StorCloud infrastructure while delivering innovative application value across the multiple research networks that connect to StorCloud. (3) Nominations for the Seymour Cray Computer Science and Engineering Award and the Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award are due July 31. Nominations for the Cray/Fernbach awards can be made at www.computer.org/awards.

 For a complete list of program deadlines, visit the webs site at www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/news_dates.html.

 
**** Upcoming Dates to Remember ****

August 2

New submission deadline for Posters

July 26, 2004

Final version of Technical Papers due to confirm acceptance
Submission deadline for HPC Software Challenge
Submission deadline for Birds-of-a-Feather (BOFs) sessions
On-line registration for SCinet network connection opens

July 31, 2004

Submission deadline for Seymour Cray Computer Science and Engineering Award
Submission deadline for Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award
Full proposals due for the StorCloud Challenge

September 7, 2004

Notification of acceptance for Posters
Submission deadline for Exhibitor Forum
Application deadline for SC Global Satellite Sites
Application deadline for Student Volunteers

September 23, 2004

Deadline for final version of handouts for Tutorials