BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20141118T013000Z DTEND:20141118T020000Z LOCATION:Show Floor - 233 Theater DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: The Council on Competitiveness has worked for over a decade to analyze, promote and strengthen the America’s use of advanced computing for economic competitiveness. The Council brings together top high performance computing leaders in industry, academia, government and the national laboratories. We know from experience that to out-compete is to out-compute.=0A =0ASupported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Council recently issued the report Solve – the Exascale Effect: the benefits of Supercomputing Investment for U.S. Industry. The report takes a fresh look at: (1) the value of HPC to U.S. industry, (2) key actions that would enable companies to leverage advanced computing more effectively, and (3) how American industry benefits directly and indirectly from government investment at the leading edge of HPC.=0A =0AThe leaders of the Council’s HPC Initiative, Senior Vice President Cynthia McIntyre and Vice President Chris Mustain, will share the findings of the report. SUMMARY:The Exascale Effect: the Benefits of Supercomputing Investment for U.S. Industry PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR