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New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

In November of 2014, the Supercomputing Conference is going back to New Orleans with new ideas and a fresh take on HPC. Spotlighting the most original and fascinating scientific and technical applications from around the world, SC14 will once again bring together the HPC community for an exceptional program of technical papers, tutorials, timely research posters, and Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions.

As we head toward the conference week, 16-21 November 2014, please use this monthly newsletter as a resource for final preparations, deadlines and news regarding the conference.

April 4, 2014,
• Tech paper abstracts due

March 31, 2014,
• Tutorial submissions due

April 11, 2014,
• Full papers due
• Student cluster proposals due

April 25, 2014,
• Panel submissions due

May 1, 2014,
• Gordon Bell applications due

May 1, 2014,
• George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship applications due

Contents:

• SC14 Tech Program Open for Business!
• SC14 Tech Program Call For Participation Released
• Technical Paper Submissions due April 11
• Tutorial Submissions due March 31
• Submit Your Panel by April 25
• Make it a Team Effort! Join the Student Cluster Competition
• Now Accepting Applications for the ACM Gordon Bell Prize
• Apply Now for the ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship
• Book Your SC14 Hotel Now!

SC14 Tech Program Open for Business!

As general chair of SC14, I'm delighted to welcome you to the first of our monthly newsletters. Although we are still many months away from November, the conference team has already been working for over a year to ensure that this year's conference is the best ever! As we head towards the conference, this monthly update will keep you up to date on our different themes, upcoming events, and deadlines. We hope you find this a reliable resource for all things SC14.

This month we are highlighting the opening of the SC14 Technical Program, the leading venue for presenting the highest quality original research, from the foundations of HPC to its emerging frontiers.

In particular for SC14, we are providing more opportunities to showcase your work in the growing areas of Data Analytics and Visualization. Not only are we encouraging more submissions across the Tech Program, we are introducing a revamped Visualization and Data Analytics Showcase including an award for best Visualization.

We look forward to everyone's participation to showcase today's most innovative and pioneering HPC research and practices which continue to make a significant impact in science, economic growth and in our day to day lives.

Trish Damkroger
SC14 General Chair

changing the world @SC14 #HPCmatters

Technical Program submissions opened February 14th for Research Papers, Posters (Regular, Education, and ACM Student Research Competition), Panels, Tutorials, BOF Sessions, Scientific Visualization & Data Analytics Showcase, Emerging Technologies, and the Doctoral Showcase.

Technical Paper Submissions due April 11

Focus areas this year include algorithms, applications, architectures and networks, clouds and distributed computing, data analytics, visualization and storage, performance, programming systems, system software, and state-of-the-practice.

Submit proposals for a full-day (six hours) or half-day (three hours) tutorial with broad applicability and of interest to SC14 attendees.

Panels bring together key thinkers and producers to consider, in a lively and rapid-fire context, some of the key questions challenging the HPC community. Panels explore topics in-depth by capturing the opinions of a wide-range of people active in the relevant fields.

Students interested in demonstrating their HPC skills on a global stage are invited to form teams and sign up to compete in the 8th Annual Student Cluster Competition. The Student Cluster Competition is a high-energy energy event featuring young supercomputing talent from around the world competing to build and operate powerful cluster computers.

This award tracks the progress of parallel computing over time, with particular emphasis on rewarding innovations in applied HPC applications in science, engineering, and large-scale data analytics. Prizes may be awarded for peak performance or special achievements in scalability and time-to-solution on important science and engineering problems. Individuals or teams may apply for the award by submitting a technical paper. Finalists will present their work at the SC14 conference, and their submissions are included in the conference proceedings.

Sponsored by the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society, the fellowship seeks to encourage the next generation of high performance computing scientists and engineers. We invite applications from exceptional Ph.D. students whose research focus is on high performance computing applications, networking, storage, or large-scale data analysis using the most powerful computers currently available.

Where will you hang your hat at SC14? You can make your hotel reservations on the SC14 hotel reservation site from March 1 until October. Reserve now for a full choice of rooms and hotels. All SC14 hotels are located within walking distance of the convention center or near the SC14 bus route along Canal Street.