ISC'10 sets exhibition, attendance records

Just a quickie to let you know the corks are a-popping at ISC HQ this year as the conference sets new records [PDF]

The 2010 International Supercomputing Conference (ISC’10) opened on Monday, May 31, with an unprecedented 1,797 registered attendees as the conference marked its 25th anniversary.

In the exhibition hall of the Congress Center Hamburg, 151 exhibitors representing the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance computing systems and software and research institutions were busy preparing for the Monday evening exhibition opening. The 2010 exhibition features 25 percent more exhibitors than last year and required moving into an addition section of the hall. In all, 50 countries are represented at the conference.