In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team reviews the full list of events leading up to SC19 in Denver.
There’s a lot that happens before the exhibit floor opens on Monday night. Our old pal Rich Brueckner from insideHPC joins us to give us the full rundown. We even have a few parties to tell you about.
SC19 Ancillary Events:
HP-CAST. HPE’s user group meeting starts things off on Friday, Nov. 14 – Saturday, Nov. 15. This two-day event will be the first HP-CAST meeting with Cray in the fold, so we’re looking to some great insight as to how the two companies will merge their product line, partner network, and HPC ecosystems.
Intel HPC Developer Conference. In this two-day event on Sunday, Nov. 15 – Monday, Nov. 16, Intel offers a robust program to connect the HPC community with Intel developers, Intel engineers, and industry experts. “We’ll help you tackle your HPC challenges by offering a wide range of learning opportunities at SC19.
HPC Day with The Next Platform. Making its debut at SC19, HPC Day on Sunday, Nov. 17 is an in-depth day with thought leaders at the front of high performance innovation. In a series of on-stage interviews (no slides) with industry thought leaders, the Next Platform what’s relevant to the future of supercomputing.
Arm HPC User Group. Now in its fifth year, the all-day event takes place on Monday, Nov. 18 at the Curtis Hotel in Denver. “This is not a Marketing event — we have a full day agenda of strategic partners and end-users from all regions of the world sharing their experiences, best practices, plans, ecosystem advances, and results on Arm-based platforms for HPC applications.”
Dell EMC HPC Community. Kicking off at 8:00am on Monday, Nov. 18, the Dell HPC Community meeting will feature keynote presentations by HPC experts and a networking event to discuss best practices in the use of Dell EMC HPC Systems. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to receive updates on HPC strategy, product and solution plans from Dell executives and technical staff and technology partners.
Panasas User Group. The first Panasas User Group Meeting is being held on Monday, November 18 at The Curtis Hotel in Denver. The afternoon event brings together Panasas users to network, learn, and share best practices around the use of Panasas technology in HPC workflows and to discuss the future requirements of HPC storage.
DDN User Group. Starting at 1:00pm on Monday, Nov. 18, the DDN User Group brings together the best and brightest scientists, researchers and technologists to share and learn how leading global HPC organizations are executing cutting-edge initiatives that are transforming the world. The goal of the event is to gather the community during SC to discover how HPC organizations are assessing and leveraging technology to raise the bar on HPC innovations and best practices.
NVIDIA 2019 Special Address. You’re invited to attend the NVIDIA 2019 Special Address from founder and CEO, Jensen Huang. The event takes place 3:00pm – 5:00pm on Monday, November 18. Last year’s address featured spectacular cosmology visualizations computed on NVIDIA GPUs. What will be revealed about accelerated computing on stage this year? Don’t miss it. You must RSVP to attend.
Beowulf Bash at SC19. After the SC19 show floor closes on Monday night, the Beowulf Bash is the party not to miss. “This year, we thought it would be great to do Stranger Things theme party. There will be 80s-style entertainment, games, the best 80s tribute band. Food, beverages, entertainment, and Eggo Waffles provided.
Hyperion Research HPC Market Briefing Breakfast. Starting at 7:00am on Tuesday, Nov. 19, this informative briefing from Hyperion Research is always standing-room only. Get there early!
Women in HPC Networking Reception. “Join WHPC members Tuesday, Nov. 19 starting at 7:00pm as we celebrate a growing community of women and their supporters in the supercomputing community.”
Nimbix Lounge Party. On Tuesday night, Nimbix will host its 7th Annual Lounge Party in Denver. “We invite you along with our co-host Intel to enjoy an evening of entertainment, cocktails and delicious food at White Pie.”
Lunch and Learn – Getting a Handle on HPC Cloud Costs. Starting at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 20, this lunch event will share the many advantages of using a cloud spend management platform and how to avoid expensive mistakes when migrating HPC workloads to the cloud. This event is recommended for anyone considering the use of cloud for HPC workloads and will be particularly useful for attendees running Slurm, Univa Grid Engine, or open-source Grid Engine. The session will focus on real-world deployment examples and provide technical demonstrations that show how hybrid clouds can be deployed efficiently and cost-effectively across multiple cloud providers.
OpenHPC Happy Hour. The OpenHPC community is invited to join fellow travelers for drinks at Otra Vez Cantina on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm. RSVP here.
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So what about this dead architecture society? Does it include the Intel i860 (1989-1995)? The Intel Itanium (1999-2019)? The Intel Xeon Phi (2009-2017)? See a pattern there?
Some great events!