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First HPC User Forum Meetings In
Europe
The first HPC User Forum meetings in Europe will be taking place on May 20
in
Bristol, UK and May 22 in Anncey, France.
HPC users and buyers may register for either meeting by contacting Mary
Rolph at: maryrolph@aol.com.
The HPC User Forum, consisting of high performance computing users from
government, industry and academia, will hold its first dialogue meetings
between European and U.S. users on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 in Bristol, UK and on
Thursday, May 22, 2003, in Annecy, France. Founded three years ago to address
issues of common concern to users, the HPC User Forum has grown to 130 members
worldwide.
"We invite all European HPC users, buyers and interested parties to attend
these meetings free of charge," said IDC's Earl Joseph II, who serves as
executive director of the HPC User Forum.
"High performance computing is a global industry with a global community,
but
the market dynamics can vary substantially from country to country and region
to region. To advance the HPC industry and to influence the direction vendors
take, it's important that European and U.S. users understand each other's
perspectives. That's the primary goal of these meetings."
Agenda For May 20 And May 22, 2003:
9:00 am - 10:00 am Registration and refreshments
10:00 am - 10:30 am Introductions & Forum History
10:30 am - 11:15 pm Two European User/Buyers Updates
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Three Vendor Updates (HP, SGI, Intel)
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Tour
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Two US User/Buyers Updates (PSC, Boeing)
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Three Vendor Updates (IBM, Cray, Sun)
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Two European User/Buyers Updates
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm One US User/Buyers Update (US DOD)
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm IDC Market Update
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm Wrap-up and Future User Forum plans
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