HPC MSU

HPC² Unveils New Exhibit and Member Information at internationally-recognized SuperComputing Conference in Portland
November 30, 2009

From Left: Phil Amburn, Trey Breckenridge, Tomasz Haupt, Florina Ciorba, Joey Jones, Eric Blades, and Roger Smith.

The High Performance Computing Collaboratory at MSU was recently showcased at an exhibit during the internationally recognized SuperComputing Conference in Portland, OR. The HPC² exhibit, which included all new graphics and information about all of the HPC member centers, was on display for the week-long event and was visited by a diverse community of participants including researchers, scientists, computing center staff members, IT and data center management, application developers, computer manufacturing personnel, program managers, journalists and congressional staffers.

The annual SC Conference, now in its 22nd year, drew approximately 10,000 people from around the world; 71 countries were represented, all 50 united states plus Puerto Rico and DC. SC is respected as the premier global networking event for stakeholders throughout the HPC ecosystem. SC09's exhibition hall was second to none - featuring exhibits from many international participants representing industry, academia and government research organizations. The technical program addressed virtually every area of scientific and engineering research, as well as technological development, innovation, and education.

HPC² Computing Office Administrator Trey Breckenridge has actively served on various committees for several past SuperComputing Conferences, this year serving as the Infrastructure Deputy Chair in charge of several committees, among those including Security for the entire Conference.

For more information on next year’s event, SuperComputing2010 in New Orleans, please visit the SC web site at: sc10.supercomputing.org.

SC09 Statistics:

All registrations: 10,189
Technical program: 4,032
Exhibitor: 3,491
Exhibits only: 533 (plus 1,723 guests)
71 countries represented, all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and DC

318 exhibiting companies using 131,650 sq. feet of exhibit space
123 research exhibitors (new all-time record)
195 Industry exhibitors
Largest booth ever: Microsoft at 4,500 sq. ft.

Technical papers: 261 submissions, 1100 reviews, 59 accepted (22.6%)
Tutorials: 28 accepted out of 71 submissions
29 panel submissions (more than twice that of SC08)

95+ press badges picked up–an all time high

For more information about this news release, contact Debbie McBride at dmcbride@hpc.msstate.edu or 662-325-9333.