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February 06, 2012

New Changes Coming to NHPCC Annual Conference

Feb. 6 --The National High Performance Computing and Communications Conference (NHPCC) will highlight several exciting changes this year.

Affectionately referred to by industry insiders as the ‘Newport Conference,’ the elite gathering that started 26 years ago as a one-day event to bring vendors together with government agency personnel has expanded its focus this year to include a more global perspective.

The new global focus features a roster of world-class speakers:

· Aleksei Komkov, Chief Products and Technology Officer for T-Platforms, the leading developer of HPC systems in Russia, who will discuss “Supercomputing in Russia”

· Andrew Jones, Vice-President High Performance Computing (HPC) Business for the NAG Group and a well-known HPC columnist and blogger, who will discuss “Supercomputing in the UK/Europe”

· Sharan Kalwani, an HPC Platform Strategist at Intel Corporation and formerly with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, who will discuss “HPC in the Middle East.”

Another significant change this year is the emphasis on manufacturing and competitiveness.

Emphasis on Manufacturing

Bringing HPC to manufacturing is an important initiative, in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Competitiveness is an elusive goal that requires continual refinement and adoption of new technologies. HPCC 2012 will highlight this critical area with discussions on the application of HPC to modern manufacturing to address what many refer to as the ‘missing middle’ – referring to the thousands of small and mid-size businesses not currently taking advantage of high performance computing in areas such as design, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, etc.

Speakers in this area will include:

· Emily DeRocco, President of The Manufacturing Institute who will discuss “HPC in Manufacturing and Competitiveness”

· Dawn White of Accio Energy addressing, “Wind Energy from a Revolutionary Concept"

· Suzy Tichenor from Oak Ridge National Laboratories who will discuss the ORNL Industrial Partnership Program

Also to be noted, Bob Feldman, President of HPC Marketing and a veteran HPCC panel moderator, will host a Thought Leader panel discussion to explore “Supercomputing: Can America Compete Globally?”

The full program with a list of all invited speakers can be found at: http://hpcc-usa.org/?page_id=13

Registration information can be found at: http://hpcc-usa.org/?page_id=11. Early bird registration fees are available up through February 24^th.

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Source:NHPCC

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