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Welcome to SC2004
SC2004,
the world’s
leading
conference
on high
performance
computing,
networking
and storage,
will be
held in
the brand
new David
L. Lawrence
Convention
Center (http://www.pittsburghcc.com/html/introduction.html)
in Pittsburgh
on November
6-12, 2004.
The new
convention
center opened
in March,
2003 and
features
236,900
square feet
of column-free
exhibit
space for
SC2004,
extraordinary
meeting
facilities
and a stunning
view of
the Pittsburgh
skyline
and riverfront.
The facility
was designed
with high-tech
in mind
and will
be the best
convention
center yet
in the SC
Conference
series.
Pittsburgh
itself has
undergone
a renovation
since SC’96
was held
in the city.
There is
a new football
stadium,
new baseball
stadium
and several
new hotels
in the downtown
area. SC2004
will be
located
near the
theater
district,
the cultural
center of
the city.
It is a
city on
the move!
The SC2004 Conference will bring representatives
from many technical communities together to exchange ideas,
celebrate past successes and plan for the future. To reflect
this important function, the conference theme is Bridging
Communities, which represents not only the technical communities
participating in the conference but the architecture of
the city, too. We will utilize state-of-the-art technology
in the conference high-performance network, SCinet, and
in the Access Grid to bring participants from around the
world to Pittsburgh. And at the convention center itself,
the technical program, Education Program, and Minority
Serving Institutions Program will all create bridges to
new communities.
And most importantly, the SC2004 committee
has included new program highlights to bring new communities
to the conference. StorCloud will be a multi-vendor resource
available to conference participants and could reach a
petabyte of random accessible storage. To demonstrate
real applications that use this tremendous resource, the
StorCloud Challenge will solicit applications developers
to participate in a competition for the best storage intensive
application. Another new highlight will be the InfoStar
initiative. This will provide real-time conference information
to the participants in an easily accessible form. Information
ranging from speaker information to late room changes
to registration information is to be available throughout
the conference. These innovations will set the standard
for state-of-the-art conference information systems.
The Conference Technical Program will continue
the tradition of providing high-quality, peer reviewed
papers in research and application areas of high performance
computing, networking and storage. Papers are being solicited
from all communities including industry, DoD, federal
agencies, and universities. The Technical Program will
be the highlight of the conference.
And of course, we can’t leave out one
of the most exciting and innovative aspects of the conference
– the Exhibits! As in past years, there will be industry
exhibits showcasing the latest technology available now
that will be on the desktop in just a few more years,
and research exhibits showcasing what’s new in the
university, federal government and not-for-profit sectors.
The Exhibits provide the time and the place for real information
exchange and can lead to new partnerships and ideas!
On behalf of the SC2004 Conference Committee,
I would like to invite you to come to Pittsburgh for the
SC2004 Conference. It will be the event of 2004 that you
don’t want to miss!
Dr. Jeffrey C. Huskamp
SC2004 General Chair
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