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​Jim Ganthier

Dell
​Vice President & General Manager of Engineered Solutions and Cloud ​
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​- November 2016
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​Merle Giles

NCSA
Director of Private Sector Program and Economic Impact
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​Mark Seager

Intel
Intel Fellow, CTO for the Tech Computing Ecosystem



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​Lab Tours & 1x1 Meetings

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Optional Dell HPC Innovation Lab tours are available on April 21, 2016.  
 
Optional private NDA meetings with a Dell expert are available on April 21, 2016. 


If you are interested in attending the next meeting at ISC'16 or SC'16, please stay tuned for more information. 
If you are employed by a public agency or healthcare institution, please note that participation in this multi-day learning event will be provided at no cost to attendees. Attendees may opt to attend a welcome reception comprising appetizers and alcoholic beverages (limit 2 per person) at an estimated value of $25 USD. At the April 19, 2016 dinner event, meals, cocktails, and other items of value will be provided at no cost to attendees. The approximate fair market value of the dinner is $75 . For the precise cost of this event, please contact Monika Gupta. By registering for this event you certify that to the best of your knowledge, you are not currently part of a bid evaluation team with respect to an opportunity to which Dell is a party; and that: (1) you have verified with your ethics counsel your ability to accept these gifts or other things of value, or (2) you will make payment to the vendor for the items listed as required by law. For individuals affiliated with Public organizations in the United States, note that E Rate customers must pay entire cost.

Dell HPC Community Workshop Agenda  
​April 2016

The Driskill Hotel
604 Brazos St
Austin, TX 78701

You are cordially invited to attend this inaugural event featuring keynote presentations by HPC experts, technical sessions, and discussion groups. There will also be a series of presentations by Dell HPC customers describing best practices in the use of Dell HPC Systems. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to:
  • hear updates on HPC strategy, product and solution plans from Dell executives and technical staff and technology partners;
  • meet with Dell technical staff and provide feedback and help to influence those plans;
  • discuss and share information with other HPC experts;
  • participate in technical and application working groups to discuss new methods, techniques, and solutions​;
  • create a collaborative framework for action items for Dell and the Community.


The Driskill Grill, Mezzanine Level
April 18, 2016: 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Registration 
                         6:00pm- 8:00pm | Reception

Tentative Agenda (subject to change)
Main Ballroom, Mezzanine Level
April 19, 2016: 7:00am - 8:00am | Registration & Breakfast  
​                         8:00am - 8:15am | Introductions: Ed Turkel, Resa Reynolds
​                         8:15am - 8:55am | Executive Keynote: Jim Ganthier
                         8:55am - 9:25am | HPC Showcase Keynote: Merle Giles
                         9:25am - 9:55am | Intel Technology Keynote: Mark Seager
                         9:55am - 10:10am | Break
                         10:10am - 10:40am | Dell HPC Strategy: Jay Boisseau, HPC Technology Strategist                                   
                         10:40am - 11:40pm | Dell Roadmap Panel: Servers, Storage, and Fabrics 
                                        Ed Turkel, moderator
                                        Chad Fenner, Director, Platform Marketing                                       
                                        Joe Sekel, Distinguished Engineer, HPC Server Architect
                                        Neil Klosterman, HPC Product Manager
                         11:40pm - 12:25pm | Lunch 
                         12:25pm - 1:25pm | Partner Update: 
                                        Scot Schultz, Mellanox | 'TBD'
                                       Marc Hamilton, NVIDIA | 'Machine Learning – The New Killer App for HPC'
                         1:25pm- 2:55pm | Member Presentations: 
                                        Maurizio Davini, University of Pisa | 'HPC at University of Pisa Dell Solution Center'
                                        Keith Gray, BP Upstream IT&S | 'HPC at BP: Capabilities and Challenges'
                                        Paul Calleja, University of Cambridge | 'Delivering Research Computing at the University of Cambridge'
                         2:55pm - 3:10pm | Break
                         3:10pm- 4:40pm | Member Presentations 
                                        Shawn Strande, San Diego Supercomputer Center | 'Accelerating scientific discovery through innovation in HPC'
                                        James Lowey, TGen | 'HPC in Medicine- Real Impact'
                                        Niall Gaffney, Texas Advanced Computing Center | 'The Convergence of Big Data and HPC: the Past, Present, and Future of Computational Data Science'

6:30pm-9:30pm | Dinner | Max's Wine Dive | 207 San Jacinto Blvd. 

Main Ballroom, Mezzanine Level
April 20, 2016: 7:00am - 8:00am  | Breakfast 
                         8:00am - 8:30am  | Intro to EMC in HPC: Percy Tzelnic, EMC, SVP Fast Data Group
                         8:30am- 9:15am  | Storage Solutions Panel
                                        Jeff Kirk, moderator
                                        Chris Girard, Seagate
                                        Bret Costelow, Intel
                                        Roger Goff, DDN
                                        Percy Tzelnic, EMC
                                        Matt Letschin, Nexenta
                         9:15am - 10:00am | Dell Software Roadmap Panel                                  
                                        Ed Turkel, moderator
                                        
Brady Black, Bright Computing
                                        Brian Obranovich, AMD
                                        Karl Schulz, OpenHPC, Intel
                                        Don Walker, Dell OpenStack
                         10:00am - 10:15am | Break 
                         10:15am - 10:45am | System Performance: Onur Celebioglu, HPC Engineering Director, Dell
                         10:45am - 11:45am | Technology Directions 
                                         Matt Koop, moderator
                                         Jay Boisseau
                                         Robert Hormuth
​                                         Jeff Kirk
                                         Don H. Walker
                                         Robert 
Winter
                         11:45am - 12:30pm | Lunch 
                         12:30pm - 2:00pm | Technology Working Groups 
                         2:00pm - 2:15pm | Break 
                         2:15pm - 3:45pm |  Vertical Working Groups 
                         3:45pm- 4:45pm  | Working Group Reports | Addison Snell, Intersect 360        
                         4:45pm - 5:05pm | Presentation of Reports
​                         5:05pm - 5:20pm | Closing Remarks 

April 21, 2016: 9:00am - 4:00pm | Optional Dell HPC Innovation Lab tours | Dell HPC Innovation Lab, Dell Parmer South Campus 
                         9:00am - 4:00pm | 1x1 meetings with Dell experts | Location TBD ​

Hotel Information


​The Driskill Hotel

604 Brazos St

Located in downtown Austin, the iconic and historic hotel is convenient to the best of Austin - including the Texas State Capitol, the Austin Convention Center, Lady Bird Lake, Austin City Limits at the Moody Theater, casual and fine dining, shopping, and Austin's world famous 6th Street music scene. Known as the Live Music Capital of the World®, Austin is home to almost 200 music venues, many within walking distance of The Driskill.
The Driskill Hotel
​512-439-1234

Other local hotels: 
Hyatt Place | 512-476-4440
Hilton | 512-482-8000
Residence Inn by Marriott | 512-236-8008
Omni | 512-476-3700

*Note: Attendees are financially responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements.

April 2016 Sponsors

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