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photos from the ASC SC08 booth
Come join us!
NOTE: Participation opportunities have now ended (10/22/2009).
If your research uses the resources of the Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) program of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), US Department of Energy, we invite you to present your work in the ASC booth at SC09. SC09 is the premier international conference for high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage, and analysis.
ASC will host demonstrations, exhibits, and collaborations in Booth 735 at the SC09 conference, which will be held in Portland, OR, November 14-20. Presenting simulations on a 3D theater, recruiting and mentoring students, and meeting with peers are also opportunities offered at the ASC booth.
SC09 is the 22nd consecutive supercomputing conference. ASC has been participating in this conference since 1996.
TASKS and DEADLINES for PRESENTERS and DEMONSTRATORS
On Monday morning at 10:30 am, November 16, you are expected to be at the NNSA/ASC booth in the Exhibit Hall. You will introduce yourself to the booth staff and provide a 30-second verbal abstract on how your research utilizes ASC-like HPC clusters. Also note that you are signing up for a commitment to be at your demonstration station or the presentation space for the hours that you requested. You need to ensure your station is attended and not left empty for any extended periods.Your presentations, handouts, posters, and slideshow visuals must use the standard ASC templates (ppt) (doc).
What is ASC?
ASC supports the DOE NNSA shift in emphasis from test-based confidence to simulation-based confidence for nuclear weapons. Under ASC, world-class computer simulation capabilities analyze and predict the performance, safety, and reliability of nuclear weapons and to certify their functionality. ASC integrates the work of three DOE Defense Program laboratories (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and university researchers nationally in a coordinated program administered by NNSA headquarters.
How does ASC compute?
ASC currently operates some of the world's fastest computers, based on the Top500, including the world's most powerful computer, Roadrunner, the first machine to break the petaflop/s barrier, which is at LANL. Fifth fastest in the world is LLNL's BlueGene/L. Sandia National Laboratories' Red Storm is number 13 (June 2009 Top500 rankings). NNSA is planning for Sequoia, a 20-petaflop/s machine for 2012, to be installed at LLNL. (Sequoia: The Next Generation of Supercomputer, April 28, 2009 HPC Wire)
ASC leads the overall ranking of the world's top computers; determined using the sum of the Rmax share of every site in every list since 1993.
ASC cumulatively ranks first, second, third in overall Top500 sites.
Rank |
ASC Site |
| 1 |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) |
| 2 |
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) |
| 3 |
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) |
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