BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20111117T233000Z DTEND:20111118T001500Z LOCATION:WSCC 613/614 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: The HPC Advisory Council (http://www.hpcadvisorycouncil.com) is a distinguished body representing the high-performance computing ecosystem that includes more than 210 worldwide organizations as members from OEMs, strategic technology suppliers, ISVs and end-users across the entire range of the HPC segments. The HPC Advisory Council’s mission is to bridge the gap between high-performance computing (HPC) use and its potential, bring the beneficial capabilities of HPC to new users for better research, education, innovation and product manufacturing, bring users the expertise needed to operate HPC systems, provide application designers with the tools needed to enable parallel computing, and to strengthen the qualification and integration of HPC system products. The HPC Advisory Council operates a centralized support center providing end users with easy access to leading edge HPC systems for development and benchmarking, and a support/advisory group for consultations and technical support. SUMMARY:The HPC Advisory Council Outreach and Research Activities PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR