Conference Overview

The conference welcomes you to participate in the breadth of conference offerings, including:

• Technical Program that was founded on the principles of providing the community with the highest quality technical program covering high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis. The program components, such as the Technical Papers, Tutorials, Workshops, State of the Practice reports and Posters undergo a stringent anonymous peer review by hundreds of internationally recognized experts, resulting in a paper acceptance rate traditionally about 20%. The program is filled out with Invited Speakers, Panel sessions and a series of highly prized Awards.


• Exhibit Hall that provides a unique opportunity to meet with the leading industry and research exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations, products and services, and


• Communities Program that engages the next generation of HPC researchers, developers, educators, and practitioners from around the world. The Program includes the Education Program, Broader Engagement Program, International Ambassadors, Student Volunteers, Student Job Fair, and Mentoring Program.

For SC11, Data Intensive Science is the cross-cutting thrust that will engage conference participants through all of the above offerings. Data intensive science is impacting all fields of study, and SC11 will focus on the challenges and opportunities for addressing the exponential growth and demands in the generation and analysis of data.

We invite you to join us in Seattle in November 2011to interact with friends and colleagues and to establish new collaborations and partnerships with people from around the world. And we hope you take time to enjoy all the city has to offer, from the excellent cuisine to the breathtaking vistas surrounding Seattle.