Looking Ahead to SC17: 10 Questions with General Chair Bernd Mohr
 Bernd Mohr of Germany’s Juelich Research Center will be the first SC conference chair from outside the United States. Though SC17 is more than two years away, he’s already developing plans and creating his committee for the conference. Get his international perspective on the importance and benefits of SC at: http://sc15blog.blogspot.com/2015/04/10-questions-with-sc17-chair-bernd-mohr.html.
Eight Questions with the HPC Matters Chair
 Hear directly from Wilf Pinfold, HPC Matters Chair, on why HPC still matters in 2015 and what his plans are for making it an even greater highlight at SC15.
Link: http://sc15blog.blogspot.com/2015/04/8-questions-with-hpc-matters-chair-wilf.html
Seymour Cray, Sidney Fernbach and Ken Kennedy Awards Nominations due by July 1
Each year, SC showcases not only the best and brightest stars of high performance computing, but also its rising stars and those who have made a lasting impression. Some of the most prestigious awards given at SC are the Seymour Cray, Sidney Fernbach, and Ken Kennedy Awards that honor the memory of three greats in high performance computing. Each award winner will give a presentation on their work.
IEEE Computer Society Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award
A crystal memento, illuminated certificate, and $10,000 honorarium are awarded to recognize innovative contributions to high performance computing systems that best exemplify the creative spirit demonstrated by Seymour Cray.
Click here for more information on the Seymour Cray Computer Engineer award.
IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award
A certificate and $2,000 are awarded for outstanding contributions in the application of high performance computers using innovative approaches.
Click here for more information on the Sidney Fernbach Award
ACM/IEEE-CS Ken Kennedy Award
A certificate and $5,000 honorarium are awarded jointly by the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society for outstanding contributions to programmability or productivity in high-performance computing together with significant community service or mentoring contributions.
Click here for more information on the Ken Kennedy Award
Nomination Deadlines: Friday, July 1
Nomination Submission Site: http://awards.computer.org/
Email Contact: awards@computer.org
Apply now for the Doctoral Showcase Program
As part of the Technical Program, the Doctoral Showcase provides an important opportunity for students near the end of their Ph.D. to present a summary of their dissertation research in the form of short talks and posters.
Unlike technical paper and poster presentations, Doctoral Showcase highlights the entire contents of each dissertation, including previously published results, to allow for a broad perspective of the work. The authors of the accepted submissions will be invited to give presentations at the conference.
Deadline: Friday, July 1
Email Contact: doc-showcase@info.supercomputing.org
Web Submissions: https://submissions.supercomputing.org/
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One Last Thing to do Before Summer Break: Apply for SC15 Student Volunteers
The SC15 Student Volunteers program is accepting applications, but the deadline to submit is Monday June 1. Undergraduate and graduate student volunteers help with the administration of the conference, participate in student-oriented activities, attend technical talks by famous researchers and industry leaders, exploring the exhibits and developing lasting peer connections. Read more.
Applications due: June 1
Email contact: student-vols@info.supercomputing.org
Web submissions: https://submissions.supercomputing.org/
Early Career Program Applications Due June 1
Applications are now open for a new program at SC15 that targets early career professionals (e.g., assistant professors at universities or staff at a national laboratory). This program is a one day, invitation-only workshop on the Monday of SC15. If you're early in your career and are interested in applying to participate in this workshop, visit https://submissions.supercomputing.org/.
Applications due: June 1
Questions: Please contact Jeff Hollingsworth at hollings@umd.edu
Web submissions: https://submissions.supercomputing.org/
Click here for more on the Early Career Program
Are You an Undergrad Interested in HPC Careers? Get with this Program!
Applications are now open for the SC15 Experiencing HPC for Undergraduates Program, which introduces students at the sophomore level and above to HPC research topics and techniques. The program will give students a better understanding of opportunities to perform research as an undergraduate and potentially in graduate school. Application deadline is Monday, June 1. Read more.
Applications due: June 1
Email contact: HPCundergrads@info.supercomputing.org
Web Submissions: https://submissions.supercomputing.org/
Bring WAN Bandwidth into SC—Requests are now open!
Each year exhibitors plan large scale demos that connect the convention center to remote HPC resources around the world. In order to support these often ground-breaking demos each year, the conference builds SCinet--a highly sophisticated, very high-capacity network. To provide the best experience possible for SC15, SCinet is requesting that exhibitors and network entities identify their wide area network (WAN) resource needs. WAN circuits are needed for any exhibitor that requires point-to-point connectivity to a remote location to support a large scale booth demonstration. Please submit your requests by May 31, 2015. Visit http://sc15.supercomputing.org/scinet/wide-area-network-requests for more details.
If you have a new requirement or questions, please contact: WAN-team@scinet.supercomputing.org.
HPC Transforms: See the Latest HPC Matters Video on how Supercomputers are Revolutionizing Parkinson’s Treatment
Learn how high performance computing is making an enormous difference in personalizing medical treatments for some patients with Parkinson’s disease. By using high performance visualization systems, researchers at the Scientific Computing and Research Institute are using deep brain stimulation to treat several disabling neurological symptoms—most commonly the debilitating motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as tremor, rigidity, stiffness, slowed movement, and walking problems. The procedure reduces patient treatment time from four to five hours to less than 10 minutes. The result for the patient is restored movement and a more normal life. #SC15 #HPC Matters #HPC Transforms
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfaHJID1PF0
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