PRACE Research Infrastructure calls for One Year Project Grants on three Tier-0 Computers and pilots a synchronized Pilot Call for Tier-1 grants

This unique symposium on Advancements in Petaflop Computing covers both European and international developments. The event addresses major interests of a broad audience: computational scientists, HPC technology experts, government representatives, vendors, and industry partners.

Registration for the DEISA PRACE Symposium is open at the DEISA and the PRACE websites, participation is free of charge.

Keynote speakers across the world will outline the strategic perspectives of High Performance Computing. During the first day they include Achim Bachem, Chairman of Research Centre Juelich and Coordinator of PRACE, Xuebin Chi, Chinese Academy of Science, China, Thom Dunning, UIUC, Director of NCSA, David Keyes, KAUST, Saudi Arabia & Columbia University, US, Zoran Stancic, Deputy Director for Information Society and Media, European Commission, Leena Vestala, Director of the Division for Higher Education and Science, Finnish Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Vladimir Voevodin, Moscow State University, and Mitsuo Yokokawa, Next-Generation Supercomputer R&D Center, Riken, Japan.

The second day focuses on challenges in computational science. In two Extreme Computing sessions, challenging computational science projects from all over Europe will be presented, covering essential scientific areas.

The 1st PRACE User Forum is also included in the programme of the symposium. The 1st PRACE User Forum will mark the start up of a forum where the PRACE users can discuss their experiences and expectations from the PRACE HPC services and resources.

Speakers from PRACE and DEISA will provide updates on the projects including Tier-0 system access, HPC architectures and projects’ current status and future plans.