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Who:
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Supercomputing 2014 (SC14), the 26th International
Conference and Exhibition
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What:
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The SC14 Exhibition Hall will feature 356 exhibits of the latest and
greatest technologies from industry, academia and government
research organizations; many of these technologies will be seen for
the first time in New Orleans.
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When:
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Conference: November 16-21, 2014
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Exhibition: November 17-20, 2014
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Media Briefing: November 17 at 4pm in Room 279
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Where:
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New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention
Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Why:
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High Performance Computing (HPC) is helping to solve the world's
most difficult problems. Innovations from the SC community have far
reaching impact in every corner of science, all the way to
investment banking, in the discovery of new drugs, to the precise
prediction of the next superstorm. Storylines include:
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• Storm Prediction & Climate Modeling: Supercomputers
are helping scientists to better understand climate modeling and
to more accurately predict the path of the next hurricane or
superstorm. Hear directly from organizations such as National
Oceanic (News - Alert) and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Lawrence Livermore
National Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and
NASA on their latest advancements in the field.
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Preview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSQg_URCHKI
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• Consumer Goods: Companies like Proctor and Gamble and
others use HPC extensively to develop consumer products and
services that either improve their performance or lighten their
environmental impact. Foreground economic and environmental
impact, secondarily about impact on our daily lives. Visual
potential: show the evolution in packaging of a common household
good like laundry detergent.
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Preview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuCx50FdSic
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• Infectious Diseases: Hear from organizations like Center
for Disease Control and IBM (News - Alert) on how supercomputers are being
utilized to better control and contain global diseases like Ebola.
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