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2002
It’s
been almost two years since the members of the SC2002
Technical Program Committee first began planning for
the conference to be held Nov. 16 – 22 in Baltimore.
The work involved brainstorming, soliciting ideas
for content from the best and brightest in industry
and academia, pouring over hundreds of high-quality
submissions, and juggling schedules to accommodate
the needs of speakers, panelists, and technical paper
presenters.
Granted,
it was hard work, but it was also the chance for creative
and talented people from across the country to put
their heads together and develop a program that would
challenge conference participants, encourage debate,
stimulate new ideas, even generate some controversy.
As the Technical Program Chair who had the pleasure
of working with this excellent and dedicated committee,
I believe we have succeeded. A quick rundown of our
program only touches the surface of what we have to
offer, including:
- Invited
speakers who are visionaries and well-known leaders
in their fields, including keynote speaker Rita
Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation.
- A
core program of 67 exceptional papers chosen from
more than 230 submissions
- 31
full and half-day tutorials chosen from a record
87 submissions
- Masterworks
sessions offered over three days in four general
areas: infrastructure, life sciences, computer aided
engineering, and HPC in commerce
- Lively
panel discussions by the experts on the hottest
topics, including two panels on the use of information
technology for homeland security
New
at SC2002 will be the chance to participate in the
IntelliBadge™ demonstration. Open to all technical
program registrants, IntelliBadge technology will
allow participants to track events that fit their
needs and interests, locate people of similar interests,
view statistics on the conference, and win valuable
prizes.
In
short, I believe we have put together one of the best
technical programs in the history of the SC conference
series and I thank the Technical Program Committee
for their dedication and commitment to excellence.
Of course, the final judges of our success will be
you—the technical program participants. I hope
to see you in Baltimore, and I welcome your comments,
criticisms, and suggestions on how to create an even
better technical program in the years to come.
Dan
Reed
SC2002 Technical Program Chair
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
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