[Beowulf] BWBUG meeting, November 16, 2004 at McLean VA, DoD HPC moderization

[Donald Becker]

  --- Special Notes:
   -- This months meeting has been shifted one week later due to SC2004
   -- It will be held in McLean VA, not in Greenbelt
   -- We will have a short SC2004 report by Donald Becker


Date: Tuesday November 16, 2004
Time: 2:45 PM  -  5:00 PM
Location: Northrop Grumman IT, McLean Virginia

Title:
    The DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program

Speakers: Mr. Cray J. Henry
   Mr. Henry is the Director of the Department of Defense (DOD)
   High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP)
   under the direction of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
   (Science and Technology) (DUSD[S&T]).

Abstract: Cray will describe the process that the HPCMO uses to model
   the performance of supercomputers they consider for purchase. 
   The Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing
   Modernization Program's (HPCMP) mission is to deliver world-class
   commercial, high-end, high performance computational capability to
   the DoD's science and technology (S&T) and test and evaluation (T&E)
   communities, facilitating the rapid application of advanced
   technology into superior warfighting capabilities. The DoD HPCMP is a
   coordinated initiative to develop and sustain, complete and balanced
   HPC environments based on user requirements. 

This month's meeting will be in our Virginia venue, the
Northrop Grumman Information Technology Offices at
7575 Colshire Drive McLean, VA 22102

See http://www.bwbug.org/ web page for directions.
Registration on the web site is highly encourage to speed sign-in.

As usual there will be door prizes, food and refreshments.

Essential questions:
   Need to be a member?: No, and guests are welcome.
   Parking and parking fees?: The parking garage is free
   Ease of access?:  30 seconds from the D.C. beltway

Also as usual, the organizer and host for the meeting is
  T. Michael Fitzmaurice, Jr.
  8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 400W
  Falls Church, VA 22042
  703-205-3132 office
  240-475-7877 cell
  mail  michael.fitzmaurice at ngc.com


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