Austin, Texas, home of this years International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, is famous for its music. Image courtesy of Austin Convention Center

The SC08 Tutorials Program has something for all kinds of attendees. For those relatively new to high performance computing, networking, and storage, there are opportunities to get up to speed in the field with basic tutorials. For 20-year veterans, there are advanced tutorials on special topics and new developments, taught by leaders in the field. And there are plenty of offerings for everyone in between.

This year, 10 half-day and 15 full-day tutorials are offered. There are 9 new tutorials scheduled and 16 that have been presented at previous SC conferences. Many of the "old" tutorials have been significantly updated since their last outing.

Topics include parallel, distributed and multi-core computing; parallel programming and debugging; high-performance programming languages and systems (e.g. Chapel, CUDA, MPI, OpenMP, Parallel Matlab, and PGAS languages); performance modeling, analysis and tuning; software tools and libraries (e.g. mesh tools); networking (e.g. Infiniband, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, and grid computing); and file systems and I/O (e.g. NFSv4.1, parallel I/O). And, for a truly out-of-the-box topic, consider the Computer Music tutorial - an SC first, linked to the Music Initiative.

Attendees may choose a one-day or two-day passport, allowing them to move freely between tutorials on the selected days. Tutorial notes and luncheons are provided for each registered tutorial attendee.

Note:
This year no hardcopy notes will be distributed. Each registered tutorial attendee will receive a copy of all the tutorial notes on a computer- readable medium only.

For a full schedule, click here.