- resolve issues using better solutions;
- provide better guidance to IBM;
- improve our own capabilities through sharing knowledge;
- collaborate to develop capabilities that we would not typically be able to do as individual institutions.
SPXXL is a user group for sites which have large installations of IBM equipment. The focus of the SPXXL group is on large-scale scientific/technical computing using IBM hardware. Some of the areas we cover are: Applications, Code Development Tools, Communications, Networking, Parallel I/O, Resource Management, System Administration, and Training. We address topics across a wide range of issues that are important to achieving Petascale scientific/technical computing on scaleable parallel machines.
The SPXXL is a self-organized and self-supporting group. Members and affiliates are expected to participate actively in the SPXXL meetings and activities and to cover their own costs for participating. SPXXL meetings are open only to members and affiliates of the SPXXL. SPXXL member institutions must have an appropriate non-disclosure agreement in place with IBM, since at times IBM discloses and discusses information of a confidential nature with the group.
Upcoming SPXXL Meetings
SPXXL at SC'09 in Portland
- Monday November 16th, IBM Meeting, 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Doubletree Lloyd Center (next to the Convention Center)
* 1:00 to 2:30 NDA, Member sites only
- IBM Hardware Roadmap, Power7 Update, Interconnect Update
- IBM Software Update
* 2:30 to 4:00 Site Updates: FZJ and LBNL/NERSC, open to all
- Tuesday November 17th, Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF), 12:15pm to 1:15pm, Room F150, Convention Center (open to all)
2010 Winter Workshop - Negotiations are underway for a return to Maui January 11th to 15th, 2010 (Member Sites only).
2010 Summer Workshop - Co-located with ScicomP16: May 10th - 14th, 2010, hosted by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (San Francisco, CA)
- Meeting preview presented at the Summer 2009 meeting in Barcelona - PREVIEW
* Sharing of real-world experiences using IBM supercomputers
* Updates and roadmaps from IBM on compilers, tools, operating systems, and the IBM product line.
* Meet and interact one-on-one with IBM experts in HPC.
* The ScicomP16 meeting is open to everyone, their web site: http://www.spscicomp.org
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