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PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe organized the 2012 PRACE Scientific Conferences on June 17, 2012, in Hamburg, Germany in conjunction with International Supercomputing Conference 2012 (ISC’12). This conference continues the successful series of symposia started by DEISA and jointly organized by PRACE and DEISA in 2011 in Helsinki, Finland. The conference aim was to highlight the scientific achievements that were made possible with PRACE support and to present the HPC opportunities, vision and strategy in Europe. The programme captured interest of a broad audience: scientific users, HPC technology experts and vendors, EC and government representatives, and industry partners. The conference attracted over 230 registrants from 35 countries. The programme was opened with a presentation on the PRACE perspective by Maria Ramalho, Chairman of the Board of Directors, PRACE AISBL and followed by a European HPC strategy overview by Kostas Glinos, Head of Unit "GÉANT & e-Infrastructure”. The scientific part included presentations of results from six projects obtained on PRACE Tier-0 systems and the presentation by the winner of the PRACE Award in 2012. A high number of members of HPC community used the opportunity to meet colleagues and to exchange ideas during a short PRACE User Forum meeting. The 2012 PRACE Scientific Conference was very successful both regarding the scientific quality and in strengthening the relations between the European scientific communities. |
