SC07 Showcases Innovative Technologies for Entertainment, Leisure, Automotive Industries; ACM to Exhibit at SC07, Nov. 10-16, 2007
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High Performance Computing (HPC) Comes to Hollywood |
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Digitizing, Enhancing and Storing Visual Effects and Entire Movies |
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Real Time Rendering of Computer-Generated Images at the Speed of Shrek |
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Toward Perfect Product Designs in Leisure Products |
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HPC in Kitchen and Laundry- Optimizing Appliances for Customer Satisfaction and Market Share |
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HPC Designs for High Performance Golf Clubs | ||||
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High Performance Computing for Auto Racing and Design |
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Shaping the Future for Formula One Racing | ||||
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Bringing NASCAR from the Race Track to Your Driveway | ||||
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Invited Speakers |
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Thomas P. Gielda, Whirlpool, on optimizing multiple demands to find the "design sweet spot" |
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Eric Morales, PING Golf, on fine tuning prototypes via virtual testing to speed products to market |
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Torbjorn Larsson, BMW, on how emerging technologies shift R&D to computational simulations |
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John Picklo, Chrysler, on how HPC helps improve passenger vehicle designs |
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Robert Eicholz, EFILM, on how HPC creates competitive advantage in recent blockbuster movies |
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Evan Smyth, DreamWorks Animation, on speeding computer graphics imagery to the desktop |
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WHEN: |
November 10-16, 2007 Complimentary Press Registration (except meals) |
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Reno Sparks Convention Center 4590 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV |
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ACM hosts prominent industry experts on high performance computing. Roundtable discussion with Wal-Mart SVP Nancy Stewart; FedEx SVP Kevin Humphries; NASDAQ EVP Anna Ewing; MSC Software CTO Reeza Sadeghi.
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About ACM
ACM www.acm.org, the Association for Computing Machinery, is an educational and scientific society uniting the world’s computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence.