Re: Fwd: [sc-bofs] SC'14 BoF Deadline Approaching

Hi Annette, Others,

I attended my first such meeting last year and found it quite useful. So 
I would be happy to help organize. I don't know the community all that 
well so I would need to rely on others to get the word out!

Cheers,

Brian


On 08/07/2014 11:37 AM, Annette Greiner wrote:
> Anyone interested in helping organize an HPC-web BOF at SC14? Last
> year's was quite successful. We have till the end of the month to submit
> a proposal.
> -Annette
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> *From: *"Ferreira, Kurt Brian" <kbferre@sandia.gov
>> <mailto:kbferre@sandia.gov>>
>> *Subject: **[sc-bofs] SC'14 BoF Deadline Approaching*
>> *Date: *July 7, 2014 9:48:31 PM PDT
>> *To: *"sc-bofs@group.supercomputing.org
>> <mailto:sc-bofs@group.supercomputing.org>"
>> <sc-bofs@group.supercomputing.org
>> <mailto:sc-bofs@group.supercomputing.org>>
>> *Cc: *"bofs@info.supercomputing.org
>> <mailto:bofs@info.supercomputing.org>" <bofs@info.supercomputing.org
>> <mailto:bofs@info.supercomputing.org>>
>> *Reply-To: *sc-bofs-leave@group.supercomputing.org
>> <mailto:sc-bofs-leave@group.supercomputing.org>
>>
>> Greetings Previous SC BoF organizer,
>>
>>
>> We thank you for your previous participation in SC’s
>> Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) program.  It is the hard work and commitment
>> of the organizers that contributes to BoFs being a highly anticipated
>> part of SC’s tech program.
>>
>>
>> There are two short items we would like to address in this email.
>>
>>
>> BoFs: Don't Miss the Chance to Engage with the HPC Community
>>
>> The SC14 BoF deadline is rapidly approaching (deadline: 31 July,
>> 2014).  Long an SC mainstay, the BoF program enables community
>> building and interaction in broad topic areas ranging from hardware
>> and software technologies to education, policy and even research
>> funding initiatives. If you are not already doing so, we encourage you
>> and your team(s) to consider submitting to this years program. We plan
>> to continue this strong SC BoF tradition that you have have helped
>> create.  Again this year, the selection committee will focus on
>> establishing a program comprised of timely and compelling BoF sessions
>> anticipated to solicit significant community interest.
>>
>>
>> Web
>> Submissions:<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmissions.supercomputing.org%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG20RadAFeT5TLo7LwosHq13UBR7g>https://submissions.supercomputing.org/
>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmissions.supercomputing.org%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG20RadAFeT5TLo7LwosHq13UBR7g>
>>
>> Contact: bofs@info.supercomputing.org
>> <mailto:bofs@info.supercomputing.org>
>>
>> More Information:
>> http://sc14.supercomputing.org/program/birds-feather-sessions-bofs
>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsc14.supercomputing.org%2Fprogram%2Fbirds-feather-sessions-bofs&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE9B1Qwek-HRsFbWBqUZg_RYu4AMA>
>>
>> FAQ:<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsc14.supercomputing.org%2Fprogram%2Fbirds-feather-sessions-bofs%2Fbof-faq&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHpjHz37ijccBBt8tK8f6O_IZWO9w>http://sc14.supercomputing.org/program/birds-feather-sessions-bofs/bof-faq
>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsc14.supercomputing.org%2Fprogram%2Fbirds-feather-sessions-bofs%2Fbof-faq&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHpjHz37ijccBBt8tK8f6O_IZWO9w>
>>
>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsc14.supercomputing.org%2Fprogram%2Fbirds-feather-sessions-bofs%2Fbof-faq&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHpjHz37ijccBBt8tK8f6O_IZWO9w>
>>
>> General Feedback on BoFs:
>>
>> Based on your experiences with past SC BoFs, we would look to hear
>> your outlook with an eye toward what we might want to implement
>> differently this year. What are the positive and negative BoF
>> observations you’ve gathered over the years? Too many BoFs; Too few
>> BoFs; Just the right number? Too many concurrent BoFs? Any feedback on
>> the general timing (noon and 5p) and logistics of the BoFs? What do
>> you think about the format and execution of BoFs that you’ve attended?
>> What do you think about the range of topics? In general, we’re looking
>> for feedback on what you think works well and doesn’t work well,
>> things we should consider changing or newly implementing, etc.  Please
>> direct this feedback directly to both Dorian and Kurt
>> atbofs@info.supercomputing.org <mailto:bofs@info.supercomputing.org>
>>
>>
>> Thanks again for your support of this program and we hope to see you
>> in New Orleans,
>>
>>
>> Dorian Arnold and Kurt Ferreira (SC ‘14 BoF co-chairs)
>>
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> NERSC, LBNL
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