FIFTH OPENACC USER GROUP MEETING @GTC 2018 March 27

Dear all

The OpenACC User Group meeting at SC17, just a few months ago, was a tremendous success like the past three user group meetings at SC16, GTC17 and ISC17. We would like to invite you to the User Group at GTC 2018.

It is simply fabulous to see you all come together and chat over wine and beer :-) on how to enable “More Science and Less Programming” !!!

Here is a short summary of the past user group meetings https://schandrawrites.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/openacc-user-group-meet-ups/

AGENDA:

• What is OpenACC user group and how to join

• Invited speakers: 
   - Dr. John Stone, UIUC - VMD with OpenACC,
   - Dr. Randy Allen, Mentor Graphics - Update on OpenACC-GCC 

• Hackathons:
   - TU Dresden, Germany hackathon organizers will share their latest and greatest stories/experiences

• How to apply for upcoming hackathons (no cost involved)?

• How to be a hackathon mentor?

• Training:
   - The latest teaching materials including labs
   - How to start teaching OpenACC?

• 2.6 Specification update by Michael Wolfe (OpenACC Technical Committee Chair)

• Breakout sessions on a variety of topics including Profilers, GCC ­OpenACC status update

• Latest book “OpenACC for Programmers, Concept & Strategies” available at the GTC Bookstore (discounts available for GTC attendees).

There will be food and drinks, as usual!!!! :-) 

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!!

Sunita Chandrasekaran, Fernanda Foertter, Guido Juckeland 

P.S: Here is a list of OpenACC focused activities at GTC: https://www.openacc.org/events/gpu-technology-conference-2018