Message from the Conference Chairs, Cluster 2007 Welcome to the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society's Task Force on Cluster Computing! This is the 9th annual meeting in the series, and this year the conference returns to the US and is hosted in the capital city of Austin, Texas.
Karl W. Schulz, Kent F. Milfeld · 2007
In the tradition of keeping the Cluster Computing program open and flexible, and promoting a venue for all aspects of cluster computing, this year’s committee has created a program with a wide range of forums. The conference begins with a morning of tutorials on a variety of topics, from linear algebra to high-end networking, and also includes a workshop on “Green Computing”. There is no additional registration charge to attend these tutorials or the workshop. We encourage attendees to come early and take advantage of these excellent presentations. The Technical Paper sessions follow the Monday morning tutorials/workshop, beginning on Monday afternoon and proceeding through Wednesday. The technical sessions are preceded and concluded with Keynote Speakers from industry and government, respectively. The conference concludes on Thursday with a complete day on Algorithms, Models and Tools for Parallel Computing on Heterogeneous Networks, the HeteroPar Workshop. The papers this year reflect a wide range of interests and new technology areas such as virtualization and multi-core computing. The session composition and schedule attempt to aggregate these interests and avoid overlap of similar topics within parallel sessions as much as possible. We have also included a “Last Minute Paper” session to capture late-breaking developments in hardware and software. A plenary “Best Papers” session begins the day on Tuesday morning allowing all attendees to view the top rated papers. There is also a “Future of Muli-Core Technologies” Panel scheduled for Wednesday morning consisting of experts who will provide their perspectives and lead discussions. This is a great forum to gather consensus and feedback from the HPC community to technology experts that can influence the direction within the field. In all, there are four days in downtown Austin to enjoy the Texas nights and culture, live music, and Austin’s “keep it weird” philosophy. The location of the conference hotel downtown puts you in the center of the Texas music and entertainment scene as it is within walking distance to the lively “6th Street Entertainment District”. Couple the venue with a strong technical program on the challenges, technologies, and new innovations in the field of Cluster Computing, and you have an environment for a great conference and discussions. We hope you enjoy the IEEE Cluster2007 program, the conference accommodations, and Texas hospitality this year.