SC20 Transitions to a Fully Virtual Event 

July 27, 2020 -- The SC20 Planning Committee announced that SC20, the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis, will be held as a fully virtual conference from November 16 through November 20, 2020. SC20 General Chair Christine E. Cuicchi made the announcement via a blog posted below detailing the SC20 goals. For additional information about hotel cancellations, conference schedule and fees, content submission and publication visit https://sc20.supercomputing.org/attend/virtual-event-faq/

You may have noticed a change in our logo—after months of hard work by the SC20 Planning Committee, we are thrilled to announce that SC20 will be a fully virtual conference. As we began exploring how to bring our conference to life in a digital environment, we had the option to go big or go home. We’ve chosen to go big. The vast majority of our usual conference content will be shared during our virtual event in November.

Image courtesy SC20

The SC20 Committee set out to shape the virtual SC20 experience with these goals in mind:

• Recognition
  Honor all accepted content by making it available in the virtual conference.
• Opportunity
  Make the conference as accessible as possible to the broadest audience of attendees.
• Quality
  Provide a virtual platform that allows for high-quality delivery of Technical Program and Exhibits content, with interactive access to presenters where possible.
• Consideration and Continuity
  Preserve as much of the normal conference schedule as possible while being cognizant of attendees’ locations, schedules, and restructured working environments.

We know the wait for information has been long, and we are eager to share our plans with you, while navigating the uncharted waters of event planning during a global pandemic. We thank you for your patience and support, and look forward to an exciting conference for our attendees and exhibitors. No matter where you are...everywhere, we are more than HPC.

Warmest Regards,
Christine E. Cuicchi
SC20 General Chair

Source: Christine E. Cuicchi, SC20