Welcome Address

Dear HPC Colleagues,

Once again I would like to invite you to join us for ISC in Dresden. Now in its 23rd year, ISC has clearly matured as the place to be if you want to get a global view of supercomputing. Although the conference has grown considerably over the past few years, we have not forgotten what makes ISC so special: the feeling of community that adds a personal atmosphere to our gathering.

ISC has evolved into a high-powered international conference and exhibition that gives its attendees a global perspective on the cutting edge of HPC. As always, our conference program tackles hot HPC topics; this year, for example, we will have a panel session on “Green Computing”, a topic that was almost unknown just two years ago. ISC’s focus on future trends and developments can also be seen in this year’s keynote presentation by Prof. Dr. Satoshi Matsuoka of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, who will discuss “Everybody Supercomputes in the Next Generation Cyber-Science Infrastructure”. Please take a look at our redesigned website at www.isc08.org for complete information on all of our speakers.

Plan now to join us at ISC’08 – I look forward to seeing you in Dresden!

Prof. Dr. Hans Werner Meuer
ISC General Chair