SUMMER 2019 MEETING – September 22. – 27. NERSC, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

The 2019 HPCXXL Summer Meeting will be hosted by the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, located in Berkeley, Calif.

Venue

Building 66 , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA 94705

9/23 and 9/24: Building 66, 66-AUD Rm 317-CR
9/25 and 9/26: Building 66, 66-316-CR

Registration

Registration is now open on Eventbrite: https://hpcxxlsummer2019.eventbrite.com/

Site Access

All non-LBNL participants must register in advance to obtain a visitor bus pass or parking pass. We recommend carpooling, shuttle and taxi. At check-in with Security, picture ID and the visitor pass are required. Please print and bring with you the visitor pass issued to you by LBL. Passes on electronic devices will not be accepted by Security.

  • All registered attendees will get a parking permit from LBL which also serves as the visitor pass. You will receive an email with instructions to print the pass from Site Access <SiteAccess@lbl.gov>
  • If attendees would like to take the shuttle bus, then please contact zsmccunney@lbl.gov to request a shuttle bus pass. 
  • Please carry a printed (shuttle/parking) pass with you, electronic copies will not be accepted. 
  • We encourage attendees to either arrive early for HPCXXL if you intend to search for parking or just take the shuttle. Orange route from the downtown Berkeley stop goes almost directly to building 66: https://commute.lbl.gov/resource/shuttle-buses/maps-routes-schedules/combined-routes/

Shuttle Information

The LBNL shuttle bus is available from various locations around the City of Berkeley, including near the Downtown Berkeley BART station.  Take the LBNL Orange Shuttle Bus to building 66 via the Strawberry gate entrance.

Routes and Schedules: https://commute.lbl.gov/resource/shuttle-buses/maps-routes-schedules/combined-routes/

Parking

Parking at LBNL is limited due to a number of construction projects. We recommend car-pooling, LBNL shuttle, or taxi. Please arrive early to find parking.

Bay Area Rapid Transit Train (BART)

You can take the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train from San Francisco International Airport to the Downtown Berkeley BART station which is two short blocks from the LBNL shuttle line on the corner of Addison and Shuttuck. 

BART Web site

Agenda

9/23 1 PM – 6 PM: Spectrum Scale/GPFS User Group
9/24 9 AM – 6 PM: Spectrum Scale/GPFS User Group
Agenda: https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/spectrum-scale-gpfs-days-part-of-hpcxxl/

9/25, 9/26, 9 AM – 6 PM –  Vendor NDA presentations and member site updates
Agenda: HPCXXL-Draft-Agenda

Accommodation

The official conference hotel is the:

Hotel Shattuck
2086 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA
Tel: 510.845.7300
Hotel Shattuck

Alternative places to stay are:

DoubleTree by Hilton Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Blvd.
Berkeley, CA 94710
DoubleTree by Hilton Berkeley Marina

Downtown Berkeley Inn
2001 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
Tel:  510.843.4043
Downtown Berkeley Inn

Graduate Berkeley Hotel
2600 Durant Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
Tel: 510.845.8981
Graduate Berkeley Hotel

Things To Do in Berkeley

https://www.visitberkeley.com/

https://www.alcatrazcruises.com/

Sponsors

IBM Spectrum Scale
https://www.vastdata.com/