Days 2 and 3 of SMC24 included several presentations and panel discussions from ORNL and other national laboratory researchers, along with representatives from major computing organizations and universities.

For ORNL Director of Science-Security Initiative Integration Shaun Gleason, the learning opportunities are only part of what makes SMC24 such a special event.

“This is my twelfth time attending SMC, and it’s always been a very productive and educational event,” Gleason said. “One of the best things about SMC24 was networking with professional colleagues across the DOE lab system (including my own ORNL staff that I don’t get to see on campus!), government sponsors, university partners and industry representatives that are developing leading edge computing and software.”

Networking opportunities extended beyond the conference hours, beginning with a dinner at the iconic Sunsphere after Day 1, followed by a relaxed gathering at the rooftop Five Thirty Lounge to wrap up Day 2. Both establishments are in Knoxville’s historic downtown.

SMC24 sponsors include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA.

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