Call for Sessions and Registration Now Open for 14th Annual OpenFabrics Alliance Workshop
BEAVERTON, Ore., Dec. 6, 2017 -- The OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) has published a Call for Sessions for its 14th annual OFA Workshop, taking place April 9-13, 2018, in Boulder, CO. The OFA Workshop is a premier means of fostering collaboration among those who develop fabrics, deploy fabrics and create applications that rely on fabrics. It is the only event of its kind where fabric developers and users can discuss emerging fabric technologies, collaborate on future industry requirements, and address problems that exist today. In support of advancing open networking communities, the OFA is proud to announce that Promoter Member Los Alamos National Laboratory, a strong supporter of collaborative development of fabric technologies, will underwrite a portion of the Workshop. For more information about the OFA Workshop and to find support opportunities, visit the event website.
Call for Sessions
The OFA Workshop 2018 Call for Sessions encourages industry experts and thought leaders to help shape this year’s discussions by presenting or leading discussions on critical high performance networking issues. Sessions are designed to educate attendees on current development opportunities, troubleshooting techniques, and disruptive technologies affecting the deployment of high performance computing environments. The OFA Workshop places a high value on collaboration and exchanges among participants. In keeping with the theme of collaboration, proposals for Birds of a Feather sessions and panels are particularly encouraged.
The deadline to submit session proposals is February 16, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. PST. For a list of recommended session topics, formats and submission instructions download the official OFA Workshop 2018 Call for Sessions flyer.
Registration
Early bird registration is now open for all participants of the OFA Workshop 2018. For more information on event registration and lodging, visit the OFA Workshop 2018 Registration webpage.
Dates: April 9-13, 2018
Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder, CO
Registration Site: http://bit.ly/OFA2018REGRegistration Fee: $695 (Early Bird to March 19, 2018), $815 (Regular)
Lodging: Embassy Suites room discounts available until 6:00 p.m. MDT on Monday, March 19, 2018, or until room block is filled.
About the OpenFabrics Alliance
The OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) is a 501(c) (6) non-profit company that develops, tests, licenses and distributes the OpenFabrics Software (OFS) – multi-platform, high performance, low-latency and energy-efficient open-source RDMA software. OpenFabrics Software is used in business, operational, research and scientific infrastructures that require fast fabrics/networks, efficient storage and low-latency computing. OFS is free and is included in major Linux distributions, as well as Microsoft Windows Server 2012. In addition to developing and supporting this RDMA software, the Alliance delivers training, workshops and interoperability testing to ensure all releases meet multivendor enterprise requirements for security, reliability and efficiency. For more information about the OFA, visit www.openfabrics.org.
Source: OpenFabrics Alliance
