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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Ling Liu's SC13 paper "Large Graph Processing Without the Overhead" featured by HPCwire.
ISTC-CC provides a listing of useful benchmarks for cloud computing.
Another list highlighting Open Source Software Releases.
Second GraphLab workshop should be even bigger than the first! GraphLab is a new programming framework for graph-style data analytics.
ISTC-CC 2014 Retreat
4TH annual ISTC-CC Retreat
September 3 - 5, 2014
Intel Corporation, Jones Farm Campus
Hillsboro, OR.
We are pleased to welcome our ISTC Collaborators to the
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Retreat Agenda
PDF Agenda to download.
Wednesday, September 3 Optional Event - Pre-retreat dinner* |
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6:00 - 6:30 pm |
Sign-in / Reception |
6:30 - 8:00 pm |
Dinner |
Thursday, September 4 Event Location |
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8:30 - 8:55 am |
Continental breakfast / Registration |
8:55 - 9:00 am | Welcome |
9:00 - 9:15 am | Opening Remarks |
9:15 - 10:00 am | Center Overview |
10:00 - 11:15 am | Research Talks Session 1 Ada Gavrilovska (Georgia Tech) Dong Zhou (CMU grad student) & Ren Wang (Intel Labs, SSR/NPL) |
11:15 - 11:40 am | Break |
11:40 am - 12:30 pm | Research Talks Session 2 M. Satyanarayanan (Satya) (CMU) Haoyuan (HY) Li (UC Berkeley grad student) |
12:30 - 12:45 pm | Poster Session 1 Previews (30 seconds each) Chaired by Babu Pillai (Intel Labs, ISTC-CC, Research Scientist) |
12:45 - 2:00 pm | Buffet Lunch / Poster Session 1 |
2:00 - 2:15 pm | Break |
2:15 - 3:30 pm | Research Talks Session 3 Yucheng Low (GraphLab, Chief Architect, ISTC-CC alum) Ion Stoica (UC Berkeley) Alex Smola (CMU) |
3:30 - 4:00 pm | Break / Group Photo |
4:00 - 4:50 pm | Research Talks Session 4 Onur Mutlu (CMU) Alexey Tumanov (CMU grad student) |
4:50 - 5:05 pm | Poster Session 2 Previews (30 seconds each) Chaired by Michael Kaminsky (Intel Labs, ISTC-CC, Research Scientist) |
5:15 - 8:30 pm | Reception with Poster Session 2 / Dinner JF5 Café/Patio |
Friday, September 5 Event Location |
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8:30 - 8:50 am | Continental breakfast |
8:50 - 9:00 am | Welcoming Remarks |
9:00 - 9:45 am | Keynote Speaker Jim Blakley (Intel Data Center Group, Visual Cloud General Manager) |
9:45 - 10:00 am | Break |
10:00 - 11:40 am | Research Talks Session 5 David Andersen (CMU) Sudha Yalamanchili (Georgia Tech) Joey Gonzalez (UC Berkeley post-doc) Garth Gibson (CMU) |
11:40 am - 12:00 pm | All-hands Brainstorming Moderated by Mike Kozuch (Intel Labs, ISTC-CC, Principal Engineer) |
12:00 pm | Conclusion of retreat for all but BoA and Intel Stakeholders |
BoA / INTEL TRACK: | |
12:00 - 2:30 pm | Board of Advisors meeting (includes Lunch) |
2:30 - 2:45 pm | Break |
2:45 - 3:30 pm | Intel-only Strategy meeting (All Intel stakeholders invited) |
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Hillsboro Accommodations
The ISTC has several rooms on hold at each
of the hotels listed below. When you call the hotel to make reservations,
tell them that you'd like a room booked for the ISTC Retreat (or quote
the appropriate code listed below). You may also book extra nights at
the preferred rate if you request them at the time of your booking.
If there are any problems or questions, please contact
Jennifer Gabig
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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 5900 NE Ray Circle Hillsboro, OR reservations: 503-844-9696 fax: 503-844-6988 email: gm.hihb@bhghotels.com mention: ISTC Cloud Computing - telephone booking only for this rate. |
Group rate is $140/night + tax, includes breakfast 30 NS king rooms available. Cutoff date is August 12, 2014. Cancel without penalty cutoff - 72 hours Shuttle service - 7am to ~3pm |
SPRINGHILL SUITES - MARIOTT 7351 NE Butler St. Hillsboro, OR reservations: 503-547-0202 fax: 503-547-0206 Book your group rate: ISTC Cloud Computing - Intel September Group or mention: Intel Group when calling. |
Group rate is $155/night + tax, includes breakfast 10 NS king rooms available (entire hotel non-smoking). Cutoff date is August 6, 2014. Cancel without penalty cutoff - 3pm day of arrival |
Transportation
The hotels we have listed above have shuttle transportation
to the Intel campus available during the day.
- Holiday Inn has a shuttle. If you are interested in taking the shuttle you must arrange this with the hotel in advance.
- Springhill Suites – shuttle that departs at 7:30am and 8:00am (front desk can assist).
Local taxi services
- Yellow Cab - 503-433-3440
- Metro Cab - 503-888-8383
Public transportation
- Light Rail MAX
- Rail System Map
Info: Blue Line Hillsboro to Gresham - Take blue line to Beaverton TC, get off and catch the red line. Red Line (Airport) takes you to the airport. - Blue line M-F Schedule
- Red line M-F Schedule
- Rail System Map
MAPS
- Map to the Intel Jones Farm Campus. Everyone should plan on coming in through the JF1 entrance. The event will be in the JF1 Presentation room.
- Map to Retreat Venue, directions to hotels, etc.
Contacts
LOCAL CONTACT:
Tanya McCutchen
tanya.j.mccutchen@intel.com
503-264-9173
MAIN ISTC-CC CONTACTS:
Jennifer Gabig
ISTC Administrative Manager
Carnegie Mellon University
4720 Forbes Avenue - CIC 410
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-3891
T (412)268-2476
Greg Ganger
Academic PI, ISTC-CC
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
4720 Forbes Avenue - CIC 2209
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3891
T (412) 268-1297
F (412) 268-3010
Phil Gibbons
Intel PI, ISTC-CC
Carnegie Mellon University, ISTC-CC
CIC 4th Floor
4720 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
T (412) 268-6215