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SEG Workshop

High Performance Computing in the Geosciences

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18-21 July 2011

Compute intensive imaging paradigms such as reverse time migration, iterative and interactive model building, and waveform inversion make High Performance Computing (HPC) more vital than ever to the Oil and Gas Industry mission. In addition to imaging, HPC is critical for everything from timely modeling and simulation of large-scale physical systems, to processing, analysis and interpretation and visualization of huge seismic data volumes. Some applications, such as waveform inversion and true wave equation MVA were previously thought to be computationally impossible or impractical but are now making inroads into routine commercial application. This workshop will focus on implementations of these geophysical applications, in addition to the application in reservoir, petroleum engineering and geology presented by practitioners at the cutting edge of the field. Topics will include recent advances in HPC, as well as challenges due to the end of Moore's Law and its impact on the Oil and Gas Industry, and tools such as parallel visual analytics and routines that can be coupled with data analysis and simulations run on new HPC architectures or so-called integrated data analysis, visualization, simulation,computing environments that provide an end-to-end solution for analysis and visualization of scientific data and simulation results.

The leaders and practitioners in the field will present:

• Oil and Gas: Present their problems, needs and solutions they seek
• HPC and computing Vendors: Present current and future trends
• Application Team: present existing applications, their understanding and their needs.

Agenda covering applications in seismic, reservoir, petroleum engineering, and geology:

• HPC acceleration tutorial
• Keynote presentations from geoscience industry leaders
• Keynote presentations from HPC industry leaders
• HPC education for geoscientists

Registration: The registration fee is set at US$635.

Hotel: A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved at The Claremont Hotel Club and Spa at a rate of US $165 per night plus tax. To reserve your room, call 1-800-551-7266 and identify yourself as being with the SEG meeting or click here to make your reservation online. Hotel cannot guarantee rate or availability after 22 June 2011.

Meeting Format: The meeting will comprise oral presentations given by invited keynote speakers with time for lively discussions.

Location: The meeting will be held at the University of California-Berkeley in the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).

Schedule:
Monday, 18 July — Registration Check-In, Tutorial, and Ice Breaker Reception
Tuesday, 19 July–Thursday, 21 July — Two full-day sessions Tuesday and Wednesday with morning and afternoon sessions, and a half-day session Thursday morning.  The workshop will conclude following the Thursday morning session.

Visa information invitation letters

Participants in the High Performance Computing Workshop may generate an official invitation letter using the form below. This form will generate a letter which you can print and use in obtaining a visa.

For those whose company or organization is planning on sending more than one individual to the workshop, additional documentation may be required for scheduling an appointment with the local US embassy. If additional assistance is required, fill out a separate invitation letter for each individual requesting a visa using the form below. Each invitation letter has a unique reference number. Produce one cover letter listing all individuals requesting a visa. The letter must include the following information for each individual:

• name
• passport number
• date and place of birth
• nationality as it appears on the passport
• reference number from the invitation letter

Fax these forms together with the cover letter printed on the group's official stationery to +1.918.497.5557, attention Visa Letter Assistance.
Please note that this letter does not guarantee that you will be granted a visa, nor does it commit SEG to pay any expenses you may incur. It is the sole responsibility of the attendee to obtain the necessary paperwork for entry to the United States.

If you have any questions about this form or the letter it generates, please send us an e-mail.

Organizing Committee:
Masoud Nikravesh (UC Berkeley & LBNL), Scott Morton (Hess), Bin Wang (TGS), Biondo Biondi (Stanford), Hamdi Tchelepi (Stanford), Dimitri Bevc (Chevron), and Juan Meza (LBNL)

SEG Meeting Planner:
Amy Watson