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The High Performance Special Interest Group is a UK forum for HPC providers and users in both Academic and Industrial sectors. The group formed in 2006 and meets 3 times a year and currently has 135 members from 49 UK institutions.
Next meeting date: TBC
Last meeting date: 28th August 2008
The terms of reference for the group:
  1. To act as a lobby stressing the value of Mid-Range HPC provision.
  2. To ensure that HPC provision and research methodologies are closely aligned, promoting the academic agenda in addition to system management and support.
  3. To collect, disseminate and promote best practice in HPC provision, management and support.
  4. To provide training in the areas of HPC system support and usage.
  5. To act as a link between National HPC provision and local university/campus level provision.
  6. To act as an outreach vehicle promoting the use of HPC across all academic sectors.
  7. To provide a link between academic and industrial/commercial HPC providers/users.