You are cordially invited to the BioScope-IT seminar on high performance computing for life sciences research that will take place on April 24, 2008 at the IBM Forum in Brussels.

The purpose of this seminar is to give the participants an overview of high performance computing solutions currently used or useful in a life sciences context, both from a hardware and software point of view. To complete the programme, we invited several researchers from the life sciences industry to talk about their experiences with HPC. The presented case studies will exemplify the practical use of HPC in life sciences research. We conclude the programme with a quick look into the near future of both HPC and life sciences research.

Who should attend?

This seminar is directed towards scientists confronted with data analysis task that typically surpass the capacity of their desktop computer or to anyone wondering how HPC might be of use to them and what types of biological questions could be answered in this context.

Detailed programme

10.00h-10.30h	Registration with coffee	Hall

10.30h-11.15h	General introduction to HPC - Gerd Van Mechelen (IBM)	Ensor & Magritte
11.15h-12.00h	HPC programming: parallel computing and software optimization – Francois Thomas (IBM France)	Ensor & Magritte

12.00h-13.00h	Lunch	Hall

13.00h-14.00h	Penguins in Parallel - Getting your feet wet – Luc Ducazu (Fit-IT)	Ensor & Magritte
14.00h-15.00h	Divide et Impera – Message from the Field – Wouter Van Delm (ESAT-SCD, K.U.Leuven)	Ensor & Magritte

15.00h-15.30h	Coffee break	Hall

15.30h-16.30h	Molecular docking in drug design – Marc De Jonge (Molmo)	Ensor & Magritte
16.30h-17.00h	TBC: Visionary talk –	Ensor & Magritte

17.00h-…	Closing & drink	Hall

Pricing and Registration

Academia & FlandersBio members: €80 (VAT excl.)
Other: €100 (VAT excl.)
The fee includes coffee, drinks, lunch, and seminar documentation.

You can register at the BioScope-IT website.
Registration deadline: April 21, 2008

Registration binds you or your institution to pay the registration fee. All fees are VAT excluded. There is no refund in case of cancellation after the registration deadline. Replacement by a colleague is allowed.

Venue details

The seminar will take place at IBM Forum Brussels, Bourgetlaan 42, 1130 Brussel. You can find directions here: http://www-05.ibm.com/be/ibm/en/access/location_brussels.html

Participants can park their car in the IBM customer parking at level -1 of the IBM Forum building (entrance at the back of the building).

Organizing Partners

IBM Belgium, BioScope-IT, and FlandersBio