[hpc-announce] CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: FCCM 2016

[Jason D. Bakos]

                         ++++ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION +++
                    The 24th IEEE International Symposium on
                  Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines
                        Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria
                            Alexandria, Virginia, USA
                                  May 1-3, 2016
                               http://www.fccm.org

        ** Early registration and hotel discounts end March 29th, 2016 **

The IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing
Machines (FCCM) is the original and premier forum for presenting and
discussing new research related to computing that exploits the unique
features and capabilities of FPGAs and other reconfigurable hardware.

For 24 years, FCCM has been the place to present papers on architectures,
tools, and programming models for field programmable custom computing 
machines
and applications that use such systems.

This year’s site is the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area and draws
participants from academia, government, and industry.  The conference 
venue is
centrally located in old town Alexandria, Virginia, a short Metro ride 
to the
Smithsonian and other D.C attractions.

FCCM 2016 will feature a rich program of workshops, technical paper
presentations, panels, hardware demos, and posters. Major highlights 
include:

-=> Sunday Panel of government experts on "The Future of Heterogeneous
     Computing"

-=> Sunday Workshop on "Achieving an Arduino-like Fast Start for FPGAs"

-=> Technical paper sessions in Application Mapping, Hardware Debug, Tools,
     and Overlays

-=> FCCM's Top Ten predictions for 2021

-=> Best paper award announcements

-=> Interactive poster sessions

-=> Xilinx workshop on C/C++ SDSoC Development Environment to follow
     conference

-=> FCCM's Famous Demo Night
     Each year we have an informal show-and-tell called Demo Night. This 
year
     it's Monday evening, May 2nd, 2016 at 6pm. Everyone is invited to 
set up a
     demo showing off their FCCMs, hardware, gateware, slideware, software,
     tools and chips. Attendees circulate, enjoy the demos, and engage 
with the
     presenters while enjoying the food and drink at this stand-up and learn
     event. It's always informative for demoers and attendees, great
     networking, and lots of fun.

     Demo Night is an excellent opportunity to talk with leaders in this 
field,
     including prospective customers, employees, and employers - all in an
     informal setting.  This event is free for registered conference 
attendees
     and sponsors.

     If you wish to present at Demo Night, please send an email to our Demo
     Night Chair, Nachiket Kapre (nachiket at ieee.org).  We will reserve a 
6-foot
     table for you with a power outlet and wireless internet access. Please
     arrange for your own monitors and displays.

We look forward to your participation in FCCM 2016!

Best regards,
FCCM 2016 Organizing Committee
http://www.fccm.org

-- 
Jason D. Bakos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Univ. of South Carolina
301 Main St., Suite 3A01L
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-8627 (voice), 803-777-3767 (fax)
http://www.cse.sc.edu/~jbakos
jbakos at cse.sc.edu