[hpc-announce] Call for BoF – SCA/HPCAsia 2026 in Osaka, Japan

[Miwako Tsuji]

Deadline for submission is Sept. 8th, 2025
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The SCA/HPCAsia Conference call for BoFs is now open!
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We invite our fellow HPC community to submit Birds of a Feather (BoF) proposals to present, discuss, and brainstorm the latest advancements in supercomputing and adjunct topic areas. The BoF sessions should be non-commercial and focus on community building through interactive presentations and discussions. Before submitting, consider whether your proposed session fits this description, and whether there is a sizable group of people curious about the topic. Proposals should demonstrate a clear concept for the interactive nature of their BoF.

More information: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.sca-hpcasia2026.jp/submit/bofs.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dinmokYRZdWRzJX4rTP1aj4XWp1o6sm3GxvdEQEhTvw7LIy86ieRW3xBCj4YRKtUgTzeKBpxp7A0ozkOLFYJurXOQRlqdGA$ 

IMPORTANT DATES
- Submission Deadline: Sept. 8st, 2025, 11:59pm AoE
- Notification of Acceptance: Oct. 1st, 2025
- BoF Sessions: Jan. 27 - 29, 2026

AREAS OF INTEREST
BoF sessions are intended to cover all areas of interest as listed in the call for paper, i.e., topics related to HPC, AI, big data, cloud, data-centers, quantum computing, and large-scale modeling/simulations:
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SUBMISSION & REVIEW PROCESS
see: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/HPCAsia/?page=Submit&id=BirdsofaFeatherSubmission&site=scahpcasia2026__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dinmokYRZdWRzJX4rTP1aj4XWp1o6sm3GxvdEQEhTvw7LIy86ieRW3xBCj4YRKtUgTzeKBpxp7A0ozkOLFYJurXO1TuaX1w$ 

Submitted BoF proposals will be reviewed by a dedicated BoFs Committee, which is assembled and headed by Jens Domke and Shin Yee Chung.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
SCA/HPCAsia 2026 is planned as an in-person conference in Osaka, Japan. By submitting a BoF proposal, the submitter agrees to host the BoF session at SCA/HPCAsia 2026 on-site in Osaka. BoF presenters need to be registered as SCA/HPCAsia participants. The SCA/HPCAsia organizers will provide meeting room facilities and basic technical equipment for the BoF sessions. Travel, accommodation, registration fees and other such costs will not be covered by the SCA/HPCAsia organizers.

BoF Chairs:
Jens Domke, RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS), Japan
Shin Yee Chung, National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC), Singapore