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   Dear Friends,

The Cray User Group invites you to its annual technical conference, CUG 2007, in Seattle, Washington, USA from May 7–10, 2007 at the Red Lion Hotel. The Boeing Company is pleased to host this event.

Our theme for this event is "New Frontiers," which reflects upon how the many improvements in High Performance Computing have significantly facilitated advances in Technology and Engineering. These advances have enabled the creation of better designs at lower cost. This is especially critical within manufacturing environments such as The Boeing Company that need to maintain product excellence while still staying competitive regarding cost. Faster processing and increased capabilities have been a catalyst in the development of our most advanced aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, and have also vastly improved other product lines.

Here at Boeing we depend heavily on our Cray X1 to run critical engineering codes in support of The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. We first installed our X1, more affectionately known as "Stonehenge," in fall 2003. At that time it was a single cabinet 16 node machine with 32Meg of memory per node. We upgraded this system to 32 nodes in late 2005.

Engineers using High Performance Computing have embarked upon a new frontier in aircraft development by pioneering designs based on computational fluid dynamics to obtain maximum speed and fuel economy, by creating innovations in aerodynamics, and in utilizing materials to be more environmentally friendly and efficient.

In order to take advantage of the lower fee we encourage you to register early. You will find all the necessary information about the venue, the hotel, and Seattle and its surroundings using the links provided in this web site. Registration and hotel reservation information are available online now. Use the links on the left of this screen.

We look forward to welcoming you to Seattle, the home of Boeing Commercial Airplane and Cray Inc.

Sincerely,

Henry Heeb
CUG 2007 Local Arrangements Chair
Manager BCA High Performance Computing
The Boeing Company