Established in 1988, the annual conference continues to grow steadily in size and impact each year. Approximately 5,000 people participate in the technical program with about 11,000 people overall. SC has built a very diverse community of participants including researchers, scientists, application developers, computing center staff and management. This diversity is one of the conferences's main strengths, making it a yearly "must attend" forum for stakeholders throughout the technical computing community. The technical program is the heart of SC. It has addressed virtually every area of scientific and engineering research, as well as technological development, innovation, and education. It's presentations, tutorials, panels, and discussion forums have included breakthroughs in many areas and inspired new and innovative areas of computing