Speech criteria

The GTC Europe Content Committee will review, rate, and select submissions based on:

• Technical details and performance results offered and insights to be learned.
• Relevance and timeliness of presentation to GPU computing.
• Presenter credentials and expertise in the subject matter.
• Presenter public speaking experience(s).

You will be required to provide the following information in your submission:

• Submitter's Contact Information: Email and phone number.
• Session Title: Maximum 12 words. Should be enticing and concisely tell attendees what your session is about.
• Session Format & Duration: You can select from two options: a 20-minute talk with a 5 minute Q&A or a 50-minute talk with a 5 minute Q&A.
• Audience Level: Introductory; Intermediate; Advanced.
  • Introductory: Session helps attendees learn the fundamentals of a given subject area.
  • Intermediate: Some knowledge of the subject area is required. Session helps attendees enhance their knowledge of a subject area.
  • Advanced: Greatly developed knowledge of the subject area is required. Session helps attendees seeking to heighten their already advanced knowledge of a subject area.
• Topics: Select up to three topics from a dropdown list of pre-approved topic areas.
• Session Description: Maximum 800 characters (approximately 150 words) – for use on on-line scheduler, mobile app and other online marketing tools. The Session Description must explain what the attendee will take away from your presentation.
• Extended Abstract & Results: Maximum 3000 characters (approximately 500 words) – provide details on what your session is about including examples and actual or expected results/accomplishments that will help the Content Committee better understand the technical merits of your submission. The Extended Abstract will not be published.
• Presenter's Information: Email and cell phone number (can be different from submitter's information; only to be used for emergency purposes at live event if submission is accepted).
• Presenter Biography: Maximum 100 words.
• Presenter Headshot: No less than 1800x2700px and no more than 2400x3000px. Maximum file size: 5MB.
• Presenter Agreement: In order to be considered for a session the Presenter Agreement must be completed.
• Permission to Webcast and/or Record: In order to be considered for a session we need your confirmation of whether we can or cannot record and/or webcast your talk.
• Supporting Material: Supporting materials provided assist the Content Review Committee in better understanding your work. Provide supplemental information that supports your session proposal. Additional materials may include white papers, research work, videos, images, demos, proof of concept, etc.

SUBMISSION EXAMPLE

How to Write a Great Session Title

Your session title is what gets the reader to read the first sentence of the session description. Clearly articulated session titles that have clear learning objectives along with a touch of style greatly increase the chance that conference attendees will attend the session.

The title should follow these rules:

• Be USEFUL to the reader
• Provide the reader with a sense of URGENCY
• Convey the idea that there is a UNIQUE benefit to attending
• Be SPECIFIC

How to Write a Great Session Description

The first sentence should describe what the attendee can expect to learn from your presentation (e.g. "Learn about extensions that enable efficient use of PGAS models.") Avoid background your audience already knows (e.g., "Originally designed as graphics accelerators, GPUs have evolved into powerful parallel processors capable of accelerating many compute-intensive applications."). Subsequent sentences should offer more details about what will be covered and why the reader should attend. In general, go for clarity over cleverness.

The description should begin with an action word such as:

Learn how to…
Explore new techniques in…
Hear product experts explain how…
See the newest features in…
Dive deep into the…
Join industry experts for a discussion on…
Get the latest information on…

Examples of GTC submission descriptions:

Session Title: Faster, Cheaper, Better – Hybridization of Linear Algebra for GPUs

Session Description: Learn how to develop faster, cheaper and better linear algebra software for GPUs through a hybridization methodology that is built on (1) Representing linear algebra algorithms as directed acyclic graphs where nodes correspond to tasks and edges to dependencies among them, and (2) Scheduling the execution of the tasks over hybrid architectures of GPUs and multicore. Examples will be given using MAGMA, a new generation of linear algebra libraries that extends the sequential LAPACK-style algorithms to the highly parallel GPU and multicore heterogeneous architectures.

Session Title: Analysis-Driven Performance Optimization: A New Approach to Determining Performance Thresholds

Session Description: The goal of this session is to demystify performance optimization by transforming it into an analysis-driven process. There are three fundamental limiters to kernel performance: instruction throughput, memory throughput, and latency. In this session we will describe: how to use profiling tools and source code instrumentation to assess the significance of each limiter; what optimizations to apply for each limiter; how to determine when hardware limits are reached. Concepts will be illustrated with some examples and are equally applicable to both CUDA and OpenCL development. It is assumed that registrants are already familiar with the fundamental optimization techniques.