The Energy Consequences of Information (ECI) Workshop will be held February 23-25, 2017 at the La Fonda on the Plaza Hotel in downtown Santa Fe. We are planning informal pre-workshop reception for the evening of the 22nd for those arriving early.

http://www.energyconsequences.org





About

The goals of this workshop are to:

Understand the state‐of‐the‐art in energy optimization and utilization for information processing, including computation, storage, and transfer, within platforms ranging from mobile devices to data centers and supercomputing centers.

Survey current technologies and articulate areas requiring research and development.

Leverage community expertise in emerging technology to brainstorm new research pathways.

Develop a rational roadmap for fundamental research and technology development.

Understanding the potential roles of government, industry, and academia.

Agenda

Click here to view/download the agenda.

Please check back periodically as we update our list of speakers.



Workshop Fees

First day only $195.00

First and second day $275.00

All three days $310.00





Workshop Registration

Click here to register online if you plan to attend.



List of Topics of Interest

Adiabatic Computing

Asynchronous Computing

Cloud Computing

Exascale Computing

Fundamental Limits of Computing (Landauer Limit)

Future Computing Grand Challenge, National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)

Integrating Processing and Memory

Mobile/low Power Computing

Networking

Neuromorphic Computing/Cortical Computing

Non-digital/analog Computing

Probablistic/Non-exact/Reduced Precision Arithmetic

Quantum Computing

Special Purpose Accelerated Computing (GPUs, FPGAs)

Special Purpose Accelerated Computing (GPUs, FPGAs)

Call for Papers

Click here to complete the call for papers form if you are interested in giving a presentation, paper or poster by January 13, 2017.

Hotel Information

Attention: The hotel has extended the deadline for reservations to February 6, 2017.

The ECI workshop will be held at the historic La Fonda on the Plaza Hotel (http://www.lafondasantafe.com/) located in the heart of downtown Santa Fe. Opened in the 1922, this newly renovated 4-Diamond luxury hotel is located on a site that has hosted an inn for over four centuries and is decorated with original artwork. It is within easy walking distance of many fine restaurants, museums and shops. For the more adventurous, Los Alamos is only 45 minutes away and Taos is only 90 minutes away.

We have arranged to hold a block of 60 rooms at $100 per night for our workshop attendees. This rate will be good for 3 days before and 3 days after the workshop should you want to take advantage of the many dining, museum and shopping opportunities in the area. To make your hotel reservation, call the hotel’s toll-free number 1-800-523-5002 and choose option #1. When requested, you can give them either of the following room reservation codes: AFOSR or 881692.

Local Area Dining

In addition to a restaurant in the conference hotel, there are a number of restaurants within easy walking distance.

La Plazuela at La Fonda (0 min, $$)

The Shed Creative Cooking (3 min., $$$)

Plaza Cafe (2 min., $$)

TerraCotta Wine Bistro (7 min., $$)

Tia Sophia's (3 min., $$)

El Meson Restaurant and Tapas Bar (4 min., $$) (freq. has live music)

La Casa Sena (2 min., $$$)

Blue Corn Cafe and Brewery (4 min., $$)

Local Area Activities

There are many nearby museums, historic sites and art galleries including:

Georgia O'Keefe Museum

https://www.okeeffemuseum.org

https://www.okeeffemuseum.org Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (2 min.)

www.cbsfa.org

Archdiocese of Santa Fe Museum and Archives (4 min.)

www.archdiocesesantafe.org

www.archdiocesesantafe.org Loretto Chapel (3 min.)

www.lorettochapel.com

Museum of International Folk Art (42 min.)

www.internationalfolkart.org

www.internationalfolkart.org Museum of Spanish Colonial Art (39 min.)

www.spanishcolonial.org

www.spanishcolonial.org New Mexico History Museum (3 min.)

www.nmhistorymuseum.org

www.nmhistorymuseum.org New Mexico Museum of Art (2 min.)

www.nmartmuseum.org





Contact Information/Organizing Committee

For more information, please contact the organizing committee.

Dr. Andrew Pineda

Air Force Research Laboratory/RVSW

Phone: 505-853-2509

Email: andrew.pineda.6@us.af.mil



Dr. Arthur Edwards

Air Force Research Laboratory/RVSW

Phone: 505-853-6042

Email: arthur.edwards@us.af.mil



Dr. Carolyn Lauzon

Department of Energy, Office of Science/ASCR

Phone: 301-903-6139

Email: Carolyn.Lauzon@science.doe.gov



Dr. Chiping Li

Air Force Office of Scientific Research/RTB-1

Phone: 703-696-8247

Email: chiping.li@us.af.mil



Mr. Dave Goodwin

Deparment of Energy, Office of Science/ASCR

Phone: 301-903-6474

Email: dave.goodwin@science.doe.gov



Dr. James Lyke

Air Force Research Laboratory/RVSW

Phone: 505-846-5812

Email: james.lyke.2@us.af.mil



Dr. Jesse Mee

Air Force Research Laboratory/RVSW

Phone: 505-846-3749

Email: jesse.mee@us.af.mil



Dr. Robinson Pino

Department of Energy, Office of Science/ASCR

Phone: 301-903-1263

Email: Robinson.Pino@science.doe.gov