SC26 — The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
by ACM and IEEE Computer Society (SC Conference Series)
HPC Unites — the premier HPC and AI infrastructure conference
About This Event
SC26, the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, runs November 15-20, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. It is the premier annual gathering where the community defining large-scale AI and HPC infrastructure — accelerators, power and cooling, networking and storage — convenes for a technical program and industry exhibition.
At a Glance
- Date
- November 15–20, 2026
- Location
- McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Format
- In-Person
- Status
- Upcoming
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- ACM and IEEE Computer Society (SC Conference Series)
- Source
- daily-ingest
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓CTOs
- ✓Heads of AI Infrastructure
- ✓HPC Directors
- ✓Systems Architects
- ✓Research Computing Leaders
- ✓Enterprise IT Leaders
Why Attend
For CTOs and heads of AI infrastructure, SC26 is where the compute, networking, power and cooling behind large-scale AI and HPC gets defined — the single best venue to shape AI data-center strategy and evaluate accelerator, storage and networking vendors side by side in one exhibition.
Event Features
- ✓Technical papers, tutorials, workshops and panels (Nov 15-20)
- ✓Industry exhibition (Nov 17-19)
- ✓Student Cluster Competition and Doctoral Showcase
- ✓SCinet experimental network
What Makes This Unique
- ★Premier annual HPC + AI systems conference (the SC series, sponsored by ACM and IEEE Computer Society)
- ★Large technical program plus a major industry exhibition (Nov 17-19)
- ★SCinet high-capacity experimental network built on-site
- ★Central focus on accelerator-heavy AI infrastructure, high-density power and cooling
Industries Represented
Organizer
ACM and IEEE Computer Society (SC Conference Series)
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