OpenCL Programming Webinar Series

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Tune into webinars to listen to AMD experts discuss and answer questions about data parallel computing on GPUs leveraging the OpenCL™ architecture. These webinars will include beginning and advanced tracks offered at varying times for your convenience.

Upcoming Webinars

Wed 10/20/2010	2:00PM Eastern / 11:00AM Pacific	Introduction to Parallel and Heterogeneous Computing
Thu 10/21/2010 / Fri 10/22/2010	7:00PM Pacific / 10:00AM China Standard Time	Introduction to Parallel and Heterogeneous Computing (please note difference in date/time for APAC)
Mon 10/25/2010	2:00PM Eastern/ 11:00AM Pacific	Intro to OpenCL™
Wed 10/27/2010 / Thu 10/28/2010	7:00PM Pacific/ 10:00AM China Standard Time	Intro to OpenCL™ (please note difference in date/time for APAC)

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Future Webinars

Additional topics are being scheduled that cover both beginner and advanced programming in OpenCL. In addition to the new topics, we will periodically replay previous webinars with an AMD expert on hand to answer your questions live. Past webinars will also be available on demand for you to view at your convenience.

Webinar topics:

Beginner Tracks

• Introduction to Parallel and Heterogeneous Computing (1 hour)
  • Learn how heterogeneous computing fits into the parallel computing paradigm, what problems it solves and what opportunities it presents
• Introduction to OpenCL (1 hour)
  • Learn about the benefits of OpenCL, the anatomy and architecture of OpenCL and the tools and drivers available
• OpenCL Programming in Detail (1 hour)
  • Learn about OpenCL application execution, resource setup, kernel programming and compiling, program execution, memory objects and synchronization
• Using OpenCL C Language (1 hour)
  • Learn about restrictions, data types, type casting and conversions, qualifiers, and built-in functions

Advanced Tracks

• Device Fission Extensions for OpenCL (1 hour)
  • Learn about the unique advantage that OpenCL has when it comes to Fission extensions.
• Optimization Techniques I: Optimizing a Convolution Algorithm (1 hour)
  • Learn about Debugging OpenCL, performance measurements, general optimization tips and walk through optimizing a convolution algorithm
• Optimization Techniques II: Optimizing a Histogram Algorithm (1 hour)

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