Recent Press Releases
Aug, 2018
OpenMP ARB Releases Preview of OpenMP 5.0 for Public Review
Austin, Texas – July 24, 2018 - The OpenMP® Architecture Review Board (ARB) has released Technical Report 7, the final preview and public comment draft for the future OpenMP® API, version 5.0. Version 5.0 will represent a major leap forward to ready the OpenMP programming model for Exascale computing. Users and implementers are encouraged to provide feedback on the proposed API. Feedback can be posted on the OpenMP Forum.
Apr, 2018
Barbara Chapman Appointed to OpenMP Board of Directors
The OpenMP ARB announces the appointment of Barbara Chapman to its Board of Directors. Barbara Chapman is a professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, and of Computer Science, at Stony Brook University. She is also director of Computer Science and Mathematics at Brookhaven National Lab, where she leads an effort to evolve OpenMP and its implementation for large-scale scientific applications. Barbara aims to improve outreach and training activities to facilitate the adoption of OpenMP.
Nov, 2017
Release of OpenMP Technical Report 6 (TR6) Addresses Top User Requests
OpenMP ARB Technical Report 6 (TR6) extends TR4 adding a number of key features and is a preview of OpenMP 5.0, expected in November 2018. more
Oct, 2017
OpenMPCon 2017 Presentations Now Available for Download
The presentations from the 3rd OpenMP developers conference are now available for download from the OpenMPCon website. The conference is the annual forum for the discussion of all aspects of parallel programming with OpenMP. more
May, 2017
OpenMP ARB Appoints New Members to its Board of Directors
The OpenMP ARB has appointed Duncan Poole of NVIDIA and Kathryn O’Brien of IBM to its Board of Directors. They bring a wealth of experience to the OpenMP ARB. read more
Apr, 2017
Brookhaven National Laboratory Joins the OpenMP Effort
Advancing the frontiers of high-performance and data-intensive computing is central to Brookhaven’s mission and membership in the OpenMP ARB recognizes the importance of OpenMP within their science portfolio read more