Study Shows National Science Foundation Supercomputing Centers Give Industry the Platform to Make Breakthrough Discoveries -- The Council on Competitiveness will release a pioneering study of a National Science Foundation (NSF) program that helped U.S. businesses leverage the supercomputing resources of the federal government. Forty businesses participated in the study, which paired them with NSF-funded supercomputer centers around the country. All of the businesses reported the partnerships helped boost innovation and their ability to compete globally. Industry participants said they view the NSF supercomputing resources as national treasures that can be leveraged to help American companies increase their competitive edge in the global economy. WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20004. The study findings will be presented as part of the Council's annual High Performance Computing Users Conference. WHEN: September 7, 2006. Registration and breakfast 7:30-8:15 a.m. Meeting 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHO: The High Performance Computing Users Conference will feature speakers from the Council on Competitiveness, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and businesses including DreamWorks Animation, Microsoft, Pratt & Whitney, Proctor & Gamble, Acxiom, Cloplay Plastic Products, and Wal-Mart Stores. For more information about the HPC Users Conference, and to register, go to its Web site.