ccg@utcsri.UUCP (C.C. Gotlieb) (01/03/86)
*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** University of Toronto Supercomputer Review Committee The Chairman of the Research Board has convened a committee to examine the supercomputer proposal currently in its final stages of development with the Ontario government. While the research opportunities afforded by a supercomputer are wide ranging and exciting, naturally such a major commitment of resources makes it necessary to examine all the implications of such a facility. The members of the Supercomputer Review Committee are Professor C.C. Gotlieb, Computer Science (Chairman); Dean R.L. Armstrong, Arts & Science; Dean J.J.B. Smith, Arts & Science; Professor R.E. Azuma, Physics; Professor M.P. Collins, Civil Engineering; Professor P.P. Kronberg. Astronomy; Professor Z.G. Vranesic, Electrical Engineering; Professor S.G. Whittington, Chemistry. Two other members will be announced in early January. Terms of Reference for the Committee are as follows: 1. To examine and comment on the technical aspects of the supercomputer proposal. 2. To examine and comment on the financial (capital, operating) aspects of the supercomputer proposal. 3. To examine and comment on the management of the proposed facility. 4. To assess the implications and possible steering effects of the supercomputer proposal on the research opportunities and existing infrastructure within the university, and the research community in general. The Committee is aiming produce its report for the Research Board by February 11th, thence to the Vice-President (Research) for his deliberations with Governing Council. Those persons who are interested in submitting their ideas or comments on the proposal (available in the Office of Research Administration) are invited to do so in writing as early as possible, and no later than January 24th, 1986. Please send submissions to the Supercomputer Review Committee, c/o Judith Chadwick, Assistant to the Research Boad, Room 115C, Simcoe Hall, University of Toronto. An open hearing will be held by the Supercomputer Review Committee on the evening of January 20th at 8:00 p.m. in Room 1101, Sandford Fleming.