[news.announce.conferences] SUPERCOMPUTING '88 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya) (09/02/88)

SUPERCOMPUTING '88 - Orlando, FL  - Nov 14 to 18, 1988

Hyatt-Orlando Hotel
Kissimmee, Florida

Sponsored by the Computer Society of the IEEE and ACM-SIGARCH,
in cooperation with :

Argonne National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
NASA Ames Research Center
National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Science Foundation
SIAM
Supercomputing Research Center.
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Below is the first draft of the conference program.   The basic content
is now established but, particular things still could change.  For example,
events may be moved around, added and possibly, changed.

Fees are set as follows:

Conference Reg	     early reg/late reg

ACM-IEEE members	$175/$210
non-Members		$220/$265
Advance Registration (Before Oct. 24, 1988)
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Tutorials, Full day; early reg/late reg

Members			$200/$240
non-Members		$250/$300
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Tutorials, Half day; early reg/late reg

Members			$120/$145
non-Members		$150/$180

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Banquet Charges		$30		(no host beverages)

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The ACM's 19th North American Computer Chess Championship
November 13-15, 1988

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MONDAY, Nov 14,1988   ----------     Full-day Tutorials

    (Of course, we must reserve the right to cancel any tutorial if there
     is insufficient registration.  In that case, pre-registration fees
     will be returned.)

1.	Distributed System and Mass Storage System Architectures
	for a Supercomputer Environment
	R. Watson/LLNL

2.	Applicative Languages.
	S. Skedzielewski & J. Feo/LLNL

3.	Modern Algorithms For Supercomputing.
	H. Simon/BCS, W. Briggs/Univ. of Colorado,
	R. Lucas,/Stanford Univ. W. Martin/Univ. of Michigan

4.	A Training Program for Scientific Supercomputing Users.
	A. Solem/LANL  & N. Sabelli/Univ of Illinois

5.	Super and Parallel Computers: Architectures and Performance
	R. Hockney/Univ of Reading

6.	Present and Future of Supercomputer Networking.
	M. Medin/NASA-Ames Research Center

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TUESDAY, Nov 15, 1988	 -----------   Conference Starts

0800	Registration
0915	Conference Introduction and Overview
1000	Plenary Session - Keynote presentation by Seymour Cray	CRI
			"What's This About Gallium Arsenide?"
1100	Exhibits open

1300	 Sessions
	1A:	Panel:	Advances in Computer Chess Technology
	1B:	Program Development
	1C:	Horizon: A New Supercomputer Development

1500	Break

1530	Sessions
	2A:	Chemistry and Biology Applications
	2B	Panel:	Developing Tools for Debugging Parallel Fortran
			on Shared Memory Multiprocessors
	2C:	Dataflow Systems

1800	Exhibits Close

2000	Poster Session	(snacks, cash bar)
	Visualization Theater
	Talk: Great Hacks of History
	Chess Tourney (Final Round)
	Birds-of-a-Feather Group - Debugging

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WEDNESDAY, Nov 16, 1988

0830	Sessions
	3A:	Fluid Dynamics
	3B:	Compiler Evaluation
	3C:	Visualization

1030	Break

1100	Exhibits Open
	Research Demonstrations Open

	Sessions
	4A:	Fluid Dynamics
	4B:	Compiler Technology
	4C:	External Environments

1400	Session
	5:	Grand Challenges for Supercomputing
		5A:   Application Challenges
		5B:   Future High-Speed Computing Initiatives

	Visualization Theater
	On-line Poster Presentations in Exhibit Hall
	Research Demonstrations

1800	Exhibits Close
	Research Demonstrations Close
	Cash Bar

1900	Conference Banquet -
	Banquet speaker Carl Conti/IBM
		"The Future of Supercomputing at IBM"

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THURSDAY, Nov 17, 1988

0830	Sessions
	6A:	Computational Physics
	6B::	Mass Storage Systems
	6C:	Supercomputing Performance

1030	Break -
	Exhibits Open
	Research Demonstrations Open

1100	Sessions
	7A:	Computational Mathematics
	7B:	Mass Storage Systems
	7C:	Supercomputing Performance

1230	Break

1345	Plenary Session - Presentation by C Ledbetter/ETA

1430	Sessions
	8A:	Novel Applications
	8B:	Supercomputer Architecture
	8C:	Training and Education

1600	Break

1630	Sessions
	9A:	Structural Analysis
	9B:	Advanced Architectures
	9C:	Algorithms

1830	Exhibits End
	Research Demonstrations End

2000	Poster Sessions (snacks, cash bar)
	Visualization Theater
	Parallel Processing Competition - The Bell Prize Revisited
	Birds-of-a-Feather (to be arranged)

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FRIDAY, Nov 18, 1988

0830	Sessions
	10A:	The Global Change Program
	10B:	Panel: Impact of Future Technology on Supercomputers
	10C:	Algorithms

1030	Break

1100	Sessions
	11A:	The Global Change Program
	11B:	High Performance Work Stations
	11C	Supercomputer Center Management

1230	Conference closes

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, Nov 18, 1988	---------- Half-day Tutorials

7.	Planning and Implementing a New Supercomputer Center
	P. Zidek

8.	Mathematical Software for Advanced Architecture Computers
	J. Dongarra

9.	What About Security?
	R. Brand

10.	Vectorization and Parallelization
	C. Polychronopoulous

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November 16-17, 1988
	Supercomputing Center Managers Workshop
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Next, are copies of the Advance Registration and Hotel Registration forms:


		      ADVANCE REGISTRATION

		       SUPERCOMPUTING '88
    Hyatt Orlando, Kissimmee, Florida, November 14 - 18, 1988

Mail form or facsimile to:
	Glenda McBride, Supercomputing '88
	The Computer Society of the IEEE
	1730 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
	Washington, DC 20036-1903,
Phone (202) 371-1013 or Fax 202-728-9614.
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Name ___________________________________________________________________

Company ________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address ________________________________________________________

City / State / Country _____________________________Zip ________________

Work Phone __________________________________ Member No. _______________

Telex / Telecopier Number ______________________________________________

	     TUTORIALS: Please check tutorial choice
Full Day:  November 14, 1988
	[]    Distributed System and Mass Storage System Architecture for
	      a Supercomputer Environment
	[]    Applicative Languages
	[]    Modern Algorithms for Supercomputing
	[]    A Training Program for Scientific Supercomputing Users
	[]    Super and Parallel Computers - Architecture and Performance
	[]    Present and Future of Supercomputer Networking
Half Day:  November 18, 1988
	[]    Planning and Implementing a New Supercomputing Center
	[]    Mathematical Software for Advanced Architecture Computers
	[]    What About Security?
	[]    Vectorization and Parallelization
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	 Please check your appropriate registration fee
			   MEMBER	       NON-MEMBER	       STUDENT
	Advance Registration (Before Oct. 24, 1988)
    Conference Only	    []	 $175		[]   $220	    []	 $ 60
    Full Day Tutorial	    []	 $200		[]   $250	    []	 $200
    Half Day Tutorial	    []	 $120		[]   $150	    []	 $120
	 Late Registration (After Oct. 24, 1988)
    Conference Only	    []	 $210		[]   $265	    []	 $ 60
    Full Day Tutorial	    []	 $240		[]   $300	    []	 $240
    Half Day Tutorial	    []	 $145		[]   $180	    []	 $145

    Banquet		    []	 $ 30		[]   $ 30	    []	 $ 30

	Method of Payment:
			[]   Check
			[]   MasterCard		Card Number _________________
			[]   American Express	Expiration Date _____________

Registration fee includes Conference proceedings (excepting students) and
receptions.  Written requests for refunds must be received in the Computer
Society Office by Nov. 1.   Refunds are subject to a $15 processing fee.
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		     HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
	   Supercomputing '88, November 14 - 18, 1988

			     Hotel:  Hyatt Orlando
				     6375 West Space Coast Pkwy.
				     Kissimmee, Florida 32741
				     Phone (407) 396-1234

			     Rates:  $80.00/Single   $90.00/Double

     Name ________________________________________________________

     Company _____________________________________________________

     Mailing Address ______________________________________________

     City / State / Country _________________________ Zip ___________

     Home Phone _________________________________Work Phone _________


     A deposit equal to one night's deposit or a credit card
     guarantee	is  required  for  each reservation request.
     All rates are subject to 8% tax.

     Credit Card Number _________________________ Exp. Date ___________

     Arrival Date _______________________________ Departure Date __________

     Single _____________________________________ Double __________________

     All reservations must be received by the hotel prior to
     October  24,  1988.   After this date, your reservation
     will be  accepted	on  a  space-available	basis  only.
     Check-in time is 12:00 Noon.