geraint@prg.oxford.ac.uk (Geraint Jones) (02/14/89)
SERC/DTI Initiative in the Engineering Applications of Transputers
International Conference on the Applications of Transputers
at the University of Liverpool, England
Conference and exhibition: Applications of Transputers
23-25 August 1989
Tutorial: Introduction to Transputer Applications
22 August 1989
The principal objective of the conference will be to highlight advances in
algorithms and applications software on transputer based architectures. The
programme will include both numerical applications (eg CFD, Finite Elements,
Molecular Modelling, Oil and Geoscience applications) and non-numerical
applications (eg image processing, computer vision, robotics).
It is expected that the programme will be divided between languages/software
tools, algorithms/software and specific applications. The conference will
appeal to anyone with an interest in the provision and use of transputer
machines. In conjunction with the associated exhibition, it is intended to
provide a comprehensive overview of hardware and architecture development
together with languages and software tools for supporting parallel processing
on transputers.
There will be about ten invited talks, twenty contributed talks and a poster
session. The conference lectures will be held in the University Lecture Room
Building, Brownlow Hill. A major exhibition of state-of-the-art transputer
products will be staged in the nearby Mountford Hall to coincide with the
conference. Accommodation fir the participants will be available in the
University Halls of Residence.
Immediately prior to the conference on Tuesday 22 August there will be a
half-day Introduction to Transputer Applications tutorial run by the
[Transputer Initiative, North West] Regional Support Centre. It is
anticipated that the exhibition will be open from lunch time on Tuesday 22
August to delegates attending either the tutorial or the conference.
Visitors to the exhibition who do not wish to attend the conference will be
welcome on payment of a nominal fee.
There will also be displays of books on parallel processing by various
publishers in addition to the commercial software and transputer system
displays.
The conference timetable is such that there will be lectures on Wednesday
(am/pm), Thursday (am/pm), and Friday (am only). On Wednesday evening there
will be a reception hosted by the University and the conference dinner will
be on Thursday evening.
Proceedings
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All the papers will be refereed and those accepted will appear in the
proceedings, which are to be published and will be available to the delegates
at the conference.
Timetable
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31 March 1989 Closing dates for abstracts of contributed papers.
1 May 1989 Notification of acceptance or rejection of contributed papers.
1 June 1989 Final camera-ready copy of all paers to be submitted to the
programme committee.
31 July 1989 Deadline for registration. Late registrations will only be
allowed if space permits and will be subject to a late fee.
For all cancellations received after the registration deadline, any refunds
will be subject to an administrative charge of 50%. No refunds are possible
for cancellations received after 15 August 1989.
Programme committee
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Professor L M Delves (Chairman)
Mrs S Bilton (Secretary)
Dr M R Jane Professor D Wallace
Mr R Tremayne-Smith Professor R Perrot
Dr G Harp Professor A Hey
Dr M Guest Dr R Wait
Dr D Watson Dr N G Brown
Dr J Mortimer Professor J Lucas
Registration
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Conference fee (including the proceedings) L85
Tutorial fee L25
Three nights' accommodation and conference dinner L85
The address for all correspondence is
Mrs Sheila Bilton
Centre Administrator
North West Regional Transputer Support Centre
University of Liverpool
P O Box 147
Liverpool L69 3BX