sarah@HERMES.CHPC.UTEXAS.EDU (Sarah K. Barron) (02/07/90)
WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL ISSUES IN THE LIFE SCIENCES The University of Texas System Center for High Performance Computing will be holding its first Workshop on Computational Issues in the Life Sciences May 24-25, 1990, in the Commons Building, Balcones Research Center, Austin, Texas. The goal of this conference is to provide life scientists with a broader understanding of how computation, particularly high-performance computation, is used in the analysis of problems arising in the life sciences and medicine. Invited speakers who have already confirmed are from GenBank, the National Science Foundation, Sun Microsystems, Intelligenetics, and Cray Research. Speakers may also come from Silicon Graphics and Stardent. Formal demon- strations of various software packages will be given the first evening from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. In addition, there will be poster and contributed paper sessions available. This workshop is open to everyone, with or without computer experience, who is interested in the use of computers in the life sciences and medicine; however, space is limited and will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. There is no registration fee. Please let us know as soon as possible if you think you might wish to give a 15 minute paper so that we might reserve the time. You may contact us by email, U. S. mail, FAX, or by calling one of the numbers listed below. Additional materials and information will be mailed to everyone who expresses interest in attending. Drs. Matthew Witten and Sarah K. Barron Applications Research and Development Department University of Texas System Center for High Performance Computing Balcones Research Center, Commons Building 10100 N. Burnet Road Austin, Texas 78758-4497 USA Internet: m.witten@frio.chpc.utexas.edu VOICE: (512)471-2472 FAX: (512)471-2449 Internet: sarah@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu VOICE: (512)471-2434
sarah@HERMES.CHPC.UTEXAS.EDU (Sarah K. Barron) (03/03/90)
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THE LIFE SCIENCES AND MEDICINE
DATE: 24-25 May 1990
PLACE: University of Texas System Center For High Performance
Computing, Balcones Research Center, 1.154 CMS,
10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758-4497 USA
CONFERENCE INFORMATION: The goal of this conference is to
provide life scientists with a broader understanding of how
computation, particularly high-performance computation, is
currently being used to assist in the analysis of complex
problems arising in the life sciences and medicine.
The workshop is open to anyone, with or without computer
experience, who is interested in the use of computers and
their application to research and development problems
arising in biological/medical/dental/allied health sciences.
No prerequisite knowledge will be assumed, and all who are
interested are encouraged to attend; however, space is limited
and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
CONFIRMED LECTURERS: The following individuals are confirmed
as lecturers
o Dr. John Wooley, Director, BBS Directorate, National Science
Foundation
o Dr. Paul Gilna, GenBank Project Leader, Los Alamos National
Laboratories
o Dr. William Samoya, Imaging Group, Cray Corporation
o Dr. David McQueen, Cardiac modeling, Courant Institute of New
York University
o Dr. Matthew Wygant, IntelleGenetics Corporation
o Dr. Arthur Olsen, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic
o Dr. Kent Milfeld, Computational Chemistry, UT CHPC
o Dr. Robert Harkness, Parallel Algorithms, UT CHPC
o Dr. Matthew Witten, Computational Biology, UT CHPC
In addition, we have invited the following companies as
corporate demonstrators:
o Cray Corporation o Sun Microsystems
o Thinking Machines Corporation o Silicon Graphics
o Multiflow Corporation o Stardent
o NCUBE o GenBank
o IBM Corporation o IntelliGenetics, Inc.
o Intel o Active Memory Technologies
PAPER/POSTER PRESENTATIONS: We have a limited amount of space
for presented papers and posters. If you are interested in
presenting a short paper or poster, please contact the organizers
immediately. In order to accomodate presented papers, we will
have to limit each paper presentation to not more than 15
minutes in length(including questions).
REGISTRATION: Please register by sending a check, made out
to the University of Texas System CHPC in the amount indicated
below:
[] University of Texas System participant Fee=$0.00
[] Non-UT participant Fee=$35.00
[] Corporate participant Fee=$100.00
Include, with the check, the following information:
Name:____________________________
Address:________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________________
E-mail:_________________________________________________
E-mail:_________________________________________________
FAX: ___________________________________________________
[1] I would/would not be interested in presenting my
work at a poster session.
[2] I would/would not be interested in presenting my
work at a paper session.
[3] If you wish to present, indicate a tentative title
please:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
[4] I will/will not need transportation from the hotel
to and from the conference.
HOUSING: A block of rooms has been reserved, for the
participants of the workshop. The rooms are located at
the Holiday Inn Northwest Plaza, 8901 Business Park Drive,
at Mopac(Loop 1) and Highway 183. The hotel telephone
number is (512) 343-0888. Make sure that you reference
"CHPC" when you make your reservations. The cutoff for
the conference reduced rate is 9 May 1990. The hotel offers
a complementary coffee and pastry continental breakfast,
every morning, in the hotel lobby. Happy hour is M-F from
5-7:30(free munchies).
TRANSPORTATION: Participants flying into Austin may call
the Holiday Inn Northwest(512/343-0888) for a complimentary
shuttle bus, upon arriving at the airport. The hotel will
also provide a complimentary return shuttle.
MEALS: The CHPC will be providing lunch on each day of the
conference. In addition, there will be a morning and an
afternoon coffee/juice/soda break. The morning break will
include muffins(blueberry and bran) and doughnuts. At this
point, dinners will be in a corporate-sponsored reception
format and will be provided as part of the registration
fee.
QUESTIONS: Should you find that you have any questions/problems
or that you require further information, please feel free to
contact either one of the following individuals:
1. Dr. Matthew Witten, Conference Director
Phone: (512) 471-2457(office)
(512) 471-2472(message)
(512) 250-9034(home)
FAX : (512) 471-2449
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2. Dr. Sarah Barron, Conference Assistant Director
Phone: (512) 471-2434(office)
(512) 471-2472(message)
FAX: (512) 471-2449
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