kufrin@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Rick Kufrin) (08/27/90)
Networking and Advanced Computing Workshop October 16-17, 1990 sponsored by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications The National Center for Supercomputing Applications announces the Networking and Advance Computing Workshop at the Beckman Institute for Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on October 16 and 17, 1990. Hosting the workshop are Charles E. Catlett, Manager of NCSA's Networking and Systems Development group and Michael Welge, NCSA's Associate Director of Applications. This workshop will combine two former annual conferences: the annual Networking and Supercomputing Workshop and the annual Parallelism and Vectorization Conference. Keynote speakers include Larry L. Smarr, Director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and Dr. A. G. Fraser, Executive Director, AT&T Bell Laboratories. The first day will consist of lectures on massively parallel computing architectures and applications; the second day will involve panel discussions on networking, including updates on WAN and LAN technology, overviews of research and development efforts such as those with the NRI Gigabit/second network testbeds, and current information about the NSFNet backbone and international Internet. A preliminary agenda follows: October 16, 1990 Larry L. Smarr, NCSA Keynote Speaker John R. Nickolls, MasPar Computer Corp. The MasPar MP-1 Family of Data Parallel Computers Denny Dahl, Thinking Machines Corp. Mapping & Compiled Routing on the Connection Machine Martin Walker, Myrias Research Corp. Applications of the Myrias SPS-3 Dave Redman, Intel Corporation The Intel-DARPA Touchstone Program MasPar Computer Corp. The MasPar Visualization Workbench Jacek Myczkowski, Thinking Machines Corp. High Accuracy Finite Difference Seismic Modeling on the Connection Machine Evening: Banquet October 17, 1990 A. G. Fraser, AT&T Bell Labs Keynote Speaker Charles E. Catlett, NCSA Gigabit Network Research Testbeds (panel)- Overview of various government and industry research efforts in wide-area gigabit networks. The Internet- What does it look like today? How many sites? How fast? Jeff Paine, cisco Systems FDDI (panel)- How close is FDDI to becoming The Ethernet of the '90s? John Morrison, LANL HiPPI (panel)- What is real, what can be expected, and when. Distributed Programming Environments (further information to be announced) TO REGISTER, phone University of Illinois' Conferences and Institutes Office: (217) 244-7659 Or: phone or e-mail either workshop coordinator for a brochure with fax or mail-in registration options: Nancy Taylor, (217) 333-1163, ntaylor@ncsa.uiuc.edu Lynn Idaszak, (217) 244-4089, lynni@ncsa.uiuc.edu FEES Two-Day Workshop $225.00 First Day Only (Oct. 16) $175.00 Second Day Only (Oct. 17) $175.00 Banquet - Oct. 16 $30.00 Proceedings (delivery following the workshop) $75.00 LODGING A block of rooms has been reserved at the two locations listed below. Please call or write directly to the hotels to reserve a room. Be sure to mention that you will be attending the Networking and Advanced Computing Workshop in order to receive special room rates. PLEASE RESERVE EARLY - AFTER SEPTEMBER 16, THESE ROOMS WILL BE RELEASED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS. University Inn, 302 E. John St., Champaign, Il 61820 (800) 252-1368 in Illinois or (800) 322-8282 outside of Illinois Single $47.00 + tax; Double $54.00 + tax Days Inn 1701 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 359-8888 Single or Double $30.00 + tax TRANSPORTATION Urbana-Champaign is served by USAir (from Dayton and Indianapolis), Midway Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines (from Chicago), and TWA (from St. Louis). Limousine service (approx. $6.00) is available from the airport to several hotels and campus locations and meets all incoming flights.