[comp.parallel] Workshop on Massive Parallelism

fiore@arco.UUCP (Ugo Fiore studente ) (08/02/89)

                      MASSIVE PARALLELISM:
                     HARDWARE, PROGRAMMING
                       AND APPLICATIONS

                       Naples and Amalfi
                      9-13  October, 1989


                C.N.R.  Istituto di Cibernetica 
                  Arco Felice, Napoli, Italy

           Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici


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  Sponsored by 
  	DIGITAL EQUIPMENT S.p.A., 
	UNISYS Italia S.p.A., 
	Apollo Computer S.p.A.

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                     Scientific Committee

            Arvind      - M.I.T., USA
            M.Chen      - Yale University, USA
            M. Furnari  - Istituto di Cibernetica, Italy
            R.S Nikhil  - M.I.T., USA
            T. Toffoli  - M.I.T., USA


Aim of the Workshop:

Analyzing the state of the art, identifying theoretical 
fundamentals, evaluating experimental results, and outlining 
directions for future work.

The emphasis of the workshop is on massive parallelism.  The
following issues will be discussed:

- computational models
- architectural trends
- languages and programming
- compilation
- language implementation
- parallel programming environments
- applications of parallel computers



Speakers:

Arvind                          MIT, USA
D. L. Mc Burney                 Univ. East Anglia, UK
M. Chen                         Yale Univ., USA
J. Ferrante                     IBM, USA
M. Furnari                      Ist. Cib.- CNR, Italy
M. Garber                       BBN, USA
T. Gross                        CMU, USA
N. Kok                          Utrecht Univ., NL
D. Lester                       GEC, USA
A. Nicolau                      UCI, USA
R. S. Nikhil                    MIT, USA
C. Polychronopoulos             CSRD, USA
M. Rem                          Eindhoven Univ., NL
G. W. Sabot                     Thinking Corp., USA
V. Sarkar                       IBM, USA
R. Sleep                        UEA, UK
T. Toffoli                      MIT, USA
D. Waltz                        Thinking Corp., USA
W. Wilcke                       IBM, USA



Location

The workshop will start in Naples, on October 9th, at the Istituto 
Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Palazzo Serra di Cassano, and will 
continue in Amalfi, from October 10th, at the Hotel Santa Caterina


Registration fee

The registration fee of $200 must be paid by September 30th, 1989
either by Bank transfer of Eurocheque directly to:

HOTEL SANTA CATERINA
Amalfi (Salerno) - Italia
Bank Account no. 27/1756
Banco di Napoli, Amalfi, Italia

Please specify, with your remittance, the name of the workshop.


General Information

Amalfi, the first maritime republic of Italy, was the first town
to re-estabilish relations between East and West after the fall
of the Roman Empire. Today a quiet and picturesque summer resort
located on the coast approximately 30 miles south of Naples. 
It is blessed by the mildest of climates and a beautiful natural 
setting ..."a land beyond the sea, where the waves and mountains 
meet" (H. W. Longfellow).


Hotel prices 

The hotels we recommend in Amalfi are:

-       Santa Caterina (prices range from 115.000 to 170.000 
        italian lire)

-       Marina Riviera and Residence (prices range from 70.000 to
        100.000 italian lire)


Correspondence

All correspondence and enquiries should be addressed either to:

Dr. Mario Furnari
Istituto di Cibernetica, CNR
Via Toiano, 6
80072 Arco Felice
Naples     Italy

or

Mrs. Annamaria Mazzarella
(same address)

Tel. (+39 81) 866-1381
FAX: (+39 81) 867-3654
Telex: 710483
E-mail: mf@arco.na.cnr.it