chang@philtis (Marc R.S. Chang Sing Pang) (12/13/88)
ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS PARALLEL COMPUTING 89 29th August - 1st September 1989 LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE David J. Evans (UK) Gerhard R. Joubert (Netherlands) (Chairman) Frans J. Peters (Netherlands) Udo Schendel (West-Germany) CHAIRMAN: PROGRAM COMMITTEE David J. Evans (Loughborough, UK) CHAIRMAN: LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE Frans J. Peters (Leiden, Netherlands) THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANISED BY: PARALLEL COMPUTING SOCIETY AIMS AND SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE The aim with the conference is to give an overview of the state- of-the-art of the development, application and future trends in parallel computing. The emphasis of the conference will be on applications of parallel computing. The following sections will be included: 1. Algorithms for all types of parallel computers 2. All aspects of the applications of parallel computers 3. Software Engineering for parallel computing 4. Programming and programming languages 5. Operating systems 6. Taxonomy, models and architectural trends of parallel processing 7. General architecture concepts; enabling technologies 8. Performance measurement. Invited speakers will give talks on subjects in the above sections. The organisers invite contributed papers (lecture time 20 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion time) on the topics of the conference. An extended abstract of fewer than 600 words should be mailed not later than 15th February 1989 to: Prof. Dr. David J. Evans Department of Computer Science University of Technology LOUGHBOROUGH LE11 3TU U.K. The abstract should give a clear impression of the scientific contents of the paper. Not more than 5 keywords should be specified. The number of the section in which the paper should preferably be included should be indicated. Papers on topics not mentioned in the above list should include a suggested topic area. Also indicate which audiovisual equipment will be required. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 15th April 1989; the program will be prepared in May 1989. Proceedings of accepted contributed and invited papers will be published after the conference. PARALLEL COMPUTING SOCIETY The Parallel Computing 89 conference is a continuation of the Parallel Computing 83 an 85 conferences which were held in Berlin. It is the first such venture by the newly established international PARALLEL COMPUTING SOCIETY. Interested individuals, organisations and companies are invited to join the society. Membership of the society will result in a substantial reduction of registration fees. GENERAL INFORMATION Location The conference will be held at the University of Leiden, the oldest university in the Netherlands. Leiden is connected by direct rail link with Amsterdam international airport (Schiphol). Travel time is approximately 20 minutes. Local Arrangements For further information about the conference please contact the conference office: PARALLEL COMPUTING 89 Leids Congres Bureau P.O. Box 16065 2301 GB LEIDEN The Netherlands Phone: NL - (0)71 - 275299 Telex: 39427 burul nl Fax : NL - (0)71 - 226478 Official Language The official language of the conference is English. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Reply card (detach and mail in envelope) PARALLEL COMPUTING 89 29th August - 1st September 1989 Please tick the appropriate boxes: --- Please keep me informed about the | | conference (Final announcement) --- --- I would like to attend the conference | | --- --- I intend to submit a paper for | | presentation at the conference --- Title (provisional): .......................................... ............................................................... ............................................................... Section: ...................................................... Name: ......................................................... Title/First Name/Initials: .................................... Organisation: ................................................. Mailing Address: .............................................. Postal code: ....... City: ............. Country: ............. Phone: ............. Telex: ............ Fax: ................. RETURN TO: PARALLEL COMPUTING 89 Leids Congres Bureau P.O. Box 16065 2301 GB LEIDEN The Netherlands