[comp.parallel] Supercomputing and parallel processing conferences

eugene@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) (06/08/88)

Ach!  There are too many parallel processing/supercomputing
conferences this year!  This is driving me up the wall, I got
invitations for two more boondoggles (France and Hawaii).  When is this
going to stop?  Who was it that said that the world could only
support 3 such conferences per year?

Another gross generalization from

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fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu (Steve Stevenson-Moderator) (06/08/88)

> Ach!  There are too many parallel processing/supercomputing
> conferences this year!  This is driving me up the wall, I got
> invitations for two more boondoggles (France and Hawaii).

Well, it can't be all bad - I mean there are worse places to go than
Hawaii and France.  :-O

But seriously, it seems that supercomputing is the hot topic so everyone
is getting in the act.  Sadly, this is remiscent of the database
stuff in the early 70's and some of the AI stuff recently.  I hope we
don't end up in the same boat:  After the faddists leave, the serious
researchers are set back a goodly bit.

Steve Stevenson                            fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu
(aka D. E. Stevenson),                     fpst@prism.clemson.csnet
Department of Computer Science,            comp.parallel
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906 (803)656-5880.mabell