simon@romeo.anu.edu.au (Simon Warfield) (04/15/91)
ANNOUNCEMENT
AUSTRALIAN
TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
23 and 24 September 1991
Huxley Lecture Theatre
Research School of Physical Sciences
and Engineering
Australian National University
Mills Road
CANBERRA ACT
This will be the Fourth Australian Transputer and OCCAM User Group
Meeting and it should be a stimulating one. Not only is the transputer
user base now much larger, but parallel processing itself is becoming
one of the central research areas in Australia, both pure and applied.
1991 will also be an important year for the transputer, since the
design of the H1 will be finalised and ready for launch. SGS-Thomson
will of course be presenting their up-to-the-minute outlook on future
technological developments, but also of great interest will be the
specifications for OCCAM 3, to be described at the Transputing '91
conference in April.
This year's keynote speaker will be Dr Mike Jane from the
Rutherford/Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom. Dr Jane is Head
of the Science and Research Council/Dept of Trade and Industry
Transputer Initiative and has been one of the leading figures in the
development of transputer applications.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The conference will focus on the latest developments in the
transputer, its language and operating system support, and the varied
applications to which it is put. Papers on such developments are being
solicited from interested persons. Those wishing to submit a
contribution in the form of a paper and/or demonstration should provide
an abstract as soon as possible (and certainly no later than 14 June
1991) to the Publication Coordinator, John Hulskamp, at the address
given below. Final camera-ready papers should be provided on A4 paper
(6 pages maximum) by 1 August 1991, to be published by IOS Press and
issued at the conference.
The all-inclusive conference fee of $250 ($100 students) will include
morning/afternoon teas and lunch on both days, the opening cocktail
party, as well as the conference dinner. Accommodation will be
available on campus at Ursula College and at University House; spaces
at University House are limited so an early response is required.
EXHIBITION
In conjunction with the conference, an exhibition will demonstrate
the latest equipment being developed with the transputer family.
Persons and/or organisations wishing to mount an exhibit are most
welcome to apply, and discuss their requirements with the Exhibition
Coordinator, Tom Hintz.
TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
On Sunday, 22 September, from 11.00am--5.30pm, there will be an
introductory practical tutorial on transputer programming, if
sufficient people are interested. [A minimum of 6 people will be
necessary.] The fee will be $100 including lunch and refreshments.
Following the conference, there will be two advanced programming
workshops --- one devoted to the use of EXPRESS, the other to OCCAM
and/or Parallel C. The fee will be $150 including lunch and
refreshments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Registration: Terry Bossomaier (Conference Convenor)
Computer Sciences Laboratory
Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering
Australian National University
PO Box 4
CANBERRA ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: (06) 249-2465/0012
Email: terry@nimbus.anu.edu.au
Fax: (06) 249-1884
Abstracts: John Hulskamp (Publication Coordinator)
Dept of Communication & Electrical Engineering
Victoria University of Technology (RMIT)
GPO Box 2476V
MELBOURNE VIC 3001 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: (03) 660-2453/2090
Email: rcojh@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
Fax: (03) 662-1060
Exhibition: Tom Hintz (Exhibition Coordinator)
School of Computing Sciences
University of Technology, Sydney
PO Box 123
Broadway
SYDNEY NSW 2007 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: (02) 218-9508
Email: tomh@ultima.uts.edu.au
Fax: (02) 212-5208
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Steve Stevenson {steve,fpst}@hubcap.clemson.edu
Department of Computer Science, comp.parallel
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906 (803)656-5880.mabell