From: phw@ukc.ac.uk (P.H.Welch)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.parallel
Subject: WoTUG-16 Transputer Conference
Date: 5 Oct 92 12:14:53 GMT
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             CALL FOR PAPERS AND INITIAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION


                                  WoTUG-16
                  The World occam and Transputer User Group
                   University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
                              28-31 March 1993



     The Sixteenth Technical Meeting of WoTUG, which is  affiliated  to  The
Transputer Consortium (TTC), will take place at the University of Sheffield,
United Kingdom, from the 28th. to 31st. March 1993.

CALL FOR PAPERS

    The WoTUG-16 Programme Committee seeks   high-quality  submissions  from
all  researchers and engineers active in the theory and practice of parallel
computing based upon communicating process architectures.   We  particularly
welcome reports on:

   +  innovative approaches to  problem  solving  that  exploit,  rather
      than  fight, the nature of parallelism to achieve high-performance
      highly-complex highly-reliable applications;

   +  the development and application of well-engineered methods for the
      design,  implementation, verification and optimisation of parallel
      systems - together with relevant support tools;

   +  run-time support environments for parallel machines;

   +  theoretical  studies  on  any  aspect  of  concurrency  (e.g.  the
      practicalities of general-purpose parallel computing);

   +  the integration of parallel computing  with `mainstream' computing
      (e.g. porting exercises from large existing serial codes);

   +  `state-of-the-art'  applications  from  any  field  -  industrial,
      commercial, scientific or mathematical.  (Note: these papers  must
      be self-contained - i.e. understandable, and of benefit,  to  non-
      specialists in the subject).

     Authors of papers are asked  to  submit  FOUR  copies  of  an  extended
abstract  of  about  1500  words  to  the meeting organiser (see end of this
announcement) by November 9th. 1992.  Successful authors will be notified by
the  beginning of December 1992. Camera ready copy will have to be submitted
by January 11th. 1993, so that they can be included in the proceedings which
are  to  be  published  by IOS Press in the Transputer and occam Engineering
series.

CONFERENCE STRUCTURE

     The conference will be held in Earnshaw Hall which is situated  in  its
own  grounds  to the west of the centre of Sheffield.  Accommodation will be
located in the same building.  The conference  will  comprise  a  number  of
different activities, including:

   +  single-stream presentation of the refereed  papers.   Participants
      at  the  meeting will receive these papers in a book at conference
      registration.

   +  meetings of Special Interest  Groups,  which  include:  transputer
      hardware,  occam3,   occam re-targetting,   education,  artificial
      intelligence,   graphics   and    image    processing,    parallel
      environments,  numerical  methods,  real-time  and safety critical
      systems.

   +  two  parallel  half-day tutorials will be organised as part of the
      meeting:

      (i)  a practical hands-on workshop demonstrating the use of  occam
           and the transputer for real-time control and  safety critical
           systems.

      (ii) a T9000 System Workshop will explore the  technical  features
           of the T9000 to see how highly  parallel  systems  which  are
           independent of  processor  topology can be designed and used.
           This workshop will  be  based  upon,  and extends, the recent
           workshop organised by WoTUG at the University of Kent.

   +  a panel session (containing at least one key INMOS representative)
      will  form  an  important  component of the conference.  The panel
      will respond to technical, political and economic questions raised
      by the participants - this can get fairly lively!

   +  an  exhibition  of  transputer  based  equipment  is also planned.
      Provided INMOS keep to current schedules, this will be one of  the
      first  occasions   for   demonstrating   fully   functional  T9000
      transputers  to  a  public  audience.   Accurate  details  will be
      announced nearer to the conference.


     The conference will be limited in size to enable maximum discussion and
interaction between participants during the meeting.  Prizes will be awarded
for the best  paper,  the  best  student  paper  and  the  best  joke  about
transputers, occam and/or parallel C.

FURTHER INFORMATION

     If you would like to participate in the  meeting  please  complete  the
information below and email (or fax or post) it to the meeting organiser:

     Jon Kerridge
     Department of Computer Science   Tel: +44-742-768555, ext. 5593
     The University of Sheffield      Fax: +44-742-780972
     Sheffield, S10 2TN               Email: j.kerridge@uk.ac.shef.dcs
     United Kingdom


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