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Date:         Wed, 11 Nov 1992 10:20:44 EST
From:         "Michael W. Kearney" <MICHAEL@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU>
Subject:      Announcing the 1993 SUPER! Conference

SUPER!

SUPER! announces its sixth annual conference for university
people involved in IBM-based high-performance computing. This
year special emphasis will be placed on products emerging from
IBM's Highly Parallel Supercomputing Systems Laboratory. We look
forward to seeing you at the 1993 conference, hosted by the
University of California, Los Angeles, April 18th to 21st. Who
should attend: researchers, faculty, computing center management,
technical support staff and others interested in high performance
computing.

*** PRELIMINARY PROGRAM ***

Sunday, April 18
Afternoon

Birds of a Feather
    To be announced

Tutorials
     The HPFF Standard for High-Performance Fortran, Randy
     Scarborough, IBM Fellow

     Distributed File Systems: AFS and NFS, Judy Warren, Cornell
     University

     Monday, April 19; Morning: Plenary Sessions

User Experiences on Parallel Platforms

     ES/9000 and Cluster Experiences: Optimal Environmental
     Management Using High Performance Computers, Christine
     Shoemaker, Cornell University

     The IBM HPSSL Product

     Developing an Application for the HPSSL Machine

Monday, April 19
Afternoon: Parallel Sessions

Track 1A: Parallel Tools and Environments

     Using FORGE90 to Parallelize Scientific Applications, John
     Levesque, Applied Parallel Research

     The Effective Cost of Computing in a Heterogeneous
     Environment: A Case Study using PVM , Hugh M. Caffey,
     Cornell National Supercomputer Facility

Track 1B: How to Build and Operate High-Performance Computing Clusters

     Cluster Development at Pennsylvania State University, Kevin
     M. Morooney, Pennsylvania State University

     The Farm at IBM Research, Robert S. Camm, IBM T. J. Watson
     Research Center

Track 2A: Research Applications

     Event Analyses in Particle Physics on Large Clusters of RISC
     Workstations, Thomas Nash, Fermi Lab

     Massive Parallelism and Artificial Life, David Jefferson,
     University of California, Los Angeles

Track 2B: System Integration and Networks

     Network Performance for Clustered Workstations and Servers,
     Bill Boas, ULTRA Network Technologies

     Evolving Technology and Capability of Gigabit Networking,
     Inder Gopal, IBM High- Performance Computing and
     Communications

Tuesday, April 20
Morning: Plenary Session

IBM Open Forum
     This forum provides an opportunity for SUPER! attendees to
     participate in an open dialogue with IBM product managers
     and developers in the following areas:
          AIX
          RS/6000
          Languages/Compilers
          HighSpeed Networking
          Communications
          ES/9000
          HPSSL
          Visualization

Tuesday, April 20
Afternoon: Parallel Sessions

Track 1A: Initial Experiences with the HPSSL System
     Speakers and Titles to be announced


Track 1B: Distributed File Systems and Mass Storage

     The National Storage Laboratory and Mass Storage Issues,
     Richard Watson, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory

     Distributed File Systems and High Performance Computing,
     Philip Lehman, Transarc Corporation

Track 2A: Scalability/Algorithms

     Scalability Issues for Dusty-Deck Applications, Gary R.
     Montry, Southwest Software

     Parallel Processing: Issues in Scalability, Tim Brown,
     University of Hawaii

Track 2B: Tours/Demos

     Tours of UCLA Facilities will include opportunities to visit
     UCLA's visualization laboratories, the Micro Support Office,
     Program in Disabled Computing, the Network Support Center,
     and the Academic Technology Center.

Wednesday, April 21
Morning: Plenary Session

     Languages for Portable Parallelism

     The PCN Approach to Productive Parallel Programming, Ian
     Foster, Argonne National Laboratory

     Fishing for Cycles in the LAN Pool: Experience with Linda,
     Piranha and Portable Distributed Computing, Nicholas
     Carriero, Yale University

     Computer Graphics in Entertainment, Speaker to be announced


Conference Details

When:  April 18 - April 21, 1993
Where: Sunset Village Conference Center
       University of California, Los Angeles, CA

How to Register

Deadline: April 1, 1993! The $175 registration fee includes
admission to all conference sessions, arrival reception, two
luncheons, one banquet and three continental breakfasts. Banquet
tickets for companions are available for $30 each. Attendees must
pre-register for the conference.  Please fill out the attached
registration form and return it promptly. Payment can be made by
check only.

Bringing a companion

Family members or friends are invited to participate in the
Monday evening banquet. Additional tickets are required. See the
conference registration form.

Lodging

Rooms will be held for the SUPER! Conference until March 18, 1993
at the Westwood Plaza Hotel, 10740 Wilshire Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA, 90024. You are responsible for your own reservations and room
charges. Rates at the Westwood Plaza Hotel are quite reasonable
at $71 for a single or double. Reservations received after that
will be provided on space availability. Call 1-800-472-8556 (or
1-310-475-8711) to make your reservation or FAX to
1-310-475-2200.

Travel

The Westwood Plaza Hotel is located a mile from the UCLA campus
and adjacent to Westwood Village which provides a wide variety of
shops, theatres and restaurants. Transportation from the Los
Angeles International Airport is readily available for
approximately $18. Details will be provided with registration
confirmation letters.

A Chance to Travel Free

One domestic US coach airline ticket will be awarded to the LUCKY
winner of a drawing from the names of people who have registered
for the conference by March 18, 1993.


Deadlines

Conference Registration:  April 1, 1993
Free Travel Drawing:      March 18, 1993
Hotel Registration:       March 18, 1993


REGISTER NOW!

To avoid a late fee, return this form no later than April 1, 1993  to:
     University of California
     Office of Academic Computing
     405 Hilgard Avenue
     Los Angeles, CA 90024-1557
     Tel: 310-825-3993
     Fax: 310-206-7025

Name:         _______________________________

Title:        _______________________________

Institution:  _______________________________

Address:      _______________________________

              _______________________________

              _______________________________

Telephone:    _______________________________

Electronic Mail:  ___________________________

Registration fee ($175.00)          $  175.00

Late fee ($25.00 after April 1)     $  ______

Companion banquet tickets
        ($30.00 each):   x ______   $  ______

TOTAL ENCLOSED                      $  ______

Enclose a check or money order payable to:
    The Regents of the University of California.

Organization

SUPER! is a user group of university faculty and staff involved
in high performance computing on IBM systems, including vector
and parallel computers, workstation clusters and visualization
systems. Researchers, faculty, computing center management, and
technical support staff are invited to participate. The goals of
SUPER! are to:

-   provide critical feedback to IBM concerning strategic
    directions in high-performance computing for research and
    education.

-   promote and encourage the early involvement of universities
    with IBM product developers.

-   sponsor forums including, an annual conference, to share
    information and experiences related to IBM high performance
    computing developments.

The SUPER! Steering Committee:

-   meets with IBM developers several times a year to discuss
    issues related to high-performance computing in higher
    education.

-   plans the annual SUPER! conference.

-   communicates with its constituency through the
    SUPERIBM@ukcc.uky.edu electronic listserv.

Steering Committee

     Cherri M. Pancake, Chair
     Oregon State University
     pancake@cs.orst.edu

     Jeffery C. Almoney, Past Chair
     Pennsylvania State University
     almoney@psuvm.psu.edu

     Bonnie R. Mika, Program Chair
     University of California, Los Angeles
     curgbra@mvs.oac.ucla.edu

     Helen M. Doerr
     Cornell University
     hdoerr@tc.cornell.edu

     Robert M. Gallagher
     Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
     gallar2@rpi.edu

     Douglas E. Hurley
     University of Kentucky
     hurley@ukcc.uky.edu

     Michael Kearney
     University of Pennsylvania
     michael@penndrls.upenn.edu

     Peter Rastl
     University of Vienna
     rastl@cc.univie.ac.at

     Joel E. Tohline
     Louisiana State University
     phtohl@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu
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