From: len@mel.dit.csiro.au (Len Makin)
Subject: CFP:Fifth Australian Supercomputing Conference 1992
Followup-To: comp.sys.super
Organization: CSIRO DIT (Melb.)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 23:53:31 GMT




               ADVANCE NOTICE AND CALL FOR PAPERS 


          SUPERCOMPUTING  -  THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

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     {    Fifth Australian  Supercomputing  Conference
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           World Congress Centre, Melbourne, Australia
           Monday 7th to  Wednesday 9th December, 1992

 
 
 
 The    Fifth    Australian   Supercomputing   Conference,    with
 "Supercomputing  -  The Competitive Advantage" as its  theme,  is
 scheduled for  Melbourne's  World Congress Centre  from  December
 7 to 9 , 1992.
 
 While  recognising   the   importance  of  the   association   of
 scientific  and  engineering  research  with  the  supercomputer,
 a   major    Conference     objective   is     to   ensure   that
 connections  are  made  between  commerce, industry and research;
 between  people,  ideas,  technologies  and  tools.  This  is the
 direction of  world industry  and  commerce, and  it  must become
 the  Australian  way.
 
 VENUE

 The Conference venue will be the World Congress Centre Melbourne, 
 located on the corner of Spencer and Flinders Streets  Melbourne, 
 adjacent to the scenic Yarra River, and  close  to  the  business 
 heart of Melbourne.
 
 THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
 
 The  theme for the Fifth Australian Supercomputing  Conference  - 
 SUPERCOMPUTING - THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, has  been  chosen  in  
 order to highlight the need for Australian business, industry and 
 commerce  to  take  advantage  of  supercomputing,  to   gain   a 
 competitive advantage  in global markets.  Research  institutions
 are already experienced Supercomputing users, and are  poised  to 
 assist business in the use of this technology.
 
 The  Conference  Programme  Committee  is  planning  to  schedule  
 sessions designed specifically  to  encourage  senior  management  
 participation, and attendance from the  wider business community.
 
 Invitations are  being  extended to  a  number  of  distinguished 
 speakers from Australia and overseas to  address  the  conference 
 issues, and a number of specialist  individuals will be sponsored  
 by  the  various   companies   which   manufacture   and   market 
 supercomputers and  associated  services.  The  Fifth  Australian  
 Supercomputing Conference will  include  plenary  sessions,  con-
 current streams and poster sessions.

 
 Papers  are especially invited  on the uses of supercomputing  in
 the following areas:
 
 Agribusiness research, automotive design and testing, banking and 
 finance, chemical analysis, drug  design  and  testing, financial 
 modelling, industrial design and production,  weather forecasting  
 and climate-change research,  mining  analysis,  other scientific
 and  technical  applications.

 Papers addressing   issues of  future   technologies,   including
 networking, software, hardware and storage systems, are also very
 welcome.

 
 HOSTS
 
 The  Fifth  Australian Supercomputing Conference in  Melbourne is 
 being  hosted by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology  and 
 The University of Melbourne.  
 
 
 ASSOCIATED EVENTS
 
 A Supercomputing  and  trade  exhibition  will be held  featuring 
 supercomputers,    mini-supercomputers,    massively     parallel 
 computers, high performance workstations, software,  peripherals,  
 storage systems, industry services and bureaux, and publications.


 
 INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

 
 FIRST AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
 
 The scope of the Fifth Australian Supercomputing Conference  will 
 include (but not be restricted to) the following themes:
 
 *  RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
 
        Papers describing the use of  Supercomputing  in  business  
        and industrial applications will be especially welcome.
 
 *  SCIENTIFIC/RESEARCH APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
 
        Papers  should  describe  the  use  of  Supercomputing  in 
        research advances, or  describe  research  on  algorithms,  
        architectures   for   high   performance   computing,   or 
        application of research to real world problems.
 
 All  papers will be refereed and must be submitted  according  to 
 the conditions outlined below.  Presentation  at  the  Conference 
 will not preclude later publication elsewhere,  but  papers  must 
 not  be  presented  to  any  other  scientific  body  before  the 
 Conference.

 There will be a prize of a portable  personal  computer  for  the 
 best delivered paper.
 
 PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS
 
 *  Original research papers and application-oriented papers, that 
 have  not  been  previously  presented  and,  that  describe  new 
 technical contributions in topic areas, are solicited.
 
 *  Initially,  papers,  or an abstract of up  to  200  words  are 
 invited,  and  may  be  sent by e-mail to csrcb@mel.dit.csiro.au.
 The  authors' names, affiliations, complete return address of the
 first  author ,  e-mail address, telephone  and facsimile numbers
 should also be included.
 
 *  The date, time and session for presentation will be determined 
 when the Programme Committee has refereed  all  submissions,  and 
 all  authors will be notified.  Some papers may be  accepted  for 
 poster presentation.
 
 *  Each author must submit an original plus three photo copies of 
 the paper.
 
 *  The accepted paper is to be a maximum of ten single  sided  A4 
 pages  in length and will be reproduced directly by photo  offset 
 from the  original material submitted by the author.   The  first 
 page should include the title and abstract of the paper and leave 
 space for, but not include, the authors' name  and  affiliations.
 Electronic submission of papers is acceptable, but authors should 
 contact the Programme Committee  first  to  check  on  acceptable 
 formats. 

 *  A cover page should be supplied, giving the title at  the  top 
 of the page (in upper case lettering), followed by  the  authors'
 names, affiliations, and for a designated author, complete postal 
 address, e-mail address, telephone and facsimile numbers. 
 
 *  Type  font  should  not be smaller  than  10  point,  save  in 
 footnotes etc.  Page  layout  should  allow  a  25mm  margin  for 
 binding and authors should assume that each paper will begin on a 
 right-hand page.
 
 *  The author must  include  within  the  page  limit,  all  text 
 (single  or  double  spaced), equations,  drawings,  figures  and 
 references.   Figures,  tables and drawings must be  legible  and 
 appear on the page exactly as they are to be reproduced.
 
 PAPERS SHOULD BE SENT TO:
 
 Dr Robert C Bell
 CSIRO Supercomputing Support Manager
 723 Swanston Street
 Carlton, Victoria, 3053 Australia
 
 Telephone: (03) 282 2620  Facsimile: (03) 282 2600
 
 E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE ON PAPERS:

   csrcb@mel.dit.csiro.au
   Attention: Dr Robert C Bell,
              Convenor Programme Committee 



 
 
 CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
 
 All  contributors  to the programme will be required to  pay  the 
 full registration fee.
 
 Accepted papers must be presented in the prescribed camera  ready 
 format on layout sheets that will be  provided  with  preparation 
 guidelines.  If final copy is  not  returned  by  the  due  date, 
 30 OCTOBER 1992 as given in the speakers'  timetable,  the  paper 
 will be excluded from the proceedings  and  presentation  at  the 
 Conference, at the committee's  discretion.  In  extreme  circum-
 stances, it  may  be  permissible  for  contributing  authors  to 
 provide up to 300 copies of printed papers  for  distribution  at 
 the Conference.
 
 Authors  would  retain copyright, but would be required  to  give 
 permission  for their papers to be reproduced in  the  Conference 
 proceedings.   These  proceedings  will  be  distributed  to  all 
 registered delegates at the Conference.  Selected sessions may be 
 videotaped  and  author's permission will also  be  required  for 
 these sessions.
 


 
 
 
 AUTHORS/SPEAKERS TIMETABLE
 
 Deadline for receipt of 			    28 AUGUST 1992
 papers or abstracts

 Notification of provisional acceptance or        4 SEPTEMBER 1992
 rejection, followed by provision of layout sheets

 Deadline for submission of completed            25 SEPTEMBER 1992
 papers for refereeing

 Final acceptance or rejection			   16 OCTOBER 1992

 Final camera-ready copy to be received		   30 OCTOBER 1992

 Conference in Melbourne		       7 - 9 DECEMBER 1992


 Speakers are also  advised  that  extremely  high  standards  are 
 expected for the preparation of all audiovisual materials  to  be 
 used during the presentation of papers to the  Conference.   Such 
 aids as slides,  overhead  transparencies,  figures,  tables  and 
 diagrams must be prepared well in advance of the  Conference  and 
 should be made available to the Conference Room  Attendants  well 
 in advance of the allocated Sessions.






FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM TO:

 Postal Address:
  		Fifth Australian Supercomputing Conference
		Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 
		Computer Centres - Building 5
		124 Latrobe Street
		Melbourne Vic 3000
		AUSTRALIA
 E-mail Address:
                5asc@rmit.edu.au
 Facsimile:
                +61 3 663 5652






							

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