From: parco93@mistral.imag.fr (Parallel Computing 93)
Subject: CFP PARCO'93 
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Organization: IMAG Institute, University of Grenoble, France
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 11:14:18 GMT


PARCO 93 -  Parallel Computing 93

ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

DATE & VENUE 
7 - 10 September 1993, Grenoble, France. 
 
GENERAL 
Parco93  is the continuation of a series of international conferences on 
parallel computing started a decade ago. The focus is on the application 
of all types of parallel computers. The last conference, Parallel Computing 
91, was held in London. Previous conferences were held in Berlin and Leiden.


AIMS & SCOPE 
The aim of the conference is to give an overview of the state-of-the-art of 
the development, application and future trends in parallel computing. 
The emphasis will be on applications of all types of parallel computers, 
including vector and array processors, distributed systems, data flow machines,
hypercube systems, cellular/systolic architectures, neural nets. 

PROGRAMME 
The scientific programme will consist of invited papers, contributed papers 
and posters. Workshops, an industrial session and an exhibition of equipment 
are also planned.

CONTRIBUTIONS 
Contributions are solicited for presentation as papers or posters in any of 
the sections listed below.  Extended abstracts (ca. 600 words) should be 
submitted to the conference office before the due dates. It should be 
indicated whether the contribution is to be presented as a paper or poster 
and in which of the sections listed below it should be included. The 
conference language is English.

TOPIC AREAS 

Section 1: Applications 
All aspects of the application of parallel computers, including business, 
industrial, scientific and engineering applications. 

Section 2: Algorithms 
Algorithms for the solution of numerical and non-numerical problems; for 
graphics, image processing, vizualisation. 

Section 3: Software 
Software engineering, programming paradigms, languages and environments.

Section 4: Architecture 
Taxonomy, models and architectural trends of parallel processing; general 
architecture concepts, simulation, enabling technologies. 

Section 5: Performance 
Performance prediction, benchmarking, measurement and analysis. 

DEADLINES 
Papers:  	Closing date 1 February 1993. 
Posters:  	Closing date 30 June 1993. 

ACCEPTANCE
Authors of will be notified of acceptance by 15 April 1993; the program will 
be prepared in May 1993.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Papers and/or posters should be submitted to the conference office before the 
respective closing dates.

PROCEEDINGS 
The proceedings of the conference will be publish-ed in English in the 
bookseries Advances in Parallel Computing by Elsevier Science Publishers.

CONFERENCE ORGANISATION 
The conference is organised by the non-profit foundation ParCo Conferences  
in cooperation with IMAG, Grenoble.

Conference Committee Chairman :
	Gerhard R. Joubert (D/NL)

Local Organising Committee Chairman:
	Denis Trystram (F)

CONFERENCE ADDRESS
	ParCo93 
 	c/o Prof. Dr Denis Trystram
	IMAG
	46, avenue Felix Viallet
	38031 GRENOBLE Cedex
	France

Tel....+33-76 57 48 76
Fax....+33-76 57 47 54
e-mail: parco93@mistral.imag.fr