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HPCC Program Organization

 The HPCC Program in FY 1996 includes 12 Federal departments and  agencies.  The High Performance Computing, Communications, and  Information Technology (HPCCIT) Subcommittee consists of  representatives from each of these organizations.  HPCCIT reports to  the Committee on Information and Communications (CIC) R&D  Committee of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).   The Director of the National Coordination Office for High  Performance Computing and Communications (NCO) reports jointly to  the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),  Executive Office of the President, and the Chair of the CIC.  The NCO  serves as a liaison to the U.S. Congress, state and local governments,  foreign governments, industry, universities, and the public. 
The Program is organized in five components: 
***High Performance Computing Systems (HPCS)*
- Accelerated development of scalable computing systems, with     associated software, including networks of heterogeneous systems ranging from affordable workstations to large scale high performance systems  Technologies to enable the use of advanced component, packaging, mass storage, and communications technologies for the design of large scale parallel computing systems 
***National Research and Education Network (NREN)*
- Broadened network connectivity of the research and education communities to high performance computing and research resources  Accelerated development and deployment of networking  technologies 
***Advanced Software Technology and Algorithms (ASTA)*
- Prototype solutions to Grand Challenge problems  Improved algorithms, software technologies, and software tools for more efficient use of scalable computing systems 
Deployment of advanced high performance computing systems for testing, technology integration, and evaluation 
***Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA)*
- Prototype solutions to National Challenge problems using HPCC enabling technologies  Accelerated development and deployment of NII enabling technologies 
***Basic Research and Human Resources (BRHR)*
- Support for research, training, and education in computer science, computer engineering, and computational science; and infrastructure enhancement through the addition of HPCC resources   **Interaction with Government, Industry, and Academia**
The NCO and HPCC agencies meet frequently with representatives  from the Federal and other governments, industry, and academia.   The HPCC Program actively seeks input and advice from all  interested parties. 
During FY 1994 the NCO, HPCCIT Subcommittee, and participating  departments and agencies held numerous meetings with  representatives from the U.S. Congress, Federal and Federally- charted organizations, state and local organizations, industry,  academia, professional societies, foreign governments, and others,  to exchange information about technical and programmatic issues,  trends, and needs. 
Between November 1993 and June 1994 the NCO and HPCCIT held five open meetings -- with representatives from the computing systems,  telecommunications, and software industries, and with directors of  both Federal and non-Federal computing centers.  In October 1994  the Subcommittee held non-disclosure briefings by 12 mass storage  vendors and two other organizations conducting R&D in this area.   HPCC departments and agencies cosponsored the Second Pasadena  Workshop on Systems Software for High Performance Computing  Systems held in January 1995. 

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