Newsgroups: comp.parallel.mpi
From: tony@aurora.cs.msstate.edu (Tony Skjellum)
Subject: Re: SPLC94 conference
Keywords: SPLC94, Scalable Parallel Libraries, MPI
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: 19 Jul 94 22:03:55 GMT
Message-ID: <tony.774655435@aurora.cs.msstate.edu>


             *** Message-Passing Interface Tutorial ***

			   preceding the

          Scalable Parallel Libraries Conference II (SPLC94)

                         October 11, 1994
     National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center
                 for  Computational Field Simulation
  		  at the <<Center for Visual Creation>>
   		   Mississippi State, Mississippi

The tutorial will be housed at the ERC's new <<Center for Visual
Creation>>, a Silicon Graphics, Inc. National Training Center, using a
state-of-the-art video classroom based on SGI workstations, and SGI
Onyx multiprocessor.  The classroom systems will provide
state-of-the-art interaction between instructors and the attendees, and
will also provide the basis for running parallel MPI jobs.

Tutorial Instructors: Anthony Skjellum, Ph.D.,
		      Nathan Doss,
		      Paula Vaughan,
		      Purushotham Bangalore,
	              Mississippi State University,
	              NSF Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simulation

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MPI is the message-passing interface standard, defined by the MPI
Forum.  This new standard for message-passing incorporates the best
aspects of common message-passing practice together with advanced
concepts to improve software engineering of large-scale message-passing
programs, and to allow access to high-performance hardware of current
and soon-to-be-released multicomputers (MPPs) and networked clusters.
MPI builds on the experience of systems like P4, PVM, Zipcode,
Chameleon, NX, and other systems. MPI builds on the input of vendors:
Cray, Intel, IBM, Meiko, Convex, NEC, Kuck and Associates, Parasoft, and
others.

Intended audience: This tutorial is designed for people who are interested
in MPI and applications development, and who plan to attend SPLC94, but who
may want an in-depth introduction to MPI prior to attending the conference,
which will include/emphasize applications of MPI and libraries built on MPI.

The tutorial is targeted as an advanced introduction, so that people who
are familiar with C and/or FORTRAN programming will be successful at
writing basic MPI codes after the tutorial is completed, but with a
broader understanding of the concepts.  Ideally, it is aimed at people
who have experience with a message-passing system like NX or P4 or PVM,
but that is not required.

Topics will include: writing simple programs in MPI, porting from other
message-passing systems to MPI, and using MPI intermediate and advanced
features.  Furthermore, basic concepts of application-development
in the message-passing environment will be included.

The tutorial presenters have extensive experience with the development
of MPI as well as participation in the MPI Forum.  They have early
efforts at developing parallel libraries with MPI as well as
applications development based on MPI.

NOTE!
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Paid tutorial attendees will receive a copy of "Using MPI: Portable
Parallel Programming with the Message-Passing Interface," by William
Gropp, Ewing Lusk and Anthony Skjellum, as part of the registration fee
(published by MIT Press).  If the book should not be available by
October 11, the books will be shipped as soon as available (expected
publication is in October, 1994).
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Tutorial fee:   $225 for all tutorial attendees, in addition to SPLC94
conference fees.  Class size limit is 15 persons. 

Attendance at the SPLC94 conference following the tutorial is not
required, but is strongly recommended.

		8 hour class, followed by 4 hour open laboratory.
		Lunch included.

		Shuttle service also provided to/from airport during limited times.

		Fees payable by check to Mississippi State University.

		PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  ON-SITE REGISTRATION NOT AVAILABLE.
		REGISTRATION BY AUGUST 15 IS    $225.
		REGISTRATION BY SEPTEMBER 15 IS $325.  

		REGISTRANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE
		THREE-DAY CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THIS TUTORIAL IN ADDITION (SEE SPLC94
	        CALL FOR PARTICIPATION).

For further information, contact:  Anthony Skjellum,
				   tony@cs.msstate.edu,
				   phone: 601-325-8435
				   fax:   601-325-8997

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For further information on SPLC94, please see SPLC94 announcement.
Available by ftp from aurora.cs.msstate.edu; directory: pub/SPLC94/SPLC94.2
On Mosaic: http://www.erc.msstate.ed/ss/splc94.html
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"There is no lifeguard at the gene pool." - C. H. Baldwin
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Anthony Skjellum, MSU/ERC, (601)325-8435; FAX: 325-8997; tony@cs.msstate.edu

