Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: desprez@thud.cs.utk.edu (Frederic Desprez)
Subject: Re: Q: EuroPVM Workshop
Organization: Computer Science Dept, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Date: 4 Aug 1994 11:51:15 GMT
Message-ID: <31qknjINN704@CS.UTK.EDU>

Hi,

Here is the CFP.
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                                   First
                       European PVM Users' Group Meeting
                                Rome, Italy
                   October 9-11 1994, Universita' di Roma, Rome


 - CALL FOR PAPERS - CALL FOR PAPERS - CALL FOR PAPERS - CALL FOR PAPERS -


                              Sponsored by

        IBM European Center for Scientific and Engineering Computing

       Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon    CASPUR-Universita' di Roma



The first European PVM Users Group Meeting will be held October 9 to
11, 1994, at the Conference Room of the University of Rome, Via Salaria
113, Rome, Italy.
The meeting will provide an opportunity for European users of PVM to
meet each other, share ideas and experiences, and meet some of the
members of the PVM Team.

The conference will include:

    * Invited talks by:
	    Wolfgang Gentzsch (Genias, Germany),
	    Vaidy Sunderam (Emory University),
	    Bernard Tourancheau (LIP, France),
	    ... TBD ...
	    ... TBD ...

    * Contributed papers from the PVM user community.
    * Technical presentations by the developers of PVM.
	(Including a feedback session on future directions and features)
    * Vendor presentations on supported PVM products.
    * Social activities.

    * Tutorial Session (Sunday 9th) by:
	Adam Beguelin (CMU, USA),
	Robert Manchek (UT, USA).

There will be Conference Registration/Reception at the conference
location.  The registration desk opens, for the tutorial session, at
9:00 AM on Sunday and at 9:00 AM on Monday for the conference.

The Future Directions session ends at 17:00 PM Tuesday.

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                             COMMITTEES

Program Chair:       Michel Cosnard (LIP, ENS Lyon)
                     cosnard@lip.ens-lyon.fr (+33) 7272 8080 (fax)

                     Renzo Di Antonio (IBM ECSEC)
                     dantonio@romesc.vnet.ibm.com (+39) 6.5966.5548 (fax)

                     Jack Dongarra (University of Tennessee and 
                                    Oak Ridge National Lab.)
                     dongarra@cs.utk.edu (615) 974-8296 (fax)

                     Giovanni Aloisio (Universita' di Lecce)
		     gax@astrba.ba.cnr.it
		     gax@ibade.ba.infn.it
		
Organization Chair:  Giorgio Richelli (IBM ECSEC)
		     giorgio@vnet.ibm.com
		
                     Frederic Desprez (LIP ENS Lyon)
      	       	     DESPREZ@cs.utk.edu

                     Romano Bizzarri  (CASPUR-Universita' di Roma)
      	       	     bizzarri@caspur.it

Program Committee:   Fabrizio Baiardi (Universita di Pisa),
                     Giovanni Aloisio (Universita' di Lecce),
                     Adam Beguelin (Carnegie Mellon University),
                     Serge Chaumette (LABRI, Bordeaux),
                     Marc Garbey (LAN1-Lyon),
                     Al Geist (Oak Ridge Nat. Lab.),
                     Marc Gengler (LITH, EPF Lausanne),
                     Thomas Ludwig (Technische Universitaet, Muenchen),
                     Robert Manchek (University of Tennessee),
                     Pierre Manneback (Universit\'e Polytechnique de Mons),
                     Vaidy Sunderam (Emory University),
                     Piero Sguazzero (IBM ECSEC),
                     Pavel Tvrdik (Faculty of Elec. Eng., CTU),
                     Stephane Ubeda (Universite de Saint-Etienne).


Organization Comm.:
                     Giulia Caliari (IBM ECSEC)
                     Salvatore Filippone (IBM ECSEC)
                     Stefano Patarnello (IBM ECSEC)
                     Giorgio Richelli (IBM ECSEC)
                     Nico Sanna (CASPUR-Universita' di Roma)


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                        Call For Papers

We invite everyone with PVM ideas or experiences to submit abstracts
of papers and posters for possible presentation at the Users' Group meeting.
List of topics includes (but is not limited to):

  The PVM system:
    Tools
    Libraries
    Extensions and Improvements
    Vendors Implementations
    Programming Environments
    ....

  Algorithms:
    Numerical Kernels
    Scheduling and Load Balancing
    Benchmarking and Pseudo-Applications
    ....

  Real-world Parallel Applications:
    CFD
    Image Processing
    Structural Analysis
    Chemistry
    Aerodynamics
    ....

Authors are requested to submit a 4-pages extended abstract before
September 15, 1994. Abstracts will be reviewed and authors notified of
their acceptance by October 1.
Any special equipment required for the talk should also be indicated
in the abstract.

Abstracts should be submitted in postscript form
by e-mail to europvm@lip.ens-lyon.fr.

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                            REGISTRATION

The registration fee for the meeting is 130.000 Lit. (approx. 75 U.S.D.), and
includes the reception, lunches and coffee breaks and Tuesday's banquet.

If you wish to attend the tutorial session, there is an additional
registration fee of 160.000 Lit. (approx. 90 U.S.D.)

If you want to pay in advance, please fill in the attached registration
form, and return the registration form to by either fax or email to:

   PVM Users' Group Meeting Registration
   Attn. Silvia Rosati,  pvmug@vnet.ibm.com
   Fax : (+39) 6.5966.5548

The fee can also be payed by remittance on the following bank account:

    c/c n 9457824/01/57 Banca Commerciale Italiana
    Succursale di Segrate - Milan (Italy)
    Sort code: ABI = 02002 CAB = 20600

On-site cash payments will be accepted only in Italian currency.
If you want to pay on-site, we ask that you still fill out the registration
form and return it for registration.
This will allow us to get an accurate head count for planning purposes.
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           FIRST EUROPEAN PVM USERS' GROUP MEETING REGISTRATION FORM

Name _________________________________________________________________________

Company ______________________________________________________________________

Address/Mailstop______________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip/Country _______________________________________________________

Daytime Phone Number _________________________________________________________

Fax number __________________________ Email __________________________________

Do you have any special needs? _______________________________________________


       Meeting Registration         130.000 Lit.   [  ]
       Tutorial:                    160.000 Lit.   [  ]

Credit Card:

     American Express  [  ]

     Diners            [  ]


     Card Number     ____________________________________________

     Cardholder Name ____________________________________________

     Expiration Date ______________ Today's Date ________________


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                         HOTEL REGISTRATION

A limited number of rooms have been blocked out in a number of different
Hotels for the PVM meeting. BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR ROOM RESERVATIONS BEFORE
SEPTEMBER 25TH.

Rooms will be held until 5 P.M. of the expected arrival day, unless
guaranteed with an accepted credit card. Check-in time is after 1:00 PM
and check-out time is noon. Reservation requests must be made before
September 25th, 1994. After this date, reservations will be based upon
room availability.

Cancellations made after 5 P.M. of the check-in day will be billed one
night's room and tax.


All of the hotels are located downtown and within a short distance.
A shuttle bus, between some meeting points adjacent to the hotels and
the conference location will be available on Monday and Tuesday.

                    ========= Hotel List  =========

 Name          Rating      Price  (Lit.)        Address
                           Single    Double
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Jolly           ****       270.000   310.000   Corso Italia 1
Mediterraneo    ****       198.000   264.000   Via Cavour 15
D'Azeglio       ****       170.000     n.a.    Via Cavour 18
Atlantico       ****       149.000   200.000   Via Cavour 23
San Giorgio     ****       149.000   200.000   Via Amendola 61
Nord Nuova Roma ***        122.000   162.000   Via Amendola 3


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                   ****  HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM  ****

(This form should be mailed to the European PVM Users' Group Registration
 and NOT to the hotel)

Name _________________________________________________________________________

Sharing With _________________________________________________________________

Institution __________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________ State__________ Zip _______________

Hotel Requested ______________________________________________________________

Daytime Phone  ________________________ Evening Phone  _______________________

Check In _____/October/94   Arrival Time   _____________

Check Out_____/October/94   Departure Time _____________

Double        [  ]   Single [  ]

Smoking Room  [  ]   Non-Smoking Room  (Where available) [  ]

Number of people in room _______


Credit Card:

     American Express  [  ]    Visa       [  ]

     Diners            [  ]    MasterCard [  ]


     Card Number     ________________________________________________

     Cardholder Name ____________________________________________

     Expiration Date ______________ Today's Date ________________


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                            TRANSPORTATION

 The Rome airport "Leonardo da Vinci" is located about 20Km south-west of the
 city; in order to reach the hotels there are the following alternatives:

 * Underground to either the "Ostiense" or "Termini" trail stations
   and then a taxi to the hotel.

 * Taxis or limousines directly from the airport.

 On October 10 and 11, a shuttle bus will be available between the
 Conference Room and some meeting points nearby the Hotels in the list.

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-- 
F. Desprez

