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From: Chris Walshaw <C.Walshaw@gre.ac.uk>
Subject: REMINDER: PVM with Fortran - 1 day course, U. Greenwich, London
Organization: School of Maths, University of Greenwich, U.K.
Date: 19 Oct 1995 14:22:31 GMT
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		An Introduction to PVM with Fortran 

			1st November 1995 

Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) is a message-passing library that allows a
collection of computers to function as a single high-performance parallel
machine. Because of its wide availability on a variety of machines, it has
become a de facto standard and has been used succesfully for solving
large-scale problems in science, industry and business. 

This one-day course provides an introduction to the principles behind PVM
such as message passing and heterogeneous computing, and a description of
PVM's interface for Fortran programmers. The course closes with PVM
program demonstrations and a simple PVM exercise. 

The course will be run by the University of Greenwich, under the auspices
of the London & South-East centre for High Performance Computing
(SEL-HPC). SEL-HPC is a JISC funded consortium comprised of the
London Parallel Applications Centre, the University of Greenwich & the
University of London Computer Centre, formed in response to the new
technologies initiative in HPC. Further information about its activities
can be found on the world wide web at
	http://www.lpac.ac.uk/SEL-HPC/

Who should attend this course? 

The course is aimed at computational scientists, engineers and
mathematicians with programming experience in Fortran who 

 - wish to learn about message-passing and PVM 

 - are interested in solving computationally-intensive applications on
       cluster of workstations and/or supercomputers 

It is also aimed at lecturers and teaching staff who wish to introduce the
principles of message passing and specifically PVM into their own courses.
It is provided primarily for members of HEIs in London and the South East,
although members of HEIs in other parts of the UK are welcome to attend. 

What will I gain from this course? 

The course will provide you with: 

 - an understanding of the key concepts of message passing and
       heterogeneous computing 
 - basic knowledge on how to develop and run simple PVM Fortran
       programs 
 - a few pointers on how PVM might be useful to solving your
       large-scale scientific applications 

What material does this course cover? 

        Introduction to HPC/Message Passing 
        Introduction to PVM 
        Basic PVM Fortran calls 
        Running PVM / a simple example 
        XPVM Workshop 
        PVM exercise in F77 

Costs: This course is provided primarily for members of all HEFC funded
Universities and Colleges in London and the South East but is open to
members of other UK HEFC institutions. There is no fee, but to secure a
place, please register by October 27th. 

Venue: School of Maths, University of Greenwich, Wellington St,
Woolwich, LONDON SE18 6PF. 

Lecturers: Peter Leggett, Tony Marsh, Kevin McManus, & Chris Walshaw. 

Programme: The course will run from 10.00 am to approximately 4.30 pm
with a break for lunch. It consists of lectures and hands-on workshops. 

Cancellations: If you book but find that you are unable to attend please let
us know as soon as possible to allow us to contact delegates on the reserve
list. 

An Introduction to PVM with Fortran - Registration form

I would like to attend the course "An Introduction to PVM with Fortran"
on 1st November 1995

Name:
Department and Institution:
Address for Correspondance:

Email:
Phone:

Completed forms or email applications should be sent to: T. Marsh
School of Maths, University of Greenwich, Wellington St, Woolwich,
LONDON SE18 6PF.
Phone: 0181 331 8746    email: T.Marsh@gre.ac.uk Fax: 0181 331 8665



