FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION REGISTRATION FORM AND ADVANCE PROGRAM Forum on Parallel Computing Curricula March 31 - April 1, 1995 Wellesley College Science Center Sponsored by NECUSE, Wellesley College [IMPORTANT NOTES: * Please note the change in the dates: the forum will be 2 full days, Friday 3/31/95 and Saturday, 4/1/95. * Even if you have already pre-registered, we need to know if you're planning to attend the banquet on Friday, March 31. Please let us know by March 15, 1995. * Directions to Wellesley and information on accommodations in the Wellesley area appear at the end of this announcement.] In the last few years, courses on parallel computation have been developed and offered in many institutions as a recognition of the growing significance of this topic in computer science. Parallel computation curricula are still in their infancy, however, and there is a clear need for communication and cooperation among the faculty who teach such courses. This workshop will attempt to address this need by bringing together parallel computing researchers, faculty who teach parallel computing courses, and faculty who are interested in developing parallel computing courses in their own schools. It is expected that this workshop will create a forum that will facilitate the exchange of ideas, syllabi, course materials, software, and experiences among instructors of parallel computation courses. The intention of this workshop is to maximize interaction among those using innovative techniques, tools or strategies to teach parallel computation. We also want to encourage those faculty who are interested in using innovative materials to come and present to us the problems they have encountered. The results of this workshop will be compiled into a report, and resources will be placed on the internet. The workshop is sponsored by NECUSE and Wellesley College, and will cover registration fees, workshop materials, lunch and coffee breaks. On Friday evening, there will be a banquet at the Wellesley College Club. The banquet is free for those who have pre-registered, but will cost $25 for those registering after February 20, 1995. For more information on the forum, see the Forum web page: http://www.wellesley.edu/CS/forum.html. For information about the Forum program, contact Takis Metaxas (pmetaxas@wellesley.edu). For questions about local arrangements, contact Franklyn Turbak (fturbak@wellesley.edu). The New England Consortium for Undergraduate Science Education (NECUSE) includes the following institutions: Amherst College, Bates College, Brown University, Colby College, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, College of the Holy Cross, Middlebury College, Mount Holyoke, College, Smith College, Trinity College, Wellesley College, Wesleyan College, Williams College and Yale University. ********************************************************************** ADVANCE PROGRAM (Tentative) Forum on Parallel Computing Curricula March 31 - April 1, 1995 Wellesley College Sponsored by NECUSE, Wellesley College The Forum will run each day from 8:30am -- 6:00pm in the Wellesley College Science Center. On Friday, March 31, there will be a reception and banquet at the Wellesley College Club from 6:00pm -- 10:00pm. The panel "Is Parallel Computing Dead?" will be held during the banquet. The following is a tentative list of talks for the two days. The talks are not listed in presentation order. ------------------------- Friday, March 31------------------------- "Data-Parallel Image Processing in Parallaxis" Thomas Braunl, U. Stuttgart "Integrating Parallelism in the First Theory Course." John Savage, Brown University "Teach Ideas, Not Programming Tricks" P. Takis Metaxas, Wellesley College "A Programming Language for Teaching Parallel Computing to First-year Students" David Kotz, Dartmouth College "Thoughts on Parallel Computing in a Computer Science Curriculum" Arnold L. Rosenberg, UMASS-Amherst "The Boston University Parallel Curriculum" Azer Bestavros, Roscoe Giles, Abdelsalam Heddaya Steve Homer, and Claudio Rebbi, Boston U. "Importance of Isoefficiency Analysis in Teaching Parallel Computing" Boleslaw Mikolajczak, UMASS-Dartmouth "Focusing Undergraduate Curriculum on Parallel Computing" Janusz Zalewski, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University "A Multiprocessor Simulator for Teaching Parallel Computation" Arnold Pears, La Trobe University "Teaching a Parallel Processing Course in a Small University" John Abbas Youssefi, California State University "XDP: A simple, low-level library for a parallel distributed computing lab" David Arnow, Brooklyn College/CUNY PANEL: "Is Parallel Computing Dead?" (To be held during the banquet) Organized by: Nan Schaller, RIT Panelists: Thomas Braunl, U. Stuttgart Elias Manolakos, Northeastern University Kelly Pickard, MasPar Marios Papaefthymiou, Yale University Chris Nevison, Colgate University Jacek Myczkowski, Thinking Machines ------------------------- Saturday, April 1------------------------- "Developing Transportable Software for High Performance Computers" Thomas Cheatham, Harvard University "Nesl: A language for teaching parallel algorithms" Guy Blelloch, Carnegie-Mellon University "A Pipeline Prime Number Sieve: A Case Study in Parallel Computing Using Transputers." Chris Nevison, Colgate "Developing a Data-Parallel YACC-like Compiler Generator" Jacques Cohen, Brandeis University "Function Machines: Programming in Two Dimensions" Paul Horwitz, BBN "Teaching Horses to Whistle: Parallel Computing and the Undergraduate Computational Science Curriculum" Greg Wilson, U. Toronto "Training for Transputer Technologies" Andrew P. Bakkers, University of Twente/Open University "Using meta-programming for parallel language implementations" Robert M. Keller, Harvey Mudd College "Laboratory Support for Teaching Parallel Computing" Lan Jin, CalState-Fresno and Lan Yang, CalTech-Pomona "Study Parallel Computations at Undergraduate Level - A course and students research projects" Chenyi Hu, U. Houston-Downtown. PANEL: "The Dynamic Nature of Parallel Computing Curricula" Organized by: Dan Hyde, Bucknell University, and Rodney Tosten, Gettysburg College Panelists: David E. Keyes, Old Dominion Univ. & ICASE Paul Tymann, SUNY at Oswego P. Takis Metaxas, Wellesley College ********************************************************************** REGISTRATION FORM Please complete and email to pmetaxas@wellesley.edu Forum on Parallel Computing Curricula March 31 - April 1, 1995 Wellesley College Sponsored by NECUSE, Wellesley College Name: Affiliation: Address: Telephone: Fax: Do you plan to come to the banquet? Meal Preference: [Note: The banquet is free with pre-registration, but will cost $25 for those who register after February 20, 1995]. ********************************************************************** DIRECTIONS TO WELLESLEY COLLEGE The following will outline routes for travel to Wellesley College using public transportation, taxi, bus, or your car. IF YOU DRIVE >From the West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit 14 (Weston). Then go south on Interstate 95 (Route 128) for 1/2 mile to the Route 16 Exit 21 B. Follow Route 16 West for 3 miles to the town of Wellesley. At the center of Wellesley, go straight on Route 135 (West). At the second traffic light take a left into the main entrance to the College. Take the third street to the right and follow signs for admission parking. >From the East: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit 16 (West Newton). Follow Route 16 West, directions above. >From the North: Take Interstate 95 (Route 128) South Exit 21 B (Route 16 West). Follow Route 16 West, directions above. >From the South: Take Interstate 95 (Route 128) North to Exit 21 (Route 16 West). Follow Route 16 West, directions IF YOU ARRIVE BY PLANE: Take Logan Express Bus, which stops at all terminals, to Framingham. The fare for the bus is $8.00. Departure times are for Terminal A Travel times vary widely. Be sure to allow ample time during rush hour. For more information, please call 1-800-23LOGAN. Leave Logan WEEKDAYS: 6:30 am. - 9:00 p.m. Every half hour. Last scheduled bus 11:45 p.m. SATURDAY: 7:00 am. - 11 :00 p.m. Every hour SUNDAY: 7:00 am. - 1:00 p.m. Every hour. 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Every half hour Last scheduled bus 11:45 p.m. Leave Framingham WEEKDAYS: 5:00 am. - 8:00 p.m. Every half hour SATURDAY: 6:00 am. -10:00 p.m. Every hour SUNDAY: 6:00 am. -12:00 noon Every hour 12:00 noon - 8:00 p.m. Every half hour >From Framingham, take a taxi to the College (approximately $16.00). If necessary, call Veteran s Taxi at (617) 235-1600. The taxi ride from Framingham to Wellesley will take about 20 minutes. Subway By MBTA-Subway from the airport, take the shuttle bus free) to the Airport MBTA stop. Then take the inbound Blue Line four stops to Government Center. Go upstairs and change to Green Line marked outbound RIVERSIDE-D. Get off at Woodland, the second to last stop. (The fare is 85 cents). >From Woodland, take a taxi (approximately $13.00). If necessary, call Veteran s Taxi at (617) 235-1600. It takes about two hours from the Airport by public transportation. Be sure to have plenty of Change! Exact fares are required on bus and subway systems. Taxi The taxi cost from Logan Airport and other points in the City, including tolls, is approximately $40.00. There is a small additional charge when more than three people share a cab. IF YOU ARRIVE BY TRAIN Take Amtrak to South Station in Boston. From there, take the Red Line (MBTA subway) two stops to Park Street Change to the Green Line outbound RIVERSIDE-D. Get off at Woodland, the second to last stop. (The MBTA fare is 85 cents.) Then follow the above directions from Woodland. IF YOU ARRIVE BY BUS Take the Greyhound or Peter Pan bus to the RIVERSIDE Terminal, one stop before Boston. From there, take a taxi to the College (approximately $13.00). If necessary, call Veterans Taxi at (617) 235-1600. ********************************************************************** ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WELLESLEY AREA We recommend staying at the Wellesley College Club or at the Wellesley Inn on the Square, both of which are within walking distance of the Wellesley College Science Center. Since space is limited, we urge you to make reservations as soon as possible. When reserving a room, state that you are with the Forum on Parallel Computing Curricula. WELLESLEY COLLEGE CLUB Wellesley College Campus (A 5 minute walk from the Science Center.) (617) 283-2700 Single: $70; Double: $80 WELLESLEY INN ON THE SQUARE 576 Washington Street (Route 16) (A pleasant 15 minute stroll from the Science Center.) Wellesley, MA 02181 (617) 235-0180 Single: $78; Double: $88 There are a number of other lodgings that are short drives from Wellesley College: DAYS INN 399 Grove Street (Route 128 Exit 22) Newton, MA 02162 (617) 969-5300, 1-800-325-2525 Single: $89; Double: $99. HOLIDAY INN-CROWNE PLAZA 1360 Worcester Street (Route 9 East Bound) Natick, MA 01760 (508) 653-8800, 1-800-465-4329 Rooms are $125 and up. MARRIOTT HOTEL 2345 Commonwealth Avenue (located near Route 128 and Mass Pike exit 14) Newton, MA 02166 (617) 969-1000, 1-800-228-9290 Rooms are $99 and up. NATICK INN Route 9 & Speen Street Natick, MA 01760 (508) 653-5000, 1-800-462-8425 Single: $72; Double: $79. SHERATON NEEDHAM 100 Cabot Street Needham, MA 02194 (617) 444-1110, 1-800-325-3535 Rooms are $110 and up. TRAVEL LODGE 1350 Worcestor Road (Route 9 Eastbound) (508) 655-2222, 1-800-578-7878 Single: $64; Double: $74