9th Annual High Performance Computing & Communications Conference (HPCC95) April 3-5, 1995 Radisson Hotel at Mark Center Alexandria, VA The National High Perpormance Computing and Communications Council will hold the 9th Annual High Performance Computing and Communications Conference on 3-5 April 1995. This year's meeting is being held at the Radisson Hotel at Mark Center in Alexandria VA. The theme of this year's conference is "Applications of High Performance Computing and Communications - The Grand Challenges." Featured Grand Challenge presentations will cover weather modeling, design for environmental protection, telemedicine, space and automotive design. The conference also highlights and focuses on the DoD HPC Modernization Program, Administration Information Technology Policy, Plans and Programs, Networks and Communication Technology, Computer and Network Security, ARPA HPC programs, Internet, and Metacomputing for Client Servers. In depth technical presentations will be conducted by senior executives of major manufacturers, including: CONVEX, nCUBE, IBM, AT&T, and SGI. The complete schedule is available from the conference hotline. The HPCC Conference registration fee is $495. A $50 discount is available for registrations paid prior to March 1st. An additional discount is available for prepaid registrations of 5 or more from the same agency, command or organization. Non-discountable student registrations are available at $300. Single day registrations costs $200. All registrations include continental breakfast, refreshments breaks, lunch and all materials. The tentative presentation schedule includes: Tony Pressley DoD HPC Modernization Office "HPC Modernization Program" Steve Wallach CONVEX TBA Louis Turcotte CEWES "Inevitable March of The Killer Micros" Peter Madams nCUBE "Useable/Deliverable Teraflop In '95" John Toole ARPA "ARPA HPC Program" IBM IBM (Speaker to be announced) Joseph McCaffrey NRL "Grand Challenge Ocean Modeling at NRL" Robert Woods GSA "FTS2000 Plans and Direction" Bernard F. McKay AT&T "Communications for the Future" Larry Smarr NCSA "Metacomputing or How To Build A Scalable Client Server Infrasturture" Forest Baskett SGI "Supercomputing With Workstations" Larry Brandt NSF "Surfing The Internet" Myron Ginsberg EDS/GM "HPC In The World Automotive Industry" Steve Squires ARPA "Computer and Network Security" Frank McDonoungh GSA "Federal IRM Plans and Policy" Tom Sterling NASA "Project JENNEI" Bruce McConnell OMB "Administration IT Plans and Policy" Paul Young NSF "NSF HPC Program" Gregory McRae MIT "Design of Materials For Environmental Protection" Mark Ellisman UCSD "Remote Acess to Advanced Medical Instrumentation" For registration and further information contact: Dr. John Miguel, Conference Chair P.O. Box 313 Tiverton RI 02878-0313 Phone: (602) 895 1326 Fax: (602) 895 5628 E-mail: 75151.2100@compuserve.com Or, call the conference hotline: Telephone/Fax: (401) 624 4190 E-mail 75304.103@compuserve.com