CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (with registration information) Parallel Tools Consortium Second Annual General Meeting May 22-24, 1995 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, California, USA Hosted by Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation (NAS) Systems Division, NASA Ames Research Center. Users, developers, and vendors of tools for parallel computers are invited to participate in the Parallel Tools (Ptools) Consortium's second annual meeting. The consortium offers a forum for an exchange of ideas on improving the usability of parallel tools. It was established in response to past concerns that parallel tool developers are working in isolation from the user community. The consortium also establishes groups to work on new tool projects that: - respond to demonstrable user needs - involve vendors, researchers, and users - create tools that behave consistently across multiple platforms - produce public-domain prototypes Five Ptools projects are currently underway or have already been completed. Membership in the Ptools Consortium is open to anyone interested in parallel programming tools. For more information about the consortium, see the URL: http://www.llnl.gov/ptools/ptools.html . This year's annual meeting will feature presentations on current projects within the consortium, standardization efforts in parallel computing (such as MPI and HPF), and sources of parallel software. Tool developers and researchers will present posters and demos on their current projects, and discussion sessions will address a number of topics of interest to parallel tool users and developers. Who Should Attend ----------------- Anyone interested in better software support for parallel computing is encouraged to attend. This includes tool users and developers from national laboratories, supercomputing centers, universities, computer manufacturers, software vendors, and industrial and government sites involved in parallel computing. The consortium is particularly eager to involve users who are willing to discuss their requirements for software tools. Preliminary Agenda ------------------ Day 1 -- Monday, May 22, 1995 1:00 - 1:30 Welcome 1:30 - 2:00 Ptools 1994 activities Reports on completed Ptools projects 2:00 - 2:30 Lightweight corefile browser 2:30 - 3:00 Message queue manager 3:00 - 3:30 Scalable Unix tools 3:30 - 4:30 Break, poster preparation time 4:30 - 6:30 Reception, demos, and poster session Dinner (on own) Day 2 -- Tuesday, May 23, 1995 8:30 - 9:30 Invited speaker: Chuck Leith, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab "A User's Perspective on High-Performance Computing" 9:30 - 10:00 Break 10:00 - 11:15 Standardization efforts in parallel computing High-Performance Fortran (HPF) Message-Passing Interface (MPI) Portable Software Tools for Parallel Architectures (PSTPA) 11:15 - 11:30 Planning for afternoon breakout sessions 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch (on own) 1:00 - 2:30 Breakout sessions in parallel On-going Ptools projects and other topics TBA 2:30 - 2:45 Break 2:45 - 4:15 Breakout sessions in parallel 4:15 - 4:30 Break 4:30 - 5:30 Invited speaker: Jack Dongarra, Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab and University of Tennessee, Knoxville "The High Performance Software Exchange" 5:30 - 6:00 Break 6:00 - 8:00 Reception Dinner (on own) Day 3 -- Wednesday, May 24, 1995 8:30 - 10:30 Panel discussion: "Harnessing the Expertise of Meta-users" 10:00 - 10:30 Break 10:30 - 11:30 Reports from breakout sessions 11:30 - 11:45 Wrap-up Please note that the meeting begins and ends at mid-day to permit travel to and from the site on the same days as the meeting. NASA CANNOT ADMIT EARLY ARRIVALS TO THE SITE ON MONDAY. The meeting site ---------------- NASA Ames Research Center is located at Moffett Field, California, USA, in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Jose International Airport is the nearest major airport, and both San Francisco and Oakland are reasonable alternatives. Directions: Going North on 101 (from the San Jose area): Take the Moffett Field exit. Going South on 101 (from the San Francisco area): Take the Moffett Field (NOT the Moffett Blvd.) exit. Turn left BEFORE the main Navy gates. The very first building on the right (a small, one-story building behind cyclone fencing) is the Pass & ID/Badging Office. You must stop here to obtain a pass for yourself and your vehicle. Representatives from Ptools will direct you to the meeting from there. Accommodations ------------- We have reserved blocks of rooms at two hotels near the meeting site. The County Inn is located across US Highway 101 from NASA Ames; it is about ten minutes' walk from the main gate. The Sundowner Inn is a few miles southeast of NASA on Highway 101 and is not within walking distance. Rates at both locations are $75/night for a single room, including breakfast, and RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY APRIL 22 for this rate to apply. As rooms are limited at both hotels, we suggest you book early. Call the hotel directly, and be sure to mention the Parallel Tools Consortium to get the discounted rate. County Inn 850 Leong Drive (corner of Moffett Blvd.) Mountain View, CA 94043 (800) 828-1132, (415) 961-1131 fax: (415) 965-9099 Sundowner Inn 504 Ross Drive (corner of Mathilda) Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (800) 223-9901, (408) 734-9900 fax: (408) 747-0580 Participants are responsible for their own transportation from their hotel to the meeting site. Registration ------------ The fee for attendance at the meeting and the receptions is $100. We must receive registration form and payment by May 1 for U.S. citizens and April 15 for non-U.S. citizens. No registrations will be accepted on-site. Direct general questions about the meeting to: John May (510) 423-8102 johnmay@llnl.gov Foreign nationals: NASA Ames requires extra time to process your access approval. You must bring your passport or Green Card to the meeting site. The registration deadline for non-U.S. citizens is April 15. If you are not a permanent resident of the U.S., you must include the following additional information on your registration form: your full name; date of birth; organizational affiliation; citizenship; passport number; date and place of passport issue; and the expiration date of your passport. --- Registration form --- Parallel Tools Consortium Second General Meeting NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California May 22-24, 1995 (Please type or print) Name: (Last, First, Middle) (Name for badge) Organization: Address: Phone: Fax: Email: List any special needs (dietary or other): Nationality (check one): __ U.S. citizen __ Non-U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident status (must bring Green Card) __ Foreign National (must bring passport) Additional information for non-U.S. citizens: Date of birth: Citizenship: Passport number: Date of issue: Place of issue: Date of expiration: Registration fee is $100 (U.S. dollars); make checks payable to Oregon State University Foundation, with a memo "Parallel Tools Consortium". Send registration and payment to: Matt Killinger Department of Computer Science Oregon State University Dearborn Hall 304 Corvallis, OR 97331-3202 email: killinm@research.cs.orst.edu fax: (503) 737-3014