MPI (Message Passing Interface) is rapidly gaining wide
acceptance as the future standard for message-passing
programming. All major HPC hardware vendors support MPI or
have announced that they will do so. Public domain
implementations are already available. The MPI Forum reconvened
during 1995 to address new functionality and to develop an
MPI-2 standard. MPI-2 is a superset of MPI and is expected
to be finalized by the end of 1996. A first set of extensions
(for dynamic process creation) will be publically presented at
Supercomputing '95 in San Diego.
The 2nd European MPI Workshop is the successor of the highly
successful 1st European MPI Workshop held in January 1994 at
INRIA (organized by PALLAS and GMD). This workshop is organized
by the European Centre for Parallel Computing at Vienna (VCPC)
and PALLAS and sponsored by the ESPRIT project PPPE. There
will be several additional events during the week. They are
announced separately.
Who should attend
MPI-2 Open Meeting: European software developers with experience
in message passing programming or tool development. Participants
from universities, research organizations, and industry are welcome
to attend. Participants of ESPRIT projects, such as EUROPORT and
PPPE, are expected to take part. The number of participants is
limited.
Copies of the MPI-2 draft will be available from December 1995 on.
Write to the email address below.
MPI-2 Forum meeting: Although the MPI-2 is open to anybody who
wants to come, it is recommended that only those with a strong
and continuous interest in MPI attend.
Venue: Hotel Regina, Rooseveltplatz 15, Vienna
Fees
MPI Open Meeting and Forum: US $ 85 (to be paid cash at registration).
Fees include refreshments and lunch.
Additional events
There are several other events at the same location during the week
of the MPI Forum. These events are supported by the PPPE project,
funded by the ESPRIT research programme of the European Union.
This support is gratefully acknowledged. The complete agenda of
events follows.
January 22/23: MPI Training Course
January 22: Tutorial Introduction to Parallel Programming
January 23: Workshop on Languages and Models for Future
Computing Systems
January 24: MPI-2 Open Meeting: MPI Forum Presentation of
MPI-2 and open discussion with European MPI
application developers and all other attendees
January 25/26: MPI-2 Forum Meeting
The Training Course will take place at the VCPC. All other events
take place at the Regina Hotel, which is centrally located in
Vienna and is just a few minutes walk from the VCPC. Participants
may register for one or more of the above events. There are separate
announcements for the training course, the tutorial and the workshop.
Registration
To register for one or more of the above events, please use the
attached registration form or the form on the World Wide Web
(http://www.vcpc.univie.ac.at/news/mpi/). Mail or fax it to the VCPC
at the following address:
Workshops and Courses
Attn. Helga Pfeifer
VCPC
Liechtensteinstr. 22
A - 1090 Vienna Phone +43-1-310-9396
AUSTRIA FAX +43-1-310-560888 or +43-1-310-939613
Accommodation
If you need help with accommodation, please fill out the arrival
and departure information on the registration form. We will attempt
to place you in a hotel close to the location of the events. The cost
of accomodation is not included in the registration fee.
Information
For further information, please check the information on the WWW,
send in the registration form, or email to: course@vcpc.univie.ac.at
Registration form
European Centre for Parallel Computing at Vienna (VCPC)
2nd European MPI Workshop
MPI Training Course
Tutorial: An Introduction to Parallel Programming
Workshop on Languages and Models for Future Computing Systems
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Affiliation: __________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________ Telephone: _____________________________
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I wish to attend:
o the tutorial on January 22 or o the training course on January 22/23
o the workshop on January 23
o the MPI meeting on January 24-26
Please send me further information on:
o the tutorial on January 22
o the training course on January 22/23
o the workshop on January 23
o the MPI meeting on January 24-26
o Please send me information on future workshops and tutorials
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o Please book a room for me at the Hotel Regina or a nearby hotel.
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Fees
Payment should be enclosed if you register for the tutorial or the workshop.
Please make cheques payable to VCPC. All payments must be in Austrian Schillings.
Tutorial: Before Jan 10 After Jan 10
Academic, ESPRIT/ACTS projects: 1950 ATS 2450 ATS
Industry: 2850 ATS 3450 ATS
Workshop: Before Jan 10 After Jan 10
Academic, ESPRIT/ACTS projects: 1150 ATS 1450 ATS
Industry: 1850 ATS 2350 ATS
I qualify for the o Academic, project fee o Industry fee
Name of project: ______________________________________________________________
Method of payment: o Enclosed Cheque o American Express
o Eurocard/Mastercard o Visa o Diners Club
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