Re: Meeting schedule
Anna Rounbehler (anna@sky.com)
Thu, 25 Jul 1996 13:35:55 -0400
Steve Huss-Lederman wrote:
>
> I agree that having a schedule would be nice. Rusty presented an
> outline at the last meeting - maybe he could post it. However, I
> think the idea of coming for your favorite parts of the meeting is a
> bad idea. One of the real strengths of MPI is its integration. The
> solutions reached by the full group are often better than the
> combination of all the subcommittees. The MPI Forum has not been the
> sum of the subcomittees meeting in isolation; it has been the
> integration of them all. Also, the upcoming meetings will have many
> meetings of the whole for official votes. Everyone should be at
> these. I feel that working on the MPI Forum is a commitment to the
> full standard, not just your favorite parts. Yes, parts of MPI-2 are
> not in my normal interest area, however, I read the document and
> attend the full meeting. It is in the interest of MPI and an extra
> benefit is I have learned a lot.
>
> Steve
>
> > Since the next two metings are a day longer then normal it would
> > be nice if a schedule for the various sessions were made
> > available before the meeting. For those of us that are only
> > interested/involved in one chapter, say MPI-IO for instance, it
> > would be beneficial if we only had to attend for the, say, two
> > days necessary.
Steve, I think it is our English (or lack of it) that is probably
at fault here.
I think anyone who knows they can not commit to four days, would like
to view the schedule so they can attend the committees of interest.
It is like a rock and a hard spot - we know we must attend the
meetings that we actively participate in, as well as be
available for the others. For some people, this might turn out to be
mutually exclusive. I think everyone wants this to work. Try not to be
too hard on us. Let's try to find supporting media like email, etc
to help those who can not attend the full four days. I am willing to
help. The goal here is Supercomputing'96 and to show the good work that
reflects the committment of the many that helped to make it happen.
Anna
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Anna Rounbehler
SKY Computer