DM: Call for Participation

[Omer F Rana]

Hi 
 
We are co-organising a conference on 'Problem Solving Environments:
Infrastructures and Prototypes' in Spain. This is the first of a 
series of conferences. We would welcome participants -- and young
researchers interested in presenting their work. More details can
be found at:
 
        http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/euresco99/
 
Omer
 
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                            CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                      European Research Conference Series on
          Advanced Environments and Tools for High Performance 
Computing

            Problem-Solving Environments: Infrastructure and 
Prototypes
                                12-17 June 1999
                          San Feliu de Guixols, Spain
 
                       http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/euresco99

Deadlines
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To apply to attend the conference:           15 March 1999
To submit a poster presentation:             15 March 1999
To submit a short "young researcher" talk:   15 March 1999
To apply for funding to attend:              15 March 1999

All submissions and applications should be made through the 
application form
accessible through the conference web site 
http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/euresco99

Conference Scope
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Research into problem-solving environments (PSEs) is an active and 
expanding
field, with the potential for a wide impact on high performance 
computing. 
PSEs provide software tools and expert assistance to the user, and 
serve as an 
easy-to-use interface to high performance computing resources, 
thereby allowing
the rapid prototyping of ideas, detailed analysis, and higher 
productivity. 
The conference gives a broad interpretation to what is meant by a 
PSE, but
in general a PSE provides a complete integrated computing environment 
for 
composing, compiling, and running applications in a specific problem 
area. 
A PSE may also incorporate many features of an expert system, and 
provides 
extensive assistance to users in formulating problems, running the 
problem 
on an appropriate computing platform, and viewing and analysing the 
results. 
In addition, a PSE may have access to web-based information 
resources, 
sophisticated job control systems, and visualisation environments. 
PSEs may 
incorporate compute-intensive components, such as the solution of a 
complex 
mathematical model, and/or data-intensive components employed, for 
example, 
in Geographical Information Systems or database applications. Among 
the 
research areas relevant to PSEs are distributed computing, 
computational
science and engineering, software technologies such as Java, CORBA, 
and XML, 
mobile agents, immersive visualisation environments, computational 
steering, 
knowledge discovery, the remote control of scientific instruments, 
and 
concurrent and collaborative engineering.

European Research Conferences
-----------------------------

The European Research Conferences bring together small groups of 
mainly European
participants at the forefront of research for open, off-the-record 
discussions 
of current topics and problems, new ideas, and directions for future 
research. 
No conference proceedings are published, and in order to foster an 
open 
discussion of new ideas nothing presented at the conference may be 
referenced 
without the specific authorisation of the contributor. 

Conference Programme
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The conference programme will include 

  o  Twenty-one invited talks 
  o  Two poster sessions 
  o  A session of 15 minute talks by young researchers on their ideas 
and 
     directions for research. This is intended to give PhD students 
and postdocs
     a chance to present their ideas in an informal and relaxed 
atmosphere. 
  o  A session to review the conference, and to discuss the 
orientation of 
     future conferences in the series. 
  o  A trip to the Dali museum in Figueras. 

Other than the short talks by young researchers mentioned above, 
there will be 
no contributed talks. You can apply to give one of the short talks or 
present 
a poster by supplying an abstract in your application form. 

Full details of the programme and the application form are available 
at the 
conference web site http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/euresco99

Application to Attend
---------------------

Conference attendance will be limited to 100 people. To attend you 
must complete
an application form (available at the conference web site). The 
conference is 
identified as "Advanced Environments and Tools for High Performance 
Computing" 
on the form. Applicants will be informed 6-10 weeks prior to the 
conference of 
the outcome of their application. Lodging can be reserved through the 
application form so there is no need to contact the hotel directly to 
book a 
room. 

The conference fee of about 3500FF covers conference registration, 
board and 
lodging. Limited funds are available to assist young researchers to 
attend the 
conference. Details are given on the application form. 

The closing date for applications is 15 March 1999. If you wish to 
apply to 
attend the conference you must do so before this date. There will be 
no on-site 
registration. 

Location and Transportation
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The conference will take place at Hotel Eden Roc in San Feliu de 
Guixols on the 
Spanish Costa Brava. Further details of this delightful location, and 
how to get
there, are available on the conference web site 
http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/euresco99

Sponsorship
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This conference would not be possible without the generous 
sponsorship of: 

   o The European Science Foundation 
   o NEC Europe Ltd 
   o Cardiff University 

The support of these organisations is gratefully acknowledged. 

Organising Committee
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David W. Walker (chair)      Cardiff University, UK
Rolf Hempel (vice-chair)     NEC Europe Ltd, Germany
Peter Brezany                University of Vienna, Austria
Karsten Decker               Swiss Center for Scientific Computing, 
Switzerland
Efstratios Gallopoulos       University of Patras, Greece
Wolfgang Gentzsch            Genias, Germany
Laurent Hascoet              INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France
Tony Hey                     Southampton University, UK
Bo Kagstrom                  University of Umea, Sweden
Domenico Laforenza           CNUCE-Institute of the Italian National 
Research 
                             Council
John Murphy                  British Aerospace
Karl Solchenbach             Pallas, Germany