Symposium on Metacomputing and Distributed Computing

Symposium, September 20-21, 1999, Technologiezentrum Jülich (TZJ), Jülich, Germany

NRW Metacomputing & UNICORE

The Symposium is hosted by Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Central Institute for Applied Mathematics and Universität-Gesamthochschule Paderborn, Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC²).

Synopsis

Two major German projects in Metacomputing and Distributed Access to Computing Resources will end in 1999.

NRW-Metacomputing Initiative is a project funded by the Northrhine-Westphalia Ministry for Schools, Education, Science and Research (MSWWF-NRW) to develop an infrastructure for collaborative use of the country's academic computing resources. The duration of the project is from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1999.

UNICORE is funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) to develop a software infrastructure to provide seamless access to distributed computer resources. The duration of the project is from August 1, 1997 to July 31, 1999.

The projects will give a status report, demonstrate the results and share the lessons learned during the course of the project. These reports will be given in German on the first day of the symposium.
Speakers from other important international projects will highlight research activities in Metacomputing and web-based access to remote computing resources with emphasis on directions the research community is pursuing.

The symposium is open to industry, research establishments, and universities. The number of participants will be limited to 50. There is no conference fee for the symposium. The cost of travel and accommodation have to be covered by the participant.