95-7216. Task Force on the Future of the NSF Supercomputer Centers Program

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Task Force on the Future of the NSF Supercomputer Centers Program

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:

    Name: Task Force on the Future of the NSF Supercomputer Centers 
Program (#1982).
    Date and Time: April 6, 1995 1:00-9:00 p.m., April 7, 1995 8:00 
a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Place: O'Hare Hilton, Chicago, IL (Room to be posted at meeting 
site).
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. Robert Borchers, Director, Division of 
Advanced Scientific Computing, Directorate for Computer and 
Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation, 
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, 703/306-1970.
    Minutes: May be obtained from the contact person listed above.
    Meeting Purpose: The objective of the Task Force is to advise 
the NSF on the future of its Supercomputing Centers Program 
considering the changing nature of computing and information science 
and technology. Its scope will be limited to NSF's support for 
advanced computational science. This meeting is to seek advice and 
testimony from representatives of the supercomputer industry, 
academic leaders in High Performance Computing, representative users 
of the NSF Supercomputing Centers and some principal investigators 
of Grand Challenge Projects. The task force will continue its 
discussions on the principles to be used in evaluating the options 
of future programs, and hear reports on visits of members to the 
four existing Supercomputer Centers.
    Agenda:

April 6, 1995--1:00 to 9:00 p.m.

1:00-5:00 Advice and testimony from members of the High Performance 
Computing Community
6:00-9:00 Working Dinner--Subcommittee Meetings

April 7, 1995--8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

8:00-9:00 Assemble, Continental Breakfast
9:00-12:00 Advice and testimony from members of the High Performance 
Computing Community
12:00-1:00 Working Lunch
1:00-2:00 Advice and testimony (if required)
2:00-4:00 Subcommittee Meetings, trip visit reports.

    Reason for Late Notice: Difficulty in locating suitable meeting 
accommodations.

    Dated: March 20, 1995.

M. Rebecca Winker,
Committee Management Officer.
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