CALL FOR PAPERS

                            Special Issue of 

         The International Journal of Supercomputer Applications 
                    and High Performance Computing

                                 on 

                     I/O in Parallel Applications


Parallel computers are increasingly being used for applications with 
significant I/O requirements. In many such applications, I/O is the
main factor limiting performance and scalability. The International
Journal of Supercomputer Applications and High Performance Computing
will be publishing a special issue on I/O in Parallel Applications. 
Papers are solicited that describe the nature of I/O in real
I/O-intensive parallel applications, methods and tools used for I/O,
performance obtained, problems experienced, etc. Of particular 
interest are experiences with applications that highlight the
strengths and weaknesses of existing hardware and software support and
user interfaces for parallel I/O. 

All submitted papers will be refereed. The papers must be unpublished
and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers must
be submitted electronically by sending the PostScript file by e-mail
to thakur@mcs.anl.gov. The deadline for submitting papers is May 10, 1997. 
Authors will be notified of the publication decision by July 25, 1997.


                           Guest Editors:
        
            Rajeev Thakur, Ewing Lusk, and William Gropp
              Mathematics and Computer Science Division
                    Argonne National Laboratory
                        9700 S. Cass Avenue
                      Argonne, IL 60439, USA
              
For general enquiries, contact Rajeev Thakur, e-mail: thakur@mcs.anl.gov, 
Tel.: (630) 252-1682. 

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