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- From: dongarra@cs.utk.edu
- Subject: Message Passing Interface Forum
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.181222.23573@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Sender: fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu (Steve Stevenson)
- Organization: Clemson University
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 92 14:26:52 -0500
- Approved: parallel@hubcap.clemson.edu
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- Dear Colleague,
-
- As you may aware, a process is underway to define a standard message
- passing interface for applications on distributed memory concurrent
- computers. This process formally began with a workshop held in Williamsburg
- in April 1992. Following this a Working Group was formed to carry the
- standardization process forward, and a draft standard for message passing was
- proposed by Dongarra, Hempel, Hey, and Walker. This proposed standard,
- called Message Passing Interface 1 (MPI1), was discussed at a second meeting
- held in Minneapolis in November. At this meeting it was decided to
- accelerate the standardization process by forming subcommittees to examine
- different aspects and to make recommendations, taking MPI1 as a reference
- point. The subcommittees will meet approximately every 6 weeks, with the
- objective of finalizing the standard by July 1993. The following
- is a list of the subcommittees:
-
- 1. Introduction subcommittee
- 2. Point-to-point communication subcommittee
- 3. Collective communication subcommittee
- 4. Process topology subcommittee
- 5. Language binding subcommittee
- 6. Formal language description subcommittee
- 7. Environment inquiry subcommittee
-
- In general, we shall follow the organization and procedures of the
- High Performance Fortran working group.
-
- For the standard to be a success input from the research community is
- essential. I am therefore writing to ask if you would like to assist in
- defining the message passing standard by joining up to two of the above
- subcommittees (it has been decided that no individual should be a member
- of more than 2 subcommittees). It is important that the subcommittee members
- play an active role in the standardization process, and attend most or all
- of the meetings, so please only offer to join a subcommittee if you able
- to devote sufficient time to its activities.
-
- Please let me know which, if any, of the subcommittees you would like to join,
- and I shall send you you further information on the current status of the
- standardization process.
-
- Please note that the next meeting of the subcommittees will take place at the
- Bristol Suites Hotel, 7800 Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas. It will start after
- lunch on Wednesday January 6, 1993, and finish at noon on Friday, January 8,
- 1993. Reservations are $89 per night and may be made by calling (214) 233-7600
- (mention MPI meeting). The meeting registration fee will be $75. An agenda will
- be sent out soon to all subcommittee members.
-
- With Best Regards,
- David Walker
- Executive Director of the MPI Working Group
-
-
-