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The Cornell Theory Center (CTC) is offering a free, hands-on, two-day technical training course for members of qualified organizations interested in implementing high-performance computing on Windows-based clusters. The workshop is scheduled for July 19-20, 2004, at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Representatives from all industries and sectors, including corporations, universities, and government agencies, are invited to attend. Space is limited. Registration is required by July 9, 2004, and can be accomplished by submitting the form at http://www.tc.cornell.edu/services/edu/events/winHPC/. The workshop will focus on technical training, with discussions about installing clusters and writing parallel applications. Specific sessions will include overviews of Windows-based HPC, cluster design, parallel programming, benchmarking, and hardware and software considerations. Attendees will also have an opportunity to build a Windows-based cluster. The course format includes lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises. “CTC is helping universities and businesses implement their Windows and .NET clusters effectively,” said CTC Director Thomas Coleman. “We migrated our systems to the Windows platform and want to share ‘lessons learned’ from both a systems and tools perspective.” “This workshop is a rare combination of ‘hands-on’ and theory, especially in the field of HPC, where lectures are more common than practical inputs,” said Suresh Nagarowth, project leader for Infosys Technologies Limited, and a participant at a recent WinHPC workshop. “Creating a fully operative HPC environment for ourselves was just a part of the outcome of the workshop; the ultimate benefit was when it helped Infosys gain expertise to provide solutions in the field of HPC.” The workshop will be presented by CTC consultants, analysts, senior research associates, and systems programmers. For questions concerning registration, hotel, or travel, please contact Carol Christoffersen at 607.254.8692 or carolc@tc.cornell.edu. All other questions, including workshop content, may be directed to Susan Mehringer at 607.254.8777 or susan@tc.cornell.edu. CTC is a high-performance computing and interdisciplinary research center located on the Ithaca campus of Cornell University with additional offices in Manhattan. CTC currently operates a Windows/Intel scale out cluster complex consisting of more than 1500 processors, in addition to Unisys scale up servers. Scientific and engineering projects supported by CTC represent a vast variety of disciplines, including bioinformatics, behavioral and social sciences, computer science, engineering, finance, geosciences, mathematics, physical sciences, and business. For more information, visit http://www.tc.cornell.edu or http://www.ctc-hpc.com.