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From: jabf@castle.ed.ac.uk (Fish)
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
Subject: Call for discussion: eunet.parallel
Keywords: parallel new_group
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Date: 16 Jan 91 13:40:01 GMT
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This is a proposal for the creation of a new group, to be called
eunet.parallel.  This is to be a moderated group.  The purpose of this
group is to disseminate information on parallel computing of relevance
to Europe, rather than worldwide.  The group comp.parallel is moderated
in the USA, and so is not appropriate for local European discussion and
announcements. 

We anticipate that information distributed on eunet.parallel will
consist of: paper abstracts, announcements of European seminars and
conferences, problems with hardware/software, details of work being done
in parallel computing within Europe, job openings, etc.

The group will be moderated by John Blair-Fish at the Edinburgh Parallel
Computing Centre (EPCC) who is a committee member of the BCS Parallel
Processing Specialist Group (PPSG). 

We intend to post a call for votes on this issue in the newsgroups ---
comp.parallel, eunet.news.group, comp.sys.transputer, eunet.misc, and
comp.sys.super --- in 14 day's time. In the interim, please discuss in
eunet.news.group only.

	John Blair-Fish (EPCC and BCS PPSG) and Malcolm Brown (EPCC)

	     jabf@uk.ac.ed.castle               malcolm@uk.ac.ed.castle

[ The only reason that comp.parallel is moderated in the US is to
  service the entire world----a large number of personal mailings are
  made to  Japan, Australia, and Europe. The other reason to moderate-
  control-has not been a problem. What you might consider is a cross
  feed between the two continents. I find it hard to believe that there
  is a secrecy need so that Europeans can talk about parallelism without
  the rest of the world finding out. Personal opinion only.

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Steve Stevenson                            fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu
(aka D. E. Stevenson),                     steve@hubcap.clemson.edu
Department of Computer Science,            comp.parallel
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906 (803)656-5880.mabell
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