Come to New York City for ICS'02!

The ACM International Conference on Supercomputing is the premier international forum for the presentation of research results in high-performance computing systems. This year, we have an excellent technical program consisting of 31 papers selected from 144 submissions, three outstanding keynote speakers (Keiji Tani, Earth Simulator Center, Japan; Alfred Z Spector, Vice President, Services and Software, IBM Research; David Kuck, Intel Fellow, Director, KAI Software Lab), and exciting panel discussions, tutorials and workshops.

I would especially encourage students to attend ICS'02, and to submit papers to the ICS'02 workshops (still accepting submissions). There will be various awards for student presentations (courtesy of ACM), as well as student travel grants (courtesy of Intel and IBM). We also have arranged for low-cost housing for students at Columbia University. ICS'02 offers an opportunity to meet experts in the field, both from the academia and the industry.

The ICS'02 conference will be held at Columbia University in New York City, June 22-26, 2002. New York City needs no introduction: it is a whimsical mix of architecture, art, music, and the vanguards of business -- you may decide to stay there! Columbia University is an established Ivy League school, and is one of the top educational centers in the United States. The Columbia campus houses impressive turn-of-the-century architectures, and is only minutes away from the city center by subway.

I am looking forward to seeing you at New York City in June!

Dr. Kemal Ebcioglu
ICS'02 General Chair
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
kemal@watson.ibm.com