Date   : Thu, 05 Jan 1984 14:09:44 EST
From   : blue@nbs-sdc
Subject: Conference Announcement

        Numerical Computation and Mathematical Software 
                    For Microcomputers

    On March 19-21, the ACM Special Interest Group on Numerical
Mathematics (SIGNUM) will sponsor a conference on Numerical
Computation and Mathematical Software For Microcomputers. The
conference will be held at the Hilton Harvest House Hotel in Boulder,
Colorado. Registration will be limited to approximately 250
applicants. 

                    Invited Papers

    Invited speakers include P. W. Gaffney (Oak Ridge), "FORTRAN
Compilers for Microcomputers;" W. M. Gentleman (National Research
Council), "MIMD Architecture using Microcomputers;" G. A. Hamlin (Los
Alamos), "Graphics on Microcomputers;" J. Siebenaler (Motorola),
"Strategy and Testing of Floating-Point Coprocessors;" R. F. Sincovec
(U. Colorado, Colorado Springs), "Using Modula-2 and Ada for
Numerical Computations on Microcomputers;" and J. Wooten (Los
Alamos), "Use of Microcomputers in a Scientific and Engineering
Workstation Environment." 

                    Special Sessions

    There will be special sessions of 30-minute talks on
Microcomputers in Parallel Architectures and on Mathematical Software
for Microcomputers.


                    Vendor Exhibits

    There will be an exhibit of computers and software during the
meeting. Vendors will make 30-minute oral presentations during
special evening sessions.

                    Contributed Papers

    One-page astracts for 20-minute contributed talks should be
submitted immediately to:

        Dr. William G. Pool, Jr.
        Pacific Analysis & Computing
        1020 109th Avenue SE
        Bellevue, Washington 98004

                    Registration

    For information, contact:

        Dr. Roland A. Sweet
        MS 713 National Bureau of Standards
        325 Broadway
        Boulder, Colorado 80303
        (303) 497-5671