[hpc-announce] CFWS: HPC Asia 2022 - International Conference on High Performance Computing in Asia‐Pacific Region

[Horikoshi, Masashi]

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                   Call For Workshop Proposals:
  International Conference on High Performance Computing in
      Asia‐Pacific Region (HPC Asia 2022) Kobe, Japan
      & Online, January 12-14, 2022
       http://sighpc.ipsj.or.jp/HPCAsia2022/
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HPC Asia 2022 welcomes the submission of workshop proposals. Workshops will be held at the same venue of the conference, in the afternoon of Jan 14, 2022. Through technical presentations, invited talks and/or panels, we expect that workshops will provide a great opportunity to establish wide and deep discussions among attendees.

* Proposal Format
Each proposal must include the following information:
    - Title of the workshop (Full name and Abbreviation)
    - Objectives, scope, and contribution to the main conference (up to 1 page)
    - Short bio of the key organizer
    - Procedure for selecting papers
    - Expected number of participants
    - A tentative list of program committee members
    - The workshop website URL address
 
* Proposal Submission
Please submit the proposal as a PDF file attached to the email to the following address:
    hpcasia2022 at sighpc.ipsj.or.jp
 
* Schedule
   - Proposal deadline: 30 Jun 2021
   - Acceptance Notification: 21 Jul 2021
   - Workshop day: 14 Jan 2022
 
* Workshop facility and logistics
The workshop will be held either fully online or hybrid (online + onsite in Kobe) depending on the COVID-19 pandemic situation. HPC Asia 2022 will prepare one physical room for each accepted workshop, and the capacity of each room is approximately 100 seats. The time slot for each workshop is 210 min. A projector and screen will be available in each workshop room. The final decision about the facility and logistics will be announced in the beginning of September 2021.
 
* Organizer's tasks
Each accepted organizer is responsible on the successful workshop management including the following tasks:
   - Send call for papers to appropriate mailing lists.
   - Create a web-site of the workshop to show the place, the time and the program of the workshop.
   - Manage full reviewing process of submitted papers.
   - Attend the workshop in person and manage the workshop.
 
Conference proceedings will not include workshop papers. Therefore, the publication of the papers and/or the presentation materials of the workshop should be arranged by the organizer.
 
* Information about fees
All HPC Asia 2022 attendees will be able to attend workshops without any additional fee.
Therefore, there is no option of "Workshop Only" registration in HPC Asia 2022. Also, there will be no financial support such as registration fee for the conference or travel  for the workshop organizers.
 
* Questions
The workshop chair welcomes any questions about your potential proposal via:
   hpcasia2022 at sighpc.ipsj.or.jp