itaps-parallel ITAPS tutorial submission for SC08

[Mark Shephard]

Key issue is that SC is all about parallel computing. Some of us think 
that without a strong emphasis on the parallel parts of ITAPS there will 
be very little interest in ITAPS and the tutorial will not be accepted.

Jason Kraftcheck wrote:
> Mark Shephard wrote:
>> This works also. I just think we have to make parallel pretty central to
>> it.
>>
> 
> A few quick disclaimers first:  I haven't been participating much in the
> parallel discussion lately, I don't know much about the tutorial, etc. so I
> admit that I probably don't know what I'm talking about.
> 
> Details of the parallel interface are still being debated.  Might it be a
> bit premature to emphasize it in a /tutorial/?
> 
> Mixing the parallel discussion with the discussion of the basic interface
> concepts might be a bit much for participants new to the ITAPS work.  As it
> is easy to separate the basic interface from the parallel interface, it
> might be better to take advantage of that so the content is in more
> digestible chunks.
> 
> And the latter issue might be compounded by the former.
> 
> - jason
>