"Parallel Programming of High Performance Systems" is the yearly course provided by LRZ and RRZE that gives students and scientists a solid introduction to * Processor and HPC system architectures * Code development and basic tools * Scalar optimizations (generic and architecture-specific) * Parallelization basics * Parallel programming with OpenMP and MPI There will also be an additional course with advanced topics, which covers * Parallel performance tools for MPI and OpenMP * Parallel I/O with MPI I/O * I/O tuning and libraries Hands-on sessions will enable participants to apply the concepts right away. Although the federal HPC system at LRZ Munich is treated in some detail, most of the conveyed concepts are of general use. You can find the preliminary course agendas on the web: Basic course (HPPP1W1, March 5-9): http://www.lrz.de/services/compute/ courses/index.html#TOC1.14 Advanced course (HPAT1W11, March 19-22): http://www.lrz.de/services/ compute/courses/index.html#TOC1.15 This year the basic course is hosted by RRZE in Erlangen and will be available at LRZ in Garching via videoconferencing, if a sufficient number of people are interested. Hands-On sessions will then be provided at both locations. The advanced course will be hosted by LRZ in Garching. There is no course fee. Please register for course "HPPP1W11" and/or "HPAT1W11" at the following LRZ web site: http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/ services/schulung/kursanmeldung This information is also available on our web server http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/services/compute/aktuell/ali4203/ Reinhold Bader