In May 2004, the Department of Computer Science at Appalachian State University in collaboration with seven additional UNC institutions received seed grants from the UNC Office of the President totaling ~650,000 for two years to start the development of advanced research and education applications in high-performance computing.  The mission was to provide undergraduate students at comprehensive universities with an opportunity to study computational sciences and high-performance computing at a level comparable to students at Research I universities, to promote faculty research involving undergraduates, and to promote grid computing methodologies throughout North Carolina.  This workshop is one of the last activities we plan for the final phase of the project. 

We will provide financial support for travel, motel for Friday November 3, meals, and $150 stipend to participating students and faculty mentors who attend with their students. This support is available for faculty from higher education who want to sponsor student research in distributed computing; faculty may accompany students from their institutions in North Carolina.