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In July 2006, the Scientific Computing Division (SCD) of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) will host two concurrent meetings for scientific users of IBM high-performance computing systems. ScicomP12, scheduled for July 18–21 at NCAR, will be the twelfth in a series of meetings for computational scientists and engineers interested in achieving maximum performance and scalability on IBM HPC systems. ScicomP12 is being combined with the summer meeting of SP-XXL, which will be held at NCAR from July 17–21. SP-XXL is a membership organization focused on systems-oriented interests in large-scale scientific computing on IBM hardware. Dr. William Collins, a scientist in NCAR’s Climate & Global Dynamics Division, will be the keynote speaker for the concurrent meetings. Collins, who studies atmospheric radiation, has developed one of the first techniques for integrating aerosol data into global climate models. ScicomP12/SP-XXL will feature a day of tutorials presented by IBM staff and others on topics relevant to user concerns. Students are welcome, both as regular attendees and tutorial-only registrants, at reduced rates. Conference organizers are seeking original presentations about recent discoveries, experiences, and lessons learned on IBM HPC products. Abstracts are due by April 28, 2006. ScicomP12/SP-XXL Web site Important dates April 28: Deadline for abstracts May 10: Author notification June 30: Early registration closes July 18: ScicomP tutorials July 19-21: ScicomP meeting