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The Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) brings leading edge technology to its workshop attendees. In addition to covering the latest Intel and IBM architectures, the December workshop is offering a special session on Friday, December 12th, which features hands-on experience running an application on AMD Opteron(tm) compute nodes. Workshop attendees will be able to learn not only about AMD Opteron processor technology but also compare the performance of an application run on 32- versus 64-bit computing. LCI's highly successful workshops are intensive, hands-on sessions for computational scientists, engineers, researchers, analysts, and cluster system administrators. LCI's technical materials are vendor neutral that highlight information that attendees cannot easily find elsewhere. The workshops enable computational scientists, researchers, analysts, and engineers to develop applications that achieve maximum performance and scalability on Linux clusters of all sizes. System administrators learn about issues related to the administration of Linux clusters supporting secure and reliable, high-performance computing. Prospective users of Linux clusters will find the workshops a detailed and informative introduction to the process of acquiring, configuring, and using Linux clusters. Each workshop spans a full week and consists of two modules: two days covering systems administration and management issues, and three days devoted to scientific/technical application development and optimization. Registration is limited and will close on November 26. A registration form and additional information are available at: http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org The LCI provides advanced technical training for those interested in deploying high-performance Linux computing clusters. The group was founded by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Center for High Performance Computing (HPC) at the University of New Mexico, and the Advanced Computing Technology Center (ACTC) at IBM Research. The LCI includes some of the world's foremost specialists in building and deploying Linux clusters at NCSA, HPC@UNM, and IBM. real information in real time for high-performance computing