The highly positive response to the International Workshops APPT'95, APPT'97 and APPT'99, held in Beijing, Koblenz and Changsha, respectively, has encouraged us to continue the fruitful scientific dialogue between China and Germany. The workshop is the result of cooperation between the Technical University of Berlin, Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology at the German National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD FIRST), the Technical University of Ilmenau and the Chinese National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing as well as the City University of Hong Kong. It offers a technology - exchange forum for academia and industry, presenting state-of-the-art research and projects. Its aim is to establish new cooperation channels with a view to developing innovative concepts and solutions geared to future markets and initiating long-term cooperation. The workshop will focus on both theory/methodology and practice/applications. The working language will be English.

The workshop will be divided into several topic areas:

1. Architectures, Software Tools and Environments for Parallel and Distributed Programming: Parallelizing Compilers, Software Engineering on Parallel/ Distributed Systems, Grid-Based Computing and Tools
2. Networks and Internet Computing: Interconnection Networks and Routing, Load Balancing, Network Computing
3. Image Generation and Processing: Rendering Techniques, Virtual Reality, Visualization, Graphic Processing

April 15, 2001:	Draft papers due
June 15, 2001:	Notification of acceptance
July 15, 2001:	Camera-ready papers due (10 pages at most) and deadline for early registration
September 17 - 19, 2001:	APPT'01 Workshop

Prof. Dr. Stefan Jähnichen

Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology at the German National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD FIRST), Germany.

Prof. Xingming Zhou

National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing , China
(Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Prof. Xicheng Lu

National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing , China

Prof. Binxing Fang, Harbin Insitute of Technology (China)

Prof. Xiaming Li, Peking University (China)

Prof. Xinda Lu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)

Prof. Siwei Luo, Northern Jiao Tong University (China)

Prof. Weimin Zheng, Tsinghua University (China)

Prof. Y. K. Chan, City University of Hong Kong (China)

Prof. ChengDe Han, Institute of Computing, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Prof. XinSong Liu, Electronical Sciences University (China)

Prof. Dr. A. Bode, Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Prof. Dr. M. Dal Cin, University of Erlangen (Germany)

Prof. Dr. S. Gorlatch, Technical University of Berlin (Germany)

Prof. Dr. K.-E. Großpietsch, GMD St. Augustin (Germany)

Prof. Dr. R. Hartenstein, University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)

Prof. Dr. J. Kaiser, University of Ulm (Germany)

Prof. Dr. K. Kleine, Jena University of Applied Sciences(Germany)

Prof. Dr. E. Mähle, Medical University of Lübeck (Germany)

Prof. Dr. W. Schröder-Preikschat, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg (Germany)

Prof. Dr. D. Tavangarian, University of Rostock (Germany)

Prof. Dr. W. Zimmermann, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)

Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany
Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology, German National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD FIRST), Germany
National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing, China

Dr. Volker Zerbe
Faculty of Computer Science and Automation
Department of System and Control Theory
Technical University of Ilmenau
Postfach 100565
D - 98684 Ilmenau, Germany

Tel. +49-3677-692765
Fax +49-3677-691285
E-mail zerbe@theoinf.tu-ilmenau.de

Publication: Zhengyu Jiang (zhengyu@first.gmd.de)

Papers must be written in English and should not exceed 10 pages (12pt) - preferred are 6 pages - in length, including figures, tables and references. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings, which will be available at the workshop. Papers should be sent to Professor Jähnichen (GMD FIRST) and Dr. Ming Xu (National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing - NLPDP). E-mail submissions (pdf format) are preferred, otherwise 3 copies must be sent to each of the chairmen.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Jähnichen Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology German National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD FIRST) Kekuléstraße 7 D - 12489 Berlin, Germany Tel. +49-30-6392-1803 Fax +49-30-6392-1805 E-mail jaehn@first.gmd.de

Dr. Ming Xu National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing (NLPDP) Changsha, 410073, China Tel. +86-731-4573615 Fax +86-731-4551126 E-mail xuming64@public.cs.hn.cn

The workshop will take place at the

Romantik Berg- und Jagdhotel Gabelbach
Waldstraße 23a
98693 Ilmenau
Phone: +49 3677 86 00
Fax: + 49 3677 86 02 22
e-mail: info@romantikhotel-gabelbach.de

Ilmenau is idyllically situated in the northern part of the Thuringian forest, in the valley of the river Ilm, which lends its name to the town. Not much is known about the origins of Ilmenau, but it was already a sizeable settlement in the 13th century. Ilmenau's development was favored by its location on the trading route linking Erfurt and Nuremberg. 14th century records mention Ilmenau several times, its first mention as a town being in 1341.

Today, Ilmenau has a population of some 30,000. The town draws large numbers of tourists every year because of its location as a popular starting-point for walks and trips to the Rennsteig and because the culturally interesting cities of Erfurt and Weimar are within easy reach. Visitors to the town can enjoy nature as they follow in Goethe's footsteps on the Goethewanderweg. For more information, please refer to: http://www.Ilmenau.de/englisch/index_eng.html