Would someone on this list be willing to lead a roundtable discussion on the various approaches to parallel computing with R? I think this would be a popular topic - I know that I would sign up. It is usually a pleasant and informal discussion between 10 people and a great way to get your lunch free. If you are not interested in leading the discussion but attending JSM and interested in participating, let me know that too. Note that at JSM participation is limited to one activity (present a paper, be a discussant, lead a roundtable, ...). I am the Program-Chair-Elect for the Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences this year who gets to organize the roundtables. Thanks for your consideration, George
George Ostrouchov Statistics and Data Sciences Group Computer Science and Mathematics Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory 865-574-3137 http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~ost