*Conference Themes* Advances in computing and networking, high-end computers, large data stores, and middleware capabilities are ushering in a new era of high-performance parallel and distributed computing. Along with these new capabilities come new challenges. The goal of the 2009 High Performance Computing & Applications (HPCA 2009) is to encourage innovation in high performance computing and communication technologies and to stimulate the use of these technologies in key areas of computer application. It will promote the exchange of ideas and information among universities, industries, and national laboratories about new developments in high performance computing and communication, that address current scientific and technical challenges within the application community. Broad areas of interest include, but not limited to: 1. High Performance Applications 2. Discrete Mathematics and its Applications 3. High Performance Software Tools 4. Distributed and Grid Computing 5. Visualization and Data Management 6. Problem Solving Environments 7. Sequential and Parallel Algorithms and Architectures 8. High Performance Discrete Event Simulation 9. Artificial Intelligence 10. Software Engineering 11. Neuro Computing 12. Bio Informatics/Bio Computing 13. Theory of Computation & Soft Computing 14. Computing Applications etc. Dates TO remember *Full Paper submission : * *Dec 09, 2008 .* *Notification of acceptance: Jan 15, 2009.* *Registration due: Jan 30, 2009.* Call For Papers Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers (up to 10 pages, Single column) on topics related to the areas listed above. Submissions will be evaluated on relevance, technical quality, and exposition. Papers must not have appeared before (or be pending) in a journal or conference with published proceedings, nor may they be under review or submitted to another forum during the HPCA-2009 review process. All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings. Papers should be submitted electronically (in PDF or DOC format). At least one author of an accepted paper must register for the conference and must present the paper at the conference. The conference proceeding will be published. Please send the Abstracts along with the Registration form, giving your (1) Name, (2) Designation, (3) Institution, (4) Address with email ID (5) Title of the paper (6) Telephone /Fax/ Email (7) Accommodation needed/ not needed, to: *Dr P. K. Mishra* * Convener, HPCA-2009* * Dept. of Computer Science* * BHU Varanasi-221005 * * (email: hd_cs@bhu.ac.in or hpcabhu@gmail.com).* Accommodation is limited and will be arranged with in the University Campus on the basis of first come first serve. However, on advance intimation, hotel accommodation can also be arranged on additional payment. Registration *Registration Fee* is as follows: *Participants Amount* *Student * Rs. 600/- *Academic * Rs. 1200/- *Industry * Rs. 2000/- *Others * Rs. 1500/- Please download the registration form. <http://www.bhu.ac.in/seminar/HPCA2009/registrationform.doc>Registration Fee should be payable by bank draft in favour of *"Convener, HPCA-2009, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005" *(due from 30 Jan 2009). The draft along with registration form should be sent to *Dr. P.K. Mishra* *Convener,* *HPCA-2009,* *Department of Computer Science,* * Banaras Hindu University,* * Varanasi- 221005 (India).* KRISHNA NAND SINGH MLIS(BHU) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.