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From: Councilman Jerry Devlin, Fifth Ward Subject: Resolution Supporting Cal State University as
a Regional Super Computer Center
Dept: Council Office
6va.
Date: March 13, 1996
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
Recommended Motion:
1. To adopt the attached resolution lending encouragement and support to the Institute for Applied Super Computing
and the Cal State University San Bernardino proposal naming their campus as a Regional Super Computer site.
2. To present the attached resolution to California State University San Bernardino at the regularly scheduled meeting
of the Mayor and Common Council at 9:00 a.m. on April 1996.
Sign ture
Contact Person: Councilman Jerry Devlin Phone: 5278
Supporting Data Attached: Yes Ward: 5
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AGENDA ITEM NO.
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
Although it is not widely publicized, both the Department of Computer Science
and the Department of Information and Decision Sciences at Cal State University San
Bernardino have been extremely successful at obtaining high-performance
supercomputing devices. In fact, the Department of Computer Science presently
owns and operates two such devices, each of which is capable of performing over
1 .2 billion scientific computations every second. The supercomputers and the related
communication devices were obtained in part by grants and partnerships with Intel
Corporation, Silicon Graphics Incorporated and the National Science Foundation.
In order to effectively make high-performance computing available to the
University and to the community, Cal State University San Bernardino has recently
created the Institute for Applied Supercomputing and has initiated the process which
will establish the Institute as a National Science Foundation Regional High
Performance Computing Center. A resolution passed by the Common Council of San
Bernardino in support of this initiative will greatly improve the chances of success of
this endeavor.
INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SUPERCOMPUTING
AT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO
WHEREAS, high performance computing(popularly known as supercomputing) and the fields
which combine to produce high performance computing which are high speed numeric processing, high
speed and large scale database communications at the local, metropolitan and wide area scales, are vital
components to any competitive information environment; and
WHEREAS, high performance computing is a vital and necessary component to promote
economic competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, high performance computing is a vital and necessary component of scientific,
engineering, and technical education; and
WHEREAS, research into the theory, practice, and use of high performance computing is
necessary to achieve the promise which high performance computing has to offer; and
WHEREAS, deployment and use of high performance computing systems is vital to attract and
retain the civic and economic basis of a vibrant community; and
WHEREAS, the Inland Empire region must remain economically and intellectually competitive
as the regional economic base is re-engineered to the information society of the 21st Century; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government is supporting and encouraging the wide spread regional
uses of high performance computing; and
WHEREAS, San Bernardino has a distinguished regional comprehensive university in its midst,
to wit,California State University San Bernardino,with a mission to conduct research,educate and train
the community and to serve the interests of the region and the larger areas to which the region is tied.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of San Bernardino lends support and
encouragement to the initiative to establish,promote and expand a regional center of excellence in high
performance computing through the Institute of Applied Supercomputing at California State University
San Bernardino,and will encourage the wide use and support of the high performance computing facility
throughout the region, in both the public and private sectors.
Dated this 18th day of March, 1996.
EDDIE V. NEGRETE TOM MINOR JERRY M. DEVLIN
Councilman, First Ward Mayor Councilman, Fifth Ward
F.J. CURLIN, M.D. BETTY DEAN ANDERSON
Councilman,Second Ward Councilwoman, Sixth Ward
RITA C. ARIAS DAVID OBERHELMAN NORINE MILLER
Councilwoman, Third Ward Councilman, Fourth Ward Councilwoman, Seventh Ward