PRAGMA is an open, international initiative to establish sustained collaborations and advance the use of the computational grid among a community of investigators at the leading research institutions around the Pacific Rim. PRAGMA is supported by the San Diego Supercomputer Center, the National Science Foundation, and participating institutions. For information on participating in PRAGMA activities, contact Phil Papadopoulos, phil@sdsc.edu, 858-822-3628, Peter Arzberger, parzberg@ucsd.edu, 858-822-1079,or visit the PRAGMA Web site at http://pragma.sdsc.edu/.

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) is an organized research unit of UCSD and the leading-edge site of the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI). SDSC's mission is to develop and use technology to advance science, and SDSC provides leadership both nationally and internationally in computing, data management, biosciences, and other areas. As a national laboratory for computational science and engineering, SDSC is funded by the National Science Foundation through NPACI and other federal agencies, the State and University of California, and private organizations. For more information, see www.sdsc.edu or contact David L. Hart, SDSC Communications, 858-534-8314, dhart@sdsc.edu.