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+# Parallel Programming
 
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+This course by [The Molecular Sciences Software Institute](https://molssi.org/>) (MolSSI) teaches the fundamentals of parallel programming techniques, with an emphasis on MPI and OpenMP parallelization.
+It assumes basic familiarity with Python programming, which is the subject of the MolSSI [Python Scripting for Computational Molecular Science](https://education.molssi.org/python_scripting_cms/) lessons.
+Episodes 4 and 6 assume basic familiarity with C++.
 
-This is the repo for the MolSSI education lesson for parallel programming.
+This lesson is under continual development, please report issues to the 
+workshop repository.
 
-To participate in the lesson, see https://molssi-education.github.io/parallel-programming/.
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-## Contributing
-
-We welcome all contributions to improve the lesson! Maintainers will do their best to help you if you have any
-questions, concerns, or experience any difficulties along the way.
-
-We'd like to ask you to familiarize yourself with our [Contribution Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) and have a look at
-the [more detailed guidelines][lesson-example] on proper formatting, ways to render the lesson locally, and even
-how to write new episodes.
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-## Maintainer(s)
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-## Authors
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-A list of contributors to the lesson can be found in [AUTHORS](AUTHORS)
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-## Citation
-
-To cite this lesson, please consult with [CITATION](CITATION)
+If you see a subject you would like to contribute to, submit a pull request!