diff --git a/flecsi/data/hpx/dense.h b/flecsi/data/hpx/dense.h
index 12501aeb2..dbb46a240 100644
--- a/flecsi/data/hpx/dense.h
+++ b/flecsi/data/hpx/dense.h
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ struct storage_class_u<storage_label_type_t::dense> {
 
     auto & context = execution::context_t::instance();
 
+    using client_type = typename DATA_CLIENT_TYPE::type_identifier_t;
+
     // get field_info for this data handle
     auto & field_info = context.get_field_info_from_name(
       typeid(typename DATA_CLIENT_TYPE::type_identifier_t).hash_code(),
diff --git a/flecsi/execution/execution.h b/flecsi/execution/execution.h
index 484c69eb7..f5096ed36 100644
--- a/flecsi/execution/execution.h
+++ b/flecsi/execution/execution.h
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ clog_register_tag(execution);
 #define flecsi_execute_mpi_task(task, nspace, ...)                             \
   /* MACRO IMPLEMENTATION */                                                   \
                                                                                \
-  flecsi_execute_task(task, nspace, index, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+  flecsi_execute_task(task, nspace, index, ##__VA_ARGS__).get()
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 // Reduction Interface
diff --git a/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.cc b/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.cc
index 882b09fb4..08b124dbd 100644
--- a/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.cc
+++ b/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.cc
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ hpx_context_policy_t::hpx_main(void (*driver)(int, char *[]),
   int argc,
   char * argv[]) {
 
-  // initialize executors (possible only after runtime is active)
-  exec_ = std::make_unique<flecsi::execution::pool_executor>("default");
-  mpi_exec_ = std::make_unique<flecsi::execution::pool_executor>("mpi");
-
   // execute user code (driver)
   (*driver)(argc, argv);
 
@@ -84,29 +80,15 @@ hpx_context_policy_t::start_hpx(void (*driver)(int, char *[]),
     // disable HPX' short options
     "hpx.commandline.aliasing!=0"};
 
-  auto init_rp = [](hpx::resource::partitioner & rp) {
-    // Create a thread pool encapsulating the default scheduler
-    rp.create_thread_pool("default", hpx::resource::local_priority_fifo);
-
-    // Create a thread pool for executing MPI tasks
-    rp.create_thread_pool("mpi", hpx::resource::static_);
-
-    // Add first core to mpi pool
-    rp.add_resource(rp.numa_domains()[0].cores()[0].pus()[0], "mpi");
-  };
-
   // Now, initialize and run the HPX runtime, will return when done.
 #if HPX_VERSION_FULL < 0x010500
-  hpx::resource::partitioner rp{
+  return hpx::init(
     hpx::util::bind_front(&hpx_context_policy_t::hpx_main, this, driver), argc,
-    argv, cfg};
-  init_rp(rp);
-  return hpx::init();
+    argv, cfg);
 #else
   // Newer versions of HPX do not allow to explicitly initialize the
   // resource partitioner anymore
   hpx::init_params params;
-  params.rp_callback = init_rp;
   params.cfg = std::move(cfg);
 
   return hpx::init(
diff --git a/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.h b/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.h
index f1d6e2dd1..ecf0889dd 100644
--- a/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.h
+++ b/flecsi/execution/hpx/context_policy.h
@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@
    /@@       /@@/@@//// //@@    @@       /@@/@@
    /@@       @@@//@@@@@@ //@@@@@@  @@@@@@@@ /@@
    //       ///  //////   //////  ////////  //
-*/
 
+   Copyright (c) 2016, Los Alamos National Security, LLC
+   All rights reserved.
+                                                                              */
 #pragma once
 
+#include <hpx/include/async.hpp>
 #include <hpx/include/lcos.hpp>
-#include <hpx/include/parallel_execution.hpp>
 #include <hpx/runtime_fwd.hpp>
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
-#include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
@@ -50,49 +51,6 @@
 
 #include <flecsi/utils/const_string.h>
 
-#if HPX_VERSION_FULL < 0x010500
-namespace flecsi {
-namespace execution {
-
-using pool_executor = hpx::threads::executors::pool_executor;
-} // namespace execution
-} // namespace flecsi
-#else
-namespace flecsi {
-namespace execution {
-
-// newer versions of HPX do not support pool_executor anymore
-class pool_executor : public hpx::parallel::execution::thread_pool_executor
-{
-public:
-  explicit pool_executor(std::string const & pool_name = "default")
-    : hpx::parallel::execution::thread_pool_executor(
-        &hpx::threads::get_thread_manager().get_pool(pool_name),
-        hpx::threads::thread_priority_default,
-        hpx::threads::thread_stacksize_default) {}
-};
-} // namespace execution
-} // namespace flecsi
-
-namespace hpx {
-namespace parallel {
-namespace execution {
-template<>
-struct is_one_way_executor<flecsi::execution::pool_executor> : std::true_type {
-};
-
-template<>
-struct is_two_way_executor<flecsi::execution::pool_executor> : std::true_type {
-};
-
-template<>
-struct is_bulk_two_way_executor<flecsi::execution::pool_executor>
-  : std::true_type {};
-} // namespace execution
-} // namespace parallel
-} // namespace hpx
-#endif
-
 namespace flecsi {
 namespace execution {
 
@@ -855,14 +813,6 @@ struct hpx_context_policy_t {
   start_hpx(void (*driver)(int, char *[]), int argc, char * argv[]);
 
 public:
-  flecsi::execution::pool_executor & get_default_executor() {
-    return *exec_;
-  }
-
-  flecsi::execution::pool_executor & get_mpi_executor() {
-    return *mpi_exec_;
-  }
-
   int rank;
 
   // private:
@@ -886,11 +836,6 @@ struct hpx_context_policy_t {
 
   // Map to store task registration callback methods.
   std::map<size_t, task_info_t> task_registry_;
-
-private:
-  std::unique_ptr<flecsi::execution::pool_executor> exec_;
-  std::unique_ptr<flecsi::execution::pool_executor> mpi_exec_;
-
 }; // struct hpx_context_policy_t
 
 } // namespace execution
diff --git a/flecsi/execution/hpx/execution_policy.h b/flecsi/execution/hpx/execution_policy.h
index 46793b409..c969464e2 100644
--- a/flecsi/execution/hpx/execution_policy.h
+++ b/flecsi/execution/hpx/execution_policy.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <hpx/include/async.hpp>
 #include <hpx/include/lcos.hpp>
-#include <hpx/include/parallel_execution.hpp>
-#include <hpx/include/parallel_executors.hpp>
-#include <hpx/include/thread_executors.hpp>
 
 #include <cinchlog.h>
 #include <functional>
@@ -52,11 +49,10 @@ struct executor_u {
   /*!
    FIXME documentation
    */
-  template<typename Exec, typename T, typename A>
-  static decltype(auto) execute(Exec && exec, T function, A && targs) {
-    auto user_fun = reinterpret_cast<RETURN (*)(std::decay_t<A>)>(function);
-    return hpx::async(
-      std::forward<Exec>(exec), user_fun, std::forward<A>(targs));
+  template<typename T, typename A>
+  static decltype(auto) execute(T function, A && targs) {
+    auto user_fun = reinterpret_cast<RETURN (*)(ARG_TUPLE)>(function);
+    return hpx::async(user_fun, utils::forward_tuple(std::forward<A>(targs)));
   } // execute_task
 }; // struct executor_u
 
@@ -164,27 +160,8 @@ struct FLECSI_EXPORT hpx_execution_policy_t {
 
     annotation::begin<annotation::execute_task_user>(tname);
 
-    //     hpx_future_u<RETURN> future;
-    //     auto processor_type = context_.processor_type<TASK>();
-    //     if(processor_type == processor_type_t::mpi) {
-    //
-    //       {
-    //         clog_tag_guard(execution);
-    //         clog(info) << "Executing MPI task: " << TASK << std::endl;
-    //       }
-    //
-    //       future = executor_u<RETURN, ARG_TUPLE>::execute(
-    //         context_t::instance().get_mpi_executor(), std::move(function),
-    //         task_args);
-    //     }
-    //     else {
-    //       future = executor_u<RETURN, ARG_TUPLE>::execute(
-    //         context_t::instance().get_default_executor(),
-    //         std::move(function), task_args);
-    //     }
-    hpx_future_u<RETURN> future = executor_u<RETURN, ARG_TUPLE>::execute(
-      context_t::instance().get_default_executor(), std::move(function),
-      task_args);
+    hpx_future_u<RETURN> future =
+      executor_u<RETURN, ARG_TUPLE>::execute(function, task_args);
 
     annotation::end<annotation::execute_task_user>();
 
@@ -204,7 +181,8 @@ struct FLECSI_EXPORT hpx_execution_policy_t {
     if constexpr(REDUCTION != ZERO) {
 
       return future
-        .then([&](hpx_future_u<RETURN> && future) {
+        .then([](hpx_future_u<RETURN> && future) {
+          context_t & context_ = context_t::instance();
           MPI_Datatype datatype =
             flecsi::utils::mpi_typetraits_u<RETURN>::type();
 
diff --git a/flecsi/execution/hpx/runtime_main.cc b/flecsi/execution/hpx/runtime_main.cc
index e9fc40c58..06cf6e800 100644
--- a/flecsi/execution/hpx/runtime_main.cc
+++ b/flecsi/execution/hpx/runtime_main.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #error FLECSI_ENABLE_MPI not defined! This file depends on MPI!
 #endif
 
+#include <cassert>
+
 #include <mpi.h>
 
 #include <flecsi/execution/context.h>
@@ -36,7 +38,14 @@ int
 main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 
   // Initialize the MPI runtime
-  MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);
+  int provided;
+  MPI_Init_thread(&argc, &argv, MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE, &provided);
+  if(provided < MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE) {
+    printf("ERROR: Your implementation of MPI does not support "
+           "MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE which is required for use of "
+           "MPI conduit with the HPX-MPI Interop!\n");
+  }
+  assert(provided == MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE);
 
   // get the rank
   int rank{0};
diff --git a/flecsi/topology/hpx/set_storage_policy.h b/flecsi/topology/hpx/set_storage_policy.h
index 50d773f58..bfb3c91f6 100644
--- a/flecsi/topology/hpx/set_storage_policy.h
+++ b/flecsi/topology/hpx/set_storage_policy.h
@@ -61,16 +61,31 @@ struct hpx_set_topology_storage_policy_u {
   }
 
   void init_entities(size_t index_space,
+    size_t active_migrate_index_space,
     set_entity_t * entities,
-    size_t size,
     size_t num_entities,
+    set_entity_t * active_entities,
+    size_t num_active_entities,
+    set_entity_t * migrate_entities,
+    size_t num_migrate_entities,
+    size_t size,
     bool read) {
+
     auto itr = index_space_map.find(index_space);
     clog_assert(itr != index_space_map.end(), "invalid index space");
     auto & is = index_spaces[itr->second];
     auto s = is.storage();
 
-    s->set_buffer(entities, num_entities, read);
+    *s = {{entities, num_entities}, read ? num_entities : 0};
+
+    itr = index_space_map.find(active_migrate_index_space);
+    clog_assert(
+      itr != index_space_map.end(), "invalid active migrate index space");
+    auto & amis = index_spaces[itr->second];
+    auto s2 = amis.storage();
+
+    // how to handle migration buffer?
+    s2->set_buffer(active_entities, num_entities, read);
 
     if(!read) {
       return;
@@ -101,15 +116,9 @@ struct hpx_set_topology_storage_policy_u {
     constexpr std::size_t index_space =
       find_set_index_space_u<num_index_spaces, entity_types_t, T>::find();
 
-    auto & is = index_spaces[index_space].template cast<T *>();
-    std::size_t entity = is.size();
-
-    auto placement_ptr = static_cast<T *>(is.storage()->buffer()) + entity;
+    auto & is = index_spaces[index_space];
+    auto placement_ptr = static_cast<T *>(is.data.buffer()) + is.ids.size();
     auto ent = new(placement_ptr) T(std::forward<ARG_TYPES>(args)...);
-    auto storage = is.storage();
-    storage->pushed();
-    is.pushed();
-
     return ent;
   }
 };