CUG Fall 2000 Workshop October 23-25, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Workshop Goals

We anticipate an exciting workshop in Minneapolis that will give you the opportunity to share the latest information on the HPC solutions our vendors provide and how CUG members make use of those resources. Our focus will be the Cray SV1.

Where and When

The CUG Fall 2000 Workshop will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25, 2000. There will be a workshop dinner on October 23rd. Sponsors for the workshop are CUG and Cray Inc.

Draft Technical Program

The meeting will be one-track for two and one half days starting at 8:30 on Monday, October 23th. Planned sessions include:

User Applications
Tutorials
Optimization
Roadmap and Software Update
Libraries and other third party projects

The workshop schedule and presentation abstracts are available here.

Registration

The registration form is available here.

Registration fees for the meeting are

• $195 if you register by September 20
• $245 if you register after September 20

>>>Your registration fee includes a continental breakfast on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and lunch Monday and Tuesday. In additon, you are invited to attend a reception on Monday (sponsored by Cray Inc.) and dinner Tuesday evening (sponsored by CUG).

Please come to the registration area at the hotel to pick up badges and pay registration fees. Office hours are:

Sunday, 7-8 PM
Monday, 7 AM-4 PM
Tuesday, 7 AM-4 PM
Wednesday, 7:30 AM-Noon

Hotel Information

The meeting will be held at the Hotel Sofitel Minneapolis in Bloomington, Minnesota. The hotel is just outside Minneapolis and very close to the airport. See the map at the hotel's web site. The conference room rate is $109 if rooms are reserved by October 12. A very limited number of rooms will be available at the US government rate. If you are a US government employee, please contact the hotel for information. Make reservations directly with the hotel indicating the CUG Fall 2000 Workshop. Hotel Sofitel Minneapolis 5601 West 78th Street Bloomington, MN 55439 USA Reservations: (1-612) 835-1900 Fax: (1-612) 835-2696

Travel to Minneapolis

Airport Information
International Travelers
Weather

Airport Express (1-612) 827-7777
Airport Express is a public shuttle van service, providing transportation from the airport to hotels in Downtown Minneapolis. A shuttle departs from the airport (in front of the luggage pick-up area) approximately every half hour. The cost is $10.00 one-way and $16.50 round-trip. It is best to make advance reservations using the above phone number.

Taxi (1-612) 726-5877
At the airport, taxis are available at the cab starter booth. From the Main Terminal building, cross underground through the Ground Transportation Center toward the parking ramp and go up one level. The distance to downtown Minneapolis is approximately 16 miles. All cab fares are metered.

Car Rental Agencies:

Alamo Rent-a-Car	(1-800) 327-9633	www.goalamo.com
Avis Rent-a-Car	(1-800) 331-1212	www.avis.com
Budget Rent-a-Car	(1-800) 527-0700	www.budgetrentacar.com
Dollar Rent-a-Car	(1-800) 800-4000	www.dollarcar.com
Hertz Rent-a-Car	(1-800) 654-3131	www.hertz.com
National Car Rental	(1-800) 227-7368	www.nationalcar.com
Americar	(1-612) 866-4918
Enterprise	(1-800) 325-8007
Thrifty	(1-800) 367-2277

Visitor Information Minneapolis St.Paul Maps Downtown Minneapolis Metro Area

For Assistance, Contact

Gary Jensen, Workshop Chair 139 West 640 North American Fork, UT 84003 USA (1-801) 492-9535 FAX: (1-208) 475-6258

Bob Winget, Workshop Registration CUG Office 186 Mandela Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443 USA (1-304) 263-1756