1995 PVM Users' Group Meeting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 7-9, 1995, Hyatt Regency

Pittsburgh, PA: site of the 1995 U.S. PVM Users' Group Meeting.

Sponsored by

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
CMU School of Computer Science


The Third U.S. PVM Users' Group Meeting will be held May 7 to 9, 1995, at the Hyatt Regency in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The meeting will provide an opportunity for users of PVM to meet each other, share ideas and experience, and meet some members of the PVM Team.

Tentative Schedule

The conference will include:

Conference attendees are encouraged to submit abstracts for presentations at the meeting.

Call For Presentations

We invite everyone with PVM ideas or experiences to submit abstracts of papers and posters for possible presentation at the Users' Group meeting. List of topics includes (but is not limited to):

Submitting an abstract

Authors are requested to submit 300 word abstract before March 31, 1995. Abstracts will be reviewed and authors notified of their acceptance by April 10. Submit abstracts to pvm95@cs.cmu.edu.

Any special equipment required for the talk should also be indicated in the abstract.

Important Dates:


Registration

The registration fee for the meeting is $75 ($100 after April 14), and includes the Sunday reception, Monday's banquet, breakfast and break refreshments, and a PVM t-shirt. If you want to pay by check, please print out and fill in the attached registration form, and return the registration form and check (payable to Carnegie Mellon University) to:
   PVM Users' Group Meeting Registration
   Lorilee Graul
   Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
   4400 Fifth Avenue
   Pittsburgh, PA 15213

If you want to pay on-site ($100), we ask that you still fill out the registration form and send it either by email graul@psc.edu, fax (412) 268-5832 Attention Lorilee Graul, or regular mail. This will allow us to get an accurate head count for planning purposes.


                 PVM USERS' GROUP MEETING REGISTRATION FORM

Name _________________________________________________________________________

Company ______________________________________________________________________

Address/Mailstop______________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip/Country _______________________________________________________

Daytime Phone Number _________________________________________________________

Fax number __________________________ Email __________________________________

Do you have any special needs? _______________________________________________


Meeting Registration         $75    ($100 On site or after 4/14/95)
Tutorials Sunday May 7:
Advanced PVM Tutorial        $50    ($ 75 On site or after 4/14/95)
Introduction PVM Tutorial    $50    ($ 75 On site or after 4/14/95)

Payment enclosed  (yes/no)  ______.  
Please make checks payable to Carnegie Mellon University
All payments must be in U.S. dollars, drawn on U.S. banks.


HOTEL REGISTRATION

A limited number of rooms have been blocked out for the PVM meeting. Be sure to make your room reservations early to get the special rate. Rooms will be held until 6:00 PM unless guaranteed with an accepted credit card. Check-in time is after 3PM. Check-out time is noon. Reservation requests must be made before April 25, 1995. After this date, reservations will be based upon room and rate availability. Cancellations made after 6:00 PM of check-in day will be billed one night's room and tax.

      HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM: Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh
                               PVM Users' Group

(This registration form should be mailed directly to the hotel)

Name _________________________________________________________________________

Sharing With _________________________________________________________________

Institution __________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________ State__________ Zip _______________

Daytime Phone  ________________________ Evening Phone  _______________________

Check In _____/May/95   Arrival Time ______________

Check Out_____/May/95   Departure Time _____________

Double or Single ___________  Room(s) # ____ @ $90.00/night for
single; $100.00/night for double

King or Double/Double Bed __________________

Smoking Room _______ Non-Smoking Room ______ Handicapped  ______________

Method of Payment:

     ______Personal check _____American Express ______VISA

     ______Mastercard ______Diners Club _____Carte Blanche


     Card Number ________________________________________________

     Cardholder Name ____________________________________________

     Expiration Date ______________ Today's Date ________________

     Amount $ __________________

     Signature __________________________________________________


Mail to:        Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh at Chatham Center
                112 Washington Place
                Pittsburgh, PA 15219
                Phone:  (412) 471-1234 or 1-800-233-1234


TRANSPORTATION TO HYATT REGENCY PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh International Airport:

Follow signs at airport to Pittsburgh. This route will take you onto Route 60 to I-279 East. While on 279 East, follow the Civic Arena signs thru the Fort Pitt Tunnels and onto the bridge. When on the Fort Pitt bridge follow the signs for the Liberty Avenue exit ramp (Civic Arena). From Liberty Avenue go thru 5 lights and make a right onto 6th Avenue. Continue straight up 6th Avenue and turn left onto Centre Avenue. At next traffic light, make a right onto Washington Place and another quick right into the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh.

Shuttle Service from Airport to Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh:

There is shuttle service from the Airport to the Hyatt via the Airport Limousine. At the airport, follow signs to ground transportation. The cost is approximately $12.00

Driving:

Pennsylvania Turnpike:

From I-76 take exit 6 at Monroeville. Follow these signs to Pittsburgh on I-376 West. While following 376, you will see signs for the Civic Arena. Follow the road signs which will take you to the Boulevard of the Allies/Cross Town Boulevard exit ramp (Civic Arena). Proceed in the right lane of Crosstown Boulevard and take the Civic Arena exit. At the end of the exit ramp, follow signs to Civic Arena, which will make you merge right. At the next traffic light make a right onto Washington Place and another quick right into the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh.


Email: pvm95@cs.cmu.edu
Web: http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/Web/Groups/pvmug95.html