The XTreme SIG will meet in Stuttgart Germany immediately prior to CUG 2012. This one-day event is scheduled for Sunday, April 29, 2012. Participation is limited to XTreme members with current non-disclosure agreements in place with Cray. There is a modest cost to attend. Registration is required.

Papers presented at CUG Conferences and Workshops shall be original works and may not be works submitted for other conferences or publications.

Authors are required to submit both a complete paper and the accompanying presentation. The abstract, paper, and presentation will be published in the associated CUG Proceedings. Conference attendees will have authenticated access to the CUG Program and Proceedings via a downloadable disk (ISO) image shortly after the associated conference.

Authors may appropriately mark abstracts, papers and presentations that contain time-sensitive and/or proprietary material. In the absence of such markings, the abstracts, paper, and presentation will be published online and made publically available approximately six months after the conference.

The deadline for submitting both the paper and presentation for a CUG Conference is no later than 14 days before the first day of the conference. Minor updates to the material to be published will continue to be accepted via the submissions system through the end of the conference.

During the CUG Conference General Session, CUG will announce nominations from each Special Interest Group and recognize the conference's Best Paper. To be eligible, papers must be submitted in electronic format in accordance with the Deadlines. Late papers cannot be considered for the Best Paper Award.

The suggested paper size is 7,000 words or less. This is equivalent to approximately 15 pages, including all figures, tables, references, and appendices. The Cray User Group has adopted the IEEE Computer Society Style Guide for all published papers. Additional information on the Guidelines for Papers is available directly from the IEEE CS here, including both Microsoft Word and LaTex template packages.

The Submission System is available from the Opening Date for Submissions through the last day of each CUG Conference. During that time, the capabilities available to Authors will change to reflect existing deadlines. There will be specific windows of time for Submissions, Paper and Presentation Upload, and Paper and Presentation Updates. The link to the CUG Conference Submission System is here. Authors must establish an account within the submission system that may then be used to manage their submission materials.