CUG Conference Registration

Conference Registration

Conference Best Paper Award

On Wednesday May 25, 2011, during the General Session, CUG will recognize the conference's Best Paper. We will announce nominations from each Special Interest Group and then award the conference's Best paper.

Who May Attend

CUG meetings are not open sessions according to our organization's corporate bylaws and guidelines. Admittance to any meeting session requires the appropriate identification badge.

Generally speaking, employees of a CUG Member site (identified by its CUG site code), and users of computing services provided by a CUG Member site, may attend a CUG meeting as a registered Installation Participant from that CUG Member site. (Note: For your convenience, there is an option to pay your site's annual membership fee on the conference registration form.)

In addition, CUG bylaws specify that a "CUG Visitor" is "Any individual who is not an Installation Representative and who is invited to attend a specific function of the Corporation ... [with] the prior approval of the Board of Directors." This generally applies to an occasional invited speaker who brings important perspectives to our meeting in support of a strong technical program.

Subject to the restrictions in the Sponsor Agreement, Conference Sponsors may also attend. Sponsorship opportunities are limited, and must include the approval of Cray, Inc. For information on the benefits of becoming a Conference Sponsor, please contact the CUG Treasurer.

Finally, CUG bylaws state that "Meetings shall not be used for marketing or other commercial purposes."

Cray Inc. employees

Please do not use this online system to register. Your conference registration is processed by Linda Yetzer. Her phone number is (1-651) 605-8961; e-mail address is yetzerll@cray.com.

First-time Attendees

We encourage first-time attendees to seek out CUG Board Members and other CUG leaders. Board Members and SIG and Focus Chairs will be wearing ribbons by which you may identify them. They look forward to welcoming you and to helping you with information about how CUG works.

Invite a Colleague

Click here to send an invitation to CUG 2011 to a colleague.

Prepare to register and pay

Registration deadline	Registration Fees (in U.S. funds only)
Early Bird Registration, by April 19, 2011	$ 645
Normal Registration, by May 09, 2011 Please note, the deadline for room reservations at the conference rate is Tuesday, April 19, 2011. After April 19 rooms are available on a space and rate availability basis. We urge you to make your reservation at the Westmark Hotel as early as possible. The hotel is already fully sold out except for the space within the CUG block.	$ 720
Late Registration, after May 09, 2011	$ 795
Guest Tickets for the CUG Night Out The CUG Night Out is included in the registration fee, but if you would like to bring a guest, someone not registered for the conference, they will need a guest ticket. Go to the Local Arrangements page for information.	$ 50
Cancellation/refund policy: Conference registration cancellations must be received by the CUG Office at the address above before April 22, 2011 . All registration fees will be refunded (less a $25 handling fee) if the cancellation is received by this date.

Before you go to the online registration form, please decide which payment method you will use: MasterCard, Visa, or American Express, Paypal, check, purchase order, or electronic funds transfer. If you will use a credit card, you must have the card information ready to enter: cardholder name, card billing address, card number, expiration date, and card security code. Once you have entered your registration information you will be taken to our Paypal merchant account, a secure online system to enter the card number, expiration date, and card security code.

Click here for the online registration form