PARALLEL DATA LAB

    10th Annual SPRING INDUSTRY VISIT DAY
    THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008

      We are pleased to welcome our Parallel Data Consortium Member Companies to the 10th Annual
      Parallel Data Laboratory Spring Visit Day.

      2008 SPRING VISIT DAY RESOURCES

      2008 PDL PACKET SPRING NEWS UPDATE

      2007 PDL PACKET

      ACCOMMODATIONS
      AGENDA
      PREVIOUS ATTENDEES
      CONTACTS
      DIRECTIONS TO CMU
      CAMPUS MAPS
      TRANSPORTATION

      SECURE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM FOR INDUSTRY VISITORS

      SECURE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM FOR CMU ATTENDEES

      2007 SPRING VISIT DAY AGENDA
      2007 SPRING VISIT DAY RESOURCES

       



    ACCOMMODATIONS

      Accommodations are available at the following hotels.

      We have had the various hotels hold blocks of rooms for our Annual Spring Visit Day. Please make your reservations as soon as possible to ensure the best rates. Keep in mind that May 17-18 is CMU's commencement weekend, so hotels will be filling quickly.

      HOTEL/DATES AVAILABLE 14-May 15-May
      WYNDHAM GARDEN HOTEL
      3454 Forbes Avenue
      Pittsburgh, PA 15213
      412-683-2040 - Reservations
      412-688-1986 - Fax
      Code = CMU - PDL Visit Day

      15 rooms
      Deluxe Standard – $119 + taxes
      Suite – $209 + taxes

      Parking - $16

      Reservation Deadline: April 30

      10 rooms
      Deluxe Standard – $119 + taxes
      Suite – $209 + taxes

      Parking - $16

      Reservation Deadline: April 30

      HAMPTON INN
      3315 Hamlet Street
      Pittsburgh, PA 15213
      412-681-1000 - Reservations
      412-681-3022 - Fax
      Code = PDL Visit Day

      5 rooms
      $109 + taxes
      Parking: $12

      Reservation Deadline: April 23

      5 rooms
      $109 + taxes
      Parking: $12

      Reservation Deadline: April 23

      UNIVERSITY CENTER HOLIDAY INN SELECT
      100 Lytton Avenue
      Pittsburgh, PA 15213
      412-682-6200 - Reservations
      412-681-4749 - Fax
      Code = PDL Visit Day

      15 rooms
      $119 + taxes
      Complimentary Parking

      Reservation Deadline: April 23

      15 rooms
      $119 + taxes
      Complimentary Parking

      Reservation Deadline: April 23

      RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT
      Pittsburgh / Oakland
      3896 Bigelow Boulevard
      Pittsburgh, PA 15213
      412-621-2200 - Reservations
      800-331-3131 - Reservations
      412-621-0955 - Fax
      Code = PDL Visit 2008

      10 rooms
      $114 + taxes
      Parking: $9

      Reservation Deadline: April 23

      10 rooms
      $114 + taxes
      Parking: $9

      Reservation Deadline: April 23

      COURTYARD MARRIOTT - SHADYSIDE
      5308 Liberty Avenue
      Pittsburgh, PA 15224
      1-800-321-2211 - Reservations
      412-683-3113 - Reservations
      412-683-3133 - Fax
      Group Code: PDL Visit

      10 rooms
      $139 + taxes
      $18.85 valet parking

      Reservation Deadline: April 24


      5 rooms
      $199 + taxes
      $18.85 valet parking

      Reservation Deadline: April 24

      SHADYSIDE INN
      5405 Fifth Avenue
      Pittsburgh, PA 15232
      412-441-4444 - Reservations
      412-687-7312 - FAX
      Code = 1969CM
      Vacancies based on availability at time of reservation
      Call asap and ask for best CMU rate


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    TRANSPORTATION


      Most of the hotels have shuttle transportation to CMU available. Please request that you be dropped off at front doors of the CIC building (4720 Forbes Ave.), or at the Forbes Avenue entrance to Hamburgh Hall, then refer to the attached map for directions to Newell Simon Hall.

      There are several options available for getting to and from the airport.

      Rental Car: Available at the airport from all the major companies.

      Taxi Service (approximately ~$50 each way)

      • Checker Cab: 412-664-5600
      • Yellow Cab: 412-321-8100
      • Alternate transportation info

      Limousine Service

      Airport Sedan Service (Larry Waite)
      Advance reservations are required, $55 each way
      Contact Larry Waite, 412-401-LIMO (5466)

      Majesty Transportation (Nicole or Stephanie)
      Advance reservations are required; $49 each way
      www.majestyco.com, 412-462-4858 or 1-888-546-6048

      Express Shuttle USA (one way $24, round trip $42), 412-321-4990 More info on the web.
      Leaves the airport inbound toward CMU starting at 9:00 a.m. every hour until 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and starting at 10:00 a.m. running until 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 2:00 p.m. on Sundays every two hours.
      Leaves the hotels listed below on the hour (M-F) starting at:

      • Holiday Inn: 5:50 a.m., no reservation required
      • Wyndham Garden: 6:00 a.m., no reservation required
      • Hampton Inn: 6:05 a.m., reservations required
      • Does not schedule stops at the Shadyside Inn

      Airport Shuttle (PATransit 28X - Airport Flyer) (approximately $2.25 each way)

      • Leaves CMU from the corner of Forbes and Morewood Avenues every 20 minutes starting at 5:00 a.m., last shuttle at 10:40 p.m.
      • Shuttle leaves the airport from the baggage level starting at 5:45 a.m. approximately every 20 minutes.

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    MAPS

    Location of the CIC Building

    Directions to CMU from the airport

    Map of walk from Holiday Inn to CMU campus (about a 15 minute walk)

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    TENTATIVE AGENDA

    Events to be held in the INI DEC room of the CIC Building on Carnegie Mellon University campus. A more detailed agenda will be posted here as the event nears.

    Morning - Breakfast Meet and Greet, Welcome Talk, Poster Session

    Afternoon - Lunch, Speaker, Poster Session and Demos

    Evening - Dinner

    * Handy map for directions to the CIC Building.

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    CONTACTS



      Director, Parallel Data Lab
      VOICE: (412) 268-1297
      FAX: (412) 268-3010


      Executive Director, Parallel Data Lab
      VOICE: (412) 268-5485
      FAX: (412) 268-3010


      PDL Business Administrator
      VOICE: (412) 268-6716
      FAX: (412) 268-3010

      PDL Home: http://www.pdl.cmu.edu/

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    2007 ATTENDEES

    Patrick Eaton, EMC
    Soirin Faibish, EMC
    Burt Kaliski, EMC
    Don Beaver, Google
    Jeff Stewart, Google
    Craig Soules, Hewlett Packard Labs
    Hiroshi Arakawa, Hitachi America
    Manabu Kitamura, Hitachi
    Mei Chen, Intel Research Pgh
    Michael Kozuch, Intel Research Pgh
    Steve Schlosser, Intel Research Pgh

    James Nunez, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab
    David Ford, Network Appliance
    Stephen Harpster, Network Appliance
    Jiri Schindler, Network Appliance
    Kaladhar Voruganti, Network Appliance
    Jeffrey Butler, Panasas
    Nils Gokemeijer, Seagate Technology
    Sami Iren, Seagate Technology
    Erik Riedel, Seagate Technology
    Alex Garthwaite, VMware

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