PDL EVENT

16th Annual SPRING INDUSTRY VISIT DAY May 13, 2014 INFORMATION

We are pleased to welcome our Parallel Data Consortium Member Companies to the 16th Annual Parallel Data Laboratory Spring Visit Day.

• AGENDA
• ACCOMMODATIONS
• TRANSPORTATION
• MAPS
• PREVIOUS ATTENDEES
• CONTACTS
  

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2014 SPRING VISIT DAY RESOURCES
2014 NEWSLETTER
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AGENDA

8:45 am - 9:15 am   9:15 am - 9:30 am 9:30 am - 10:00 am 10:00 am - 10:45 am 10:45 am - 12:00 pm 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm

Breakfast Meet and Greet Join us in the open area outside the CIC DEC to register and have breakfast - see map Welcome and PDL Overview: Greg Ganger INI DEC @ RMCIC - Room 1201 - see map Speaker: Greg Ganger Overview of Cloud Computing Research INI DEC @ RMCIC - Room 1201 Speaker: Andy Pavlo Overview of Database/NVM Research INI DEC @ RMCIC - Room 1201 Poster Session NSH Atrium - see map Lunch RMCIC 1301 - see map Speaker: Garth Gibson Overview of Big Data Research INI DEC @ RMCIC - Room 1201 Speaker: Dave Andersen Overview of Efficiency Research INI DEC @ RMCIC - Room 1201 Poster Session NSH Atrium Official End of Day & Dinner NSH Atrium

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ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodations are available at the following hotels near CMU. Prices may vary slightly from those posted. They will be updated as soon as we receive further information.

Please make your reservations as early as possible, as there are several Pittsburgh events that may also make rooms scarce.

TIP: There have been times when your corporate rate beats the rate we were able to secure.

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TRANSPORTATION

Getting to and from the Airport

Please make your own transportation arrangements from the airport to your hotel / CMU. There are several options available for getting to and from the airport:

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 (~$50 each way)

• Yellow Cab: 412-321-8100
• Cab Service: 412-855-4484

Limousine Service

The following driver services cost approximately $50 - $60 dollars one way (includes tip). The drivers do accept credit card payments. If you want Karen to arrange this for you, please make sure she has your full flight info (date / time / flight number) and your cell phone number.

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

Gateway Limo
Rates: $54.00 from the airport to Downtown, Oakland, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill (sedan). The rate for a van, a 14 passenger vehicle, is $78.00 per hour. Mention CMU when making a reservation.
Call the office at 412-782-5800 (phones answered 24/7) for reservations.
Email: amydemeri@comcast.net

Harper's Transportation
Harper1084@verizon.net - 412-531-1940

Classy Cab – SUV cabs
http://www.classycab.com/index.htm
Phone 412-322-5080
Fax 412-322-5085

Supershuttle - book online

• Shared van - $35.55 each way, $9 per additional passenger
• Private van - $115.55 each way
• Executive sedan - $73 each way

Airport Shuttle (PATransit 28X - Airport Flyer) ($3.75 each way, exact change)
Leaves CMU from the corner of Forbes and Morewood Avenues every 20 minutes starting at 4:25 a.m., last shuttle at 10:55 p.m. Shuttle leaves the airport from the arrivals level, door #6, starting at 5:20 a.m. approximately every 30 minutes.

Uber Pittsburgh - learn more

Uber is a mobile application that connects you with a driver at the push of a button.Drivers arrive curbside in just minutes, and you can track the arrival of your ride. Payment is seamlessly billed to your credit card, PayPal account, or Google Wallet at the end of your trip—no need to tip.

You can download the Uber app using the following links:
iTunes App Store, Google Play Store, or Blackberry App World.

Getting to CMU from Your Hotel

Most of the hotels have shuttle transportation to CMU available. This is NOT a direct shuttle to CMU and will make other stops in Oakland based on customer needs. If you do choose to use the hotel shuttle, please request that you be dropped off at the RMCIC Building.

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MAPS

• Location of the RMCIC Building
• RMCIC (#23), RMCIC Garage and NSH (#16) (campus wide map)
• Parking in the RMCIC Building
• Location of meeting rooms in RMCIC
• Location of Special PDL Consortium Seminars
• Parking Map for CMU Campus
• Location of meeting rooms in NSH
• Directions to CMU from the airport
• Map of walk from Wyndham University Center hotel to CMU campus (about a 15 minute walk)
  
  

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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 Administrative Manager
VOICE: (412) 268-6716
FAX: (412) 268-3010

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

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2013 ATTENDEES

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