Business Center
Doubletree Hotel, 2nd & 3rd floors
Hours: 6:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The business center offers services to assist you in preparing programs, receiving and sending packages, and copying documents. Secretarial services are available, along with desktop publishing, fax and modem capabilities.
Coat And Bag Check
Check your coat and bag at the Coat and Bag Check station, located in the lobby of the convention center. Coat and bag check hours are the same as registration and conference store hours.
Conference Store
Convention Center
Registration Area, Level 1
The SC'96 Conference Store is the source for conference-related merchandise, tickets for social activities, copies of tutorials notes and SC'96 Proceedings.
Copies of the SC'96 Proceedings on CD-ROM and Tutorial Notes are available at the Conference Store upon presentation of the ticket(s) provided in your registration packet.
The Conference Store and Registration are open the following hours:
Sat 11/16 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sun 11/17 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Mon 11/18 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tue 11/19 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Wed 11/20 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Thu 11/21 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fri 11/22 8:00 a.m. - Noon
First Aid/Security
Emergency medical technicians are available on the first floor of the convention center. For paramedics, use the house phone and dial ext. 152; for house security, dial ext. 160.
Electronic Mail Rooms
Workstations with Internet access for e-mail are available for conference attendees in Rooms N3 and S5 of the convention center. In addition, 10BaseT connections will be available in each room for attendees who wish to use portable or laptop computers.
The electronic mail rooms are open during the following hours:
Sun 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Mon 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tue-Thu 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Fri 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Message Center
The message center is located in Room N3, Level 3, convention center. Messages will be posted on a board outside this room so that attendees can easily retrieve them. The message center will be open the same hours as the electronic mail rooms.
Proceedings Service
SC'96 Proceedings are available on CD-ROM and on the WWW at: http://www.supercomp.org/sc96/proceedings/. To facilitate access to the proceedings during the conference, we offer the following special services:
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Tutorials Passport
Seating at the tutorials, with proper confirmation, is on a first-come, first-served basis. You may sit in on as many tutorials as you like for the day(s) you are registered, but you will receive only the notes associated with the tutorials for which you explicitly enroll.
Tutorials Passport
Seating at the tutorials, with proper confirmation, is on a first-come, first-served basis. You may sit in on as many tutorials as you like for the day(s) you are registered, but you will receive only the notes associated with the tutorials which you explicitly selected at registration.
Tutorial Notes
To receive your tutorial notes, take your tutorial notes ticket to the Conference Store. You will be given the notes associated with the particular course for which you registered. If you purchased a Tutorials Passport, you may purchase extra copies at half price from the Conference Store. If you did not purchase a Tutorials Passport, you may purchase tutorial notes at the full price, and they will be mailed to you after the conference.
Exhibits Only Passes
Exhibits Only passes ($40) allow entrance to exhibit floor for three days (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Exhibits Only passes will go on sale Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.
Children 12-16 may purchase Exhibits Only passes for $40. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times; children under age 12 are not permitted on the exhibit floor at any time. media relations
SC'96 Press Room
Room N4, Level 3
Convention Center
The SC'96 Press Room offers a full-service, state-of-the art support center for members of the media. The press room has telephones, fax machines and computers (Macs and PCs) for accessing e-mail and the World Wide Web and a skilled staff of volunteers. Electronic press kits from SC'96 exhibitors are available for the media.
Press Room Hours
Sun 11/17 9:00 a.m. - Noon (for exhibitors only) Mon 11/18 9:00 a.m. - Noon (for exhibitors only) 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 Tues 11/19 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 Wed 11/20 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 Thu 11/21 9:00 a.m. - 4:00
Press Conference
Press Room, Room N4m Level 3 Convention Center
A press conference will be held for the media on Monday at 6 p.m. in the press room. Conference speakers will be on hand to field questions from the press.
SC'96 Bus Service
Morning and evening transportation is provided between the convention center and these conference hotels during the conference:
Doubletree (Headquarters Hotel) 1000 Penn Avenue 281-3700 GreenTree Marriott 101 Marriott Dr. 922-8400 Hampton Inn-University Center 3315 Hamlet Street 681-1000 Hilton Hotel & Towers 600 Commonwealth Place Gateway Center 391-4600 Holiday Inn at University Center 100 Lytton Avenue 682-6200 Marriott City Center 112 Washington Place 471-1234 Ramada All-Suites One Bigelow Square 281-5800 Sheraton Hotel at Station Square 7 Station Square Dr. 261-2000 Westin William Penn 530 William Penn Place 281-7100
Bus Schedule
Buses run every 20 minutes (at peak times) between conference hotels and the convention center. Service will begin on Saturday and continue through Friday. Copies of the schedule are available at the conference hotels and also in your conference registration bag.
Social Events
Opening Reception
Monday, Nov 18, 7-9 p.m.
Exhibition Hall, Level 2
Convention Center
The Opening Reception for SCÕ96 provides attendees with a preview of the exhibition floor, a showcase of high performance computing and communications in research and industry.
The reception is free to those registered for the Technical Program. Tickets for the Open House Reception are $45 and can be purchased at the Conference Store in the convention center.
Conference Reception
Thursday, Nov 21, 6:30-10:00 p.m.
Carnegie Science Center
One Allegheny Avenue
The conference reception is free to all Technical Program registrants. In addition to great food and drink, the Carnegie Science Center will take you on an amazing interactive journey through more than 250 exhibits and hands-on experiences. Additional tickets are $55.
Buses depart from the convention center to the Carnegie Science Center beginning at 6:15, continuing until 8:00 p.m. They will run regular routes from the science center to conference hotels and the convention center from 8:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
Phone and Room Numbers
University Travel, Inc.
800-245-6203
Avis Car Rental
800-331-1212 Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau 281-7711 Conference Office 565-4566, 4567 Local Arrangements Office 565-4570 Exhibition Management Office 565-4571 Press Room 565-4573 E-Mail Room 565-4579 Message Center Desk 565-4580 Conference Store 565-4581 Registration 565-4586 SC'97 Booth 565-4591