A Proposal to Hold PACT 2002 Charlottesville, VA September 2002

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A Proposal to Hold PACT 2002Charlottesville, VA
September 2002

• Jack W. Davidson, University of Virginia
• Kevin Skadron, University of Virginia
• Erik Altman, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
• Sally A. McKee, University of Utah
• Bruce Childers, University of Pittsburgh
• Kevin Scott, University of Virginia

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The Team

• General Co-Chairs
• Jack W. Davidson, University of Virginia
• Kevin Skadron, University of Virginia
• Program Committee Co-Chairs
• Erik Altman, IBM TJ Watson
• Sally A. McKee, University of Utah

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The Team

• Local Arrangements Co-Chairs
• Bruce Childers, University of Pittsburgh
• Kevin Scott, University of Virginia
• Publicity Chair (includes Web Site)
• Frank Mueller, North Carolina State

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Conference Experience

• Jack Davidson
• General chair, PLDI 98
• Program co-chair, LCTES 00
• Tutorial chair, CASES 00
• Publications chair, CASES 01
• Various program committees

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Conference Experience

• Kevin Skadron
• Co-organizer, NSF Workshop on Simulation and
  Evaluation, Dec. 01
• Registrations chair, MICRO-33
• Publications chair, several conferences
• Various program committees

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Conference Experience

• Sally McKee
• Workshop organizer, several workshops
• Publicity chair, PACT 01
• Publications chair, several conferences
• Various program committees

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Conference Experience

• Erik Altman
• Workshop co-organizer, Binary Translation
  Workshop, 99-01
• Tutorial co-organizer, Binary Translation, 00
• Finance chair, PACT 98
• Various program committees

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Potential Dates

• Saturday, September 14, 2002
• through
• Wednesday, September 18, 2002
• or
• Saturday, September 21, 2002
• through
• Wednesday, September 25, 2001
• (October dates also possible)

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The Location Charlottesville, VA
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Charlottesville Attractions

• Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson
• Ash Lawn-Highland, home of James Monroe
• Montpelier, home of James Madison
• University of Virginia Campus
• Downtown Mall (pedestrian mall Omni Hotel)
• Local wineries
• 30 minute drive to scenic Skyline Drive and
  Shenandoah National Park
• Several Civil War sites within 1-hour drive

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Conference Location Omni Hotel
235 W. Main St. Charlottesville, VA
Room Rate 109/night
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Omni Hotel Floor Plan
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Alternate Accomodations

• (Many of these are served by a free trolley to
  the Downtown Mall)
• Hampton Inn, 900 W. Main St. (0.9 miles,
  walkable)
• Courtyard by Marriott, 1201 W. Main St. (1.1
  miles, near U.Va.)
• Red Roof Inn, 1309 W. Main St. (1.1 miles, near
  U.Va.)
• Boar's Head Inn, 200 Ednam Dr. (4.0 miles, nice
  country location, w/ golf course)
• Best Western Cavalier Inn, 105 Emmet St. (1.9
  miles, near U.Va.)
• English Inn, 2000 Morton Dr. (2.2 miles)
• Budget Inn, 140 Emmet St. (1.8 miles)
• Econolodge, 400 Emmet St. (2.0 miles)
• Holiday Inn, 1200 5th St. SW (2.9 miles)

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Nearby Airports

• Washington Dulles (IAD)
• 102 miles, easy drive through Virginia
  countryside
• Reagan International (DCA)
• 118 miles, requires negotiating DC traffic
• Richmond International (RIC)
• 78 miles, easy drive
• Charlottesville/Albemarle (CHO)
• Regional jets US Airways, United, Delta,
  Northwest
• 9.4 miles, cabs available, shuttles from the CHO
  airport for several hotels
• Amtrak is also convenient for East-Cost travel

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Transportation (CHO)

• From CHO Airport
• Rental Car Agencies located at terminal
• Avis
• Hertz
• National
• Hotel shuttles
• From IAD
• Rental cars
• Van on the Go (an expensive van service)
• Various limousine services

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Sample Airfares (CHO)

• Roundtrip, Saturday night stay
• Boston 289 from BOS
• San Francisco 593 from SFO
• Paris 415 from CDG
• Barcelona 628 from BCN
• Newark, NJ 142-162 from EWR
• New York 170-313 from JFK
• New York 155-170 from LGA

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Sample Airfares (IAD)

• Roundtrip, Saturday night stay
• Houston 330 from IAH
• San Francisco 266-408 from SFO
• Boston 201 from BOS
• Salt Lake City 223-232 from SLC
• Paris 363 from CDG
• Barcelona 418 from BCN
• Munich 475 from MUC
• Newark 132-142 from EWR
• New York 138-262 from JFK

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Picturesque Charlottesville
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Picturesque Charlottesville
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Picturesque Charlottesville
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Picturesque Charlottesville
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Logistics

• Registration
• web site
• credit-card processing
• badges, etc.
• U.Va. Conference Services does everything except
  online registration for 5/person/day
• Publications
• IEEE CS Press still ok

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Events

• Reception Omni Hotel
• Outing Monticello offers after-hours tours for
  groups, 25/person
• Banquet dinner Several locations are available
  on the U.Va. Grounds
• Hopefully in Rotunda

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Major Costs

• Hotel rooms 109/nt.
• Conference set-up
• No charge if sufficient catering fees
• Catering
• Break package 16/person
• Lunch buffet 16.50/person
• Reception 12.50/person
• 25.5 service fee and tax
• No deposit for U.Va.-sponsored events

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Major Costs

• Monticello 25/person
• Bus for outings
• 400-450 per 45-person bus
• Dinner on U.Va. Grounds
• 20-25/person bar fees
• Various security/room-rental fees, depending on
  choice of room
• Rotunda 50 fee security
• Others 500-1000 catering

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Estimated Registration Fees

• Break-even, per-person
• 100-person attendance 300
• 150-person attendance 250
• Even allowing for students, fee lt 500

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New Web Site

• http//moss.csc.ncsu.edu/claas02/