For the past 26 years, the annual MICRO conference has provided a key venue for the dissemination of ideas and advances in the field of computer microarchitecture research. MICRO has recently become the premier forum for discussing and debating issues relating to instruction-level parallelism; and I am pleased to report that this trend has continued this year. We received a substantial number of outstanding submissions, each of which was rigorously reviewed by at least 4 qualified individuals (both program committee members and outside reviewers). Based on these reviews, the program committee has put together a strong program covering all facets of high-performance CPU design and compilation.
In addition to the paper presentations, Micro'27 will feature four invited lectures. These presentations will cover micro-architecture topics ranging from commercial state of the art microprocessors to supercomputing, and alternative ways of looking at high-performance CPUs. In particular, I would like to thank Wen-mei Hwu for agreeing to give the keynote speech. His visions will be of great interest in their own right.
After a long time the Micro conference has returned to Silicon Valley. San Jose has been selected as the host city because of its proximity to many of the valley's industries and universities, its many local attractions, and the cities and attractions of the greater San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.
In addition to the excellent slate of presentations, MICRO is famous for it's opportunities for personal interaction with leading researchers in the area. I invite you to join us in San Jose, and I look forward to personally greeting each and every one of you!
Hans Mulder
General Chair, Micro 27
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MICRO-27 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration
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Early registration must be postmarked by October 28, 1994. Full payment in
U.S. dollars must accompany registration: check drawn from a U.S. bank or
charge to a MasterCard or Visa card. Credit card registrations may be faxed to
(408) 765-6415, attn: Jan Harper. Conference registration includes one copy of
the proceedings, lunch, reception, dinner, and coffee breaks. The student
registration fee does include all meals. Student registration must include a
copy of a valid, full-time student ID.
Conference Site and Accomodation
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All technical sessions, reception, lunch, and registration will be held at the
Fairmont Hotel. Contact the hotel directly for reservation and indicate
MICRO'27 conference. Conference rates are $90 per night for single or double
room (10% city occupancy tax not included). Reservations must be received by
November 8, 1994, to guarantee conference rate. Late reservations will be
accepted on a space-available basis.
The Fairmont Hotel is conveniently located in Downtown San Jose. It is adja-
cent to the city's light-rail transit line and is within walking distance of
theaters, museums, civic buildings, and Center of Performance Arts.
Fairmont Hotel
At Fairmont Plaza
170 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113-2395
1-800-527-4727 or (408) 998-1900
FAX (408) 280-0394
Ground Transportation
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The Fairmont Hotel is less than 10 minutes from the San Jose International
Airport. There is a complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport:
Weekdays, 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Weekends, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Taxi fare is
approximately $6 one way.
Weather
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December weather in San Jose is variable. There is a chance of rain. Day-time
temperatures are between 45 and 65 degrees F. Evenings and nights will be
chilly.
San Jose and the Surrounding Area
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For decades, visitors have used San Jose as a gateway to San Francisco 50
miles to the north, and to the Monterey Peninsula 70 miles to the south. Now,
thanks to an eight-year, $1 billion investment to revitalize the city's down-
town visitors will find plenty to do just minutes away within the San Jose
metropolitan area.
Some of the most favorite attractions in and around San Jose are: the Eyptian
Museum, the San Jose Historical Museum, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Tech
Museum of Innovation, winery tours, and all kinds of performing arts. San
Francisco is only 50 miles away and can easily be reached for day trips by
train or car.
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Micro'27 Registration Form
November 30 - December 2, 1994
San Jose, California
Name__________________________________________________________________
Affiliation___________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________
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Telephone_____________________________________________________________
Fax___________________________________________________________________
Electronic
Mail Address__________________________________________________________
X ACM X IEEE Member Number____________________________________________
Please list any special needs or accommodations: _____________________
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Before Oct. 28 After Oct. 28
Member $285 $345
Non-member $360 $430
Student* $200 $240
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* Student registration must be accompaneied by a copy of a valid, full-time
student ID; also see the student travel grant program.
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X Check drawn on U.S. bank payable to: MICRO'27
X Mastercard X Visa
Card No.______________________________________________________________
Expiration Date______________________________________________________
Name on Card__________________________________________________________
Signature_____________________________________________________________
Send or Fax registration form with payment to:
MICRO'27
c/o Jan Harper
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd. MS RN6-16
Santa Clara, CA 95052
Fax: (408) 765-6415
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A copy of this form may be retrieved by anonymous ftp from
american.cs.ucdavis.edu:/Micro27, on the World Wide Web via Mosaic at
http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/Micro27.html), or by mailing farrens@cs.ucdavis.edu.
For further information, contact Jan Harper at micro27@austin.intel.com.
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STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT INFORMATION
MICRO-27
THE 27th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MICROARCHITECTURE
I am pleased to announce the availability of MICRO-27 student travel grants.
The grant program is made possible through a generous donation from Hewlett-
Packard. The purpose of the grant is to supplement the advisors' research
grants or the students' fellowship travel allowance to make attending MICRO-27
more affordable. The details of the grant are given below:
(1) Students who are presenting papers at MICRO-27 will be given higher
priority in the selection process. We expect to have at least 30 reci-
pients this year.
(2) We are aiming at covering approximately 50% of the airfare, hotel, and
registration expenses with a maximum of $350.
(3) Student applicants should fill out the enclosed application form and e-
mail the application to micro27@austin.intel.com by October 21, 1994. The
receipt of the application will be acknowledged immediately. The decision
will be sent to the applicants by November 1, 1994.
(4) The grant checks will be sent to the recipients AFTER the conference.
Each grant recipient is required to send in a one-page summary of his/her
experience with MICRO-27 after the conference via e-mail to
micro27@austin.intel.com. The check will be delivered after we receive
the report.
(5) The grant recipients are still required to pay the conference registra-
tion fee. Note that all student participants will be entitled to ALL
MICRO-27 events and proceedings in spite of the lower registration fee
for students.
Hans Mulder
Chair, MICRO-27
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MICRO-27 Student Travel Grant Application Form
Name:_________________________________________________________________
Affiliation:__________________________________________________________
Expected degree and graduation date:__________________________________
Area of research:_____________________________________________________
Name of advisor:______________________________________________________
Postal address for sending the grant check:___________________________
E-mail address:_______________________________________________________
Paper title (if presenting a paper at MICRO-27):______________________
Have you published at MICRO before? If so, please list the years:
Estimate of expenses: airfare ____ hotel _____ registration _____
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