45th DAC Registration Information



At-Conference Registration Hours
Sunday, June 8 8am - 6pm
Monday, June 9 7am - 6pm
Tuesday, June 10 7am - 6pm
Wednesday, June 11 7am - 6pm
Thursday, June 12 7am - 6pm
Friday, June 13 7am - 6pm

Registration instructions and options are listed below.
Register on-line or by fax.
Privacy Policy

CONFERENCE

Received by May 19, 2008

After May 19, 2008 or at the conference

Member ACM or IEEE

$450

$565

Non-Member

$585

$735

Students with ACM or IEEE membership

$195

$195

One-Day Only (Tues., Wed., Thur.)

$260

$260

Two-Day Only (Tues., Wed., Thur.)

$470

$470


EXHIBIT-ONLY

Received by May 19, 2008

After May 19, 2008 or at the conference

Free Monday

Free

Free

Exhibit Only (Access all days)

Free

$65


TUTORIALS

Member ACM or IEEE

Non-Member

Student

Full-Day Tutorials

$310 (per tutorial)

$400 (per tutorial)

$125 (per tutorial)

Hands-on Tutorials (HOT)

$75 (per HOT)

$75 (per HOT)

$75 (per HOT)


WORKSHOPS

Member ACM or IEEE

Non-Member

5th International UML for SoC  Design Workshop -UML in Application (Sunday)

$100

$150

Biochips to Interface & Monitor Human Biological Functions (Sunday)

$100

$150

High-Level Synthesis: Back to the Future? (Sunday)

$100

$150

Design and Verification of Low Power SoCs: An Application Oriented Approach (Sunday)

$75

$100

Low Power Coalition Workshop - Advances in Low Power Design for Circuits & Systems (Sunday)

$75

$100

System and SoC Debug Workshop (Sunday)

$100

$150

6th IEEE Symposium on Application Specific Processors (Sunday & Monday)

$325 by May 19
$410 after May 19
$195 Student by
May 19

$410 by May 19
$525 after May 19
$245 Student after
May 19

Workshop for Women in Design Automation: Networking, Negotiation, and Nonsense: Achieving Career Balance in an Unbalanced World (Monday)

$50

$75

Introduction to Chips and EDA for a Non-Technical Audience (Monday)

$10

$10

Cross-Layer Power & Thermal Management (Monday)

$100

$150

Int'l Workshop on Hardware-Oriented Security & Trust (HOST-2008) (Monday)

$150

$200

Diagnostic Services in Network-on-Chips (DSNOC) (Monday)

$100

$150

4th Integrated Design Systems Workshop: DAC 2008 - OpenAccess: A Platform for Continuous Evolution & Innovation (Monday)

$100

$150

Beyond Syntax & Semantics: Industry Experiences with OVL/SVA/PSL (Monday)

$75

$100

Effective Technical Writing (Tuesday)

$50

$75

IEEE/ACM Symposium on Nanoscale Architectures (NANOARCH'08) (Thursday & Friday)

$250 by May 19
$300 after May 19
$200 Student by
May 19

$330 by May 19
$380 after May 19
$220 Student after
May 19

Maximizing Efficiency in the Development Cycle (Thursday)

$50

$75


Management Day

$95

$95


Registration Option

Exhibit

Technical Conference

Tutorials (Optional, Extra Fee)

Free Monday

Monday Only

N/A

N/A

Exhibit Only

All 4 Days

N/A

Hands-on Tutorials (Mon. thru Thurs.)

Full Conference

All 4 Days

All 3 days, DAC party, 45 years of DAC DVD

Full-day (M/F) & Hands-on Tutorials (Mon. thru Thurs.)

One-Day Registration

All 4 Days

Any 1 day, your choice, 45 years of DAC DVD

Full-day (M/F) & Hands-on Tutorials (Mon. thru Thurs.)

Two-Day Registration

All 4 Days

Any 2 days, your choice, 45 years of DAC DVD

Full-day (M/F) & Hands-on Tutorials (Mon. thru Thurs.)

FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Full Conference Registration includes: access to all Technical Sessions, the Exhibition, the 45 Years of DAC DVD Proceedings, and a ticket to the Wednesday Night Party.

STUDENTS
A special student rate applies to individuals who are members of ACM or IEEE and are currently enrolled in school. Students must provide a valid ACM or IEEE student membership number and a valid student ID.
ACM/IEEE Student registration includes: access to all Technical Sessions, the Exhibition, the 45 Years of DAC DVD Proceedings, and a ticket to the Wednesday Night Party.

ONE/TWO-DAY REGISTRATION
One/Two-Day Only registration includes: the day(s) you select for the Technical Conference, all four days of the Exhibition, and the 45 Years of DAC DVD Proceedings. One/Two-day Only registration does not include the Wednesday Night Party.

DVD PROCEEDINGS
An additional copy of DVD proceedings is available for an additional $50 for all full conference, student, and one/two-day registrants.  (One Copy of the DVD proceedings is included with a full conference, student, and one/two-day registrations.)

EXHIBIT-ONLY REGISTRATION
Exhibit-Only registration allows admittance to the Exhibition, Monday through Thursday.

FREE MONDAY EXHIBIT-ONLY
Register on-line thru June 9, 2008, to receive a pass to visit the Exhibition, Monday,
June 9, 2008.

MANAGEMENT DAY
Management Day is designed to provide managers with timely information to help them make decisions where business and technology intersect.  The day is comprised of three sessions featuring presentations by managers representing key independent device manufacturers (IDMs) and major fabless companies.
Management Day also includes access to: the Tuesday General Session and Keynote; the Keynote on Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12, and all four days of the exhibition.

FULL-DAY TUTORIALS
Full-day Tutorials are offered on Monday, June 9 and Friday, June 13, 2008. You must register for at least one day of the Technical Conference to attend a tutorial. Tutorial registration fee includes: continental breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, and tutorial notes. Space is limited to the first 125 persons.  Tutorials are not included in the conference registration fee.  An additional registration option is available and fees are incurred.

HANDS-ON TUTORIALS
Hands-on Tutorials are three-hour tutorials utilizing hands-on software tools from DAC exhibitors. Attendees must register for a minimum of an Exhibit-Only registration in order to be eligible to attend Hands-on Tutorials. Due to the proprietary nature of these discussions, presenting companies have the right to refuse access to employees or contractors of competitors.  Space is limited.  Hands-on-Tutorials are not included in the conference registration fee.  An additional registration option is available and fees are incurred.

WORKSHOPS
Workshops are designed to be interactive forums for discussions on the selected topics. Attendees must register for each workshop they wish to attend. Workshop-only registration is available.  Workshops are not included in the conference registration fee.  An additional registration option is available and fees are incurred.

WEB REGISTRATION
A. Registration may be charged to Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Credit card payments require the complete credit card number, expiration date, security code, name as it appears on the card, and complete billing address.

Registration payments are processed through Paypal Secured Payment Processing.

B. May 19, 2008, is the DEADLINE to qualify for the advance registration rate. Payment transactions must be completed on or before May 19, 2008, to take advantage of the discounted rate. The DAC office will continue to accept faxed or mailed registrations thru May 28, 2008, at the at-conference rate. On-line registrations will be accepted thru
June 12, 2008, at the at-conference rate.

C. Refund Policy: Written requests for cancellations must be received in the DAC office by May 19, 2008, and are subject to a $25 processing fee. Cancellations received after May 19, 2008, will NOT be honored and all registration fees will be forfeited.

D. Membership number must be included at time of submission to receive the membership rate. No refunds will be made for change in membership status. If you would like information on becoming an ACM or IEEE member, visit the ACM or IEEE web sites.  No company memberships are accepted, individual memberships only.

MAIL OR FAX REGISTRATION
A. Payment MUST be included with the registration form or it WILL be discarded.
B.  Register ONE person per form (copy form as needed).
C.  If payment is received from a non-US bank, the attendee will be charged a collection fee of $30.
D.  Mail registration form to:  MP Associates, 5405 Spine Rd., Ste. 102, Boulder, CO 80301, by May 28, 2008.
E.  Fax registration form to:  303-530-4334, by May 28, 2008.
Got a registration question? Call toll free with (800) 321-4573,
or email register@mpassociates.com.