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Conference Hotel Rooms Going Fast – Book by Friday, Oct. 6 -- With the SC2006 conference less than two months away, there are two compelling reasons to register now for the Technical Program and Tutorials, and to reserve a hotel room. SC06 is the premier international conference on high performance computing, networking, data storage and analysis. Under the theme "Powerful Beyond Imagination," SC06 will be held November 11-17, 2006, in Tampa, Florida. The first reason is that Advance Registration closes Sunday, October 15 – after that the fees for the Technical Program registration and Tutorials will go up significantly. Registering in advance for the Technical Program can save up to $205. Buying a two-day Tutorials passport by October 15 costs just $595 for ACM and IEEE members or $755 for non-members, while the late-registration cost will be $825 and $1,035 respectively. Online registration information is at its Web site. This year's Technical Program includes 54 technical papers, seven panel discussions, a series of Masterworks sessions, poster presentations and eight workshops. There will also be 26 full and half-day tutorials, offered at an additional fee. Keynote speaker Ray Kurzweil, along with other visionaries and well-known leaders, will speak on the state of high-performance computing in the keynote and plenary sessions, as well as participate in lively panel discussions. Advance information about the SC06 Technical Program is now available at its Web site. The second reason to act now is that hotel rooms are going fast. If you haven’t booked your hotel room for SC06 yet and want to be sure you’re staying in a hotel served by conference shuttle buses to the convention center, make your reservation now. Almost all room blocks held by the conference are sold out and while new hotels may be added, they will be located further from the convention center. Conference-sponsored shuttle buses will only serve the contracted SC06 hotels. To qualify for the guaranteed conference rate, hotel reservations must be made by Friday, October 6. Details about SC06 hotels can be found at its Web site. More information about SC06, which is sponsored by IEEE and ACM, can be found at: its Web site.