Although only time will tell, but we are confident that the talents of the IPDPS community have been sufficiently tapped to ensure that Y2K will dawn smoothly and that IPDPS will convene on May 1, 2000 in Cancun, Mexico. If you attended in 1994, you will be familiar with Westin Regina Hotel and the warm & festive hospitality we enjoyed.

As we experienced in 1994, the setting & prices are family friendly. Located on one end of the Cancun peninsula, the Westin Regina provides relaxed resort amenities with several pools and a private swimming beach. An excellent snorkeling area is only a short walk up the beach and buses run frequently along the beach strip of hotels, clubs, and name restaurants to Cancun proper. There, the markets & vendors offer both local Mexican goods and bargain imports, turning shopping trips into excursions and evening entertainment.

Finally, there is Chichen-Itza, the most famous of the old Maya cities located deep in the tropical rain forest of Yucatan. If you missed the "Gottlieb Tour" in 1994, check information on the Web regarding daily tours that depart from the hotel. You may want to plan your stay to allow a full day for the trip to Chichen-Itza or other Caribbean Mexico points of interest.

The calendar tells us that IPDPS 2000 coincides with Cinco de Mayo - the 5th of May - which is a Mexican and American holiday associated with freedom and liberty. It will be fiesta time in Cancun, and you are invited to join the celebration!

Reserve Hotel Room By April 13th! $130 rooms held for IPDPS will be released after Thurs., April 13th. Attendees will pay regular room prices after this date.

Call 01152 (98) 85 00 86 for reservation

Download the registration form and fax to 01152 (98) 85 02 96

Email the Reservations Manager lucy.uriostegui@westin.com

If the IPDPS 2000 Hotel Rate of $130 is no longer available at the Westin Regina Cancun, you are encouraged to contact the SHERATON CANCUN which is up the road from the Westin. Call +52 98 83 1988 and request the IEEE