Updated: June 16, 2008

Welcome to HOT CHIPS 20's registration page. Online registration is now live. Click here to Register for HOT CHIPS 20!

Early registration ends on August 4, 2008. Register before this date and receive discounted early registration fees. See table below for detailed registration fee schedule.

Read the sections on General Registration, Refund/Cancellation Policy and the Registration FAQ before registering for the conference. If you are using a promotion code to register for HOT CHIPS, check out the section on Registering Using Promotion Codes.

For information related to travel, parking, driving directions, lodging and boarding, please refer to the Attendee Information page.

Registration Fees

HOT CHIPS 20 conference consists of Tutorials on Sunday, August 24, 2008 followed by two days of Conference (paper presentations) on Monday and Tuesday, August 25-26, 2008.

Early Registration: June 15 to August 4, 2008
  Tutorials Only Conference Only Both
ACM/IEEE Members $100 $295 $395
Non-Members $125 $395 $520
Student Members $85 $85 $170
Student Non-Members $85 $110 $195
Late Registration: August 5 to August 26, 2008
  Tutorials Only Conference Only Both
ACM/IEEE Members $175 $475 $650
Non-Members $220 $595 $815
Student Members $95 $145 $240
Student Non-Members $95 $170 $265

Registration fees for Tutorials include a printed set of tutorial notes, continental breakfast, lunch, coffee break, and invitation to the evening Wine and Cheese Reception on Sunday, August 24, 2008.

Registration fees for the Conference include a flash drive containing a set of the conference proceedings (printed sets are available for purchase with advance registration), Monday night dinner, continental breakfasts, lunches and coffee breaks during the two days (August 25-26, 2008) of the conference. It also includes an invitation to the evening Wine and Cheese Reception on Sunday, August 24, 2008.

General Registration Policy

Form of Payment

  • Registration may be charged using a Visa™, MasterCard™, Discover™ or American Express™ card. All credit card payments require the complete credit card number, expiration date, name as it appears on the card, and complete billing address
  • Credit card is the only form of payment for HOT CHIPS 20
  • If this payment restriction is an impediment for you to attend HOT CHIPS, please send us an email at registration2008@hotchips.org and we will consider other payment options (Personal/Company Check) strictly on case-by-case basis

Early Registration

  • August 4, 2008 is the DEADLINE to qualify for the early registration rate. Payment transactions must be completed on or before DEADLINE to take advantage of this discounted rate.
  • HOT CHIPS will continue to accept online registrations until August 23, 2008, at the Late/Onsite registration rate. After August 23, 2008, all registrations must be done on-site at the conference.

Refund Policy

See Refund/Cancellation Policy.

ACM/IEEE Membership

  • 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 ACM or IEEE homepage
  • No company memberships accepted; individual memberships only
  • Please be prepared to provide proof of your valid IEEE/ACM membership when you pick up your badges and conference proceedings and/or tutorial notes at the conference

Student Registration

  • If you are registering as a student, please be prepared to provide a valid student photo ID when you pick up your badge and conference proceedings and/or tutorial notes at the conference

Group Registration

HOT CHIP's online registration portal provides you an opportunity to register multiple people in one transaction using one credit card.

Before you register attendees in group, get the following information from each attendee:

  • Attendee Type: HOT CHIPS invites attendees in several categories. However group registration is available only to the following four categories:
    • Member IEEE
    • Non-Member
    • Student IEEE Member
    • Student Non-Member

    Ask your attendee whether they are IEEE member or not. Register your attendees belonging to the same category (For example, Member IEEE) in bulk to get the best pricing. If an attendee is registered as an IEEE member, Hot Chips reserves the right to ask for IEEE membership ID to verify eligibility for IEEE member discount.

  • Attendee Personal Information: You need email address, first name and last name for your primary attendee. For the other attendees who will be registered along with this attendee in bulk, only the first and last name along with company affiliation is needed.

To register attendees in groups:

  1. Divide your attendees in to IEEE member and Non-Member group.
  2. Go to the online registration portal.
  3. Enter the email address of one attendee (the primary attendee) in the group and click "OK". This attendee will receive email confirmation when the registration process is completed. If you are a facilitator who is not attending and registering people in group, you will be able to enter your email address later to receive the email confirmation when the registration process is completed.
  4. On the "Registration Options" page, select the "Attendee Type". Group registration is available only for four categories mentioned above. If you select any other attendee type, you will not be able to register multiple attendees as one group.
  5. On the "Activity" page, select the activities that the primary attendee would like to attend.
  6. Click on the "Click to add guest" link. Once a guest attendee is added, select the activities that they plan to attend. Make sure you enter the relevant information for the guest by clicking on "Click to enter guest name" link for the guest you just added.
  7. Continue to add guest until you are done with all the attendees in the group.
  8. Click "Next". If the email address that you provided for the primary attendee is not registered with HOT CHIP's online registration portal, you will be directed to a page to input the information for the primary attendee. The information includes the following required fields:
    1. First Name
    2. Last Name
    3. Phone number
    4. Password
    5. Mailing address
    6. IEEE membership number (if applicable)
  9. Click "Next" to go to a 6-question questionnaire. Fill out the questionnaire and click "Next".
  10. The next screen gives you a summary of all the transaction. This page gives a chance to add another email address to receive the email confirmation when the registration process is completed. If you are a facilitator who is not attending and registering people in your team, you might want to add your email address here so that you can receive an email confirmation.
  11. Clicking "Next" will take you to the credit card processing page. Fill in the credit card information to pay for the registration and click on "Pay".
  12. The credit card will be processed and if the transaction is successful, you will be presented a receipt. You can either print or save the receipt for your records. You will also receive an email confirmation to the email address of the primary registrant and the additional email address if you provided.

If you run in to any issues, you may direct all questions and concerns to the Registration Chair.

Refund/Cancellation

Email requests for cancellations must be received by HOT CHIPS on or before August 23, 2008, and are subject to a $25 processing fee. Cancellations are only possible by emailing us a cancellation request at registration2008@hotchips.org.

Cancellations received after August 23, 2008, will NOT be honored and all registration fees will be forfeited.

The refund amount will be credit back to your credit card account. Please make sure that we have your correct contact information when you register with us through our online registration form.

Press Registration

Qualified members of the press and media analysts receive full conference registration at no charge including access to all technical sessions during the conference, tutorials, and the Wine and Cheese Reception on Sunday, August 24, 2008.

We also provide you access to the Speakers immediately after their presentation in the Press Room.

For more information, please refer to our Press/Media page.

Press/Media Analyst registrants must enter the promotion code while registering online in order to get the Press/Media Analyst registration discount. Failing to provide the promotion code will result in full conference fees.

To request a Press/Media Analyst promotion code, please send an email to Kevin Krewell, the Press/Media Analyst contact for HOT CHIPS 20.

Be prepared to show your official identification card when picking up your badge and Press Kit (if you have not received one already) onsite at the conference.

Student Registration

A special student rate applies to individuals who are currently enrolled in school. Students must provide a valid student ID. Register online and be prepared to provide a valid student photo ID when you pick up your badge and conference proceedings and/or tutorial notes at the conference.

We are constantly looking for student volunteers to help us out with the conference. Please check out our Volunteer home page to check out the benefits of volunteering for HOT CHIPS.


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