Greetings Cadence Users, I am pleased to announce that the Cadence Designer Network is now accepting abstracts for its inaugural conference called CDNLive! This conference will continue to build upon the stable foundation set forth but by the International Cadence Usergroup. As previously announced on the ICU web site (http://www.cadenceusers.org), the Board of the ICU has voted to join forces with Cadence to form this new organization, which we believe will provide a more comprehensive user group structure. I am writing now to encourage you to join me in supporting this new program and to invite you to participate. The ICU has always been focused on high quality technical content that users need to be more productive in this changing engineering environment. I expect the technical focus will continue with this new organization, and welcome the opportunity to bring more content, more technical papers, and a larger visibility to the annual September event. For more information about the Cadence Designer Network and to submit an abstract please visit us at our web site: http://www.cadence.com/cdnlive At this site you will have information regarding the CDNLive! Silicon Valley conference which is being held at the Westin Santa Clara on September 12 - 14, 2005. This technical conference provides users of Cadence products with a forum for information exchange. These forums occur at both formal presentations and during informal networking with other attendees. You will have the opportunity to talk with other designers using Cadence technology-and with the Cadence people who develop the technologies to help you face design challenges. Presentations from users of Cadence products has always been a large part of what the ICU was all about and this will continue with CDNLive!. If you have a topic that you would like to present at this years conference please submit an abstract today. All submitted abstracts will be entered in a drawing for an iPod Mini (http://www.apple.com/ipodmini). Also a trip for two to Cabo San Lucas will be awarded by the Cadence Designer Network Steering Committee to the top paper presented at the CDNLive! Silicon Valley Conference, as judged by Steering Committee members. Presenters of accepted papers, who submit their final papers by July 22, 2005, will receive a complimentary full-conference pass. All accepted presenters will also receive an invitation to an exclusive dinner with Cadence technologists on Wednesday, September 14. Summary of important dates Abstract submittal deadline: May 17, 2005 Notification of acceptance: June 20-24, 2005 Paper submittal deadline: June 22, 2005 Regards, Michael Catrambone UTStarcom, Inc. Chairman Cadence Designer Network (Former ICU Board Chair)
