Mentor Graphics Announces Call for Papers for User2User 2005
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 30, 2004—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today
announced a call for papers for its 21st international users group
conference, User2User 2005. Users of Mentor Graphics software are
invited to submit abstracts sharing their best practices, success
stories and lessons learned. The submission deadline is October 29,
2004. Early submissions received by October 8, 2004 will be eligible
to receive one of three prizes sponsored by Hewlett Packard.
Selected users will present their accepted submissions at the
User2User 2005 conference on April 27-29, 2005, at the Santa Clara
Marriott Hotel, in Santa Clara, Calif. This year, a Best Paper Award
of $1,000 USD will be given for each conference track. In addition to
the technical presentations selected from the abstracts submitted, the
conference will feature presentations by Mentor Graphics. Submission
forms are available online at http://www.mentor.com/user2user/cfp/.
"Last year more than 200 abstracts were submitted by Mentor
Graphics users for User2User 2004," said Tom Floodeen, vice president
and general manager, worldwide customer support, and User2User
conference sponsor, Mentor Graphics. "We look forward to continuing
the tradition of Mentor's user conference this year as we gather the
paper proposals for the 2005 event."
About Mentor Graphics User2User Conference
The International Mentor Graphics Users' Group was formed in 1983
to provide users of Mentor Graphics products and/or services with a
forum to exchange information. The User2User conference offers
attendees an interactive, in-depth technical forum while encouraging
the exchange of immediately useful knowledge between other Mentor
Graphics users, technical leaders and partners. The format of the
User2User conference is designed to provide customers with the
opportunity to both learn from and educate each other.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in
1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about
$675 million and employs approximately 3,800 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are
located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314.
World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Ry Schwark, 503-685-1660
ry_schwark@mentor.com
