TUG 2014: July 28-30, 2014
The 35th Annual Meeting of the TeX Users Group
Concurrent introductory LaTeX workshop on July 28

Mark Spencer Hotel, 409 SW 11th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97205  USA

• Post-conference: videos, conference booklet.
• published proceedings (TUGboat 35:2).

• List of participants and presentations.

Post-conference:

• conference booklet;
• slides and abstracts;
• Tweet summary from David Latchman.
• conference report, also by David Latchman
• a few photos
• published proceedings (TUGboat 35:2).

Dates and deadlines

• April 15, 2014 - bursary application deadline.
• May 16 - deadline for abstracts for presentation proposals.
• May 23 - deadline for early bird registration discount.
• June 6 - deadline for preprints to be in the printed program.
• June 30 - deadline for discounted hotel reservations. But book your hotel room early, as described below.
• July 27 - evening reception at the hotel (5-7pm).
• July 28 - LaTeX workshop (concurrent); post-session TeXShop tips and tricks.
• July 28-30 - conference.
• August 11 - deadline for final papers for TUGboat proceedings.

Accommodations

• Travel information provided separately, along with lots of other information on visiting Portland and the surrounding area.
• Rooms are reserved for TUG conference participants at the Mark Spencer Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon. THIS IS NOT A LARGE HOTEL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION ASAP. You can cancel any time up to 24 hours before arrival, so it is better to reserve now and cancel later if need be.
• You can reserve rooms online as follows:
  1. Go to the hotel home page.
  2. Scroll down to the last section of the page, where it says “Access special negotiated rates using your unique Group login and Password [here]”, and click the [here] link.
  3. The next page has a radio button for Group or Travel Agent: select Group, if it isn't already. And it asks for a “Group ID or EMail”: enter TEXUSERS; and for a password: enter tug. Click the Log In button.
  4. The next page asks you to select a “Group Leader”: only one is available (322955). Just click the [Select] link.
  5. Finally, you are at the page where you can choose your arrival/departure dates (if you change them, click the Search For Availability button right below), and room type, etc.
• Or you can reserve rooms by phone: 800-548-3934 in the US, or +1 503-224-3293. Mention the “TeX Users Group 2014 conference”.
• Our discounted rate is $156/night for a standard queen room, $10 more for a standard king, and $10 more again for a small suite. These rates are available until June 30, but book earlier! Portland is a popular summer destination. If you try to book before then, and discounted rooms are not available, please contact TUG so we can try to have the hotel make more rooms available.
• The discounted rates are available for a couple of days before and after the conference (subject to availability): from July 25 to August 1.
• Parking: available at the hotel, for an additional $18/day.
• Internet access: Free throughout the conference hotel; provided at check-in for guest rooms and public spaces. We will post the access codes for speakers in the conference rooms.
• Meals: Free Sunday night reception at the hotel (July 27, 5-7pm) and a banquet (optional extra) on Wednesday evening, 6:30pm, at Bluehour, 250 NW 13th Avenue, 92709; we enter on Everett St. (walking map to banquet). The registration fee includes lunch on each day of the meeting, as well as morning and afternoon coffee breaks. The hotel also provides an expanded continental breakfast and evening wine reception.

Publicity flyer

Thanks to David Latchman, we expect live tweeting of the conference on hashtag #tug2014.

Mentioning the conference to colleagues and in any other contexts would be very much appreciated. We'd also be grateful for any posting of this one-page PDF flyer.

Sponsors

Sponsored by the TeX Users Group, DANTE e.V., River Valley Technologies (UK), and many individual donors. Thanks to all.

Additional sponsors greatly appreciated.

Contact

• Email: tug2014@tug.org.
• Phone, fax, postal mail: see TUG office contact information.
• Conference committee: Robin Laakso, Karl Berry, Jim Hefferon, David Walden.