The 2013 GROMACS USA conference will be held September 13th-15th, at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

When and where will the workshop and conference be?: The workshop and conference will be held September 13th-15th, 2013, and the University of Virginia.

Who will be running the workshop?: Members of the main core of the development team from KTH and Uppsala University will be attending from Sweden, as well as a number of U.S. developers and power users you probably know from the users list. We will also have several prominent plenary speakers from around the U.S. who have used GROMACS for important application work.

What will be the conference and workshop consist of?: The conference will include intermediate and advanced tutorials (with beginner tutorials available on the web before the conference), sessions on both applications and the code, a poster session open to all participants, and extensive time with developers to provide input on future versions of GROMACS.

Where can I register?: Registration will be opened later in May. Please send an email to gromacsworkshop-request@virginia.edu if you wish to be notified when registration opens.

What is the cost?: In order to cover the costs of organizing the workshop, we are charging a registration fee of $60 ($95 after Aug 15th). Hotels, travel and meals will be the responsibility of the attendees.

Will it be possible to get travel reimbursement?: We have submitted a grant proposal to NSF to help provide travel reimbursements for the conference for postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates. However, given the current sequester funding, it is unclear if it will be funded. Stay tuned for more informtion!

How does one get to the University of Virginia?: You can find directions to arriving at U.Va. by car here. U.Va. is 20 min from the Charlottesville/Albermarle Airport (CHO), 75 min from the Richmond International Airport (RIC), and 120 min from Dulles International Airport (IAD).