Advanced registration for the Fifteenth International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS09) closes on 1 October, after which prices will rise by over $100.

This year the event will take place in Shenzhen, China, 8-11 December 2009.

According to the event's website, ICPADS 2009 provides an international forum for scientists, engineers, and users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and latest research results on all aspects of parallel and distributed systems.

Keynote speakers include Kai Hwang from the University of Southern California, Xiaodong Zhang from the Ohio State University, Sajal K. Das from the University of Texas at Arlington, and Denis Caromel from INRIA Sophia Antipolis-CNRS.