Sponsor & Supporter Information

If you are sponsoring and supporting HPC Days 2026, thank you very much! We would not be able to run the event without you! This page will hopefully include the information that you need to make a success of the event, but if there is information missing please contact us.

Attendance & Registration

You are welcome to attend as much or as little of the event as you wish. Please register here so we can plan for catering and logistics.

The key day is Wednesday afternoon/evening when the sponsor session will be. We expect that most sponsors will arrive on Wednesday and depart on Thursday. However, some will likely stay for the full week, which is very welcome.

Durham offers plenty of hotel options nearby.

Sponsor Session

The Sponsor Session is on Wednesday at 16:30 with lightning talks followed by a panel session where the audience can ask you questions. Please plan a talk of around 5 minutes for this. You can either present using your own laptop, or provide the slides to us in advance. The talk should be aimed at a research audience (non-technical, with some technical ability), and should not be a marketing talk, since the audience will likely have no direct purchasing power.

Table Top Display

You will have a table top where you can set up a stand. Feel free to bring a banner, and stuff to go on your table, including merch to give away. This will be adjacent to the coffee/lunch room, so should see good footfall.

Treasure Hunt

There will be a treasure hunt for attendees (including sponsors, if desired) to do, which will encourage interaction with the sponsors. They will need to ask you a question or get information from your stand to complete the answers, and so help to encourage interaction. This will take place on Wednesday.

Attendees

We are expecting over 150 attendees througout the week, though not all will stay for the entire week.

Deliveries

If you wish to ship goods to Durham, please send to:

Prof. Tobias Weinzierl
Department of Maths and Computer Science
Upper Mountjoy Campus
Stockton Road
Durham
DH1 3LE

Parking

If you would like a visitor parking permit, please provide name, car reg details, and the times you’d like the permit for, to Alastair, at least a few days in advance. There may not be enough spaces, so some walking may be required. However, vehicle access up to the venue is possible, for dropping off kit.