CINES (Centre Informatique National de l'Enseignement Superieur) in Montpellier, France. 950, rue de Saint Priest Montpellier Cedex 5, 34097 France This will be the first meeting of the European chapter of the SGI User Group. The intention is to bring together people who have an interest in sharing information and improving the technical productivity of SGI high-performance computing, data storage, and visualization systems. As well as other users from around Europe with similar interests, some technical staff from SGI will be present to provide up to date information and add valuable insight to discussions. The meeting will be spread over two days to allow for travel to and from the event which will be hosted by CINES (Centre Informatique National de l'Enseignement Superieur) in Montpellier, France. The conference will be free of charge with some light refreshments provided as well as a wine reception on the evening of the first day. SGI User Group Director for Europe and Chairman for this conference is: Niall Wilson Irish Centre for High End Computing niall.wilson@ichec.ie