A distinguished group of keynote speakers has been assembled for the 2006 Users Meeting.

• Congressperson Judy Biggert
  Illinois 13th District
• Professor Norman Augustine
  National Academy of Science
  Author, NAS report "Rising Above the Gathering Storm"
• Professor Harold Shapiro
  Chair, EPP2010 Panel
• Dr. Robin Staffin
  Director, DOE Office of High Energy Physics
• Dr. Jon Kotcher
  National Science Foundation
• Dr. Fred Bernthal
  Universities Research Association
• Dr. Pier J. Oddone
  Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
• Professor Michel Della Negra
  Spokesperson, CMS Collaboration
• Professor Hiro Aihara
  International Linear Collider, T2K

Another new feature at this year's meeting will be talks from graduate students, selected competitively from the graduate community. Nominations for these talks have closed, and the results will be announced by early May.