taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (Dave Taylor) (12/03/86)
This article is from Robert Scheifler <rws@athena.mit.edu>
and was received on Tue Dec 2 21:01:03 1986
Meeting Announcement
X Window System Users and Developers Conference
Thursday, January 15, 1987
M.I.T.
Cambridge, MA
General Chairman--Robert Scheifler, M.I.T.
Program Chairman--Jim Gettys, Digital
Sponsored by M.I.T. Project Athena
Purpose
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The X window system, developed at M.I.T. as a joint project between Project
Athena and the Laboratory for Computer Science, is being implemented and
used by many organizations, both educational and commercial. The purpose of
this conference is to bring together individuals and organizations interested
in X. Information from various organizations that are developing or using X
will be shared. This information will include:
o Version 10 status
o Differences between Version 10 and Version 11
o Version 11 status and schedule
o System software supporting X
o Applications supporting X
o hints and tools for developers
o future developments
All presentations will be given by individuals actively involved in
developing the window system and applications under the window system.
Additional Agenda Topics
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People interested in presenting work on the X window system should send
an abstract of a presentation to:
Electronic Mail (Arpanet)
x-conference@athena.mit.edu
Postal Service
X Conference
c/o Project Athena
M.I.T. Room E40-342C
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02319
X Extensions
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An objective of the conference is to establish an organization and
procedure for controlling the extensions to X. Possible initial
extensions include 3-D graphics and toolkits for building human
interfaces.
We would like to create a working group of active developers to discuss
extensions and toolkits. The first meeting of this group is planned for
Friday, January 16. If you are interested in participating in this
group, send a statement of qualifications to the address below.
Participation in this group will be by invitation only.
Attendance
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The meeting on January 15 is open to anyone interested in X. Please feel
free to forward this invitation to others that might like to attend.
Admission to the conference will be by ticket only. To obtain a ticket,
complete the attached form and return it by December 20 to the address
given below.
Attendees will be sent tickets and a complete agenda by January 7.
Presenters who have submitted abstracts will be notified of the acceptance
of their presentation by December 30.
Local Arrangements
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The meeting will take place on the M.I.T. campus, in Building 34, Room 101.
The building is located at 50 Vassar Street in Cambridge.
Attendees will be responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements.
There is essentially no parking available near M.I.T., so it is recommended
that attendees select hotels close enough to M.I.T. to use public
transportation or to walk.
There will be no charge for the conference.
If you have questions, and cannot correspond via electronic mail, you can
reach Robert Scheifler at 617-253-0628.
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APPLICATION FORM
X Window System Users and Developers Conference
Thursday, January 15, 1987
M.I.T. Cambridge, MA
To: x-conference@athena.mit.edu
To: X Conference
c/o Project Athena
M.I.T. Room E40-342C
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02319
I will attend the X Window System Conference.
Name ___________________
Organization ___________________
Street ___________________
City/State/Zip ___________________
Telephone ___________________
Electronic mail ___________________
This form must be received by December 20, 1986.
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