paha@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Philip Harriman) (04/11/90)
MacAdemia '90: Visions for Education
May 29 - June 1, 1990
Rochester, NY
Hosted by
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Rochester
Apple Computer, Inc.
At MacAdemia '90 you can choose from one hundred presentations
that explore Macintosh basics, Macintosh applications in emerging
areas, and traditional classroom and administrative uses. You will
also find special interest group meetings, vendor hands-on
training, Macintosh art exhibits, and evening events.
Now in its fifth year in the northeast, MacAdemia is sponsored by
Apple Computer, Inc. to give higher education faculty and
administrators an opportunity to discover new ways of
incorporating Macintosh technology into classrooms, research, and
administration.
AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE:
Tuesday, May 29 6:30 pm Registration and
"Taste of Rochester"
Wednesday, May 30 and
Thursday, May 31
7:30 am Registration
8:30 am Keynote Speakers including
Burt Cummings,
Director of Higher Education
Marketing, Apple Computer, Inc.
10:15 am Sessions
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm- Sessions
5:00 pm
Friday, June 1 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am- Focus on Graphic Arts
1:00 pm Focus on Writing
Academic Software Showcase
Special Interest Group Meetings
You will receive a complete schedule of sessions when you pick up
your MacAdemia '90 information packet at registration.
EVENING EVENTS
Due to limited space, conference registrants receive tickets to
evening events on a "first come first served" basis. An additional
$35.00 registers a guest for evening events only (the same fee for
one or all events).
Registration and "Taste of Rochester"
Holiday Inn Rochester South
Tuesday, May 29 6:30-10:30
Vendor Reception
Rochester Marriott Thruway
Wednesday, May 30 6:00-10:00
Gala Evening
International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House
Thursday, May 31 6:00-10:00
ARRANGEMENTS
Messages
MacAdemia Information Center message boards are open 7:30 am-6:00
pm, May 30 & May 31 8:30 am-2:00 pm, June 1 716-275-6009 (voice
and TDD).
40% Off Airfare
Special discounts are available on USAIR to Rochester. Save forty
percent on full coach fares, and an additional five percent when
you extend your stay through Sunday, by booking through Rosenbluth
Travel. Call 800-448-5976 and specify the MacAdemia conference.
Hotels
Holiday Inn Rochester South
Conference Headquarters
1111 Jefferson Road
Reservations 716-475-1510.
Specify MacAdemia.
Single $70.00
Double $70.00
Rochester Marriott Thruway
5257 West Henrietta Road
Reservations 716-359-1800.
Specify MacAdemia.
Single $70.00
Double $75.00
Triple $80.00
Quad $85.00
Transportation
Bus service is provided from the hotels to conference locations
and evening events.
Parking
Parking is not available at Rochester Institute of Technology or
the University of Rochester. Please park at either hotel and use
the conference bus service.
Lunches
Box lunches are provided when you register by May 10. Cafeterias
are open on each campus.
PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
On-line Resources Into the 1990's
George H. Brett II
Assistant Director
UNC-Educational Computing Service
Visual Demonstrations for Freshman Computer Science
Richard Rasala
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Northeastern University
The Heart of the Fugue: Interactive Audio Disk to Teach
Counterpoint Theory
Sheldon Sax
Assistant Director, Academic Computing
Middlebury College
Computer Assisted Instruction in Diagnostic Radiology
William Hendrick
Associate Professor of Radiology
Albany Medical College
3D Visualization
Kener Bond
Professor, College of Fine and Applied Art
Rochester Institute of Technology
Getting the Most From Your Student Staff
Jennie Meyer Howard
Coordinator, User Services,
Academic Computing Services
Southeastern Massachusetts University
"Memories of Madrid": A HyperMedia Curriculum for Foreign
Languages
Robert Blake
Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor
University of Rochester
Vietnam Archives: A Multimedia Database
Robert Dwyer
Associate Director
Center for Communications Media
University of Massachusetts at Boston
Beyond Freshman Composition: Advanced Writing
Davida Charney
Assistant Professor of English
Penn State University
A HyperCard-Based Weather Station
Bill Stein
Research Assistant
University of Massachusetts
Renewable Energy Lab
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
716-381-7772
macinfo@cc.rochester.edu (Internet)
MACINFO@UORDBV (BITNET)
A82 (AppleLink)
REGISTRATION
To register for the conference, please fill out the following form
and mail it to the address listed.
PLEASE NOTE: email registrations will NOT be accepted.
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MacAdemia '90 Registration Form
(one per person)
Name:_________________________________________________
School:_______________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
Phone:________________________________________________
E-Mail:_______________________________________________
Will you be driving? _____Yes ____ No (see parking note)
Expected Arrival Date:______ Time:_______ Airline:__________
Departure Date Date:______ Time:_______ Airline:__________
Please check the items below that would help you enjoy MacAdemia
'90. These services are available when you register by May 10.
_____ Sign Language Interpreting _____ Wheelchair Access
_____ Dietary Needs _____ other (please specify)
______________Registration Fee:
$60.00 postmarked by May 10
($85.00 after this date)
______________Evening Event Guest
An additional $35.00 registers a
guest for evening events only
(the same fee for one or all events).
______________Total Enclosed
Send check or money order only,
payable to Apple Computer, Inc.
Please number from 1-5 the five tracks you are most likely to
attend at MacAdemia. Use a 1 for the track you are most interested
in.
______Administrative Computing
______Campus Support Organizations
______Engineering
______Fine and Applied Arts
______Humanities
______Libraries and Information Access
______Macintosh Basics
______Mathematics
______Medicine
______Multimedia/Hypermedia
______Networking
______Physical Sciences
______Scientific Visualization
______Social Sciences
______Other: _____________________________
Return this form to:
MacAdemia
Apple Computer, Inc.
18 Tobey Village Office Park
Pittsford, NY 14534