cavrak@kira.uvm.edu (Steve Cavrak) (03/07/90)
Revised Conference Announcement March 1, 1990
THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER IN THE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM.
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April 6th and 7th, 1990. The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
The Macintosh Computer in the University Curriculum offers an exciting
look at how the Macintosh is currently being integrated into higher
education. Conference events include an opening reception, vendor
exhibits, shareware displays, a keynote address and individual sessions
exploring the use of the Macintosh computer as a resource for teaching,
learning, research, and scholarship across the university curriculum.
This is a preliminary announcement.
For more information, you may wish to subscribe to the MAC-CONF
conference mailing list supported by LISTSERV@UVMVM.BITNET.
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Friday, April 6 Kalkin Building
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8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Gala Reception, vendor exhibits, shareware
displays, computer art, music, and excitement.
Saturday, April 7 Billings Center
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8:00 am - 9:15 am Welcoming remarks, John Hennessey, Interim
President of the University of Vermont
Keynote Address,"MacHistory 101: What you get
is > what you see", Jerrold C. Manock, Project
Manager 1984 Macintosh Development Team
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Concurrent paper sessions. Currently scheduled
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm papers are listed below. Titles subject to
change.
TOPIC: General Room 004 Kalkin Building
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BORN TO BE WIRED: NETWORKING MACINTOSHES; Lynne Meeks, UVM
Academic Computing Services.
THE HEALTH OF YOUR MACINTOSH - FIGHTING VIRUSES; Les Wardwell,
The Macintosh Resource Center.
INSTRUCTIONAL INTERACTIVE VIDEO PROJECT; David Elvin, Vermont
Information Systems.
THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER IN THE GLOBAL UNIVERSITY; Steve Cavrak,
UVM Academic Computing Services.
HYPERCARD AND BEYOND: David Herren, Academic Computing, Middlebury
College.
CD-ROM TECHNOLOGY; David Houston, The Macintosh Resource Center
TOPIC - Humanities and Social Sciences Room 003 Kalkin Building
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THE MACINTOSH AND ITS APPLICATION TO FOREIGN LANGUAGES; David Herren,
Middlebury College.
IMPROVING CRITICAL READING SKILLS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (DISCUSS);
Richard Decker, Hamilton College.
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM AND THE MACINTOSH; Don Mitchell, English
Department, Middlebury College.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATABASES FOR THE MACINTOSH; Tom Mead, Dartmouth
Medical Library.
ECONOMICS AND THE MACINTOSH; Sheldon Sax, Middlebury College.
ANALYZING WORLD MILITARY AND SOCIAL EXPENDITURES WITH DATA DESK
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM; David Rosenburg, Political Science Department,
Middlebury College.
HYPERGEOGRAPHY: EXPANDING THE WORLD FOR OUR STUDENTS; Arna Bronstein
and Angela Shipman, The University of New Hampshire.
TOPIC - Science and Engineering Room 002 Kalkin Building
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A DAY IN THE LIFE: MACINTOSHES IN ZOOLOGY AT UVM; Joan Herbers,
UVM Department of Zoology.
THE MACINTOSH AND ITS APPLICATION IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH;
Peter Fuhr, UVM Electrical Engineering.
HYPERCARD AND ITS APPLICATION IN GEOLOGY; David Burger, Smith College.
CREATING HYPERCARD APPLICATIONS FOR INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTION;
Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College.
THE MACINTOSH IN THE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM AT DARTMOUTH;
John Winn, Dartmouth College.
MACSCOPE IN PHYSICS; Elisha Huggins, Dartmouth College.
TOPIC - Medicine and Analysis Room 001 Kalkin Building
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A SURVEY COURSE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE USING HYPERCARD; Richard Decker;
Hamilton College.
THE MACINTOSH FOR SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION; Wesley Wright, UVM
Academic Computing Services
THE MACINTOSH IN MATHEMATICS; Peter Andrews, Middlebury College.
DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS; E. Alan Cassell and P. L.
LaPotin, UVM School of Natural Resources.
THE HEMATOLOGY PROFESSOR; James Hornig-Rohan, UVM College of
Medicine, Department of Radiology
THE MACINTOSH IN MATHEMATICS; Peter Andrews, Middlebury College
TOPIC - Maps and Modeling Room 110 Kalkin Building
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DYNAMIC MODELING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM; Steve Peterson, High Performance
Systems.
MAPS AND ALLIED GRAPHICS IN GEOLOGY USING POSTSCRIPT AND ILLUSTRATOR;
David Elbert, Middlebury College.
URBAN MODELLING AND CENSUS DATA; Grady Meehan, Salisbury State
(Maryland).
WEATHER ANALYSIS; Aulis Lind, UVM , Department of Geography.
STELLA STACK IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; Steve Peterson,
High Performance Systems.
POSTER Sessions and Demonstrations Room 101 Kalkin Building
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COMPUTER ART EXHIBIT, Organized by Lynn Pocock-Williams, UVM,
Department of Art.
MUSIC APPLICATIONS ON THE MACINTOSH; Robert Wigness, UVM, Department
of Music.
Hand-on Training Sessions on a variety of products.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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To register, please return the registration form with your remittance to
the address below. Valid forms of payment include checks or money
orders (in U.S. funds) made payable to The University of Vermont.
Participants who preregister by March 15, 1990 will receive an
information packet containing details about the workshops and conference
schedule. Registration is limited to 400 participants.
Registration includes admittance to all events, access to the shareware
booth, and eligibility for free software drawings and door prizes. The
proceedings volume is included with all professional registrations; it
is optional with student registrations.
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Professional $20 before March 15
$25 after March 15
Student $ 5 without proceedings
$14 with proceedings
Lunch $ 5 before March 15
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Please return this form with remittance payable to the University of
Vermont to:
Macintosh Conference
Department of Geology
Perkins Hall
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont 05405
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