peter@usenix.UUCP (Peter Salus) (08/31/87)
Fourth USENIX Computer Graphics Workshop October 8-9, 1987 Boston Marriott Cambridge - Cambridge, MA Get you hotel reservations soon! October is "leaf time" in New England. Call the Marriott toll free (1-800-228-9290) before September 16 and tell the Reservation Desk that you are a USENIX Conference attendee. $115/night, single or double. USENIX is sponsoring its 4th Annual limited enrollment workshop on current and future developments in computer graphics and related topics. The program is as follows: Wednesday night, 7:30 - 11:30, No-host Reception Thursday 9:30 - 10:00 AM: Coffee Session I (10:00 - noon) More Music Software for UNIX --Michael Hawley (MIT) An Integrated Package for Viewing and Editing 3D Microworlds - Cliff Brett, Steve Pieper & David Zeltzer (MIT) A System for Algorithm Animation - B. Kernighan and John Bentley (Bell Labs) noon - 1:30 PM, Lunch break Session II (1:30 - 3:00 PM) Distributed Computation for Computer Animation - John W. Peterson (Utah) Ray tracing on the Connection Machine System - Hubert C. Delaney (MIT) 3:00 - 3:30 PM, coffee break Session III (3:30 - 5:00 PM) Hairy Brushes - Steve Strassman (MIT) Dynamics for Everyone\fP - Jane Wilhelms (UCSC) It's all done with Smoke and Mirrors - The FaceSaver Project\fP - David Yost & Lou Katz (Consultants) Friday 9:30 - 10:00 AM: Coffee\fP Session IV (10:00 - noon)\fP The BRL CAD Package\fP - Michael John Muuss & Phillip Dykstra (BRL) The Definition and Ray-tracing of B-Spline Objects in a Combinatorial Solid Geometry Modeling System\fP - Paul R. Stay (BRL) REMRT - A Network Distributed and Parallel Ray-Tracer\fP - Michael John Muuss (BRL) noon - 1:30 PM, Lunch break\fP Session V (1:30 - 3:00 PM)\fP Description and discussion of work in progress by conference participants\fP 3:00 - 3:30 PM, coffee break\fP Session VI (3:30 - 5:00 PM)\fP Paint System and Real Time Issues Panel\fP: Real-time - Donald Day (CCAC) Images of Arbitrary Size and Shape - Ken Knowlton & Lou Katz (Consultants) Inadequate image memory - Steve Upstill (Pixar) The Workshop will be structured to facilitate in-depth discussions of technical issues and will have presentations in a number of formats with ample time for questions and responses. It is expected that attendees will participate actively in the program. A visit to the MIT Media Laboratory is planned for Thursday evening. A Conference Proceedings will be produced from material submitted to the Program chairman and received by August 28, 1987. Attendees are encouraged to submit a one-page precis of their research. Committee: Reidar J. Bornholdt (Columbia University) Tom Duff (Bell Laboratories) -- Program Chair Michael Hawley (MIT) Lou Katz (Metron Computerware) -- General Chair REGISTER NOW! For registration and hotel information, contact: USENIX Conference Office 213-592-3243 {ucbvax,UUNET}!usenix!judy
spencer@eecs.umich.edu (Spencer W. Thomas) (10/27/89)
The registration deadline for this exciting workshop is approaching fast. More importantly, the deadline for the hotel is October 30, only a few short days away. I have always enjoyed attending these workshops, the small size means that you have time to really talk to the authors and other attendees (in contrast with SIGGRAPH, which is a total zoo these days). Besides, Monterey is such an enjoyable place to be in November. There has been one change to the agenda -- the closing talk will be given by David Zeltzer of the MIT Media Lab instead of Jaron Lanier of VPL Research. Interesting talks, relaxed atmosphere, good company, pleasant environment -- what more could you ask for? So register now! A convenient registration form is attached to this message. Spencer Thomas (spencer@eecs.umich.edu) **************************************************************** 5th USENIX Computer Graphics Workshop November 16-17, 1989, Doubletree Hotel, Monterey, CA The theme of the workshop is "personal graphics." By this, we mean the use of computer graphics to aid, benefit, or amuse a single person. Generally, personal graphics applications are highly interactive, so that the user has a great deal of control over the result. Furthermore, the graphics is frequently not an end product, but is instead a communication medium between the user and computer. The presentations in this workshop span a wide range of applications and platforms, and range from the immediately practical to the visionary. Several of the presentations will include video tapes of interactive systems, and we hope to also have some live demos. Plenty of time will be included in the schedule for interaction between attendees and speakers. The Workshop Chair is Spencer W. Thomas, University of Michigan. Tentative Schedule Thursday, November 16 Opening Session "Microfabrication on the Macintosh" by Carlo H. Sequin "3D Animation on the Macintosh with 3DWorks" by John F. Schlag and Julian E. Gomez "The Acorn Outline Font Manager" by Neil Raine, David Seal, William Stoye and Roger Wilson Programming Systems "NeWS Classes" by Owen Densmore "Visual Programming with Arachne" by John Danskin and Sally N. Rosenthal "The Panel Library" by David A. Tristam Friday, November 17 Lessons learned "Learning from a Visualized Garbage Collector" by Mark Weiser, Barry Hayes and Jock Mackinlay "Design Considerations for Multitasking, Windowing, Networked, Multi-platform, Distributed Applications" by Ron Reisman "The Render Button" by Jon H. Pittman Views of Other Worlds "Part-Task Flight Simulation on a UNIX Graphics Workstation" by Steven H. Philipson and Stefan Jeffers "The Shape of PSIBER Space: PostScript Interactive Bug Eradication Routines" by Don Hopkins "Virtual Worlds" by David Zeltzer ******************************************************************* Please register in advance to attend this limited enrollment workshop. REGISTRATION FEE: $200.00 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 8 For further information, please contact: USENIX Conference Office 22672 Lambert St., Suite 613 El Toro, CA 92630 Tel: 714-588-8649 FAX: 714-588-9706 EMAIL: judy@usenix.org **************************************************************** Registration information: Please complete and return the enclosed registration form with your payment. You may pay by check (MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO USENIX CONFERENCE) or use your VISA, MasterCard or American Express card. Payment MUST accompany registration form. Purchase orders and vouchers are not accepted. Note: you may FAX your registration form if paying by VISA, MasterCard or American Express. Cancellation policy: requests in writing, postmarked by November 8, 1989. **************************************************************** Hotel Information: The workshop headquarters will be: Doubletree Hotel - at Fisherman's Wharf Two Portola Plaza Monterey, CA 93940 Telephone: (408)649-4511 ROOM RATES: $89.00/night - single or double (plus 10% tax) Call the hotel directly and ask for the Reservation Desk. Tell reservations that you are a USENIX Conference attendee to take advantage of our group rate. A ONE NIGHT'S DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED for all reservations. ROOM RESERVATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 30, 1989. Requests for reservations received after the deadline will be handled on a space and RATE available basis. **************************************************************** Transportation: If you are traveling by airline to this workshop, it is suggested that you fly into the San Francisco Airport, then transfer to a flight into the Monterey Peninsula Airport. The Monterey Peninsula Airport is four miles from the Doubletree Hotel. Taxi and airport limousine services are available to the hotel. **************************** Registration form **************************** Print out, fill in, and mail or FAX (credit card payment only) 5th USENIX COMPUTER GRAPHICS WORKSHOP November 16-17, 1989 Sponsored by the USENIX Association REGISTRATION FORM ________________________________________________________________ Please type or print clearly Name____________________________________ First name for Badge__________________ (Last) (First) Company/Institution____________________________________________________________ Mailing Address________________________________________________________________ City_________________________________ State/Country _______________ Zip _______ Phone (_____)________________________ Network address _________________________ [ ] Check here if you do NOT want to appear in the attendee list _______________________________________________________________________________ WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FEE: $200.00 Method of payment: (Purchase orders and vouchers not accepted) [ ] Payment enclosed - MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO USENIX CONFERENCE (U.S. Dollars only) Charge to my [ ] VISA [ ] MasterCard [ ] American Express Account No. _________________________________ Expiration Date _________________ Cardholder's Signature ______________________ Print Name ______________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ REFUND CANCELLATION POLICY If you MUST cancel, all refund requests must be in writing and postmarked no later than November 8, 1989. _______________________________________________________________________________ Please complete this form and return along with your full payment to: USENIX CONFERENCE OFFICE 22672 Lambert St., Suite 613 El Toro, CA 92630 Telephone: (714)588-8649 FAX: (714)588-9706 -- =Spencer (spencer@eecs.umich.edu)