LFA@ORNLSTC.BITNET (LLOYD F. ARROWOOD) (07/10/89)
C A L L F O R P A P E R S
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Revised: June 26, 1989
The Energy Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the United States
Census Bureau are sponsoring a conference on ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR THE SOCIAL
SCIENCES. Papers describing applications of advanced computing technologies
in disciplines such as, but not limited to, the following are being solicited:
Economics Planning
Psychology Sociology
Anthropology Geography and urban studies
Transportation studies Policy analysis
Government Demography
Statistics
Proposals for panel discussions and demonstrations are also being accepted.
Examples of ``advanced computing technologies'' are
Supercomputing Parallel processing
Satellite imagery Geographic information systems
Expert systems Natural language processing
Computer networking Databases and information retrieval
Advanced microcomputer applications
The conference will be held April 10-12, 1990 at the Williamsburg Hilton and
National Conference Center, Williamsburg, Virginia. The conference fee
schedule is $300 (U.S.) for advance registration. Registration matls. will
be mailed upon request.
SCHEDULE
In order to adequately review the submissions and allow authors to revise
their manuscripts, the following schedule will be followed:
Submission deadline: September 15, 1989
Author notification: November 15, 1989
Final deadline: January 15, 1990
PAPERS
Manuscripts should be between five and nine pages, single-spaced, in length.
The official language of this conference is English.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Proposals for panel discussions should be submitted by a panel chairman
and consist of three to five presentations which examine various aspects
of a chosen topic. It is the chairman's responsibility to contact potential
panel members and coordinate presentations.
DEMONSTRATIONS
Space will be available at the conference site for demonstrations of advanced
computing technology (Vendors will be charged a nominal fee). Briefly describe
the technology and its value to the social sciences. Provide necessary space,
power, and telecommunications requirements. Demonstrators will be responsible
for providing their own hardware, except in extreme circumstances in which the
organizing committee has been notified well in advance.
PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings will be published by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and
distributed at the conference.
Please submit three copies of each paper, panel proposal, or demonstration
proposal to
Lloyd F. ARROWOOD
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P. O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6207 U.S.A.
(615)-574-8700
Correspondence between authors and the organizing committee can be sent to
LFA @ ORNLSTC.BITNET or LFA @ STC10.CTD.ORNL.GOV