rcojh@gecko.co.rmit.oz.au (John Hulskamp) (02/15/89)
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 6 & 7 JULY 1989 GLASSHOUSE THEATRE ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 124 La Trobe Street MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA In conjunction with the Centre for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications within the Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the second Conference and Exhibition of the Australian Transputer and OCCAM User Group will be held at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. The Conference and Exhibition will provide an opportunity to focus on the latest research and developments in transputers, transputer-based technology and applications using transputers in the Australian environment. CALL FOR PAPERS The Conference will focus on the latest developments in the transputer family, the language support for transputer systems, and applications. Papers on such developments are being solicited from interested persons. Persons wishing to submit a contribution in the form of a paper and/or demonstration should provide an abstract as soon as possible to the Conference Convenor, Mr John Hulskamp, at the address given below. Final camera-ready papers should be provided on A4 paper, be no longer than 8 pages, by 2nd June 1989, in time for inclusion in a Conference Proceedings, to be issued at the Conference. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Invitations are being made for INMOS personnel to attend the Conference to present up information on transputer developments in Bristol, U.K., and Tokyo, Japan. EXHIBITION In conjunction with the Conference, an exhibition will demonstrate the latest equipment being developed with the transputer family. Persons and/or organisations wishing to mount an exhibit are most welcome to apply, and discuss their requirements with the Conference Convenor, Mr John Hulskamp. CONFERENCE COSTS The all-inclusive Conference fee of $A245 will include morning, afternoon teas and lunch on both days as well as a Conference Dinner. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP A feature of this year's Conference/Exhibition will be the provision of a one-day pre-conference workshop on Wednesday 5 July 1989 to provide an overview of transputer hardware and software, including the following topics: What is a transputer, and what can it do for me? Parallel Processing and the transputer The OCCAM programming language for transputers Other high level language support for transputer-based systems The details of this workshop is being finalised, and will be offered subject to demand. The cost of attendance at this one-day workshop will be $A95 (including workshop notes, morning, afternoon teas and lunch) is not included in the cost of the Conference itself, but will be an additional charge to participants.Further courses are being planned, and will be announced at the Conference. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION The Conference Convenor, Mr John Hulskamp, is a Senior Lecturer within the Digital Systems Group of the Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He may be contacted as follows: Mr John Hulskamp Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology G.P.O. Box 2476V MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA Telephone: (03) 660-2453/2090 FAX: (03) 662-1060 e-mail: rcojh@gecko.rmit.oz * Transputer and OCCAM are trademarks of the INMOS Group of Companies ---------------------- cut here and return ---------------------- AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 6 & 7 JULY 1989 This announcement is preliminary and some details may change. For further details, and to indicate your interest in attending the Conference,and the pre-Conference Courses and Tutorials contact the Conference Convenor, Mr John Hulskamp, Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering, R.M.I.T., G.P.O. Box 2476V, MELBOURNE 3001, or by telephone on (03)660-2453/2090, or by e-mail: rcojh@gecko.rmit.oz, or by returning this portion of the Preliminary Announcement by mail or FAX. Name: Organisation: Address: Phone: FAX: e-mail: TICK APPROPRIATE OPTIONS: I am interested in Attending the Conference I am interested in Presenting a Paper and/or Demonstration I am interested in mounting an Exhibit I am UNABLE to attend the Conference, but would like to be kept informed I am interested in attending the Pre-Conference Workshop * Transputer and OCCAM are trademarks of the INMOS Group of Companies
rcojh@gecko.co.rmit.oz.au (John Hulskamp) (05/13/89)
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION FORM
AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
6 & 7 JULY 1989
GLASSHOUSE THEATRE
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
124 La Trobe Street
MELBOURNE 3000 AUSTRALIA
In conjunction with the Centre for Advanced Technology in
Telecommunications within the Department of Communication and
Electrical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology, the second Conference and Exhibition of the
Australian Transputer and OCCAM User Group will be held at the
Glasshouse Theatre at the Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology. The Conference and Exhibition will provide an
opportunity to focus on the latest research and developments in
transputers, transputer-based technology and applications using
transputers in the Australian environment.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
A special feature of the Conference will be the keynote speaker,
Mr Peter Cavill, from INMOS (Bristol, U.K.). Mr Cavill is the
Technical Director of INMOS, and has been with INMOS for 10
years, joining from Fairchild. He has been responsible for all
Transputer, DSP, SRAM and graphics developments at INMOS. He has
managed the Transputer project from the start, being the board
member responsible for new product definition and development.
Mr Tony Dent, General Manager, Asia Pacific from INMOS Japan,
will also be in attendance to assist in answering questions.
EXHIBITION
In conjunction with the Conference, an exhibition will
demonstrate the latest equipment being developed with the
transputer family. The following exhibitors have been invited:
Hawk Electronics Pty Ltd (Australian INMOS Distributor)
Unitronix Pty Ltd (PARSYTEC range of boards)
Graphics Computer Systems Pty Ltd (SUN workstation add-in boards)
Reptechnics Pty Ltd (Definicon Boards)
Lionel Singer Corp. (A new transputer-based machine)
Adaptive Pty Ltd (Microway boards)
Atari Computers Pty Ltd (Atari Transputer Workstation)
Prentice-Hall Book Publishers
Quintek Ltd
Parallel Publishing Ltd ("Parallelogram")
EPL Training
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
A feature of this year's Conference and Exhibition will be the
provision of a one-day pre-Conference Workshop on Wednesday 5
July 1989 to provide an overview of transputer hardware and
software. This Workshop is particularly directed at an audience
which has no prior knowledge of the transputer, transputer-based
technology and parallel processing with the transputer. The
Workshop will include the following topics:
What is a transputer, and what can it do for me?
Parallel Processing and the transputer
The OCCAM programming language for transputers
Other high level language support for transputer-based systems
The cost of attendance at this one-day workshop will be $A95
(including workshop notes, morning, afternoon teas and lunch) is
not included in the cost of the Conference itself, but will be an
additional charge to participants. Those wishing to attend this
pre-Conference Workshop should book early, as numbers will be
limited to 35 , and so that they can be informed as to the actual
location of the Workshop on the R.M.I.T. campus.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Thursday 6 July 1989
0900-1000 Registration and Welcome
1000-1030 Keynote Speaker
1030-1100 Morning Tea
1100-1230 Transputer applications in graphics and image processing
1230-1400 LUNCH
1400-1530 Language developments for transputer applications
1530-1600 Afternoon Tea
1600-1730 Demonstrations
1900-2300 CONFERENCE DINNER
Friday 7 July 1989
0900-1030 Commercial Perspectives
1030-1100 Morning Tea
1100-1230 Transputer applications in simulation and control
1230-1400 LUNCH
1400-1500 Transputer networking
1500-1530 PANEL DISCUSSION: Future Directions
1530-1600 Afternoon Tea
1600-1630 Conference close
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Information about the Conference and Exhibition can be obtained
from Mr John Hulskamp, of the Department of Communication and
Electronic Engineering, at the Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology, G.P.O. Box 2476V, MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA, either by
letter, or telephone on (03) 660-2453, (03) 660-2090, by FAX on
(03) 662-1060 or by e-mail at rcojh@gecko.rmit.oz.
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REGISTRATION FORM
AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
6 & 7 JULY 1989
GLASSHOUSE THEATRE
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
124 La Trobe Street
MELBOURNE 3000 AUSTRALIA
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Organisation:...................................................
Address:........................................................
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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE FEE $A95.00
(Fee covers workshop notes, morning,
afternoon teas and lunch)
CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE FEE
(If received before 22 June 1988) $A245.00
(Fee covers Conference/Exhibition, morning,
afternoon tea, lunches and Conference Dinner)
Late fee $A20.00 $A
GUESTS FOR DINNER .............@ $A35.00 per guest $A
TOTAL: $A
MAKE CHEQUES or ORDERS PAYABLE TO:
Centre for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications
Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
G.P.O. Box 2476V
MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA