rcojh@gecko.co.rmit.oz.au (John Hulskamp) (02/17/89)
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