grinstei@hawk.ulowell.edu (Georges Grinstein) (01/25/89)
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IFIP CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
1989 IFIP WG 5.10 INTERNATIONAL WORKING CONFERENCE
ON WORKSTATIONS FOR EXPERIMENTATION
JULY 27 to 29, 1989
Sponsored by IFIP WG 5.10
Hosted by The University of Lowell
The Conference will be held in Lowell, USA from July 27 to 29, 1989 at
the Lowell Hilton, Lowell, Massachussetts. Lowell is about 30 miles
north-west of Boston's Logan International Airport.
PROGRAM: The purpose of the conference is to provide an international
forum for the exchange of technical information on workstations used
for experimentation.
The conference format will consist of conference paper presentations and
workshops.
Papers from all nations are solicited on the following topics, but
are not limited to these:
Models of Workstation Environments
Experimental Visualization Workstations or Environments
Auditory Workstations
Multi-media Workstations
Low-Cost Workstations
Integrated Scientific Workstations
Integrated Graphics and Imaging Environments
Supermini Workstations
Application Workstations
Interactive Super-Computing
International Standards and Profiles
Interconnection and Networking
User Interface Models and Designs
Information Object Standards for Interchange
Distributed Environments
Graphical Issues
Systems Issues
Issues in Perception
Human Factors
Workshop topics are solicited on the same topics, and also are not
limited to these. Workshops can be classified as tutorial,
informational or for the purposes of producing output documents.
Attendees will receive a PREPRINT of the Conference Papers and copies
of Workshop Position Papers. After the conference, all contributions
will be published as Conference Proceedings.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE (not finalized):
Bergeron, Encarnacao, ten Hagen, Hopgood, Kochan, Kromker, Kuijk,
Magalhaes, Mantyla, Mehl, Moltedo, Reinfelds, Scheifler, Woodworth.
PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Jose Encarnacao (FRG)
Georges Grinstein (USA)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
To be determined (USA) - General Chair
To be determined (USA) - Local Arrangements Chair
John Hurtado (USA) - U Lowell Conference Coordinator
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION :
For information on submittals and registration forms, please contact
chairs via one of the netmail or postal addresses below, or by phone.
Registration will be available at the Conference.
The registration fee is tentatively set at $100. A processing fee of
$50 will be charged on written cancellations received before 25 June
1989. After that date, the full fee will be retained.
No refund will be made for people who have paid but do not attend.
However, the workshop postion papers and a preprint of the conference
papers will be mailed to them.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Lowell Hilton
50 Warren Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Telephone: (508) 452-1200
Fax : (508) 453-4674
rates: $82/nite single; $97/nite double
75 Rooms are reserved for attendees. This block of rooms will be held
until July 5, 1989. Be sure to say you are attending the "IFIP 5.10
CONFERENCE" to get the Conference Rate and to credit our conference.
A guarantee (usually credit card) is required for arrival after 6PM.
Because of the National Folk Festival occurring during that weekend,
please register early:
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* Major other event in Lowell during that weekend: *
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* The National Folk Festival 7/28-7/30 (Fri-Sun) *
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Alternate hotel information is available From U Lowell.
AIRPORT/AIRLINE INFORMATION:
Logan International Airport in Boston is the closest major airport
served by all domestic and international airlines. It is managed by
the Massachusetts Port Authority (617) 567-2233.
For further conference information -- Send requests to:
University of Lowell Continuing Education
Attention - IFIP Conference
One University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 1 - 508 - 454 - 4664
Internet: ifip@ulowell.edu
Bitnet: Boole3005009
Dr. Georges Grinstein internet: grinstein@ulowell.edu
Graphics Research Laboratory phone: 1 - 508 - 452 - 5000 ext 2389
University of Lowell fax: 1 - 508 - 453 - 6586
Lowell, Massachussetts 01854 telex: 710 343 6461 ULCAR LOWE
USA
Dr. Jose Encarnacao internet: unido!zgdva!jle@uunet.uu.net
Graphische Datenverarbeitung uucp: ...mcvax!unido!zgdva!jle
Wilhelminenstrasse 7 phone: +49 - (0)6151 - 1000 - 29
6100 Darmstadt fax: +49 - (0)6151 - 1000 - 99
FRG telex: 4 197 367 agd d