douglas@bcsaic (Douglas Schuler) (07/12/88)
DIRECTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED COMPUTING
DIAC-88 Twin Cities, Minnesota 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM August 21, 1988
Earle Browne Continuing Education Center, University of Minnesota
Computing technology in public and private institutions poses challenging
technical, political, and social dilemmas. Programmers, analysts, students,
and professors will face these dilemmas, either actively or unwittingly. Both
within the computing profession and in the relation of our profession to
other institutions, we have much to consider.
The second annual symposium on Directions and Implications of Advanced
Computing will be held at the University of Minnesota campus on Sunday August
21, 1988, the day before the American Association for Artificial Intelligence
(AAAI) conference.
Douglas Engelbart, the DIAC-88 plenary speaker, will share his perspective on
using the computer to address global problems. Since the late 1950's,
Engelbart has worked with systems that augment the human intellect including
his NLS/Augment system, a hypertext system that pioneered "windows" and a
"mouse." The driving force behind Engelbart's professional career has been
his recognition of social impacts of computing technology. The plenary
session will be followed by presentations of research papers and a panel
discussion. The panel, John Ladd (Brown University), Deborah Johnson (Rens-
salaer Polytechnic), Claire McInerney (College of St. Catherine) and Glenda
Eoyang (Excel Instruction) will address the question, "How Should Ethical
Values be Imparted and Sustained in the Computing Community?"
Presented Papers
Computer Literacy: A Study of Primary and Secondary Schools, Ronni
Rosenberg
Dependence Upon Expert Systems: The Dangers of the Computer as
an Intellectual Crutch, Jo Ann Oravec
Computerized Voting, Eric Nilsson
Computerization and Women's Knowledge, Lucy Suchman and Brigitte Jordan
Some Prospects for Computer Aided Negotiation, Douglas Schuler
Computer Accessibility for Disabled Workers: It's the Law (invited paper)
Richard E. Ladner
Send symposium registration to: DIAC-88, CPSR/Los Angeles, P.O. Box 66038
Los Angeles, CA 90066-0038. Enclose check payable to CPSR/DIAC-88 with
registration. For additional information, call David Pogoff, 612-933-6431.
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Symposium Registration Regular O $50
(Includes Proceedings and Lunch) CPSR Member O $35
Student/Low Income O $25
I cannot attend, but want the symposium proceedings O $15
There will a reception following the symposium. Proceedings will be
distributed to registrants at the symposium. Non-attendees will receive
proceedings by October 15, 1988.