LFA@ORNLSTC.BITNET ("LLOYD F. ARROWOOD") (01/12/90)
ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
A Conference
Sponsored by
The Energy Division of
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
and
The United States
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
at
Williamsburg Hilton and National Conference Center
Williamsburg, Virginia
April 10-12, 1990
GOALS
This conference will serve as an ideal forum for industry, academia, and
government social scientists to exchange ideas about the current trends,
future directions, and applications that center around the rapidly
advancing capabilities of electronic data capture, computation, analysis,
and information processing. The conference will focus upon endeavors in
social sciences that either advance or exploit the development of current
computing technology.
SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Jerry Mechling (Director of Strategic Computing and Telecommunications in
the Public Sector, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) will
lead off the conference with a special workshop. He will present thought-
provoking statements about advanced computing in the Social Sciences.
Conference participants will record their thoughts and reactions on a
survey. Dr. Mechling will conclude the conference with a presentation of
the survey results.
TUTORIALS
This conference will offer seven half-day tutorials which reflect advanced
computing technology issues. The offerings are: Knowledge Engineering,
Hypertext, CD-ROM, Networking Technologies, Parallel Computation, Machine
Learning, and Qualitative Analysis. This is an excellent opportunity to
learn more about these current topics and meet with individuals who work in
these fields.
S U M M A R Y O F A G E N D A
TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 - Morning
8:00 - 7:30pm REGISTRATION
CONCURRENT TUTORIALS
8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 1: KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
Bruce Buchanan (University of Pittsburgh)
8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 2: HYPERTEXT
Catherine Plaisant (University of Maryland)
8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 3: CD-ROM
James Clark (Bureau of the Census)
TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 - Afternoon
PLENARY SESSION
1:00 - 1:30 OPENING REMARKS
Robert Hammond (Bureau of the Census)
Bruce Tonn (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
1:30 - 3:00 PANEL 1: STATE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30 - 4:30 SURVEY 1: CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SURVEY ON SOCIAL SCIENCE
COMPUTING
Jerry Mechling (Harvard University)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
4:30 - 6:00 SESSION 1: NATIONAL PROBLEMS SOLVED BY ADVANCED COMPUTING
4:30 - 6:00 SESSION 2: REASONING SYSTEMS
4:30 - 7:30 VENDOR EXHIBITION
TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 - Evening
6:30 - 7:30 RECEPTION
4:30 - 7:30 VENDOR EXHIBITION (continued)
WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 - Morning
8:00 - 5:00 REGISTRATION
8:30 - 5:00 VENDOR EXHIBITION
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND TUTORIAL
8:15 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 4: NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
Darlene Fisher (National Science Foundation)
8:15 - 9:45 SESSION 3 (INVITED): 1990 DECENNIAL CENSUS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
8:15 - 9:45 SESSION 4: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS
9:45 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - Noon SESSION 5 (INVITED): COMPUTER-ASSISTED MARKET INSTITUTIONS
10:15 - Noon SESSION 6: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Noon - 1:30 LUNCH AND SPEAKER
"And What Foul Beast? Of Prospects and Problems in Data
Management and Access," Ken Thibodeau (Director of the
Center for Electronic Records, U.S. National Archives,
Washington, District of Columbia)
WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 - Afternoon
8:30 - 5:00 VENDOR EXHIBITION (continued)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND TUTORIAL
1:30 - 4:30 TUTORIAL 5: PARALLEL COMPUTATION
Charles Romine and George Ostrouchov (Oak Ridge National
Laboratory)
1:30 - 3:00 TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
Demonstrations will be presented by presenters and vendors
in repeating 30 minute blocks.
1:30 - 3:00 PANEL 2: NETWORK SIMULATION
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30 - 5:00 TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS (continued)
3:30 - 5:00 SESSION 7: ADVANCED PC SYSTEMS
CONCURRENT SESSION AND PANEL
5:00 - 6:30 SESSION 8: ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE APPLICATIONS
5:00 - 6:30 PANEL 3: FORMATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL
SCIENCE COMPUTING
G. David Garson (North Carolina State University)
WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 - Evening
7:00 - 8:30 DINNER AND SPEAKER
"Future Trends in Advanced Computing," Larry Smarr (Director
of the National Center for Supercomupter Applications,
University of Illinois)
THURSDAY April 12, 1990 - Morning
8:00 - Noon REGISTRATION
8:00 - Noon VENDOR EXHIBITION
CONCURRENT SESSIONS, PANEL, AND TUTORIALS
8:00 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 6: MACHINE LEARNING
Gunar Liepins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
8:00 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 7: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS PROGRAMS
Renata Tesch (Qualitative Research Management)
8:00 - 11:00 SESSION 9: ADVANCED COMPUTING AND CENSUS-RELATED
APPLICATIONS
8:00 - 9:15 PANEL 4: COMPUTING FOR LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS
9:15 - 9:30 BREAK
9:30 - 11:00 SESSION 10: ADVANCED COMPUTING APPLICATIONS
9:30 -11:00 SESSION 11: DATA ACQUISITION/ELICITATION APPLICATIONS
CONCURRENT SESSION AND PANEL
11:00 - 12:15 PANEL 5: ETHICS AND LARGE DATABASES
11:00 - 12:15 SESSION 12: EXPERT AND TEACHING SYSTEMS
PLENARY SESSION
12:15 - 1:00 SURVEY 2: RESULTS OF CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SURVEY ON
SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING
Jerry Mechling (Harvard University)
END OF CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE FEES: The registration fee for the Advance Computing for the
Social Sciences conference is $295 if your registration is received on or
before March 2, 1990. Registration after March 2, 1990 will be $345. This
includes admission to all technical sessions, panels, one copy of the
proceedings, refreshments during breaks, lunch on Wednesday, the reception
on Tuesday evening, dinner on Wednesday evening, and admission to the
vendor and demonstration exhibit areas. Lodging is NOT included in the
conference registration fee. Full-time student registration will be $75.00
and includes admission only to all technical sessions and the vendor
demonstration exhibit areas. You will need to present your full-time
student ID at the conference to pick up your registration materials.
TUTORIAL FEES: The registration fee is $150 for each tutorial you choose
to attend. You may register for the tutorials on the pre-registration form
found in the middle of this brochure. Class size is limited and will be
filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a complete conference agenda, send an e-mail message to
Lloyd F. ARROWOOD
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6207
LFA @ ORNLSTC.BITNET or LFA @ STC10.CTD.ORNL.GOV