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