[comp.theory] JCIT-5 Information

vardi@IBM.COM ("Moshe Y. Vardi") (08/15/90)

     The 5th Jerusalem Conference on Information Technology (JCIT-5)

                   Binyanei Ha'ooma, Jerusalem, Israel
                          October 22 - 25, 1990

                                Timetable
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All events will be held at the Binyanei Ha'ooma Convention Center,
Jerusalem, unless otherwise indicated.

Monday, October 22
   18.00 - 20.00          Registration (*)
   20.00                  Get-together reception (*)

Tuesday, October 23
   08.30 -                Registration
   09.30 - 11.00          Opening ceremony and keynote address
   11.00 - 11.30          Coffee break
   11.30 - 13.00          Parallel sessions
   13.00 - 14.30          Lunch Break
   14.30 - 16.00          Parallel sessions
   16.00 - 16.30          Coffee break
   16.30 - 18.00          Parallel session
   20.00 - 22.00          Reception and visit to the Israel Museum

Wednesday, October 24
   09.00 - 10.30          Plenary session
   10.30 - 11.00          Coffee break
   11.00 - 12.30          Parallel sessions
   12.30 - 14.00          Lunch break
   14.00 - 15.30          Parallel sessions
   15.30 - 16.00          Coffee break
   16.00 - 17.30          Parallel sessions
   18.00 - 19.30          Grand cocktail reception together with
                          IPA conference participants
   19.30 - 20.30          Israeli folklore performance

Thursday, October 25
   09.00 - 10.30          Parallel sessions
   10.30 - 11.00          Coffee break
   11.00 - 12.30          Parallel sessions
   12.30 - 14.00          Luncheon with guest speaker (*)
   14.00 - 15.30          Parallel sessions
   15.30 - 16.00          Coffee break
   16.00 - 17.30          Closing plenary session

(*)  at the Jerusalem Hilton Hotel, adjacent to Binyanei Ha'ooma


                           General Information
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Location
   Binyanei Ha'ooma Convention Center, Jerusalem

Language
   The conference will be conducted in English

Registration fees
                                    by August 31      from September 1

   Participant                         $295                 $345
   Full-time student  *                $120                 $145
   Accompanying person                 $125                 $150

    *  Full-time students must enclose proof of their student status with
       registration form. Proceedings not included.

   Registration fees for participants include:
   participation in sessions, conference material and proceedings,
   social events, luncheon on Thursday, October 25 and entrance to the
   exhibition.

   Registration fees for accompanying persons include:
   two half-day sightseeing tours and conference social events.

   Checks should be made payable to: International - JCIT-5 Conference

Professional Visits
   Professional visits to high-tech industries are being planned for
   Monday morning, October 22. Detailed information will be sent to those
   registering early, by August 31. Price per tour:$15. Please indicate
   interest on registration form.

Cancellation Policy
      Full refund, less $40 handling fee, will be made for written
      cancellation postmarked September 16, 1990. A fee of 30% will be
      deducted from the refund for cancellations postmarked thereafter.

Conference Organizers and Secretariat
   JCIT-5 Secretariat
   C/O International Ltd.
   P.O.Box 29313
   61292 Tel Aviv, Israel
   Tel: 972-3-5102538    Fax: 972-3-660604    Telex: 33554 INTUR IL

For further information in the US
   Tzell Travel
   Attention - Ms. Judy Karta
   70 West 36th St.
   New York, NY 10018
   Tel: (212)279-3700    Toll free: 1(800) 2887908


                             Social Program
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Get-together reception at the Jerusalem Hilton hotel
   Monday, October 22 - 20.00
   A welcoming get-together reception hosted by IPA-Information
   Processing Association of Israel.

Reception and visit to the Israel Museum
   Tuesday, October 23 - 20.00
   By kind invitation of the Municipality of Jerusalem, a reception will
   take place at the Israel Museum. Light refreshments will be served,
   and participants will have the opportunity of viewing the Museum's
   archaeological and artistic treasures as well as the Shrine of the
   Book.

Grand cocktail reception followed by Israeli folklore performance
   Wednesday, October 24 - 08.00
   JCIT-5 participants will mingle socially with the Israeli participants
   of IPA's national conference. The reception will be followed by a song
   and dance show presenting Israeli folklore with the performers in
   traditional and ethnic costumes.

Luncheon with guest speaker at the Jerusalem Hilton hotel
   Thursday, October 25 - 12.30

Program for registered accompanying persons participation in conference
social program

   Tour of Old City of Jerusalem
      Wednesday, October 24 (08.30-13.00)
      The itinerary will include: Jaffa Gate - David's Tower - Western
      Wall-Jewish Quarter - Via Dolorosa - Church of the Holy Sepulchre -
      Christian Quarter

   Tour of New City of Jerusalem
      Thursday, October 25 (08.30-13.00)
      The itinerary will include: The Knesset - The Hebrew University -
      Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial) - Model of Ancient Jerusalem -
      Hadassah Medical Center and Chagall Windows

Additional tours may be purchased at the Conference Travel Desk


                        Travel and Accommodation
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International Ltd is the official travel agent for JCIT-5, and will be
offering conference participants special hotel rates, sightseeing tours,
rent-a car, and assistance and transfers from Ben Gurion Airport to
hotels.

Blocks of rooms at special conference rates have been reserved by
International Ltd. In order to benefit from these rates, payments must
be made directly to them, and not to the hotels.

International Ltd has appointed travel agents abroad to assist with
flights, accommodation and pre and post-conference sightseeing tours.

Accommodation in Jerusalem is offered to participants at the following
hotels:
                                         Double room   Single room
                                        (two persons)
Jerusalem Hilton Hotel *****               $120          $102
Ramada Renaissance *****                   $104          $ 89
Sonesta ****                               $ 56          $ 47
Knesset ****                               $ 63          $ 50

Hotel rates are per night, including Israeli breakfast and service
charge. Reservations should be requested on the accommodation form,
accompanied by a deposit of $100 per person. The balance should be
remitted by September 17, 1990.
Checks should be made payable to:
International Ltd.
P.O.Box 29313
61292 Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel: 972-3-5102538  Fax: 972-3-660604   Telex: 33554 INTUR IL


                 Optional Pre- and Post-Conference Tours
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Tour A - Pre-Conference - October 21, 1990
   Full day tour of the old and new cities of Jerusalem
   Price per person:  $45

Tour B - Pre-Conference - October 21, 1990
   Full day tour to Dead Sea and Masada
   Price per person :  $48

These two tours include full day touring in air-conditioned buses with
licensed English-speaking guides, and all entrance fees. Lunch is not
included.

Tour C - Post-Conference - October 25 - 28, 1990
   Thursday, October 25
   Departure at conclusion of JCIT-5 plenary session to Kibbutz Guest
   House in Galilee. Dinner at Guest House, followed by discussion on
   Kibbutz life.
   Overnight: Kibbutz Guest House

   Friday, October 26
   Full day touring to the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, Safed, Mount of
   Beatitudes, Capernaum, Tabgha, Sea of Galilee, Tiberias.
   Overnight: Kibbutz Guest House

   Saturday, October 27
   Full day touring to Nazareth, Haifa, Caesarea, and evening tour of Old
   Jaffa.
   Overnight: 4-star hotel in Tel Aviv

   Sunday, October 28
   Departure to airport

   Price :  $490 double room
            $307 single room

Tour D - Post-Conference - October 25 - 29, 1990
   Thursday-Saturday, October 25 - 27
   Same as Post-Conference Tour C

   Sunday, October 28
   Morning: half-day tour of Tel Aviv. Afternoon: at leisure.
   Overnight: 4 star hotel in Tel Aviv

   Monday, October 29
   Departure to airport

   Price:  $600 double room
           $384 single room

The post-conference tours include: Touring in air-conditioned buses
with licensed English-speaking guides, accommodation on half-board
basis at Kibbutz Guest Houses, and on bed/breakfast basis in Tel Aviv
hotels, entrance fees and porterage.

Reservations should be accompanied by a deposit of $20 for the
pre-conference tours, and $100 for the post-conference tours. The
balance should be remitted by September 17, 1990. Checks should be
made payable to: INTERNATIONAL LTD.

All tours are based on minimum of 20 participants.

Cancellation Policy
   Full refund will be made on hotel accommodation and tours if
   cancellation is received 30 days prior to the conference; thereafter,
   the cost of one night's accommodation will be deducted, and 25% of the
   tour payments, where applicable.


     The 5th Jerusalem Conference on Information Technology (JCIT-5)
                        October 22 - 25, 1990


                            Registration Form
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Please type or fill out in BLOCK letters and mail to:

JCIT-5 Secretariat
C/O International Ltd
P.O.Box 29313
61292 Tel Aviv, Israel


_________________________________________________________________
Mr/Ms/Prof./Dr.         Surname              First name

_________________________________________________________________
Mailing address

_________________________________________________________________


_________________________________________________________________
Country                  Telephone              Fax


Registered accompanying person(s) _______________________________

I would like to participate in a professional visit:  [ ] yes [ ] no


Registration fees      by August 31    from September 1
Participant                $295 [ ]           $345 [ ] =_______$
Full-time student  *       $120 [ ]           $145 [ ] =_______$
Accompanying person(s)     $125 [ ]           $150 [ ] =_______$

Total remitted with this form:                         =_______$

 *  Proof of full-time student status must accompany this form.

Mode of payment:
[ ] By check payable to: International-JCIT-5 Conference
    or
[ ] By bank transfer to International JCIT-5, Account no.
    393053, Israel Discount Bank (Branch 100), 4 Rothschild Blvd,
    66881 Tel Aviv, Israel. (Please add $8 for bank charges).
    (Copy of bank transfer must be enclosed with accommodation form).


Date ____________________            Signature_________________


     The 5th Jerusalem Conference on Information Technology (JCIT-5)
                          October 22 - 25, 1990

                           Accommodation Form
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Please type or fill out in BLOCK letters and mail to:

International Ltd
P O Box 29313
61292 Tel Aviv, Israel

_______________________________________________________________
Mr/Ms/Prof./Dr.       Surname               First name

_______________________________________________________________
Mailing address
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
Country                   Telephone           Fax

Accompanying person(s)_________________________________________

A deposit of $100 per person is required with this reservation. Hotel
rates are per night, Israeli breakfast and service charge included.

Accommodation                       Double room     Single room
                                   (two persons)
Jerusalem Hilton Hotel *****           $120 [ ]        $102 [ ]
Ramada Renaissance *****               $104 [ ]        $ 89 [ ]
Sonesta ****                           $ 56 [ ]        $ 47 [ ]
Knesset ****                           $ 63 [ ]          50 [ ]

I wish to reserve the accommodation checked above for ___nights,
from ______ to ______

Optional Pre- and Post-Conference Tours
[ ] Tour A: Pre-Conference    $ 20 deposit x ___persons  =$_________
[ ] Tour B: Pre-Conference    $ 20 deposit x ___persons  =$_________
[ ] Tour C: Post-Conference   $100 deposit x ___persons  =$_________
[ ] Tour D: Post-Conference   $100 deposit x ___persons  =$_________

Total remitted with this form:                               =$___

Mode of payment
 [ ] By check payable to: International Ltd
     or
 [ ] By bank transfer to International Ltd, Account no 180254, Israel
     Discount Bank (Branch 100), 4 Rothschild Blvd, 66881 Tel Aviv,
     Israel. (Please add $8 for bank charges).
     (copy of bank transfer must be enclosed with accommodation form)

Date:______________________            Signature:____________________



                         Appointed Travel Agents
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Argentina
   Delphino Turismo S.R.
   Mr. G. Carnemolla, Mgr.
   San Martin 427
   Buenos Aires
   Tel: 3942247

Austria
   Austria Travel
   A. Schumacher/Gitt Kocian
   Himmelpfortgasse 3
   A 1010 Vienna
   Tel: 520661/520595

Belgium
   Transocean
   Mr. Shenhav
   16-18 Blvd. Lemonnier
   B-1000 Bruxelles
   Tel: 5138540

Brazil
   Flecha Promocoes Ltda.
   Mrs. C.M. Espinha Correa
   Rua Barao de Macaubas, 152
   Belo Horizonte MG
   Tel: (031) 227-3327

Canada
   Travel Leze
   Ms. Janet Tartansky
   3860 Cote Vertu
   St. Laurent, Quebec H4R 1V4
   Tel: (514) 332-2814

Denmark
   Israel Tours aps
   Mr. Doeleman
   Norre Farimsgade 40
   DK-1356 Copenhagen
   Tel: 01 159-2000

Finland
   Finlandia Holiday-Travel Ltd.
   Ms. Ulla Baeckman
   Kruunuvuorenkatu 5A
   00160 Helsinki
   Tel: 90-661922

France
   Oceania-Voyages et Tourisme
   Mr. M. Jefroykin
   4, Rue de Costellane
   75008 Paris
   Tel: 747-27-55

Greece
   Varvias Tourist
   ENTERPRISES S.A.
   Mr. Spiro Varvias
   P.O.Box 3456, 4 Nikis Street
   102-10 Athens
   Tel: 30 1 3233561

Hong Kong
   Overseas Express Tours
   Suite 622624
   New World Center
   Salisbury Road
   Kowloon
   Tel: 3689155

Italy
   TWT Magia sri
   Mr. Gianni Frontani
   3, via Degli Specchi
   00186 Rome
   Tel: 06-6548352/6542200

Japan
   Japan Air Vision Co., Ltd.
   Mr. Hironobu Ishikura
   2-4 F Imai Building 1-6-5
   Yuraku-Cho
   Chiyoda-Ku
   Tokyo 100
   Tel: 03-597-8755

Korea
   Korean Travel Int'l
   J.S. Cho, Overseas Department
   Room 101, Grand Building
   P.O.Box 7902
   Seoul
   Tel: 77131

Mexico
   Viajes Excelsior S.A.
   Mr. Jacques Rubinstein
   Lafontaine 349 Col. Polanco
   Chapultepec 11560, Mexico D.F.
   Tel: 254-17-00/254-87-60

Norway
   Globus Reiser
   Mr. R. Kristiansen
   Welhavensgt. 2
   N-0166 Oslo 1
   Tel: 02/208458

Portugal
   Star Travel Serv.
   Av. Sidonio Pais, 4-A
   1000 Lisbon
   Tel: 351153841

Spain
   Viages Day S.A.
   Ms. Sarah Gilad
   General Orgaz 3
   28020 Madrid
   Tel: 450-4900

South Africa
   TFC
   Mr. J.G. Foggitt
   5th Floor, Cavendish Chambers
   P.O.Box 10965
   Johannesburg 2000
   Tel: 297211

Sweden
   Israel Tours
   Mr. Claes Konold
   Box 19107
   510432 Stockholm
   Tel: 08-236175

The Netherlands
   Raptim-Nederland B.V.
   Mr. Henk Toorenvliet
   7 Koningin Julianaplein
   2595 AA The Hague
   Tel: 31 70 820081

USA
   Tzell Travel
   Ms. Judy Karta
   70 West 36th Street
   New York, N.Y. 10018
   Tel: 212 279 3700, Toll free: 1(800)2887908

United Kingdom
   V.I.P. Travel Ltd.
   Mr. W. Wilder
   42 North Audley Street
   Grosvenor Square
   London W14 4PY
   Tel: 4994221

West Germany
   D.E.R. Congress
   Mrs. I. Ruffo
   Eschersheimer
   Landstr. 25-27
   6000 Frankfurt 1
   Tel: 069-1566-389


Steering Committee
   Conference Co-Chairpersons
      Joshua Maor - IBM Israel
      Abraham Peled - IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA
   Chairman, 25th National Conference of IPA
      Amiram Shore, M.L.L. Software & Computer Industries, Israel
   IPA President
      Josef Raviv, Science and Technology, IBM Israel
   IPA Chairman
      Michael Hannani, Dead Sea Bromine Co., Israel
   Chairman, the Israel Association of System Analysts
      Itzhak Amihud, Hod-Ami Publishers, Israel

Organizing Committee
   Chairperson
      David Z. Mittwoch, NCR, Israel
   Members
      James M. Adams Jnr., ACM, USA
      Moshe Gottlieb, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
      Benyamin H. Raab, The Israel Institute of Productivity, Israel
      Michael Rodeh, Science and Technology, IBM Israel
      Avraham Tamir, Consultant, Israel

Program Committee
   Program Co-Chairpersons
      Israel Borovits, Tel Aviv University, Israel
      Amir Pnueli, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
      Noah S. Prywes, University of Pennsylvania, USA
   Members
      Saul Amarel, Rutgers University, USA
      Albrecht Blaser, IBM Heidelberg Scientific Center, West Germany
      Norman Badler, University of Pennsylvania, USA
      Amnon Barak, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
      Catriel Beeri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
      Daniel M. Berry, Technion, Israel, and UCLA, USA
      Yaacov Choueka, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
      Danny Dolev, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA
      Nissim Francez, Technion, Israel
      Bernard Galler, University of Michigan, USA
      Irene Greif, Lotus Development Corporation, USA
      Aharon Gill, RAFAEL - Armament Development Authority, Israel
      Jeffrey M. Jaffe, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA
      Joseph Y. Halpern, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA
      John L. Hennessy, Stanford University, USA
      Jacob Katznelson, Technion, Israel
      Hisashi Kobayashi, Princeton University, USA
      Karl A. Kummerle, IBM Ruschlikon Research Laboratory, Switzerland
      Meir M. Lehman, Imperial College, and Lehman Software Associates, UK
      F. Thomson Leighton, MIT, USA
      Albert R. Meyer, MIT, USA
      Ron Y. Pinter, Science and Technology, IBM Israel
      Stanley Rosenschein, Teleos Research, USA
      Adrian Segall, Technion, Israel
      Micha Sharir, Tel Aviv University, Israel
      Adi Shamir, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
      Abraham Silberschatz, University of Texas, USA
      Irwin J. Sitkin, Aetna Life and Casualty, USA
      Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA
      Shimon Ullman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
      Moshe Y. Vardi, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA

Country Liaisons
   Albrecht Blaser, IBM Heidelberg Scientific Center, West Germany
   Aaron Finerman, University of Michigan, USA
   Karl A. Kummerle, IBM Ruschlikon Research Laboratory, Switzerland
   Meir M. Lehman, Imperial College, and Lehman Software Associates, UK
   Fabio Schreiber, Politecnico di Milano, Italy