waldemar@toast.ai.mit.edu (Waldemar Horwat) (01/29/91)
Call for Papers
MacHack '91
June 19 - 22, 1991
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The MacHack '91 Proceedings Committee is soliciting papers for the sixth annual
MacHack conference. The conference is a technical forum on the Macintosh
computer and personal computing in general and includes programming,
networking, operating system, tools, novice, business, and research tracks.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Future Evolution of Personal Computing
Object-Oriented Programming
Parallel Processing
Intelligent Applications
Networking
Simulation
Graphics and Multimedia
User Interface Research
Case studies
Project Development
Legal Aspects of Computing
Macintosh System 7.0 and beyond
A/UX
OS/2 and Windows 3.0
Macintosh Hardware and Cards
International Programming
Macintosh Languages and Tools
Useful Algorithms and Hacks
Paper presenters will receive free conference registrations and special
recognition.
Please submit short abstracts (one page or less) by February 1, 1991. Papers
are due by May 1, 1991.
ABOUT MACHACK:
MacHack '91 (also known as the Macintosh Technical Conference) is the sixth
annual MacHack conference held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The conference is a
technical forum on the Macintosh computer and personal computing in general and
includes programming, networking, operating system, tools, novice, business,
and research tracks.
The conference is comprised of paper presentations, speaker and panel sessions,
business seminars, roundtables and code clinics, vendor demonstrations, and a
contest. The papers and sessions cover almost all aspects of the Macintosh,
ranging from running a software business to System 7.0 tutorials. The
roundtables and code clinics can be prearranged or ad hoc; they provide an
opportunity to discuss a problem or an area of interest in depth with experts
from the industry. The 1990 MacHack conference included over fifty
presentations and sessions in addition to the roundtables, code clinics, and
vendor demonstrations.
On the fun side, many conference participants compete in a "best Macintosh
hack" contest by writing hacks. A "hack" is defined as a small utility program
that does something useful, clever, aesthetically pleasing, or completely
pointless. Past examples include hacks that add customizable color icons to
the Macintosh Finder, animate pictures in word processor documents, or improve
the appearance of windows. Past hacks (many with source code) can be found on
a CD-ROM available from Expotech. Conference attendees will be given a set of
proceedings disks that contain the 1991 hacks, and a new CD-ROM will be pressed
after the conference.
A machine room stocked with several dozen networked Macintosh IIs and other
equipment will be open and available to attendees 24 hours a day during the
conference.
Conference attendance is limited to 300 attendees (Last year the attendance was
about 250; the conference might overflow this year, so please register early).
The attendees come from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from computer science
research to business, but most share a passion for programming and using the
Macintosh and other personal computers. A large number of Apple engineers and
managers attend the conference every year, as do many of the top third-party
software engineers.
REGISTRATION
The conference registration cost is $295 for preregistration before March 15,
1991 and $345 afterwards. Conference registration includes 3 lunches, a
banquet, proceedings, and proceedings disks. Student discounts are available.
Conference registration is FREE for paper presenters.
For more information contact:
Waldemar Horwat, Proceedings Chairman or
Aimee Moran, Expotech:
Expotech, Inc.
1264 Bedford Rd.
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
313-882-1824
Internet: waldemar@ai.mit.edu,
expotech@applelink.apple.com
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