[comp.parallel] AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER & OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE

rcojh@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Hulskamp) (05/03/90)

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION FORM

AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

28 & 29 JUNE 1990

HOTEL LAWSON
383-389 Bulwara Road
ULTIMO 2007 AUSTRALIA

Following  on  from the previous successful Conferences  held  in 
Melbourne, the Australian Transputer and OCCAM User Group will be 
conducting  a Conference/Exhibition in Sydney under the  auspices 
of  the  Key  Centre  for  Advanced  Computing  Sciences  at  the 
University  of  Technology, Sydney and the  Centre  for  Advanced 
Technology   in  Telecommunications  within  the  Department   of 
Communication  and Electrical Engineering at the Royal  Melbourne 
Institute  of  Technology.  The Conference  and  Exhibition  will 
provide  an  opportunity  to focus on  the  latest  research  and 
developments  in  transputers,  transputer-based  technology  and 
applications using transputers in the Australian environment.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The  keynote speaker for this year's Conference will be  Dr  Iann 
Barron, a distinguished computer scientist who was one of the co-
inventors  of the transputer, and a founder of the company  INMOS 
which developed the transputer in Bristol, U.K.

Mr  Tony Dent, Marketing Director, INMOS  Products,  SGS-Thomson, 
SINGAPORE  and  Mr Paul Bromley,  Technical  Marketing  Engineer, 
INMOS Ltd, BRISTOL, U.K. will also be in attendance to assist  in 
answering questions.

EXHIBITION

In   conjunction   with  the  Conference,  an   exhibition   will 
demonstrate  the  latest  equipment  being  developed  with   the 
transputer  family.  A number of exhibitors  have  been  invited, 
including the following:

Hawk Electronics Pty Ltd (Australian INMOS Distributor)
Unitronix Pty Ltd (PARACOM range of boards)
Parallel Systems Research
Prentice-Hall Book Publishers


CONFERENCE LOCATION

The Conference will be held at the Hotel Lawson, 383-389  Bulwara 
Road,  Ultimo,  just  five  minutes  walking  distance  from  the 
University  of  Technology, Sydney, five minutes from  the  Power 
House  Museum,  and the monorail that takes one  right  into  the 
centre of Sydney, and the Darling Harbour complex.

Accommodation  is being offered at the Hotel Lawson at a  special 
discount  rate. Persons wishing to stay at the Hotel  Lawson  and 
avail  themselves of this special rate, should contact the  Hotel 
directly  on (02) 211-1499 or FAX (02) 281-3764.  Otherwise,  all 
matters relating to accommodation will be left to the individuals 
to organise.

CONFERENCE COSTS

The  all-inclusive Conference fee of $A265 will include  morning, 
afternoon teas and lunch on both days as well as a Cocktail Party 
on  the Thursday evening. A special concession rate of  $A100  is 
available  to students The fee does not include accommodation  at 
the Hotel Lawson.

CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITEE

This year's Conference is being organised by a small Committee as 
follows:
Mr John Hulskamp (Convenor)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
	Telephone: +61 +3 660-2453/2090
	FAX: +61 +3 662-1060
	e-mail: rcojh@minyos.xx.rmit.oz

Dr Tom Hintz
Associate Professor, School of Computing Science
University of Technology, Sydney
	Telephone: +61 +2 218-9508
	e-mail:tom@ultima.cs.uts.oz

Dr Terry Bossomaier
Research School of Physical Sciences
Australian National University
	Telephone: +61 +6 249-2465
	FAX: +61 +6 241-9884
	e-mail: terry@phys4.anu.oz

The address for correspondence relating to the Conference is

	Mr John Hulskamp
	Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering
	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
	G.P.O. Box 2476V
	MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA

Information about the Conference can be obtained from any of  the 
Committee members.

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

A  feature of this year's Conference and Exhibition will  be  the 
provision  of a one-day pre-Conference Workshop on  Wednesday  27 
June  1990  to  provide an overview of  transputer  hardware  and 
software.  This Workshop is particularly directed at an  audience 
which has no prior knowledge of the transputer,  transputer-based 
technology  and  parallel  processing with  the  transputer.  The 
Workshop will include the following topics:

	What is a transputer, and what can it do for me?
	Parallel Processing and the transputer
	The OCCAM programming language for transputers
	Other high level language support for transputer-based systems

The  cost  of attendance at this one-day workshop will  be  $A125 
(including workshop notes, morning, afternoon teas and lunch)  is 
not included in the cost of the Conference itself, but will be an 
additional  charge to participants. Those wishing to attend  this 
pre-Conference  Workshop  should book early, as numbers  will  be 
limited  to 30. The pre-Conference Workshop will be held  in  the 
Eureka Room of the Hotel Lawson, commencing at 0930 on  Wednesday 
27 June 1990.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Thursday 28 June 1990
0800-0930	Registration
0930-1030	Welcome and Keynote Speaker
1030-1100	Morning Tea
1100-1230	Technical Session 1: Parallel Image Processing
1230-1400	LUNCH
1400-1530	Technical Session 2: Robotics Applications
1530-1600	Afternoon Tea
1600-1730	Technical Session 3: Simulation
1830-	COCKTAIL PARTY and EXHIBITION

Friday 28 June 1990
0900-1030	Technical Session 4: Future Transputer Developments
1030-1100	Morning Tea
1100-1230	Technical Session 5: Formal Description Techniques
1230-1400	LUNCH
1400-1530	Technical Session 6: Hardware Developments
1530-1600	Afternoon Tea
1600-1730	Conference Closure 

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REGISTRATION FORM

AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

28 & 29 JUNE 1990

HOTEL LAWSON
383-389 Bulwara Road
ULTIMO 2007 AUSTRALIA

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE FEE	       $A125.00
(Fee covers workshop notes, morning, 
afternoon teas and lunch)

CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE CONFERENCE FEE
(If received before 15 June 1990)		       $A265.00
(Fee covers Conference/Exhibition,
morning and afternoon tea, lunches
and Cocktail Party)
		Late fee $A20.00	               $A

					  TOTAL:       $A

MAKE CHEQUES or ORDERS PAYABLE TO:
Centre for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications 
Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
G.P.O. Box 2476V
MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA

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