rcojh@gecko.co.rmit.oz (John Hulskamp) (02/14/89)
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
6 & 7 JULY 1989
GLASSHOUSE THEATRE
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
124 La Trobe Street
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
In conjunction with the Centre for Advanced Technology in
Telecommunications within the Department of Communication and
Electrical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology, the second Conference and Exhibition of the
Australian Transputer and OCCAM User Group will be held 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.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Conference will focus on the latest developments in the
transputer family, the language support for transputer systems,
and applications. Papers on such developments are being solicited
from interested persons. Persons wishing to submit a contribution
in the form of a paper and/or demonstration should provide an
abstract as soon as possible to the Conference Convenor, Mr John
Hulskamp, at the address given below. Final camera-ready papers
should be provided on A4 paper, be no longer than 8 pages, by 2nd
June 1989, in time for inclusion in a Conference Proceedings, to
be issued at the Conference.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Invitations are being made for INMOS personnel to attend the
Conference to present up information on transputer developments
in Bristol, U.K., and Tokyo, Japan.
EXHIBITION
In conjunction with the Conference, an exhibition will
demonstrate the latest equipment being developed with the
transputer family. Persons and/or organisations wishing to mount
an exhibit are most welcome to apply, and discuss their
requirements with the Conference Convenor, Mr John Hulskamp.
CONFERENCE COSTS
The all-inclusive Conference fee of $A245 will include morning,
afternoon teas and lunch on both days as well as a Conference
Dinner.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
A feature of this year's Conference/Exhibition will be the
provision of a one-day pre-conference workshop on Wednesday 5
July 1989 to provide an overview of transputer hardware and
software, including 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 details of this workshop is being finalised, and will be
offered subject to demand. The cost of attendance at this one-day
workshop will be $A95 (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.Further courses are being planned, and will be
announced at the Conference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
The Conference Convenor, Mr John Hulskamp, is a Senior Lecturer
within the Digital Systems Group of the Department of
Communication and Electrical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology. He may be contacted as follows:
Mr John Hulskamp
Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
G.P.O. Box 2476V
MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: (03) 660-2453/2090
FAX: (03) 662-1060
e-mail: rcojh@gecko.rmit.oz
* Transputer and OCCAM are trademarks of the INMOS Group of Companies
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AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
6 & 7 JULY 1989
This announcement is preliminary and some details may change.
For further details, and to indicate your interest in attending
the Conference,and the pre-Conference Courses and Tutorials
contact the Conference Convenor, Mr John Hulskamp, Department of
Communication and Electrical Engineering, R.M.I.T., G.P.O. Box
2476V, MELBOURNE 3001, or by telephone on (03)660-2453/2090, or
by e-mail: rcojh@gecko.rmit.oz, or by returning this portion of
the Preliminary Announcement by mail or FAX.
Name:
Organisation:
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I am interested in Attending the Conference
I am interested in Presenting a Paper and/or Demonstration
I am interested in mounting an Exhibit
I am UNABLE to attend the Conference, but would like to
be kept informed
I am interested in attending the Pre-Conference Workshop
* Transputer and OCCAM are trademarks of the INMOS Group of Companies