rivin@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU (Igor Rivin) (12/17/89)
===================================================== 1990 MATHEMATICA CONFERENCE LOCATION Hotel Sofitel, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, California. (7 miles south on U.S. 101 from San Francisco International airport.) TIMES Conference reception: 7 pm Wednesday, January 10. Sessions and exhibits: 9 am Thursday, January 11 to 4 pm Saturday, January 13. INFORMATION/REGISTRATION Contact organizers for a registration kit (telephone or email preferred): 1990 Mathematica Conference P.O. Box 3848 Champaign, IL 61826-3848 217-398-0700 fax: 217-398-0747 email: conf@wri.com FEES Regular: $250 Educational: $150 Student: $50 ABOUT MATHEMATICA Mathematica is an integrated technical computing environment, which performs numerical, symbolic and graphical computations, and embodies a high-level programming language. Developed by Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica is available on Macintosh, MS-DOS 386, workstations and larger computers. The Mathematica Conference is intended for all current and prospective users of Mathematica. LECTURES Steve Christensen (NCSA): Gravity Theory Dorian Goldfeld (Columbia): Number Theory Sam Savage (University of Chicago): Business Modeling Dana Scott (Carnegie-Mellon): Teaching Projective Geometry Terry Sejnowski (Salk Institute): Neural Networks Steve Skiena (SUNY, Stony Brook): Combinatorics and Graph Theory Jerry Uhl (University of Illinois): Mathematica Courseware: Calculus Andrew B. Watson (NASA Ames): Vision Science Rob Wolff (Apple): Interactive Visualization & Distributed Computing Stephen Wolfram (WRI): Future Directions in Computing Contributed talks and other speakers to be announced. TUTORIALS Elementary: o Introduction to Mathematica o Introduction to the Front End o Applications Survey o Applications Walkthrough Intermediate: o Mathematica Programming o Graphics o Numerical Computation o Data Analysis o Algebraic Manipulation o Document Preparation Advanced: o Interfacing to External Programs o Networking o Internals and Algorithms o Advanced Programming o Debuggin Mathematica Programs Other topics to be announced. FORUMS/PANELS o Ask the Developers: Q&A on Mathematica's Design and Future o The Mathematica Journal o Mathematica in Education o Alternative Front Ends o Publishing with Mathematica EXHIBITS o Mathematica Hardware Solutions o Mathematica-Compatible Software o Mathematica Packages o Graphics Devices o Training/Consulting Services o Mathematica Classroom OTHER CONTRIBUTED MATERIAL o Poster Sessions o Demonstration Sessions o Short Talks o Graphics Gallery Submit a one-page summary suitable for reproduction by December 15, 1989. Computer facilities can be arranged for accepted demonstrations. Call or write for further information. Sponsored in part by Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. and Wolfram Research, Inc. Mathematica is a registered trademark of Wolfram Research, Inc. -- Igor Rivin Wolfram Research, Inc. rivin@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU or rivin@wri.com