[sci.virtual-worlds] SRI Conference Announcement

rusti@erg.sri.com (Rusti Baker) (04/17/91)

I just received a brochure for a conference being hosted by SRI.
There is a note that attendance is limited to 200 people, so if you
are interested in attending, you should register soon.  Summary of the
brochure follows.  Contact Teresa Middleton (not me please!) if you
have questions about the conference.

-Rusti


        Virtual Worlds: Real Challenges 

A conference presented by SRI International, David Sarnoff Research
Center, and VPL Research Inc.

June 17 & 18, 1991 at SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue in
Menlo Park, CA.


Session topics include:
        System architectures
        Peripherals
        Toolkits
        Future Issues in technology development
        Teleoperations and telepresence
        Human perception
        Biomedical applications
        Entertainment applications
        Applications for the disabled

Speakers will include:

        Jaron Lanier (VPL)
        Warren Robinett (UNC)
        John Thomas (NYNEX)
        Hugh Lusted (Stanford)
        Representatives from NASA Ames Research Center

Early Registration (April 30): $475; at the door, $525

Day of Virtual World Building offered by VPL on June 19: $400

Address questions to:
                        Teresa Middleton
                        SRI International
                        Phone: (415) 859-3382
                        Fax: (415) 859-2861
                        email: middleton@sri.com


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