cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) (03/06/91)
The following was uploaded to The WELL by Adam Peake of the Institute for Network Design, Tokyo, regarding the forthcoming Japanese symposium: Topic 44: VR Event Announcements # 47: Adam Peake (peake) Tue, Mar 5, '91 (01:06) 41 lines # 37, INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL REALITY AND TELE-EXISTENCE. Tokyo, July 9th & 10th, 1991. Tickets to the 2 day symposium will cost 60,000 yen. For visitors from the U.S. they are offering a special package deal which they say costs $1500 from the west coast, $1,800 from East Coast - includes economy class round-trip ticket, 6 nights at the Hotel Pacific Meridian (quite a good hotel). If the details I have are correct, I think the package is good value. I have not heard if they are calling for conference papers from speakers from abroad - they must be?? Along with the symposium, they are planning to hold an "International Symposium on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence Demonstration Corner" - sounds like a small expo type event. They are calling for participants with demonstrations in the following target areas; 1. artificial reality/virtual reality, 2. implementation of virtual space, 3. real time computer simulation, 4. tele-existence/telepresence, 5. communication with realistic sensation, 6. intelligent CAD & IMS, 7. 3D visual and auditory display, 8. anthropomorphic intelligent robot, 9. tactile and force display, 10. artificial reality related research, publications, others. Cost of exhibition booth = 250,000 yen/unit, excluding consumption tax (3%). Each unit consists of - back panel partition (width 2m x Height 2.7m - no details of booth depth), company's name board, exhibit stand x 1, chair x 1, plug (1kw), 2 symposium passes (worth 60,000 yen each), 2 workers passes. Exhibiting company to pay electric charges. I think the exhibit will be open to the general public. For more details on the travel/symposium package and exhibitor information contact: Mr. Kenichi Kaeriyama, General Projects Department, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, by fax only - # 81-3-3256- 5746 or 81-3-3256-5749. BTW the yen dollar rate is about 130 to 135.