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SFC'95 updated conference announcement
``` Date: Tue, 28 Feb 95 15:10:27 MST From: rxl@lanl.gov (Richard Light) Subject: Society and the Future of Computing conference announcement
UPDATED CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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SOCIETY AND THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING '95
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June 11-14, 1995 Tamarron Lodge Durango, Colorado
Conference URL:
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http://www.lanl.gov/LANLNews/Conferences/.sfc95/sfcHome.html
Conference Goals
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As our national research community responds to new national needs, our society needs a vigorous and open discussion about the social goals of computer science research and applications.
The end of the Cold War has changed the set of challenges facing the United States and its science and technology community. This conference will provide a forum in which to share, explore, and demonstrate the responsible use of advanced scientific computing and National Information Infrastructure program technologies for the benefit of diverse communities, and articulate novel research directions that advance computer science in ways that have high social benefits.
Organizing Sponsors
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This conference is an initiative of the U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery (USACM), sponsored and organized by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in cooperation with the University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory and the ACM special interest groups SIGCAS, SIGCHI, and SIGCAPH, and (pending formal approval) IEEE US Activities.
Additional Sponsors
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Generous support for this conference has been provided by the following additional sponsors:
Apple Computer, Inc. Cray Research, Inc. IBM POWER Parallel Division MCI Government Systems
(Others expected.)
Who Should Attend
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This conference addresses a wide range of fields. Professionals from government, academia, and commerce will benefit from the innovative proposals for research and application. Computer scientists, commercial developers, government information specialists, research managers, directors of advanced technology, community planners, civic leaders, educators, vendors, and anyone interested in computing's social impact and the NII technologies can contribute to the discussions that are likely to shape some of the future directions of these themes.
Relevant research areas include advanced networking, human-computer interaction, multimedia, wide area distributed computing, computer supported cooperative work, the design process, and integrating heterogeneous systems. Relevant applications include education, medicine, digital libraries, civic networking and teledemocracy, natural disaster prediction and response, transportation safety and efficiency, computing for people with disabilities, crime prevention, job training and skills improvement, workplace computing, sustainable environmental preservation, community networking and economic development, and intercommunity sharing of resources, among others.
Conference Participation:
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In a retreat environment, invited speakers, panel organizers and panelists from academia, industry, and government will be joined by 30-50 poster presentations. THIS IS AN OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPATION.
We expect 30-50 posters to be displayed at the conference, and there will be two program sessions in which attendees will have the chance to discuss posters with the poster authors. POSTERS CAN INCLUDE LIVE DEMOS! Each poster entry will have a large conference poster board and a table on which to display the work. Ethernet access to the Internet will be provided for those who wish to include a live demo.
If your work is in any way related to the themes of this conference, you are encouraged to come share your ideas in the form of a poster presentation at the conference. The conference registration booklet details how you can submit your poster abstract describing your work and indicating the social impact of the work and its application to real-world problems.
Poster applications MUST be received no later than April 1st, 1995. Early registration will help to secure your place; there are only a limited number of places.
If you have questions regarding any aspect of poster participation in the conference, please contact the conference poster coordinator, Douglas Schuler, 206-865-3832, douglas@scn.org.
The conference will be limited to 250 professional and 30 student attendees. EARLY REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Conference Structure and Speakers:
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The program begins Sunday evening and continues through approximately 4:00pm Wednesday afternoon. Monday and Tuesday afternoons include poster sessions in addition to the invited speaker sessions. Some sessions are panels while others present a series of noted speakers. The following is a preliminary list of participants, though the full list of speakers and panelists is still developing (in alphabetical order): Gary Chapman, University of Texas, Austin Peter J. Denning, George Mason University Gwendolyn Doebbert, California Department of Health Services Troy A. Eid, Executive Director, NIIT William J. Halverson, Pacific Bell Health Care Market Group Rob Kling, Unifersity of California, Irvine Dale Lehman, Fort Lewis College Richard Lowenberg, Telluride Institute S. Joy Mountford, Interval Research Corporation Don Norman, Apple Computer, Inc. Kent Norman, University of Maryland Roy Pea, Northwestern University Paul Peters, CNI Catherine Plaisant, University of Maryland Peggy Poggio, LLNL and Institute for Telemedicine Jean Armour Polly, NYSERNet, Inc. Virginia E. Rezmierski, University of Michigan Leslie Sandberg, Executive Director, Institute for Telemedicine Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland HCIL Barbara Simons, IBM; Chair, USACM Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan Connie D. Stout, University of Texas TENET Rolf Wigand, Syracuse University Stu Zweben, Ohio State University; President, ACM
Conference Program
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A copy of the preliminary program is included in the registration booklet. However, the following is the working list of session topics:
<> Visions of the Future of Society and Computing <> Telemedicine, Medical Imaging, and Roadblocks on the Infobahn <> Home Life on the NII <> Social Needs and the Design Process <> Education Issues and Applications <> Digital Libraries: Information Management and the Citizen of Tomorrow <> Electronic Commerce and the Economy of Tomorrow <> Community Networks and Teledemocracy <> The Role of Government in NII and the Future of Computing <> New Directions for Society and the Future of Computing
Student Scholarships
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We are encouraging student attendence and participation in the conference by offering extensive scholarships for students whose major field of study is Computer Science, or Social Sciences with computer-related emphasis. The conference registration booklet details how you can submit your application for a student scholarship.
Students who participate in the program will also be asked to help with conference logistics.
Conference Location
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This conference is being held at the Tamarron Lodge, 18 miles north of Durango, in southwestern Colorado. This is a full-service hotel that specializes in conferences and workshops. The beautiful mountain surroundings and the secluded location provide for a unique and productive environment for conference discussions. Hotel and airline reservation information is included in the conference registration booklet. The Durango airport supports regular flights to Denver, Phoenix, and Albuquerque.
Conference Registration Information
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To receive a registration booklet including information about student scholarships, poster entries, the conference program, conference fees, the Durango area, travel arrangements, and the Tamarron Lodge, please send your name, US postal address, email address, and phone number to the conference registrar at one of the following addresses:
Email address: sfc95@lanl.gov
We would prefer that you use email to request registration information. However, if you have no access to email, please send your request to:
SFC '95 Conference Registrar Protocol Office, Attn: Jan Hull Mail Stop P366 Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Conference Co-Chairs
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Rick Light, LANL, rxl@lanl.gov Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland, ben@cs.umd.edu
Executive Advisor for the Program
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Andy White, LANL, abw@lanl.gov
Program Committee
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Phil Agre, Program Chair, UC San Diego, pagre@weber.ucsd.edu Dan Kerlinsky, UNM, dkerlins@medusa.unm.edu Rob Kling, UC Irvine, kling@ics.uci.edu Barbara Simons, IBM, simons@vnet.ibm.com Marc Rottenberg, EPIC, rotenberg@washofc.cpsr.org Rick Weingarten, CRA, rick@cra.org
Student Coordinator
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Marsha Woodbury, University of Illinois, marsha-w@uiuc.edu
Poster Coordinator
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Douglas Schuler, Boeing Computer Services, douglas@scn.org
Conference Coordinator
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Jan Hull, LANL, jhull@lanl.gov
Conference Multimedia Specialist
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Jim Cruz, LANL, cruzn@lanl.gov ```
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