Superhighways/Internet COMPCON '94

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

From: Ted Laliotis <laliotis () hplabsz hpl hp com>


COMPCON '94 (Feb. 28 - Mar 4 in San Francisco) will feature extensive sessions
and tutorials on: Information Superhighways, Cruising the Internet, Legal
Issues Mobile Computing, Silicon Valley meets Holywood, Risc Systems,
Microprocessors, Fiber Channel, Scalable Interconnects, New Software
(Taligent, Spring, COOL),
and other interesting topics. COMPCON is the only general purpose technical
conference (no exhibits) catering to computer professionals without commercials
since it is organized completely by IEEE Computer Society volunteers. It is
also a bargain. $300 for three full days of state of the art stuff or a
choioce of eight one-day Tutorials.


Registration Information at the end of this message.
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COMPCON 1994 Session Schedule
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Monday (February 28, 1994) ; Tutorials


1.   Cruising the Internet on your PC.
2.   The Reality of Virtual Worlds
3.   Computer Architecture Choices: Pentium, Power PC, and others
4.   Fibre Channel


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Tuesday ( March 1, 1994)


09:00-10:00     Keynote : Charles Ferguson (Computer Wars)
10:15-11:45     Sessions: Microprocessors, Interconnects, New System Software
11:45-13:00     Lunch
13:00-13:30     Keynote: Rick Rashid
13:30-14:00     Computer Society Awards
14:15-17:30     Sessions: Microprocessors, Interconnects, New System Software
17:30           Social Hour


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Wednesday ( March 2,1994)


09:00-10:30     Superhighways, Commercial Systems, Semiconductor Technology
10:40-12:10           "             "        "           "          "
12:10-13:20     Lunch
13:20-14:10     Keynote: Bob Barada, Pac Bell (The Superhighway Vision)
14:20-15:50     Superhighways, Commercial Systems, Semiconductor Technology
16:00-17:30     Superhighways, Power PC, Commercial Systems, Legal Issues
17:30           Social Hour - Top of the Mark


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Thursday (March 3,1994)


09:00-10:00     Keynote: Jim White , General Magic


10:15-11:45     RISC Systems, Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood, Mobile Computing
11:45-13:00     Lunch


13:00-14:00     Keynote: Robert L. Growney, Motorola (Wireless Industry)


14:15-15:45     RISC Systems, Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood, Mobile Computing
16:00-17:30      "      "        "       "     "     "          "       "




Summary:


Microprocessors
1.1 Wharton     x86
1.2 Zivkov      R4200
1.3 Lee         PA-RSIC uP
1.4 Moore       PowerPC


Scalable Interconnects
2.1 Gustavson   Scalable Interconnects
2.2 Lennon      Fiber Channel Standard
2.3 Roberts     ATM


New System Software
3.1 Grimes      OOS
3.2 Baum        Newton PDA
3.3 Ullah       SW for PowerPC


Commercial Systems
4.1 Gray        Downsizing
4.2 Gray        Client Server
4.3 Reuter      Workflow Mgt
4.4 Chou        M.Parallelism in Comm Apps


Information Superhighway
5.1 Laliotis    Digital Warehouses
5.2 Laliotis    Info Interstate Highways
5.3 Saal        Local Expressways
5.4 White       Entertainment and El. Communities


Semiconductor Technologies
6.1 Przybylski  New DRAMs
6.2 Sachs       VLSI Technology


Legal issues
7.1 Belgard     Patents
7.2 Belgard     Creativity and Rights


RISC Systems
8.1 Mahon       PA_RISC Extending the Range(Systems)
8.2 So          2nd Gen. Power RISC/6000
8.3 Bhandarkar  Alpha AXP PC


Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood
9.1 Williams    Managing Image and Video Data
9.2 Williams    Post Production for Film and Video
9.3 Wharton     Silicon behind the Silver Screen


Mobile Computing
10.1 Barr       Low Power Systems Technology
10.2 Barr       Mobile Computing
10.3 Barr       Magic of Wireless
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Friday (March 4, 1994) : Tutorials


1.   Inside the Power PC
2.   Scaleable Coherent Interface and its applications
3.   A Guided Tour of High Performance Computing
4.   Graphic Design for Advanced User Interfaces
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COMPCON '94 will take place at the Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco
Feb. 28 - Mar 4, 1994. Monday Feb.28 and Friday Mar. are reserved for the
Tutorials (Internet, HCI, Pentium/power PC, Fiber Channel, Power PC, GUI...)
The conference sessions will be Tuesday Mar 1 - Thursday Mar. 3.


Hotel Reservations on your own: 415/989-3500


Conference Registration fees: conference $300 before Feb 14, $360 after Feb. 14
Tutorial Registration fees:  $300 before Feb. 14, $360 after Feb. 14.
Above prices are for IEEE members. $375 and $450 respectively for nonmembers.
Students $50 for conference or tutorial. Need proof of student membership.


To register by e-mail,fax or phone, using credit Card, provide the
following to the COMPCON Registration Committee:


Full name (exactly as itappears on credit card):___________________
Credit Card type and Number:___________________________
Credit Card Expiration Date:________________________________


COMPCON Registration Committee
Fax: (510) 423-9388
e-mail: compcon94 () lbl gov
phone: (510) 423-3490


Registration by US Mail using a check should me mailed to:
COMPCON '94
c/o Dave Hunt - L054
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
PO Box 808
Livermore, CA 94550
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For a complete program via e-mail, send message to: laliotis () hpl hp com
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