From: mheim@csulb.edu (Michael Heim)
Subject: CONF: Fourth Washington D.C. Virtual Reality Conference
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1993 02:02:44 GMT
Organization: Sterling Software


FOURTH WASHINGTON D.C. VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE: JUNE 2-3, 1993

The June 1993 Virtual Reality conference focuses on Virtual
Reality and information networks, with an emphasis on initiatives
to link VR into the National Information Infrastructure.

The 18 speakers will highlight network applications in industry,
commerce, and aerospace.  The conference addresses managers and
researchers who are involved or wish to become involved in the
development of VR systems.  Besides 18 distinguished speakers, the
conference also features exhibitors demonstrating products.

The conference is sponsored by the Education Foundation of the
Data Processing Management Association (EFDPMA) and CyberEdge
Journal.  Technology Training Corporation manages the conference
site and the registration.

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               Washington D.C., June 2-3, 1993
        Best Western Rosslyn Westpark Hotel, Arlington, VA
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Dr. Myron Krueger, President, Artificial Reality Corporation

Dr. Y.T. Chien, NSF, Co-Chair, FCCSET Government Task Group on VR

Dr. James P. Jenkins, Manager, Human-Systems Technology, NASA HQ

Commander Dennis McBride, Program Manager, Simulations, ARPA

Joanna Alexander, Cyberview Project Manager, David Sarnoff Lab

Sandy Ressler, Open VR Testbed, National Institute of Technology (NIST)

Dr. Michael Zyda, Computer Science, Naval Postgraduate School

Joel Orr, Autodesk Distinguished Fellow, Autodesk, Inc.

Mark Long, Manager of Virtual Environments, David Sarnoff Lab

Dr. Stephen Ellis, Advanced Displays, NASA/Ames

Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie, Institute for Simulation and Training, UCF

Cynthia Traeger, President, Visual Synthesis Inc.

Dr. Richard Economy, Manager Advanced Engineering, GE Aerospace

Dr. John Latta, President, 4th Wave

Joshua Mogal, Product Manager, Silicon Graphics

Jack Scully, Vice President, Ascension Technology

Carl Eugene Loeffler, VR & Telecommunications, Carnegie-Mellon

Carolina Cruz-Neira, Electronic Visualization Lab, U of Illinois

Andrew MacRae, Manager of Industrial VR, Sun Microsystems

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The conference chair is Dr. Michael Heim, author of The Metaphysics
of Virtual Reality (Oxford University Press).

Registration fee is $795 per registrant.  For teams of 3 or more
the fee is $695 each.  For University and Government personnel
the fee is $575 each.  For DPMA members (individual members only--not
corporate) the fee is $760.

To register, call 310-534-3922.  To receive a flyer with more
information, write Mr. Jim Naphas, Technology Training Corporation,
3420 Kashiwa Street, Torrance, CA 90510-3608 or call 310-534-4871.