From: Michael Heim Subject: CONF: 5TH Washington DC Virtual Reality Conference: November 1-2, 1993 5TH WASHINGTON DC VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 1-2, 1993 The November 1993 Virtual Reality conference focuses on "The National Commitment to Develop VR" with an emphasis on government and military initiatives, new industrial applications, and advances in VR equipment. The 18 speakers will highlight developments in the military, business, and industry. The conference addresses managers and researchers who are involved or wish to become involved in the application of VR systems. Besides 18 distinguished speakers, the conference also features a small number of exhibitors prepared to meet one-on-one with attendees. The conference is sponsored by the Education Foundation of the Data Processing Management Association (EFDPMA), with Technology Training Corporation managing the conference site and the registration. =============================================================== Washington D.C., November 1-2, 1993 Tysons Westpark Hotel, 8401 Westpark Dr., McLean, VA =============================================================== Dr. Myron Krueger, Artificial Reality Corporation Commander Dennis McBride, Simulations, ARPA Joanna Alexander, David Sarnoff Lab, ARPA Colonel Richard Satava, M.D., ARPA Cynthia Traeger, President, Visual Synthesis George Zachary, Silicon Graphics Dr. Chris Codella, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Dr. David Zeltzer, MIT Media Lab Russell M. Taylor II, University of North Carolina Lt. Col. Philip Amburn, Wright-Patterson AFB Mark Long, David Sarnoff Lab David Bonini, CEO of Division, Inc. Steven Tanner, Boeing Defense and Space Dr. Georges Grinstein, MITRE Corporation Sharon Stansfield, Sandia National Lab Dr. Steven Feiner, Columbia University James N. Templeman, Naval Research Lab Dr. Donald Lindberg, Director, National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications ============================================================= 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 $645 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. Steven L. Silver, Technology Training Corporation, 3420 Kashiwa Street, Torrance, CA 90510 or call 310-534-4871.