From: mgannis@sdsc.edu (Mike Gannis) Subject: CONF: VRML 95 Registration (details) Date: October 31, 1995 From: mgannis@sdsc.edu (Mike Gannis) General information on the VRML 95 conference is available at http://rosebud.sdsc.edu/Events/vrml95/ What follows has been excerpted from the Web site ... VRML 95 - Attendee Registration Information =========================================== December 13-15, 1995 San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, California Sponsored by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) Important Dates --------------- November 1, 1995 Hotel room blocks expire. Reserve your hotel room soon! November 30, 1995 Registration fees due. December 13, 1995 VRML 95 roundtable discussions. December 14-15, 1995 VRML 95 technical papers. PLEASE NOTE: Attendance at VRML 95 is limited to approximately 250 people based upon meeting space limits. We expect to reach this limit early, so be sure to send in your registration form as soon as possible! Should we reach our attendance limit, further requests to register will be placed on a waiting list. On November 30, any registrants for whom we have not received a registration fee will be cancelled and those on the waiting list added. Correspondence regarding these cases will be handled by e-mail. VRML 95 will be held at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) December 13-15, 1995. The three-day program will be presented in two parts: Technical session ----------------- The technical session, Thursday and Friday, December 14-15, is the heart of the VRML 95 Symposium. Activities include presentations of peer-reviewed original technical papers, vendor exhibits, the attendee demo room, and the technical reception. Registration for the VRML 95 technical session includes: Technical paper presentations on December 14. Lunch on December 14. Dinner at the technical attendee reception December 14. Technical paper presentations on December 15. Lunch on December 15. Vendor exhibits December 14 and morning of December 15. Attendee demos December 14 and 15. A copy of the conference technical papers proceedings. Roundtable discussions ---------------------- Wednesday, December 13, prior to the VRML 95 technical session, will be devoted to roundtable discussions. Attendance for the roundtable discussions is by invitation only, based upon acceptance of a peer reviewed "white paper" submitted in advance. Please see the contributors information for white paper submission information. Roundtable participants must register for the technical session portion of the symposium. For no additional fee, roundtable participants will receive: Lunch on December 13. Dinner at the roundtable attendee reception December 13. Registration Form ----------------- To register for the VRML 95 Technical Session, please do the following: 1. Fill out and submit the on-line registration form. 2. Send in your registration fee by November 30 (see below). To keep symposium costs down, VRML 95 is using the Web as much as possible for symposium correspondence and publications. VRML 95 is one of the first conferences to do this, so please be patient as we work out the bugs! Attendance at VRML 95 is limited to approximately 250 people, based on meeting space limits. We expect to reach this limit early, so be sure to send in your registration form as soon as possible! Should we reach our attendance limit, further requests to register will be placed on a waiting list. On November 30, any registrants for whom we have not received a registration fee will be cancelled and those on the waiting list added. Correspondence regarding these cases will be handled by e-mail. Attendees may expect the following electronic and paper correspondence regarding their registration: - Registration confirmation. Upon submitting the electronic registration form, attendees will see an HTML page confirming receipt of their form. - No paper copy of this information will be sent out. - Attendees should then send in their registration fee by mail. - Fee confirmation. When we receive your registration fee, we will send you email confirming your paid registration for VRML 95. - A paper receipt will be mailed to your address as well. * Fee reminder. If we do not receive your registration fee by November 20, we'll send you a fee reminder by email. If we do not receive your registration fee by November 30, we will be forced to cancel your registration. If this occurs, you will be notified by email. No paper copy of this information will be sent out. * Advance program. The symposium advance program is on-line now. No paper copy of this information will be sent out. * How to get here. Directions to the hotels should be provided by the individual hotels. Each of the hotels will provide daily shuttles to and from the conference. Some brief directions are available on-line. No paper copy of this information will be sent out. * On-site information. Registered attendees should plan on arriving for the Technical Sessions by 8:30 am, December 14. Roundtable discussion attendees should plan on arriving by 8:30 am, December 13. Once on site, attendees will pick up their badges, papers proceedings, and a final schedule for the symposium. Registration Fees ----------------- The registration fee for the VRML 95 technical session, December 14-15, is $225 per attendee. There is no additional fee for invited participants in the roundtable discussions December 13. A limited amount of registration fee assistance is available. Please check the appropriate box on the registration form to request further information. Additional tickets to the technical session and roundtable discussion receptions are available for $20 each. Additional copies of the paper proceedings will be available for on-site purchase. Registration fees must be paid by mail. Please make checks payable to: San Diego Supercomputer Center Checks must be payable in U.S. dollars. Credit cards or invoices for registration fees are not accepted. Please send payment to: Charlotte Smart VRML 95 Registration San Diego Supercomputer Center P.O. Box 85608 San Diego, CA 92186, USA Hotels ------ A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at: Residence Inn 8901 Gilman Drive La jolla, CA 92037 (619) 587-1770 Additional room blocks have been reserved in: Radisson Hotel La Jolla 3299 Holiday Court La Jolla, CA 92037 (619) 453-5500 DoubleTree Hotel 11915 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 (619) 481-5900 Room blocks are reserved until November 1. When reserving rooms, please mention the name of the symposium VRML 95 to receive the symposium rate of $81.00 per person. All of the above hotels offer a free shuttle service from the San Diego airport (Lindburgh Field) to the hotel, as well as service to and from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus. Important Dates --------------- November 1, 1995 Hotel room blocks expire. Reserve your hotel room by now. November 30, 1995 Registration fees due. December 13, 1995 VRML 95 roundtable discussions. December 14-15, 1995 VRML 95 technical papers. Questions? --------- If you have any questions, contact: Charlotte Smart, VRML 95 Symposium Coordinator, smartc@sdsc.edu, (619) 534-5170.