AVS '94 ADVANCE PROCEEDINGS Come Join the Revolution!!! The 3rd Annual International AVS Users Conference and Exhibition May 2-4, 1994 Boston, Massachusetts Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers The electronic version of the advance proceedings for AVS '94 is now available. If you would like a copy you can ftp it from avs.ncsc.org:/avs94 or simply request it by sending email to avs@ncsc.org and we will send out the full proceedings. If you want hard copy, it will be available the third week of February and you can request a copy by calling J.R. Schuman Associates 617-891-8406 to register, request the appropriate forms, or to obtain a hard copy of the Advance Program. This year the conference has much more in the technical and advanced areas including a complete technology track and a developers track. Workshops and tutorials have also been reduced in number, but improved in content as users requested. The 1994 International AVS Users Conference is presented by Advanced Visual Systems Inc. and by the International AVS Center, a program of MCNC, in cooperation with the AVS Consortium. The AVS Consortium consists of the sponsors and affiliates of the International AVS Center. AVS Consortium Sponsors include Advanced Visual Systems Inc., Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Kubota Computer Inc., Kubota Pacific Computer Inc., and SUN Microsystems Inc. AVS Consortium Affiliates include Mobil Oil Corporation, and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. If you would like to be an exhibitor please contact Paul Esdale at the address or phone number listed below. If you plan on attending AVS '94, please consider submitting a video for the Video Theater or a poster for the Poster session. We also need interested parties to sit on panels. Contacts are listed below. REGISTRATION and FEES Your registration fee for the 1994 AVS User Group Conference includes all official program activities, materials, coffee breaks, lunch on Monday and Tuesday, a copy of the Conference Proceedings, entrance to the AVS Video Review Theater and reception on Monday evening, and entrance to the Exhibition Hall. NOTE: You must be a User Group member prior to April 22, 1994 to qualify for the member discounts. This $36 membership gives you a $50 discount (email avs@ncsc.org or call 919 248 1100)! Advance Regular Before 3/18/94 After 3/18/94 Commercial AVS User Group Member $525 $625 Non-member $575 $675 Student/Government AVS User Group Member $425 $525 Non-member $475 $575 Workshops are an additional $75 each and have limited seating. ADVANCE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION The Conference Registration Form, or a copy, must be submitted with full payment in order to reserve your space at the Conference. Advance registrations, postmarked on or before March 18, 1994, will receive a $100 discount. Registrations received after March 18 will register at the regular rate. Registrations will only be accepted by mail or fax to J.R. Schuman Associates prior to April 22. After April 22, all registrations must be completed on-site at the Sheraton Boston. No partial Conference registrations are being offered (except Exhibition-only at On-Site Registration). These are available from J.R. Schuman Associates 617 - 891-8406. HOTEL RESERVATIONS The 1994 AVS User Group Conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers located in Boston's historic Back Bay. The Sheraton is adjacent to the Prudential Center and conveniently located just 3 miles from Logan International Airport. TO RESERVE A ROOM AT THE SHERATON Forms are available from J.R. Schuman Associates 617 - 891-8406. AIR TRAVEL: Boston's Logan International Airport is serviced by most major airlines. PROGRAM CHAIRS David Bennett International AVS Center, MCNC Research Triangle Park, NC (919) 248-1182 Paul Esdale Advanced Visual Systems Inc. Waltham, MA (617) 890-4300 EXHIBITION CHAIR Paul Esdale Advanced Visual Systems, Inc. Waltham, MA (617) 890-4300 VIDEO THEATER CHAIR David T. Bennett Information Technology Division, MCNC Research Triangle Park, NC (919) 248-1182 POSTER SESSION CHAIR Janet L. Jenson U.S. Army - AERDEC Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD (410) 671-5836 PANELS AND PANEL LEADERS Animation and Video Using AVS Upul R. Obeysekare Naval Research Laboratory AVS in Medicine Loren Buhle University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine AVS Wizards Howard Watkins Intera Information Technologies Ltd. Education Using AVS Ken Flurchick MCNC Uniras and AVS Directions Val Schmidt AVS/Uniras Volume Visualization Larry Gelberg Advanced Visual Systems, Inc. TRACK CHAIRS (All speaker slots filled ) AVS AND UNIRAS PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY TRACK CHAIR David Kamins Advanced Visual Systems Inc. DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS WITH AVS INC. PRODUCTS TRACK CHAIR Tim Hayes Landmark Graphics USERS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES TRACK CHAIRS Medical Track Marc Kessler University of Michigan Medical School Imaging Processing and Remote Sensing Track Gudrun Klinker Digital Equipment Corporation Environmental/Earth Sciences Track Theresa Rhyne Martin Marietta Technical Services - U.S. EPA Wes Bethel Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Track Michael Ray and Annette Walsh Mobil Research & Development Corporation Engineering Analysis Track Larry Schoof Sandia National Laboratories Computational Fluid Dynamics Track Mike Rangitsch Dow Chemical Aerospace/Astrophysics Track Arsi Vaziri NASA Ames Research Center Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Facility General Science Track Douglas A. Smith DASGroup QUESTIONS: Conference Related J.R. Schuman Associates 617-891-8406 User Group Membership or Technical / Program Related Dave Bennett 919-248-1182, email avs@ncsc.org AVS Video Review Theater Dave Bennett 919-248-1182, email avs@ncsc.org Poster Session Related Janet Jenson (410) 671-5836, email jljensen@cbdcom.apgea.army.mil Exhibition or Training Related Paul Esdale 617-890-4300 email paule@avs.com