From morten.soby@ped.uio.noMon Nov 14 16:31:08 1994 Date: Thu, 05 May 1994 12:58:40 +0100 From: Morten Soby To: sci-virtual-worlds@nac.no Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: VRO-94 [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "us-ascii" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] Virtual Reality Oslo 1994 Networks and Applications August 18th -20th 1994, University of Oslo Welcome to the first Virtual Reality conference in Norway: keynote addresses and panel discussions by internationally recognized experts in VR, technical demonstrations of networked VR and special exhibitions of hardware and software. Highlighted are: VR applications in art, culture, education, entertainment, industry, and Garage VR. Aspects related to VR applications in telecommunications where social and moral issues are emphasized. VRO-94 is international in scope, offering the most current information and experience in this rapidly expanding field. This conference is of influence to the future development and application areas. Hosts: The Norwegian Virtual Reality Society Initiators and Executive Committee: Carl Eugene Loeffler, Senior Scientist, Norwegian Telecom Research and University of Oslo, Research Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University (USA) Ola Odegard, Researcher, Terminals and Applications, Norwegian Telecom Research (N) Morten Soby, Research Fellow, Institute for Educational Research, University of Oslo (N) Advisory Committee Stefania Garassini, Virtual (Italy) Linda Jacobson,Wired (USA) Tom Hargadon, Distributed Simulations (USA) Katsura Hattori, Asahi Paso-Con (Japan) Juha Kauppi, VR-journalist (Finland) Borre Ludvigsen, Halden Regional College (Norway) Diego Montefusco, Virtual (Italy) Philippe van Nedervelde, PVN Media Technology Expertise (Belgium) Bjorn Pehrson, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) Philippe Queau, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (France) Christian Schade, VR-consultant (Denmark) Tom Sperlich, VR-consultant (Germany) Coordinators Norwegian Telecom Research University of Oslo Sponsors IDG Computerworld Norwegian Telecom Research (NTR) Silicon Graphics Norge (SGI) University of Oslo: University studies at Kjeller (UNIK) University Center for Information technology (USIT) Institute for Educational Research (PFI) Keynotes: Joachin Sauter, Art+Com (Germany) RU SIRUS, Mondo 2000 (USA) Sandy Stone, University of Texas (USA) Invited Speakers: Gunnar Berre, SI/Sintef (Norway) Stephania Garassini, Virtual (Italy) Tom Haragdon, Distributed Simulation (USA) Linda Jacobson, Wired (USA) Solveig Julich, Univ. of Linkoping (Sweden)/Univ. Paris VIII (France) Anita Leirfall, University of Trondheim (Norway) Bj|rn Pehrson, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) Phillipe Queau, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (France) Julie Stanfel, National Filmboard of Canada (Canada) Nobuyoshi Terashima, Advanced Telecom Research (Japan) Panelists Diego Montefusco, Virtual (Italy) Philippe van Nedervelde, PVN Media Technology Expertise (Belgium) Christian Schade, VR-consultant (Denmark) Session topics: - Current VR development, new Application areas: Education, Entertainment, Culture and Industry - Distributed VR in the telenetworks and multiuser Applications - Virtual identities, VR as prosthesis, and Cyberspace - Scenarios for future development for VR Special Events: The conference is providing special events to experience distributed, multiuser VR employing the following applications, applying Supernett (ATM) between Oslo, Kjeller and Stockholm: - Virtual Polis v 2.0 (Cyberspace City, consisting of stores, highrise appartments, museum, and disco) - Virtual Viking Village v 1.0 (Premiere of a networked reconstruction of an ancient Viking settlement) Sites include: - Norwegian Telecom Research MultiMedia Lab - USIT Electronic Classroom - VR Laboratory UNIK Special events / VR Experience NOK 100 (includes bus fare to Kjeller) Conference fee: 2 day fee: NOK 4,750 1 day fee: NOK 2,850 Lunches and coffee are included in the conference fee. Oslo City Hall Reception included. Reception dinner: NOK 200 (no host bar) Conference dinner: NOK 500 (no host bar after dinner) Boat and bus fare for reception dinner: NOK 65 Conference fee for students: 2 day fee: NOK 500 Student fee includes access to nearby auditorium for video transmission of the conference. Student registration contact: Thomas Gramstad email: thomas@math.uio.no phone: +47 22 44 36 83 Accomodation: SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Holberggt. 30 Single room per night incl. breakfast: NOK 695 / double room: NOK 890 Rica Travel Hotel, Arbeidergt. 4 Single room per night incl. breakfast: NOK 450 / double room: NOK 595 For further information (updated and complete program): Internet: vro94@tf.tele.no World Wide Web: (under construction) Phone: +47 63 80 98 85 (Ola Odegard, Norwegian Telecom Research) Fax: +47 63 81 00 76 Phone:+47 22 85 53 83 (Morten Soby, University of Oslo) Registration and accomodation: Heitman Travel A/S, Congressdept. P O Box 784 Sentrum N - 0105 Oslo Norway telephone: + 47 22 41 23 25 fax: + 47 22 20 14 60 ------------------------------------------------------ If you want paperbased material (poster and brochure) email to VRO94@tf.tele.no : Your name:_____________ Institution:___________ Adress:________________