From san@well.sf.ca.us Tue Feb 14 09:50:12 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA23840; Tue, 14 Feb 95 09:50:12 -0800 Received: from well.sf.ca.us by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA03559; Tue, 14 Feb 95 09:50:11 -0800 Received: (from san@localhost) by well.sf.ca.us (8.6.9/8.6.9) id JAA09148 for scivw@u.washington.edu; Tue, 14 Feb 1995 09:50:02 -0800 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 09:50:02 -0800 From: Sandra Kay Helsel Message-Id: <199502141750.JAA09148@well.sf.ca.us> To: scivw@u.washington.edu Subject: CONF: Mecklermedia VR95, San Jose, CA, May 22-25 Announcement Status: OR GREETINGS! As conference organizer for Mecklermedia's annual East and West Coast VR conferences and exhibitions, I'm pleased to invite you to the largest, most complete Mecklermedia VR conference ever! The dates are MAY 22-25, 1995, in SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, in the San Jose Convention Center. This event is co-sponsored by Mecklermedia's _VR WORLD_ magazine, which I edit, and Ben Delaney's _CYBEREDGE JOURNAL._ This is going to be a big one. Don't miss it! VR95 is putting a special spotlight on vertical market business applications, with world-class presentations from developers and users around the world speaking on Out of Home Entertainment, Consumer Games, Networking and Telecommunications (Televirtual Experience), Design, Training, Garage & Lower-Cost VR, VR on the The Internet, Arts & Culture, Desktop VR, and more. The entire conference features more than 120 of the world's leading authorities from the emerging VR industry. For the first time, VR95 will feature an "Asian Intiatives" panel with representatives from Singapore, Korea, India, Japan, and maybe even China, where the first VR workshop takes place this April. OPENING ADDRESS and MECKLERMEDIA VR INDUSTRY AWARDS. We are honored to have Dr. Tom Furness, Director of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory at the University of Washington, to open the general event with his May 22 keynote, "My Forecast for the Future of the VR Industry." The Fourth Annual Mecklermedia awards for the advancement of the VR industry will be made on Wednesday morning, May 23. (Find your nominating forms for the awards on pages 36-37 of the March/April issue of _VR World_ magazine, now in your mailbox and on newsstands everywhere). TUTORIALS: May 22-25. Monday, May 22, is devoted to pre-conference tutorials. Check out several new tutorials, including "How to Select, Apply, and use Headmounted Displays" and the "CDK and NAVIGATOR Techniques for 3D Studio Modelers." EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES -- SIGN UP NOW!. Exhibit Hall hours are Tuesday, May 23, from 10-6; Wednesday, May 24, from 10-6; and Tuesday, May 24, from 10-4. Contact Marilyn Reed at Mecklermedia (203-226-6967 x 241; marilyn@mecklermedia.com; or via the MecklerWeb) and sign up for exhibit space now, while it's still available. Floor space is going fast this year. SPECIAL EVENTS. Other special events being held in conjunction with the conference include Louis Brill's 1995 version of his popular "VR Video Festival," to be shown Tuesday evening, May 23. Also, the special-interest VIrtual Reality Group (VeRGE) will hold a special evening meeting in conjunction with the conference. (For more details , contact LInda Jacobson (lindaj@well.com or Peter Rothman avatarp@well.com). Attendees are invited to organize their own "birds of a feather" gatherings. THE COMPLETE PROGRAM IS ONLINE. The entire May 1995 San Jose program will be available for the first-time ever on the WWW beginning tomorrow. "VRWorld'95, the World's Largest Virtual Reality Conference & Exhibition," will "go live, online" on the MecklerWeb this Wednesday, February 15, 1995. (Click on VRWorld Magazine home page: http://www.mecklerweb.com I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK. I look forward to receiving your feedback regarding the conference as we put it together. I'll answer your questions if I can. Please send email to me at: san@well.com Dr. Sandra Helsel Principal, Infinite Media Consulting Services Conference Organizer, Mecklermedia VR Conferences Editor-in-Chief, VR WORLD Magazine