From: M.Eisenstadt@open.ac.uk (Marc Eisenstadt)
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Alan Kay (Apple) LIVE! 12-June 5PM UK = noon EDT
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 15:53:59 +0100
Organization: The Open University



SUMMARY: Virtual Stadium features Alan Kay in live Netcast 12-Jun-96
         Live access and on-demand replays of earlier events at
         http://kmi.open.ac.uk/stadium/welcome.html

         North American 'live mirror' to be set up (via the URL above).

[PLEASE FORWARD TO INTERESTED COLLEAGUES]

DETAILS:

Alan Kay, of Apple Computer Inc., will be speaking in a live and
interactive broadcast over the Internet, on 12th June 1996 at 5pm
British Summer Time (= 12 noon USA Eastern Daylight Time).  Don't miss
this unique opportunity to hear and speak with one of the key figures
in the modern era of personal computing.

Dr. Kay created the Smalltalk language while leading the Learning
Research Group at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in the 1970s,
and his pioneering 'Dynabook' concept is widely acknowledged to be the
origin of personal computing as we know it today.  As a distinguished
Apple Fellow he has continued to pursue the role of new media in the
context of learning - for children of all ages.

This is the latest in a series of events hosted by the Knowledge Media
Institute (KMi) of The Open University, UK.  Previous speakers were:

Henry Lieberman (MIT Media Lab)
Borre Ludvigsen (HIO Norway)
Richard Cogger (Cornell University)
Peter Cochrane (British Telecom)
Luc Steels (Free U. Brussels & Sony Japan)
Ben Shneiderman (U. of Maryland)
Ron Baecker (U. of Toronto)
Don Norman (Apple Computer, Inc.)

Anyone is welcome to participate in the event, anywhere in the world.
The minimum hardware requirements are an Internet connection, sound
and a modern Web browser.  It even works via a 14.4Kbps modem.  The
Stadium utilizes RealAudio, for which further details can be obtained
from the Stadium WWW Page.  So drop by, listen, look and ask Alan a
question!

To see replays of previous events and/or participate on the 12th of June,
visit KMi Stadium, free of charge at:

 http://kmi.open.ac.uk/stadium/welcome.html

*WE WILL SHORTLY HAVE A POINTER TO A NORTH AMERICAN LIVE MIRROR SITE
 TO HELP SOLVE ANY TRANSATLANTIC 'CONGESTION' PROBLEMS. THE URL SHOWN ABOVE
 WILL POINT TO ALL RELEVANT MIRROR SITES: RELOAD IF IN DOUBT.*

If you would like more information about this event or KMi, please contact:

*  Jerzy Grzeda (Business Mgr.)      J.T.Grzeda@open.ac.uk
*  Knowledge Media Institute         http://kmi.open.ac.uk/
*  The Open University               Tel +44 (0)1908 65 5761
*  Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK         Fax +44 (0)1908 65 3169