home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!emory!ogicse!news.u.washington.edu!stein.u.washington.edu!hlab
- From: CHEN#m#_JACK@lims-a1.lerc.nasa.gov (JACK CHEN)
- Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
- Subject: CONF: Vision 21, NASA Lewis Center, Cleveland, OH, USA, Mar 1993
- Message-ID: <1ib9beINNi0@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 19:28:00 GMT
- Article-I.D.: shelley.1ib9beINNi0
- Organization: University of Washington
- Lines: 129
- Approved: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
- NNTP-Posting-Host: stein.u.washington.edu
- Originator: hlab@stein.u.washington.edu
-
-
-
- Vision 21 Symposium
- Announcement and Call for Papers
-
- Interdisciplinary
- Science and Engineering
- in the Era of
- Cyberspace & Virtual Reality
-
- March 30-31, 1993
-
- Sponsored by
- NASA Lewis Research Center
- and
- Ohio Aerospace Institute
- Cleveland, Ohio
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- The Vision-21 Symposium
-
- This symposium fosters speculative concepts in science,
- technology and advanced thinking. The event includes invited
- talks, panel discussion, workshops, "poster" sessions, and as
- educational project for Cleveland schools.
-
- A key element of this symposium is to explore visions of applying
- cyberspace, virtual reality, and interdisciplinary science to the
- topics of space propulsion, power, and communication. Discussion
- groups will be held with each keynote speaker. The scope of the
- symposium goes beyond computing to explore the full spectrum of
- science and engineering in the next millennium.
-
- Vision-21 Committee
-
- Vision-21 is a group of scientists and engineers from NASA's
- Lewis Research Center who seek to push the frontiers of aerospace
- technology and science. We believe researchers need
- encouragement, tome, and cross-disciplinary communication to
- devise innovative concepts about how man and craft will travel in
- air and space.
-
- We created an interdisciplinary group called Vision-21 to provide
- an environment for the open exchange of ideas and a process for
- exploring futuristic aerospace concepts. Here researchers may
- conceive, nurture, test, and develop promising ideas.
-
- The committee has hosted one symposium ("Space travel for the
- Next Millennium") and led numerous discussions about long-range
- aerospace technology.
-
-
- Featured Speakers
-
- Hans Morovic, Carnegie Mellon Robotics Lab
- A well-known roboticist and the author of the recent book,
- "Mind Children"
-
- Vernor Vinge, San Diego State University
- Mathematician and science fiction writer; author of "True
- Names" and "A Fire Upon the Deep"
-
- John Dalton, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Project Manager of the Earth Observation System Ground
- System and Operations Project
-
- Carol Stoker, NASA Ames Research Center
- Principal Investigator for the Telepresence for Planetary
- Exploration Project.
-
- Myron Krueger, President of Artificial Reality
- An inventor who is considered the godfather of virtual
- reality, and an author of two books in this field.
-
- Registration Information
-
- $120 early registration fee (prior to Febuary 15, 1993)
- $175 late registration fee (after Febuary 15, 1993)
-
- Make check out to: Vision-21 Symposium
-
- send check to: Vision-21 Symposium
- Attn: Vannel Hassett
- NASA Lewis Research Center
- 21000 Brookpark Road, M.S. OAI
- Cleveland, Ohio 44135
-
- Call for Papers
-
- We invite abstract for poster papers on aerospace science and
- engineering in a cyberspace era. Papers of all types are welcome,
- including interdisciplinary concepts that may be considered
- unconventional or visionary.
-
- Submission of Papers
-
- The abstract must be written in English, placed on a single 8.5 x
- 11 sheet (1-inch margins), with the title, authors' names, and
- affiliations at the top. Summarize the points of interest and
- experimental results (if appropriate), including sufficient
- detail for an assessment of content.
-
- Submit abstracts to:
-
- Vision-21 Symposium
-
- NASA Lewis Research Center
- Attn. Dr. Geoffrey A. Landis,
- Technecal Coordinator
- 21000 Brookpark Rd. MS 302-1
- Cleveland, Ohio 44135 U.S.A.
-
- or via e-mail to: Landis#m#_Geoffrey@lims-a1.lerc.nasa.gov
-
- Abstract Deadline: January 15, 1993 (Late abstracts will be
- considered on a case by case basis as space
- permits.)
-
- Poster presentations will be on display March 30-31. Selected
- authors will make plenary-session presentations about their
- posters. Selected papers will also be published in the conference
- proceedings volume.
-
- Attendance is limited, so respond as soon as possible.
-
- Contact for more information:
-
- Techincal: Geoffrey Landis (216) 433-2238
- Logistics: Vannel Hassett (216) 962-3041
-