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- From: VFOAO073@VAX.CSUN.EDU (Harry Murphy (VAXMAILID))
- Subject: Re: CONF: VR and Disability
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- Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, NADA
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 23:34:33 GMT
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- "Q and A with Jaron Lanier"
- at CSUN Conference, "Technology and Persons with Disabilities,"
- March 17, 1993
- 1-4 PM
- $75 Registration Fee
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- (California State University, Northridge. January 9, 1993). Virtual
- Reality pioneer, Jaron Lanier, who keynoted CSUN's 1992 conference on
- "Technology and Persons with Disabilities," will conduct a three hour
- Q&A session on the potential of VR for persons with disabilities at
- the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel on Century Boulevard, one mile
- from LAX, from 1-4 PM. This will be Mr. Lanier's only appearance at
- the conference.
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- Jaron's session is one of 21 preconference, tutorial sessions to be
- conducted on the first day (Wednesday, March 17) of the four day
- conference, which ends on Saturday, March 20. The registration fee
- for preconference sessions is $75 each if payment is received prior to
- March 8, $95 per session thereafter. Most people register for two
- sessions on the Preconference Day, taking one three hour tutorial in
- the morning, one in the afternoon. Those wishing to attend Mr.
- Lanier's session only may do so at a cost of $75.
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- More than 200 one-hour General Sessions will be presented, March 18-20
- on all aspects of technology and persons with disabilities. There are
- a number of special sessions on Virtual Reality. Leaders in the field
- who will be making presentations include Dr. Walter Greenleaf of
- Greenleaf Medical Systems, Ben Delaney, publisher of CyberEdge
- Journal, and Terry Middleton of SRI. The cost of attending the
- general sessions of March 18-20 is $225.
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- Other special features include presentations from governmental leaders
- from the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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- For a brochure with complete information on the conference and a
- registration form for Mr. Lanier's session, please provide complete
- mailing address:
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- Dr. Harry Murphy
- California State University, Northridge
- 18111 Nordhoff Street - DVSS
- Northridge, CA 91330
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- Phone: 818 885 2578
- FAX: 818 885 4929 (also voice message)
- EMAIL: VR@VAX.CSUN.EDU
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- An incorrect message was sent earlier. Sorry. Harry.
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