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- From: ted@world.std.COM (Ted Ede)
- Subject: Xhibition 93 Call for Participation
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- Sender: root@athena.mit.edu (Wizard A. Root)
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:59:03 GMT
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- *** NOTE ***
- PLEASE SEND RESPONSES TO xhibit@ics.com, not to the account
- posting this message. The tutorial submission deadline has been
- extended two weeks due to problems with posting this message.
- *** NOTE ***
-
-
- XHIBITION 93 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
- June 7-11, 1993
- San Jose Convention Center
-
- Xhibition is more than a Technical Conference and trade show to
- see and to hear about X and Client-Server Computing. It is the
- place where technology meets the industry. X has matured and so
- has our audience. The attendees are looking to you, the
- technology leaders, to lead them in the right direction. X,
- formerly interesting only to developers, is expanding into
- different markets and combining with different technologies.
- With Xhibition at the focal point, our technical conference covers
- a broad base of technologies and solutions utilizing those
- technologies. Some suggested topics include:
-
- X Window System
- R5-compatibility issues, customization, ...
- X, xdm, and security
- X and non-UNIX operating systems-VMS, NeXT, NT, OS/2, MVS
- Object oriented programming and X
- Internationalization
- GAIA-Data Interchange
- Extending OSF/Motif and OPEN LOOK
- Cross-platform and cross window system development
- PC's and X
- Performance Tuning
-
- Client-Server Computing
- DCE/DME/ATLAS
- Distributed Object Development and Management
- CORBA
- Distributed Objects Everywhere
- Developing Distributed Applications
- Database tools
- SQL-moving from RDBMS to OODBMS
- Distributed databases
-
- User Interfaces
- Motif, OPEN LOOK, Macintosh, and Windows
- Programming tools
- Widgets and gadgets
- Human factors considerations
- Designing a better interface
- Event driven, iterative models
- Video and Audio
- Multimedia and X, Macintosh, and Windows
- Imaging
-
- Object oriented technology
- C++
- specifications
- re-usable software components
- migrating to object oriented technology
- Language bindings
-
- PRESENTATIONS
- Proposals for presentations and panels should be 300 words.
- Presentations will be 20 minutes in length. Written papers
- are not required but the conference proceedings will be published.
- Please note all deadlines below.
-
- PANELS
- Panels will be 60-90 minutes in length. Panel chairpeople are
- responsible for coordinating and for disseminating information
- to their panel members as well as gathering presentations for
- publication. Proposals should be no more than 300 words. Written
- papers are not required though conference proceedings will be
- published.
-
- TUTORIALS
- This year, Xhibition is actively looking for proposals on tutorials
- on advanced topics. Proposals for tutorials require a 3 hour course
- outline. Comprehensive tutorial notes for attendees are required
- and must be delivered by the deadline below. Tutorials are strictly
- technical and should not contain sales or marketing information.
-
- FOR PRESENTATIONS, PANELS, and TUTORIALS:
- Since we attract a diverse set of developers and end-users with
- varying skill sets and experience, we ask that you specify who
- should be your audience. Please include any prerequisites, degree
- and type of programming experience (if any), and the general level
- of the presentation (i.e. novice, intermediate, advanced, or expert).
- If proposals are being made through a PR agency or speaker's bureau,
- the speaker(s) information (name, company, title, address, phone #,
- fax #, e-mail address) as well as complete information from the
- contact person are required.
-
- For submission, e-mail is preferred (xhibit@ics.com). However, you
- can mail your submissions to:
-
- Xhibition 93 Technical Program
- 201 Broadway
- Cambridge, MA 02139 or
- call us at 617.621.0060 or
- fax us at 617.621.9555.
-
- Please be sure to include: speaker(s) name(s), company, title,
- address, phone#, fax #, e-mail address.
-
- DEADLINES
- TUTORIALS PAPERS/PANELS
-
- Submissions due
- Oct. 30, 1992 Nov. 20, 1992
- (extended to Nov. 16)
-
- Notification of Acceptance
- Oct. 30-Nov. 30, 1992 Nov. 30-Dec. 31, 1992
-
- Show program description due
- Dec. 4, 1992 Jan. 8, 1993
-
- Draft tutorial notes due Draft papers due
- Dec. 20, 1992 Jan. 29, 1993
-
- Completed tutorial notes Completed papers
- Feb. 1, 1993 March 19, 1993
-
- Completed panel notes
- March 19, 1993
-
- EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE
- Often executives have a lot of questions but have a hard time
- getting straight answers. The Executive Conference at Xhibition 93
- will provide you with real world solutions to your computing needs.
- If you are a pioneer in the industry who decided to take risks with
- your company's computing environment, Xhibition would like you to
- share these experiences with others who are considering taking on
- a similar challenge. Please contact Judy Lazaro at 617.621.0787
- x104 if you would like to participate in the Executive Conference.
-
-
-
- CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES AT XHIBITION
- Call Corporate Coordinator, Amy Gelpey, at 617.621.0787 x109 for
- more information.
-
- XHIBITION TRADE SHOW
- Xhibition exhibitors value the high quality of leads collected
- at Xhibition: over 10% of attendees fill Executive Management
- roles with an additional 20% of attendees calling themselves
- Technical Managers. Even more importantly, 75% of attendees
- specify, recommend, or make the final decision on software and
- hardware purchasing decisions. Booths assigned on a first-come-
- first-served basis.
-
- APPLICATION THEATER
- The Application Theater is a special area on the show floor with
- a state-of-the-art data projection system and seating for 50
- attendees. Vendor presentations are scheduled every half hour
- with twenty minutes allotted for each presentation. Presentation
- schedules are advertised via signage, the Show Daily, and
- announcements on the public address system. You'll find the
- Application Theater to be a cost-effective way to convey in-depth
- information. Sign up for your Application Theater slot soon.
- Times are limited!
-
-
- INDUSTRY SHOWCASES
- First seen at Xhibition 92, the Industry Showcases at Xhibition
- are multi-vendor sponsored booths which serve to answer the
- question of "What's new in the open systems market place today?"
- The Industry Showcases bring cutting-edge technology into focus
- for attendees seeking solutions. Xhibition 92's Industry
- Showcase booths included: Distributed Computing, 3-D and X,
- Multimedia, Business Applications, and Imaging. Participate in
- the Industry Showcase for maximum visibility.
-
-