Register now for AVS '95!
Chuck Mosher
The Revolution Continues!!!
The 4th Annual International AVS Users Conference and Exhibition
April 19-21, 1995
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Marriott Copley Place
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NOTE: Registration and hotel forms are not included in this email.
Call J.R. Schuman Associates 617-642-1380 to register, request the
appropriate forms, or to obtain a hard copy of the Advance Program.
The 1995 International AVS Users Conference is presented by
Advanced Visual Systems Inc. and by the International AVS Center,
a program of MCNC, in cooperation with the AVS Consortium. The
AVS Consortium consists of the sponsors and affiliates of the
International AVS Center. AVS Consortium Sponsors include
Advanced Visual Systems Inc., Digital Equipment Corporation,
Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Kubota Graphics Technology Inc.,
Fujitsu, and Sun Microsystems Inc. AVS Consortium Affiliates
include Mobil Oil Corporation, and OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
The 1995 Conference provides an international forum for AVS and
Uniras users and developers to share information and exchange ideas.
Advanced Visual Systems Inc. recently acquired Uniras, a Denmark-
based supplier of visual data analysis and presentation graphics
software and software development tools for scientists, engineers
and programmers. The Conference and exhibition have been expanded
this year to include the users of Uniras products.
The Conference features technology-oriented exhibitions, lectures,
panels, training sessions, a World Wide Web area and a video theater.
Users will present examples and case studies on the use of AVS and
Uniras products in a variety of application areas.
PROCEEDINGS
Advanced Visual Systems Inc. publishes a proceedings volume for
distribution free of charge to Conference registrants. Additional
copies of the proceedings may be purchased separately through
Advanced Visual Systems Inc. after the Conference.
TRAINING SESSIONS
Three hands-on courses will be offered at the Conference by the two
most experienced AVS training organizations available. At last
year's Conference users expressed the need for more advanced
training, and at AVS '95 we'll deliver!
PANELS
You'll have the opportunity to express your ideas and share them
with leaders in many areas of technology. By coming to AVS '95,
you'll contribute to future product directions and enhance the usage
of technology in your field.
Panelists provide informative discussion and debate on product and
technology trends and viewpoints in the industry They provide a
forum for discussion among users and industry experts. The panel
topics are:
Animation and Video Using AVS
AVS in Medicine
AVS Wizards
Distributed, Parallel and Real-Time Visualization of Large Datasets
Virtual Reality
EXHIBITION
Not only will AVS and Uniras products be shown and discussed at
AVS '95, several of AVS Inc.'s most exciting business partners will
display their products in the exhibition area. Come and learn how
AVS operates on a variety of hardware platforms, see other
software products that interface to AVS and Uniras products, and
see for yourself some of the applications developed with AVS and
Uniras.
Exhibition admission is included as part of the AVS '95 registration
fee. Exhibition-only registration will be available at the conference.
For additional Exhibitor information and a copy of the exhibitor
prospectus, contact Jim Aucoin at Advanced Visual Systems Inc.
(617) 890-4300, email j...@avs.com.
AVS VIDEO REVIEW THEATER
AVS user videos from around the world are combined to create a
review of the most interesting work in every discipline. The AVS
video review dramatically demonstrates how AVS is being used in
practice. To contribute work for this showing, contact Mike
Pique at (619)-554-9775, email m...@scripps.edu.
WORLD WIDE WEB AREA
Forget the static poster exhibits of the past! Navigation around the Web
is provided via Mosaic, the popular Internet browser software. An area
will be set-up in the Exhibit Area.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
3 Days of Lunches - Lunches will be served Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
On Wednesday in the Exhibitor Area, Thursday in the Ballroom and Friday in
the Atrium.
On Tuesday evening at 6:00pm a cocktail reception in the exhibitor
area will take place.
User Group Meeting - We will have a user group meeting Friday at 2:00pm.
Boston Marathon - You'll be just in time for the Boston Marathon being held
Monday the 17th of April. The finish line is just a few minutes from the
Boston Marriott Copley Place.
REGISTRATION
Your registration fee for the 1995 AVS User Group Conference
includes all official program activities, materials, coffee breaks,
lunch on Monday and Tuesday, a copy of the Conference Proceedings,
entrance to the AVS Video Review Theater and reception on Monday
evening, and entrance to the Exhibition Hall.
REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS / PROCEDURES
Returning Attendees $50.00 off - If you are a returning attendee and
register on or before 1/27/95 we will take off $50.
Advance Registration $100.00 off - If you register on or before 2/17/95 we
will take off $100.
ADVANCE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
The Conference Registration Form, or a copy, must be submitted
with full payment in order to reserve your space at the Conference.
Advance registrations, postmarked on or before February 17, 1995, will
receive a $100 discount. Registrations received after Feb. 17 will
register at the regular rate.
To qualify for a User Group Member Discount, you must be a current
member of the AVS User Group PRIOR to April 22, 1995. If you would
like to become a member and receive the automatic $50.00 discount
for the Conference please contact Chuck Mosher at the IAC at (919)
248-9290, email ch...@ncsc.org prior to April 14, 1995.
STUDENT DISCOUNT
To qualify for a student discount, a registrant must submit a copy of
a current ACM or IEEE student membership card or a copy of a
current student identification card with the Registration Form.
GOVERNMENT DISCOUNT:
To qualify for a government discount, a registrant must submit a
copy of a current government identification card with the
Registration Form.
TRAINING SESSIONS
Space at the training sessions is limited and subject to availability.
Please see Conference Registration Form for enrollment details and
be sure to add the corresponding fees to your registration fee total.
Training classes will be available starting Tuesday and running during
the conference at a cost of $125. The classes that are available AVS5
Refresher, Writing AVS5 Modules, AVS5 Advanced Topics, AVS6 Hands-on,
Porting AVS5 Nets to AVS6, Toolmaster Introduction and Gsharp Overview
(no charge for Gsharp Overview).
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The 1995 AVS User Group Conference will be held at the Boston Marriott
Copley Place Hotel. The hotel is located in downtown Boston with Copley
Place Shopping Mall attached to the hotel. Hotel rooms are limited at
the conference rate please get your reservations in early.
TO RESERVE A ROOM AT THE MARRIOTT
Please call the Boston Marriott Copley Place at (617) 236-5800 or
(800) 228-9290.
Air Travel:
Boston's Logan International Airport is serviced by most major
airlines.
Local Ground Transportation:
Taxi service from Logan is readily available, with fares to the
Marriott ranging from $8 to $20 depending on traffic. Designated
pick up areas are located outside baggage claim in each airline
terminal.
Public transportation in Boston (MBTA) is convenient and fast,
linking the Airport to all sections of the city via the Blue Line. A
free shuttle bus connects all airline terminals. Standard local fare
is $. 85. For more specific route information call 617-722-3200.
For up-to-date local weather call (617) 936-1234.
Suggested Dress:
Casual business attire is suggested for the conference. Suits and
ties are not required.
QUESTIONS:
Conference Related
J.R. Schuman Associates 617-642-1380
User Group Membership or Technical/Program Related
Chuck Mosher 919-248-9290, email ch...@ncsc.org
AVS Video Review Theater
Mike Pique 619-554-9775, email m...@scripps.edu
World Wide Web Related
Ken Flurchick 919-248-1100, email ke...@ncsc.org
Exhibition or Training Related
Jim Aucoin 617-890-4300, email j...@avs.com
TITLES OF TALKS, BY TRACK
DEVELOPERS TRACK
Chair: Howard Watkins
Author: Mitchell Roth
Title: AVS for the CRAY T3D
Authors: Karen Woys and Mitchell Roth
Title: AVS Optimization for CRAY Y-MP Vector Processing
Authors: Upul R. Obeysekare, Chas J. Williams, and Robert O. Rosenberg
Title: An Application for Visualizing Molecular Dynamics Data
Developed under AVS/Express
Author: Walter Schmeing, VISTEC Software GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Title: Examining Large Datasets using DBFLD (Field Database)
Author: Dr S. A. Khaddaj
Title: An Interactive Design Tool for Scientific Simulations
Authors: Howard Watkins, John O'Sullivan, David Heath, Peter Yerburgh
Title: AVS/Express Case Study
Author: Raymond E. Flanery Jr.
Title: AVS5 and POSTGRES: Large Scale Data Analysis
Authors: Raymond E. Flanery Jr., Dr. Bart D. Semeraro
Title: AVS/EXPRESS and PVM: Gas and Oil National Information
Infrastructure (GO-NII) Project
Authors: Erin N. Thornton, Gary D. Black, Tom L. Keller,
Karen L. Schuchart, Chance R. Younkin, and Donald R. Jones
Title: Creating a Scientific Environment with AVS/Express
Authors: David A. Goughnour, Jeffrey A. Hallett
Title: Developing The Next Generation Nuclear Medical Imaging System
With AVS/Express
CFD/ENGINEERING TRACK
Chair: Larry Schoof
Authors: G.D. KERBEL, J.L. MILOVICH, and D.E. SHUMAKER, R.E. WALTZ
A. VERLO
Title: Interactive Scientific Exploration of Tokamak Gyro-Landau
Fluid Turbulence In A Visual Immersion Environment
Author: David A. Clark
Title: Near Real-Time Integration of Supercomputing and Rig Tests
through Heterogeneous Distributed On-Line Computation and AVS
Authors: Victor M. Fernandez, Norman J. Zabusky, Smitha Bhat,
Deborah Silver, and Shi-Yi Chen
Title: Visualization and feature extraction in isotropic Navier-Stokes
turbulence
RESEARCH TRACK
Chair: Chuck Hansen
Authors: Upul Obeysekare, Fernando Grinstein, Gopal Patnaik,
and Chas Williams
Title: Real-Time Visual Control of Numerical Simulation
Author: Arsi Vaziri
Title: Visualization and tracking of parallel CFD simulations
Author: Wes Bethel
Title: Modular Virtual Reality Visualization Tools
Authors: Andy R. Haas, Richard A. Strelitz, Ph.D., William S. Branham,
Daniel M. Sheehan, Ph.D.
Title: Quantitative Analysis of Reconstructed Rodent Embryos
Authors: Wolfgang Kraske, Chris Asano
Title: Real Time MPP 3-D Volumetric Visualization: Medical Imaging
on the Cray T3D with AVS
ENVIRONMENTAL/EARTH SCIENCES TRACK
Chairs: Theresa Rhyne & Wes Bethel
Author: Joachim Biercamp
Title: AVS in Climate Research
Author: Philip C. Chen
Title: CLIMATE SIMULATION STUDY III: Supercomputing and
Data Visualization
Authors: Jennifer Horsman, Wes Bethel
Title: Methods of Constructing a 3D Geological Model from Scatter Data
IMAGING TRACK
Chair: Todd Rodgers
Author: Clifford A. Paiva
Title: Maximum Detection Range of Target Edge as a Function of
Variable Precipitation and Cultural Obscurants
Authors: Johan Wiklund, Hans Knutsson
Title: A Generalized Convolver Module
Author: Marquess Lewis
Title: Radiometric and Geometric Adjustment of Airborne Spectrometer
Data within the AVS Environment
Author: Stephen L. Schultz
Title: Image Processing in the Spatial and Frequency Domains
COMMERCIAL TRACK
Chair: Graham Walker
Author: Dr Graham Walker
Title: Challenges in Information Visualization
Authors: Charles Falkenberg, Mike Achenbach, Ravi Kulkarni, Vince Patrick
Title: An AVS Interface to the Aurora(TM) Dataserver
Author: Wayne Haidle
Title: Correlating Time-Based Power System Parameters via Preprocessing
UNIGRAPH Command File Templates
OIL & GAS TRACK
Chairs: Mike Ray & Annette Walsh
Authors: Dong Ju Choi, Mitchell Roth
Title: Visualization of Multi-component Saturation Distributions
in Oil Reservoir Models
Authors: Paolo Ruffo, Livia Bazzana, Ernesto Della Rossa, and Rita Colombo
Title: Use of AVS in the Uncertainty Analysis of the Depth Structure
of an Idrocarbon Reservoir
Author: Dr. David Pottinger
Title: Developing an Oil Reservoir Simulator Post-processor Using
agX/Toolmaster & UIM/X
MEDICAL TRACK
Chair: Marc Kessler
Authors: Loyd M. Myers, Jeff Prothero, James F. Brinkley
Title: Volume Rendering of Multi-Spectral MR Data for Brain
Language Site Mapping
Author: Ted Beatie
Title: Comparison of 2D and 3D segmentation techniques for volume
determination in CT phantoms
Authors: M.L. Kessler, J.J. Kim, N. Dogan, and D.L. McShan
Title: An AVS-based System for Optimization of Conformal Radiotherapy
Treatment Plans
Author: Chris Siegel
Title: Creating 3D Models from Medical Data using AVS.