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From: eugene@pioneer.arpa (Eugene N. Miya)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Bay Area ACM/SIGGRAPH Lecture on "Unsolved Problems in Graphics"
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Date: 17 May 88 11:01:29 GMT
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At first, I thought it was silly to post distant talks.  Then, I started
seeing talks I wish I could attend.  Then I started meeting people who flew
from San Diego or Los Angeles (as an example) just to hear one seminar.  So
goes the jet age, blew me away, so if your company has economic needs. . . ;-)

We have given thought to recording, either by audio or video tape, our
meetings.  The local ACM/SIGBIG chapter does audio recording.  Unfortunately,
our meetings are sometimes two orders of magnitude larger than our sister
SIG and we already have great A-V problems [Light-Valves(tm) are not easy to come
by (for free)].  Additionally, we face certain problems beyond copyright as well
(our Feb. meeting).  We have also had the offer to telecast by CSU Hayward
(60,000 homes, they have told us).  Our local CORE has voted against summarizing
and publishing meetings, God knows we have enough work, but I will raise the
issue again before the group.

--eugene miya
  Lame Duck President [Now, where did I put those Iran-Contra funds...???;-)]
  Bay Area ACM/SIGGRAPH

P.S. Added note, we have two tours (members only) coming up for summer
before we shut down monthly meeting operations (resume in Sept.):  the
first will be a repeat of our oversubscribed and controversial tour of the
Lawrence Livermore National Lab's Conflicit Simulation Center (Tactical
Nuclear Warfare) which will also include some other facilities such as the
Nova Laser (controlled fusion) and the National Magnetic Fusion Energy
Computer Center (also controlled) [US Citizenship required expect to get
checked out].  This trip isn't an endorsement pro or con, but we recognize
the place of the Lab in the history of computer graphics, and the tour was
offered to us (in fact, CPSR members go on the tour).  We will also have
a second tour of an undisclosed location.  Sort of like an English
Magical Mystery Tour [re: see Beatles' history at your local record store].

Do not send me membership requests.
Membership:
Bay Area ACM/SIGGRAPH		# with local members around the world!
P.O. Box 3553			# a totally volunteer organization
Santa Clara, CA 95055		# we can always use help