Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!lll-winken!uunet!munnari!goanna!chudich!yabbie!gecko!rcojh From: rcojh@gecko.co.rmit.oz (John Hulskamp) Newsgroups: aus.general,aus.parallel,melb.seminars,comp.sys.transputer Subject: AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE Keywords: transputers, occam, conference Message-ID: <314@gecko.co.rmit.oz> Date: 8 May 89 00:27:49 GMT Organization: RMIT Comm & Elec Eng, Melbourne, Australia. Lines: 160 PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION FORM AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 6 & 7 JULY 1989 GLASSHOUSE THEATRE ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 124 La Trobe Street MELBOURNE 3000 AUSTRALIA In conjunction with the Centre for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications within the Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the second Conference and Exhibition of the Australian Transputer and OCCAM User Group will be held at the Glasshouse Theatre at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. The Conference and Exhibition will provide an opportunity to focus on the latest research and developments in transputers, transputer-based technology and applications using transputers in the Australian environment. KEYNOTE SPEAKER A special feature of the Conference will be the keynote speaker, Mr Peter Cavill, from INMOS (Bristol, U.K.). Mr Cavill is the Technical Director of INMOS, and has been with INMOS for 10 years, joining from Fairchild. He has been responsible for all Transputer, DSP, SRAM and graphics developments at INMOS. He has managed the Transputer project from the start, being the board member responsible for new product definition and development. Mr Tony Dent, General Manager, Asia Pacific from INMOS Japan, will also be in attendance to assist in answering questions. EXHIBITION In conjunction with the Conference, an exhibition will demonstrate the latest equipment being developed with the transputer family. The following exhibitors have been invited: Hawk Electronics Pty Ltd (Australian INMOS Distributor) Unitronix Pty Ltd (PARSYTEC range of boards) Graphics Computer Systems Pty Ltd (SUN workstation add-in boards) Reptechnics Pty Ltd (Definicon Boards) Lionel Singer Corp. (A new transputer-based machine) Adaptive Pty Ltd (Microway boards) Atari Computers Pty Ltd (Atari Transputer Workstation) Prentice-Hall Book Publishers Quintek Ltd Parallel Publishing Ltd ("Parallelogram") EPL Training PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP A feature of this year's Conference and Exhibition will be the provision of a one-day pre-Conference Workshop on Wednesday 5 July 1989 to provide an overview of transputer hardware and software. This Workshop is particularly directed at an audience which has no prior knowledge of the transputer, transputer-based technology and parallel processing with the transputer. The Workshop will include the following topics: What is a transputer, and what can it do for me? Parallel Processing and the transputer The OCCAM programming language for transputers Other high level language support for transputer-based systems The cost of attendance at this one-day workshop will be $A95 (including workshop notes, morning, afternoon teas and lunch) is not included in the cost of the Conference itself, but will be an additional charge to participants. Those wishing to attend this pre-Conference Workshop should book early, as numbers will be limited to 35 , and so that they can be informed as to the actual location of the Workshop on the R.M.I.T. campus. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OUTLINE Thursday 6 July 1989 0900-1000 Registration and Welcome 1000-1030 Keynote Speaker 1030-1100 Morning Tea 1100-1230 Transputer applications in graphics and image processing 1230-1400 LUNCH 1400-1530 Language developments for transputer applications 1530-1600 Afternoon Tea 1600-1730 Demonstrations 1900-2300 CONFERENCE DINNER Friday 7 July 1989 0900-1030 Commercial Perspectives 1030-1100 Morning Tea 1100-1230 Transputer applications in simulation and control 1230-1400 LUNCH 1400-1500 Transputer networking 1500-1530 PANEL DISCUSSION: Future Directions 1530-1600 Afternoon Tea 1600-1630 Conference close FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Information about the Conference and Exhibition can be obtained from Mr John Hulskamp, of the Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, G.P.O. Box 2476V, MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA, either by letter, or telephone on (03) 660-2453, (03) 660-2090, by FAX on (03) 662-1060 or by e-mail at rcojh@gecko.rmit.oz. =========================== cut here ============================ REGISTRATION FORM AUSTRALIAN TRANSPUTER AND OCCAM USER GROUP CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 6 & 7 JULY 1989 GLASSHOUSE THEATRE ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 124 La Trobe Street MELBOURNE 3000 AUSTRALIA Name:........................................................... Organisation:................................................... Address:........................................................ Telephone:( ) FAX:( ) E-mail: PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE FEE $A95.00 (Fee covers workshop notes, morning, afternoon teas and lunch) CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE FEE (If received before 22 June 1988) $A245.00 (Fee covers Conference/Exhibition, morning, afternoon tea, lunches and Conference Dinner) Late fee $A20.00 $A GUESTS FOR DINNER .............@ $A35.00 per guest $A TOTAL: $A MAKE CHEQUES or ORDERS PAYABLE TO: Centre for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications Department of Communication and Electrical Engineering Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology G.P.O. Box 2476V MELBOURNE 3001 AUSTRALIA