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= THIS SUMMER, PLAN ON ATTENDING THE FIRST ANNUAL IEEE CONFERENCE  =
=               ON VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY                      =
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 "IEEE VRAIS-93: Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium"
                    18-22 September, 1993
                       Seattle, WA, USA

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Sponsored by the IEEE Neural Networks Council with constituent societies:

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society    IEEE Communications Society
IEEE Computer Society                IEEE Controls Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society  IEEE Industry Applications Society
IEEE Information Theory Society      IEEE Lasers and EO Society
IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society     IEEE Power Engineering SOciety
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society IEEE Signal Processing Society
IEEE Systems, Man & {*filter*}netics Society

in colloboration with:
SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering

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1) A Special Pleanary Symposium-
   * "Virtual Reality- the Status of a Technology"

2) Technical Program - to be announced soon, with papers on:
   * animation and modeling
   * applications
   * body position tracking
   * graphics / video hardware
   * headmounted displays
   * human factors / perception
   * kinesthetic / tactile feedback
   * neural networks / fuzzy logic
   * optical systems
   * parallel processing
   * robotics / teleoperation
   * software tools
   * telecommunications
   * 3D audio

3) Tutorials-
   * An exciting range of introductory and advanced tutorials
      to be announced soon,

4) Exhibits-
   * VR Equipment Vendors
   * Graphics Hardware Vendors
   * Software Vendors
   * Publishers
   * University Demonstrations
   * Industrial Tours

5) Proceedings-
   * A collection of written papers from the technical sessions
      provided to attendees at the conference,

6) Video Proceedings-
   * A collection of VR videos from research centers across
      the world,

7) The Pacific Northwest at it's best time of year for vacations.

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                  >>> CALL FOR VIDEOS <<<

The conference is still accepting videos for inclusion in the video
proceedings.  The videos are intended to enhance and compliment the
topics in the technical program. Videos will be peer reviewed. Please
submit one copy of a 2-3 minite video segment in half inch VHS or one
inch Umatic formats, and a one page information sheet containing
TITLE, AUTHORS, AFFILIATIONS, COMPLETE ADDRESS, and a 200 word ABSTRACT
with references and acknowledgements.  Also include FAX number and
email address if available. Please label tapes with title and authors.
Mail tapes to Ms. Nomi Feldman at Meeting Management.

                 >>> CALL FOR EXHIBITS <<<

A limited amount of space is still available for vendors, companies,
and publishers to display and demonstrate their latest innovations
in Virtual Reality technology. Potential exhibitors are encouraged
to contact the Exhibits Chair for more information:

Dr. Chris Esposito
Boeing Computer Services
(206) 957-5797

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