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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT/CALL FOR PAPERS - "Computing in Environmental Management"

The second international specialty conference on Computing in Environmental Management sponsored by the Air & Waste Management Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Enterprise Technical Services Division, will be held December 2-4, 1996 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

This meeting will focus on computing and network technology as integral parts of environmental management.  The purpose of the specialty conference will be to expand the scope of information commonly presented about the characterization of environmental problems to include the analytical tools and technology strategy employed in order to identify, report, and/or implement solutions.

Papers for presentation on the following topics are invited:

*  The impact and implementation of the information highway
*  Modeling, visualization and high-performance computing
*  Artificial intelligence and expert systems
*  Geographical information systems
*  Image Processing
*  Database management issues
*  Software quality assurance
*  LAN applications
*  Electronic data interchange
*  Remote on-line access

Continuing education courses and an exhibition of related products and services are also planned.

Authors should send abstracts of 250 words by July 1, 1996 to Alan W. Gertler, Technical Program Chair, Desert Research Institute, EEEC, P.O. Box 60220, Reno, NV  89506, telephone (702) 677-3192, facsimile (702) 677-3157, E-Mail alang@sage.dri.edu.

Please be sure to include full name, company/affiliation, mailing address, and phone and fax numbers of the primary contact for conference correspondence, as well as all co-authors.  The first author listed is assumed to be the presenting author unless otherwise indicated.

For additional information, please contact the Registrar, Air & Waste Management Association, telephone (412) 232-3445 or (412) 232-3444 extension 3142.

The Air & Waste Management Association is a nonprofit, technical and educational organization with 16,000 members in 65 countries.  Founded in 1907, the Association provides a neutral forum where all sides of environmental issues receive equal consideration.