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1 total messages Started by Harry Murphy (VAXMAILID) Sat, 09 Jan 1993 23:34
Re: CONF: VR and Disability
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Author: Harry Murphy (VAXMAILID)
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 23:34
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                   "Q and A with Jaron Lanier"
 at CSUN Conference, "Technology and Persons with Disabilities,"
                         March 17, 1993
                             1-4 PM
                      $75 Registration Fee

(California State University, Northridge.  January 9, 1993).  Virtual
Reality pioneer, Jaron Lanier, who keynoted CSUN's 1992 conference on
"Technology and Persons with Disabilities," will conduct a three hour
Q&A session on the potential of VR for persons with disabilities at
the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel on Century Boulevard, one mile
from LAX, from 1-4 PM.  This will be Mr. Lanier's only appearance at
the conference.

Jaron's session is one of 21 preconference, tutorial sessions to be
conducted on the first day (Wednesday, March 17) of the four day
conference, which ends on Saturday, March 20.  The registration fee
for preconference sessions is $75 each if payment is received prior to
March 8, $95 per session thereafter.  Most people register for two
sessions on the Preconference Day, taking one three hour tutorial in
the morning, one in the afternoon.  Those wishing to attend Mr.
Lanier's session only may do so at a cost of $75.

More than 200 one-hour General Sessions will be presented, March 18-20
on all aspects of technology and persons with disabilities.  There are
a number of special sessions on Virtual Reality.  Leaders in the field
who will be making presentations include Dr. Walter Greenleaf of
Greenleaf Medical Systems, Ben Delaney, publisher of CyberEdge
Journal, and Terry Middleton of SRI.  The cost of attending the
general sessions of March 18-20 is $225.

Other special features include presentations from governmental leaders
from the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

For a brochure with complete information on the conference and a
registration form for Mr. Lanier's session, please provide complete
mailing address:

Dr. Harry Murphy
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street - DVSS
Northridge, CA 91330

Phone:  818 885 2578
FAX:    818 885 4929  (also voice message)
EMAIL:  VR@VAX.CSUN.EDU

An incorrect message was sent earlier.  Sorry.  Harry.
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