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Java on a Summer's Afternoon =

Thursday 29th August 1996 =

Tweed Horizons Centre, St. Boswells, Melrose =

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Sponsored by:   Interactive Media Alliance Scotland (IMAS)  =

        and     British Computer Society (Edinburgh Branch) =

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Escape the city and cultural overload and stimulate the parts other =

events cannot reach. Whether you are an experienced Java user, or =

still think Java is an island, a bird, or an exotic variety of =

coffee, Interactive Media Alliance Scotland (IMAS) in collaboration =

with the Edinburgh Branch of the British Computer Society invite you =

to refresh your knowledge centres and evaluate the potential of this =

much-publicised panacea. Is it really platform independent? How fast =

will it run on your ageing 486? How animated can it make you? =

Experienced users, including some who have staked their commercial =

future on the wide adoption of Java tools and applications, will =

describe and demonstrate what it is, what it does, and how it can =

help you. =

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The venue is a hi-tech chapel in a former monastery on the banks of =

the Tweed, about an hour's drive from Edinburgh. The Tweed Horizons =

Centre was developed with support form Scottish Borders Enterprise as =

a base for companies committed to sustainable technology in all its =

varieties. Multimedia publishing is the business of Calligrafix, one =

of the first companies to take up occupancy in the centre, and Mike =

Forsyth of Calligrafix will be your host for the afternoon. There =

will be a registration charge of =A315 to cover facilities and =

refreshments. =

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Completed application forms with remittance should be sent to Rose =

Dewar, Dept of Computing and Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt =

University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, tel: 0131 451 3411, fax: 0131 451 =

3327, e-mail: rose@cee.hw.ac.uk. Further details can be obtained from =

Mike Forsyth, Calligrafix, Tweed Horizons Centre, St Boswells, =

Melrose TD5 8BN, tel: 0183 582 2990, e-mail: mike@scotborders.co.uk. =

Or visit the IMAS Web pages at =

        http://imas.org.uk/imas =

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About IMAS: =

A Scottish Group for Interactive Media Designers and Users =

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Interactive Media Alliance Scotland was formally established in =

August 1995. Current board members are: Stuart Harper (Chair); Chris =

van der Kuyl, VIS Interactive Media (Vice Chair); Sue Cook, Broad =

Knowledge (Secretary); Margaret O'Hanlon, Talkback Training =

(Treasurer), Douglas Young, General Accident ; Michael Forsysth, =

Calligrafix;  Alistair Kilgour, Heriot-Watt University; George =

Kirkland, University of Glasgow; Patrick O'Connell, Interactive HQ; =

David Semple, Semple Fraser WS; and Lesley Wiseman. The aims of the =

Interactive Media Alliance Scotland are:  =

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1.      To promote and support the growth of multimedia development in =

Scotland, in all areas of the economy. =

2.      To facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and experience =

between organisations and individuals engaged in all aspects of =

multimedia production in Scotland. =

3.      To disseminate news and information to participants through =

meetings, electronic news and printed newsletters. =

4.      To promote co-operation between members across the wide range of =

skills and capabilities involved in the development and use of =

multimedia systems. =

5.      To raise awareness in government and economic agencies of the =

importance and potential of multimedia, and to seek enhanced =

support for research, development and infrastructure to foster the =

Scottish multimedia expertise base. =

6.      To promote the development and use of multimedia tools and =

techniques which are effective, stimulating and easy to use. =

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Membership is open to anyone interested in multimedia. For further =

information contact Sue Cook, Broad Knowledge Systems, Forth House, =

13-17 Forth St, Edinburgh EH 1 3LE, tel: 0131 557 1565, or use the =

online registration form on the IMAS Web page at the URL given above. =


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Java on a Summer's Afternoon =

Thursday 29th August 1996 =

Tweed Horizons Centre, St. Boswells, Melrose =

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Programme =

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        1.30    Coffee & Registration =

        2.10    Introduction from IMAS =

                Mike Forsyth, Calligrafix =

        2.20    Introduction from BCS =

                Ian Ritchie,  BCS Vice President, Technical and
Engineering =

        2.30    Java: not just an Indonesian island
                Richard Kirby, Heriot-Watt University
        3.00    Applets and beyond!  =

                Calum Smeaton, Orbital Technologies
        3.30    Demonstrations, networking and more coffee =

        4.30    Close =

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Java on a Summer's Afternoon =

Thursday 29th August 1996 =

Tweed Horizons Centre, St. Boswells, Melrose =


Registration Form =

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Please reserve ......... places on the Java afternoon workshop, Tweed =

Horizons Centre, St Boswells, on Thursday 29th August 1996. I enclose =

cheque for =A3............ (=A315.00 per delegate) to cover refreshments =

and facilities. =

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Name(s): =

Address: =

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e-mail: =

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Return completed form with remittance (payable to Heriot-Watt
University) to:  =


   Rose Dewar, Dept of Computing & Electrical Engineering,
   Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS.
   Tel: 031-451 3011, fax: 031-451 3327 =



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Mike Forsyth      mike@calligrafix.co.uk
http://calligrafix.co.uk
http://calligrafix.co.uk/focus