From: cyberoid@u.washington.edu (Bob Jacobson)
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: CONF: Singapore Multimedia & VR, March 1-5, 1993
Date: 25 Jan 93 01:56:12 GMT
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MULTIMEDIA & VIRTUAL REALITY
1-5 March 1993
Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore
 
Organized by Systems Education Centre Ltd.
Supported by National Computer Board
Sponsored by SFCI and SCS
 
AGENDA (9:00 AM - 5:15 PM each day)
 
March 1
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Opening Address:  Mr. Noel Hon, Chairman, ASOCIO, Immediate Past 
Chairman of SFCI, MD NEC, Singapore
 
Keynote:  Developing th Digital Video Market
Mr. William O'Farrell, The Company of Science and Art, USA
 
Keynote:  Virtual Reality:  Part One, A Technology Explosion
Mr. Robert Stone, Advanced Robotics Research Ltd., UK
 
Ketnote:  What Skills and Tricks are in the Successful Multimedia 
Designer's Toolkit?
Ms. Anne Derryberry, Informania, Inc., USA
 
Topic:  Considerations in Developing Multimedia Authoring Tools
Mr. Benjamin Wong, HyperMediaGroup, Systems Education Centre,
Singapore
 
Topic:  Effective Training:  More than Just Multimedia
Ms. Ku Xian Hong, Andersen Consulting, Singapore
 
Topic:  Multimedia Integration in Today's Applications
Mr. Butt Wai Choon (no affiliation listed)
 
March 2
------
 
Keynote:  The State of the Virtual World Industry -- A Prospective 
Report
Dr. Robert Jacobson, WORLDESIGN, Inc., USA
 
Keynote:  Displaynet:  A Multimedia Electronic Catalogue System
Mr. Eric Alderman, The HyperMedia Group, USA
 
Topic:  Creating Navigable Multimedia Databases
Mr. William Claxton, Scriptech (S) Pte Ltd., Singapore
 
Topic:  Developing New Products for the Multimedia Market
Mr. William O'Farrell
 
Topic:  Network-Based Virtual Worlds
Dr. Gurminder Singh, Institute of Systems Science, Singapore
 
Topic:  Video Windows on Multimedia
Dr. Andrew Crilly, NPB, Singapore
 
Panel:  Future Directions in Multimedia
William O'Farrell, Anne Derryberry, Eric Alderman, William Claxton, 
Benjamin Wong, Dr. Andrew Crilly
 
March 3
------
 
Keynote:  Virtual Reality:  Part Two, Applications Old and New
Mr. Robert Stone
 
Keynote:  The Application of Information Design Principles to the 
Crafting of Virtual Worlds
Dr. Robert Jacobson
 
Topic:  Cross-Platform Multimedia Development
Mr. Eric Alderman
 
Topic:  Online Training Systems:  Moving Toward the Year 2000
Ms. Anne Derryberry
 
Topic:  HyperMedia Standards and Trends in Education
Mr. Chris Chin Sze Yuan (no affiliation listed)
 
Topic:  Digital Media on a Unix Workstation
Dr. Goh Eng Lim, Silicon Graphics, Singapore
 
Panel:  Future Directions in Virtual Reality
Mr. Robert Stone, Dr. Robert Jacobson, Dr. Gurminder Singh, others
 
Tutorials
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Two all-day tutorials conclude the conference:
 
Tutorial 1, Virtual Reality:  A Practical Experience, March 4
Mr. Robert Stone
 
Tutorial 2, Cross-Platform Multimedia Development, March 5
The Hypermedia Group at Systems Education Centre.
 
There is an additional charge for these tutorials.  Lunch and two tea-
breaks will be provided.
 
 
Registration
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Conference Fee:  S$1,080 per individual participant or 
S$980 per participant in a group of three or more
 
Tutorial Fee:  S$440 per individual participant or S$380 per 
participant in a group of two or more
 
SFCI and SCS members are entitled to a 5% discount.
 
Please make personal checks out to Systems Education Centre 
(1983) Pte Ltd.
 
In Singapore, payment may be made by Visa and Master Card.
 
To register or for further information, please contact:
 
        Mrs. Stella Chan or Ms. Jeanne Low
        Systems Education Centre (1983) Pte Ltd
        12th Floor WTC Convention Centre
        World Trade Centre
        1 Maritime Square
        Singapore 0409
 
        Tel:  +65-278-9789
        Fax:  +65-278-1184