From: janet@venus.ic.cmc.ca (Janet Tite)
Subject: NIM:  FPGA Conference - Call for Papers
Organization: Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
Distribution: can
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:39:47 GMT

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                        CMC - NEWS IN MICROELECTRONICS

                     Volume 4, Number 26, November 16, 1992
                  [Message #777 on the CMC.USER Bulletin Board]

               TODAY'S ISSUE:  FPGA Conference - Call for Papers
                
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                            INITIAL CALL FOR PAPERS
                      FIRST CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON FPGAS
	         
SCOPE OF CONFERENCE:

The goal of the First Canadian Workshop  on  FPGAs  is  to provide a forum for
discussion on design and applications of field programmable  arrays.    It  is
hoped that this forum will be conducive to the  exchange  of ideas between the
academic and industrial communities.

To  facilitate  this  exchange, opportunity will be given to major  industrial
leaders to pass on their latest developments to their colleagues in  both  the
industrial and academic community.

A  number  of hands-on workshops will be available so that designers  will  be
able to form comparisons of today's technologies, devices, and design tools.


UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS:

Universities  will  have  the  opportunity  to  show the results of their FPGA
activities in  education  as well as research.  This can either be in the form
of poster demonstrations or presentation.  

Areas of Interest (Suggested but not limited to)
1)      Re-use of Hardware
2)      Dynamical/Partial Reconfiguration
3)      Architectures and Technology
4)      Design and Development Tools
5)      Design Techniques
6)      Novel Applications
7)      Industrial Case Studies/Experiences
8)      Comparisons of PLDs/FPGAs/Gate Arrays
9)      Analog Field Programmable Arrays (FPA)
10)     Educational Uses and Experiences


SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:

Initial submissions of  papers  should be limited to ten pages including title
pages and figures.   The  final  submission  of  a paper should be in a camera
ready format.  Initial submission deadline is February 1, 1993. 


DEADLINES AND KEY DATES:

Submission of manuscripts: 		February 1, 1993
Notification of acceptance:		March 19, 1993
Final version of manuscripts due:	April 15, 1993
Conference sessions starts: 		May 31,  1993


PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

May 30, 1993 		Sunday Evening Reception

May 31, 1993		9:00-10:30	Presentation of Papers
			10:30-10:45 	Coffee Break
			10:45-12:00	Presentation of Papers
			12:00-13:00	Lunch
			13:00-14:45	Presentation of Papers
			14:45-15:00	Coffee Break
			15:00-17:30	Session
			19:30-22:30	Poster-Session/Reception

June 1, 1993		9:00-10:30  	Sessions
			10:30-10:45 	Coffee Break
			10:45-12:00	Sessions
			12:00-13:00	Lunch
			13:00-14:45	Hands-on Workshop
			14:45-15:00	Coffee Break
			15:00-17:30	Hands-on Workshop 
			18:30-19:00	Cash Bar
			19:00		Dinner
June 2, 1993		8:00-9:00  	Registration
                        9:00-10:30  	Sessions
			10:30-10:45 	Coffee Break
			10:45-12:00	Session
			12:00-13:00	Lunch
			13:00-14:45	Hands-on Workshop
			14:45-15:00	Coffee Break
			15:00-17:30	Hands-on Workshop

* Sessions during day 2 and day 3 (excluding hands-on) are open to 
  those registering for the conference portion.


SPECIAL EVENTS:

A welcome reception along with  a  poster session will be held Monday evening.
A  dinner  will take place on  Tuesday  evening.    Further  details  will  be
announced.


REGISTRATION:

Please register by e-mail or  complete  the  attached registration form.  Your
registration will be  acknowledged, together with a statement of your account.
Registration fees may be paid by cheque.  Please make cheques payable to "IEEE
McNaughton Center".

Registration includes:
	- attendance to all conference sessions
	- conference proceedings
	- welcome reception
	- formal evening
	- coffee breaks 

Please make sure to register separately for the workshops you plan to attend.


REGISTRATION FEES:

Conference Sessions:
	Registration prior to March 31, 1993:   $150.00
	Registration after March 31, 1993:      $200.00
	Student Fees:                           $100.00

Workshop Sessions -Hands On (limited registration) Xilinx and/or Texas 
Instruments
	Registration prior to March 31, 1993:   $100.00
	Registration after March 31, 1993:      $125.00
	Student Fees:                           $ 50.00
	

INFORMATION:

	Conference Organizing Committee
	IEEE McNaughton Center
	University of Manitoba
	Room 581 Engineering
	Winnipeg, Manitoba
	R3T 2N2
	Phone: 	(204) 474-8891
	Fax:	(204) 261-4639
	E-mail:	ieee@ee.umanitoba.ca


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Chairman:	R. D. McLeod
		University of Manitoba

Co-chairs:	Albert Heller
		Richard Wieler
		Mike Gamble


PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

Dr. R. Hobson
Simon Fraser University

Dr. J. Knight
Carleton University

Dr. J. Rajski
McGill University

Dr. M. Miller
University of Victoria

Dr. G. Gulak
University of Toronto

Dr. J. Rose
University of Toronto

Dr. L. Turner
University of Calgary

Mr. Richard Ravel
Director of Training
Xilinx

Ms. Lynda Pasma
Marketing Program Manager FPGAs
Texas Instruments


SPONSORS:

Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
Micronet
IEEE McNaughton Center (University of Manitoba)
IEEE Computer Society (Winnipeg Section)
Xilinx
Texas Instruments

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