[11597] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
ASIDIC 1997 Fall Meeting
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randall Marcinko)
Fri Aug 22 20:25:44 1997
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 16:01:30 -0500
From: Randall Marcinko <rmarcink@ix.netcom.com>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
ASIDIC 1997 FALL MEETING
Seattle, Washington
September 21-23, 1997
INCORPORATING INTELLIGENCE INTO NETWORKED INFORMATION
ASIDIC will be meeting in Seattle on September 21 through 23 at the
beautiful Mayflower Park Hotel. Jay Ven Eman of Access Innovations and
Katie Hover of Microsoft Corporation are taking good care of the local
arrangements the venue, the weather and the social events. But of course,it
is the programme that brings us all together and it is certain to be of
interest to ASIDIC members and non-members alike. Under the expert
direction of Harry Collier, Infonortics, the programme is educational,
exciting and diverse. So, make plans to join us in Seattle in September!
THE SCHEDULE
The ASIDIC meeting will begin on Sunday, September 21, with registration at
4:00 p.m. and a reception at 6:00 p.m. Registration will continue Monday,
September 22, at 7:30 a.m., with continental breakfast, followed by the
ASIDIC business meeting. Opening remarks are scheduled at 9:00 a.m.,
followed by the keynote speaker.
The Monday luncheon will be at the Space Needle. Attendees will receive
tickets to ride the Monorail to the Space Needle. The Monorail terminal is
inside the Westlake Center which can be entered from inside the Mayflower
Park Hotel. The Space Needle is a very short walk from the Monorail
terminal. The ride takes two minutes. Lunch will be served at the Banquet
level of the Space Needle and a special elevator will be held for the
ASIDIC group. ASIDIC attendees may take a complimentary ride to the top of
the Space Needle after lunch. Lunch will be table service which will begin
promptly at 12:30 p.m.
On Monday evening, attendees and guests will be treated to sounds of the
jungle at the Woodlawn Park Zoo! The zoo manages the largest live animal
collection in Washington state, with nearly 1,113 specimens representing
more than 260 species. The zoo's botanical collection includes 7,000 trees
and more than 50,000 shrubs and herbs representing more than 1,000 species.
Buses leave from the front of the Mayflower at 5:30 p.m. arriving at the
Rainforest Cafe at 6:00 p.m. We'll start the evening with a reception and
time for wandering, and dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m. The buses will
return to the Mayflower Park at 9:00 p.m.
The meeting will resume at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, and will
adjourn at 12:30 p.m.
WEB PAGES
Be sure to check out the ASIDIC Fall 1997 Meeting Web site for programme
updates, etc., at:
http://www.accessinn.com/seattl~1.htm
PROGRAMME CHAIRMAN: Harry Collier, Infonortics Ltd., 15 Market
Place, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8DD, England, Phone +44 1666
505 772, Fax +44 1666 505 774, or hcollier@infonortics.com
ASIDIC SECRETARIAT: Jeanette Webb, P.O. Box 8105, Athens, GA
30603, Phone 706-542-6820, Fax 706-542-0349, or
jwebb@uga.cc.uga.edu
ASIDIC 1997 Fall Meeting
September 21-23, 1997
Seattle, Washington
Incorporating Intelligence into Networked Information
Program Chair: Harry Collier, Infonortics Ltd. (UK)
PROGRAM
Introduction to the Program: The electronic information industry has been
identifiable for some 30 years, but is now undergoing a major challenge and
upheaval. Until recently, electronic information services either served
compact, niche markets such as librarians, technical researchers or
financial traders or were based in-house on proprietary systems (e.g., car
rental companies). The advent of interconnected data networks, and the
rise of the Internet with Web standards and protocols, has opened up the
potential market for electronic information services but, in so doing, has
introduced new uncertainties and much uncharted territory. The current
uncertainties are not so much technical, as commercial and strategic. The
Fall 1997 ASIDIC meeting will help attendees face some of the uncharted
territory and to learn from the experiences of others.
Sunday, September 21, 1997
4:00 Registration
6:00-8:00 Reception - Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres
Monday, September 22, 1997
7:30-8:15 Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:15-9:00 ASIDIC Business Meeting
9:00 Welcome: Randy Marcinko, ASIDIC President
Introduction of the Program Chair Harry Collier,
Infonortics, Ltd.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
What have we learned about online information to help us face the world of
the Web?
Andrew Elston, Newsnet, Inc.
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15 NEW INFORMATION PRODUCTS
Document Analysis and Information Extraction: a
software approach
Anthony Hall, IsoQuest
The Kilroy Internet database project at OCLC
Terry Noreault, OCLC, Inc.
The Information Merchant Banking System: A concept for
managing human and technical information arbitrage
Robert Steele, OSS, Inc. and Hatte Blejer, SRA
International
12:15-2:00 Luncheon at the Space Needle
2:00 SEARCHING FOR INTERNET GOLD
Developments in smarter customized search technology on
the Web
Sue LaChance, Infoseek Corporation
Web Search Engines: Are they any good?
Sue Feldman, Datasearch
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45 SOFTWARE AND SIMULATION
The new marketing intelligence in the new networked
systems
John Audette, Multimedia Marketing Group, Inc.
Developments in simulation software
Mark Chussil, Advanced Competitive Strategies, Inc.
5:30 Buses leave for Woodlawn Park Zoo
Tuesday, September 23, 1996
7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 CHALLENGES AND SOFTWARE SCENARIOS
Image Retrieval: challenges and progress
Gordon Short, Excalibur Technologies, Inc.
NetFire and the challenge of porting traditional
services to a Web environment
Uwe Geissler, Beilstein Informationssysteme GmbH
The New Online Searchers: what the new generation tells
us about networking searching requirements
David Billick, Microsoft Corporation
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00 BRINGING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
Ten myths and ten truths about Europe and digital
content
Bernard Smith and Franco Mastroddi, Commission of
the European Communities
Endnote: New information tools the challenge and the
bottom line
Stephen Arnold, AIT
12:30 Meeting Adjourns
ASIS ALSO MEETS IN SEATTLE
SEPTEMBER 19-20, 1997
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
ASIS MEMBERS MAY REGISTER AT ASIDIC MEMBER RATES
ASIDIC REGISTRATION FORM
ASIDIC 1997 FALL MEETING
September 21-23, 1997
The Mayflower Park Hotel
405 Olive Way
Seattle, WA 98101
MEETING THEME: Incorporating Intelligence into Networked
Information
ATTENDEE NAME __________________________________________________
GUEST(S) NAME __________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION __________________________________________________
ADDRESS __________________________________________________
TELEPHONE _________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS_____________________
PLEASE INDICATE:New Member__________First ASIDIC Meeting_________
Dietary Requirements/Vegetarian Meals____________
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: GUEST REGISTRATION:
(Fee includes continental _____Guest(s) at $85.00
breakfasts, reception, Monday This fee covers the reception
lunch and Monday night event) and Monday night event)
GUESTS MUST ACCOMPANY PAID ATTENDEE)
_____MEMBER AT $200.00 _____Guest(s) SUNDAY $25.00
_____NON-MEMBER AT $250.00 _____Guest(s) MONDAY $65.00
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $__________________
Checks should be made payable to ASIDIC U.S. FUNDS ONLY and mailed to P. O.
BOX 8105, ATHENS, GA 30603. Please send a separate copy of the
registration form to the ASIDIC Secretariat when sending it to your
accounting department for check preparation. REQUESTS FOR REFUNDS OF
REGISTRATION FEES MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO September
21, 1997. Telephone the Secretariat at (706) 542-6820.
Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Mayflower Park by
calling 206-623-8700/fax 206-382-6996 or by returning the enclosed form.
THE CONFERENCE RATES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH AUGUST 30, 1997. Room rates
are $105 to $135. Airport shuttle to/from the Mayflower is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 622-1424, or WA toll-free 1-800-487-RIDE.
Other shuttle services from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are
Gray Line Airport Express (626-6088) and Shuttle Express Airporter
(286-8400).
PLANNED ACTIVITIES
Planned social activities include the Sunday night reception in the hotel.
On Monday night attendees and guests will visit the Woodlawn Park Zoo with
dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. Attendees (and guests) requiring vegetarian
meals should indicate so on this form (see above).
ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION AND DISSEMINATION CENTERS
1997 Fall Meeting
September 21-23, 1997
HOTEL REGISTRATION
The Mayflower Park Hotel, Seattle WA
Please Print or Type
Name:____________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:____________________________Phone:________________
_____Single Standard $105.00 _____Single Deluxe $125.00
(1 Person-1 Bed) (1 Person-1 Bed)
_____Double Standard $115.00 _____Double Deluxe $135.00
(2 Persons-1 Bed) (2 Persons-1 Bed)
_____Double Standard $115.00 _____Double Deluxe $135.00
(2 Persons- 2 Beds) (2 Persons-2 Beds)
Sharing Room With:________________________________(if you are sharing a
room, please submit one form only)
Non-smoking rooms are available. Please indicate your preference below.
Rooms are assigned upon availability at check-in.
_____Smoking _____Non-Smoking
Hotel Check In: 3:00pm Hotel Check Out: 12:00noon
Arrival Date & Time:________________________________________
Departure Date & Time:______________________________________
All reservations must be accompanied by a deposit equaling one night's room
and tax (currently 15.6%). You may use your American Express, Diners Club,
VISA, Master Card or Discover credit card to guarantee your reservation.
Deposit Amount Enclosed: $____________
Method of Payment:_____Check_____Money Order _____Discover
_____Master Card_____VISA_____Diners Club_____American Express
Credit Card Number______________________________________________
Expiration Date:_____________ Card Holder:______________________
I understand that I am responsible for one night's room and tax which will
be deducted from my deposit, or billed through my credit card upon the
hotel's receipt of this form. In the event I cancel this reservation by
4:00pm on my arrival date, a credit will be applied or refunded in the
amount of the deposit.
Signature:_______________________________________________________
Please send or fax reservation form to:
The Mayflower Park Hotel
405 Olive Way
Seattle, WA 98101
Attn: Reservations Department
Phone: (206) 623-8700
US & Canada: (800) 426-5100
Reservations Only Fax: (206) 382-6996
Reservations should be received by August 30, 1997. Reservations after
this date are subject to availability. The ASIDIC room block dates are
September 19 (first available check-in day) through September 23 (check-out
on September 24).
********************************************************************
Internet Address: JWEBB@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
Telephone: (706) 542-6820 Computer Services Annex
********************************************************************
