First Annual Conference on

            Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems

                            November 6-8, 1991
                              Tucson, Arizona



Dear Colleague,

The proceedings of the First Annual Conference on Astronomical Data Analysis
Software and Systems will be published as part of the Astronomical Society of
the Pacific Conference Series.  So the published volume remains a manageable
size it will be necessary to enforce strict page limits:  invited papers, 10 
pages; contributed oral talks, 5 pages; and poster papers, 3 pages.

All papers should be submitted electronically in LaTeX using the template and
style files provided by us (see the attached information pages).  Two hard
copies of the LaTeX manuscript, one of camera-ready quality, along with copies
of the illustrations at production size are also required.  If electronic
submission or LaTeX template use is a problem for you, please contact one of
the editors.

The text of the paper in LaTeX should be sent to us electronically at
softconf@noao.edu.  Two hard copies, one of which should be camera-ready, and
copies of the illustrations at production size should be sent to us by regular
mail (Software Conference, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, P.O. Box
26732, Tucson, AZ  85726).  At least six keywords appropriate for your paper 
should be included with the electronic copy and/or included on a
*separate page* (not part of the camera-ready copy) with the mailed copies. The
deadline for receiving both the electronic copy and the hard copies is
*December 6, 1991*.  If we receive manuscripts after that date we can not
guarantee that they will be included in the published proceedings.

Electronic markup (LaTeX) and submission instructions are available by
anonymous ftp from the node "iraf.noao.edu" in the directory iraf/conf/pasp/.
A README file contains information about the contents of the directory and 
directions for preparing your paper.
 
If you have any questions about the Proceedings please send electronic mail to 
softconf@noao.edu or 5355::softconf, or contact one of the editors.



                                         Sincerely,



                                         The Editors

                      Diana Worral  Chris Biemesderfer  Jeannette Barnes
                         (SAO)            (NOAO)             (NOAO)