From crabtree@dao.nrc.ca Fri Jul 30 12:34:42 1993
To: adass-list@dao.nrc.ca
Subject: ADASS '93

This is a reminder that the EARLY REGISTRATION and ABSTRACT deadline for
this year's ADASS meeting is August 6.

The Birds-of-a-feather sessions which we know about at this time include:

IDL Astronomy User's Group

This BOF will consist of talks and discussions about the commercial language 
IDL and its use in astronomy.    David Stern of Research Systems Inc. 
(RSI) will give an overview of recent changes and planned improvements to the 
IDL language.    Wayne Landsman (Hughes/STX) will talk about recent 
developments in the IDL Astronomy User's Library.    There will be several 
additional short talks describing specific applications of IDL in astronomy.
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Electronic Publishing 

The electronic publishing BOF will give participants an opportunity
to discuss the (rapid!) developments in this area and how these will
affect authors, support personnel, and readers/subscribers.  Several
short overview presentations will be given to provide perspective on
the issues surrounding the "formalized" literature.  The conversation 
that follows can be expected to range among such topics as authors'
changing responsibilities, the new possibilities for interacting with
bodies of electronic texts, and technical issues (regarding display,
interchange, format standards, etc.) affecting developers, maintainers,
and users of software.
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Installation and Maintenance of IRAF, STSDAS, and PROS

This session is intended for site managers who install and maintain IRAF,
STSDAS, and PROS.  Interested users may also find the session useful.
Representatives from the three software development groups will participate.
There will be a short technical presentation followed by ample time for
questions.  Topics to be covered include common installation problems,
configuring the device and environment tables for the local site (e.g.,
tapecap and .irafhosts), obtaining hardcopies from displayed images and
graphics, and software development with IMFORT or SPP.  Technical issues of
concern to programmers such as GUI interfaces may also be covered if there
is time and sufficient interest.
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Information regarding the third annual conference on Astronomical Data
Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS '93) may be obtained  via
anonymous ftp from ftp.dao.nrc.ca (134.87.150.9). Retrieve  either the
~pub/adass/register/Announcement.ps.Z or
~pub/adass/register/Announcement.ps files. These are both Postscript
files, the former in 'compressed' format. Other information including the
registration form and maps are also available. Please see the README
file in the same directory.

If you are unable to retrieve these files or if you are unable to print
them please send e-mail to crabtree@dao.nrc.ca.


If you  register via e-mail using a credit card you will not be receiving
any acknowledgement. Official receipts will be included in your registration kit.
If you register by mail, your receipt will be mailed to you.