This conference may be of interest to some subscribers, even if not
specifically serials-focused.

Susan

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Susan Davis                       Chair, Serials Section (ALCTS)
Head, Periodicals                    2001/02
Acquisitions Dept.
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Lockwood Library Bldg.
Buffalo, NY  14260-2200
(716) 645-2784
(716) 645-5955 fax
unlsdb@acsu.buffalo.edu

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The University at Buffalo will host Digital Frontier: The Buffalo Summit
2001, from November 2-3, 2001.  This summit will examine the far-reaching
impacts of digital technology as manifested in the arts and sciences,
medicine, education, and various aspects of everyday life.

Plenary speakers include Michael Paige, Director of Xerox PARC, Brenda
Laurel, pioneer developer of interactive fiction, Jaron Lanier, who coined
the term "virtual reality", Steve Mann, inventor of the wearable computer,
and Clifford Stoll, author of Silicon Snake Oil.  Symposia will explore
privacy, virtual reality, telemedicine and distance learning, information
overload and retrieval, the gender divide in tech careers, and
person:machine interfaces.  These sessions will also include demonstrations
of new media, digital arts, and applications of advanced computing, as well
as extrapolations about likely technological developments of the future.
Sponsors include CISCO Systems, Verizon, Niagara Mohawk, Silicon Graphics,
Inc., American Psychological Association and others.

The website at http://digitalsummit.buffalo.edu provides further information
about the plenary speakers, and also online registration.   The summit will
take place at the Center for the Arts on the north campus of UB.   Questions
can be directed to Dr. Cusker in the Office of the Vice President for
Research at 716-645-3321 or  cusker@research.buffalo.edu.

Jaylan S. Turkkan, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research