Last Minute Workshop Information (10/10/03)

 

 

  1. Open Mic Session: This year, we will be having an “open-mic†session between 5:20p-6:00p on Tuesday, October 21st. We would like to invite anyone having general announcements of importance to the WASPAA community to take a few minutes to come to the mic to talk about issues such as: calls for papers, workshop/conference announcements, new academic programs, public software availability, comments about the current and future of WASPAA, etc. To keep things moving, please keep your comments to about 3 or 5 minutes so that as many people as possible will have a chance to address the entire WASPAA group.

 

  1. AV Requirements for Oral Presentations:  To smooth the transition between talks, we want to know what specific equipment and media formats you plan to use in your talk. Please email your requirements to rbd@cs.cmu.edu with subject "WASPAA AV". The following are available:

 

  1. Paper Presenters

·        Because many of you will be presenting Microsoft PowerPoint slides, we will have a Windows PC with PowerPoint available for public use. If you plan to use this PC, please burn your presentation slides onto a CD-ROM so that they can be used on this machine. Make sure you test your presentation on numerous machines, particularly if it contains externally linked files (i.e., sounds or movies). Please note that we will not have a Mac with PowerPoint available, nor will internet access be available in the conference room.

·        Authors are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers so they can present their own slides. In this case, authors may bring either a Mac or a PC, so long as the laptop has a VGA output jack.

·        As a reminder, each presentation is allotted 20 minutes. Please use 15 minutes to present your paper, allow 3 minutes for questions, and leave 2 minutes to allow the session chair to transition to the next speaker.  

 

  1. Session Chairs: A list of your responsibilities can be found here.

 

  1. Poster Presenters:

·        We will provide a 4' x 6' (118cm x 183cm) panel of white foam core, an easel to support it, and push-pins to mount your material. Posters can use either the landscape or portrait orientation. Please note that we will not be able to provide any A/V support for poster presentations and that space will be limited. 

·        Poster presenters can set up in the Conference House Lobby any time after 11:00am on the day of their session. The posters can stay up overnight, but they should be taken down the next morning by 10:00am. Any posters not taken down by 10:00am will be removed by the WASPAA/Mohonk staff. Poster session chairs will be available in the Conference House Lobby at 1:30 prior to each session; poster presenters should contact their session chair if there are any problems or questions.

 

  1. Internet Access: The Workshop will not be providing internet access in the conference hall.  However, the Mohonk Mountain House does have a computer room with three high-speed terminals, an Ethernet plug-in station and wireless access for laptops with 802.11b wireless network cards.  The computers and internet access in this computer room are free of charge, open 24 hours, and available to all guests on a first come, first served basis.

 

  1. Dietary Requirements: If you prefer vegetarian meals or have any other dietary requirements (such as nut allergies, etc), please let us know at waspaa03@umich.edu.

 

  1. Proceedings: Please note that the WASPAA’03 proceedings will be provided on CD-ROM only.  Printed copies will not be available. However, a workshop program with abstracts for all presented papers and posters will be provided.

 

  1. Weather: For your convenience, here are some links to some local weather and fall foliage reports.  In terms of fall color, it looks like New Paltz should be hitting its peak right around the time of our conference! 

 

 

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