LINGUIST List 7.380

Wed Mar 13 1996

Confs: ACM Conf on Assistive Technologies

Editor for this issue: Ann Dizdar <dizdartam2000.tamu.edu>

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1. glinertcs.rpi.edu, Reminder: ASSETS'96 - ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies

 ASSETS'96
 The 2nd International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies
 April 11 - 12, 1996
 Waterfront Centre Hotel, Vancouver BC, Canada

 The cutoff for the EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT is approaching
 The cutoff for hotel rooms at the special conference rate is MARCH 15

 ===>> ===>> SPACE IS GOING FAST, DON'T BE LEFT OUT! <<=== <<===

Sponsored by the ACM's Special Interest Group on Computers and the Physically
Handicapped, ASSETS'96 is the second of a new series of conferences whose
goal is to provide a forum where researchers and developers from academia and
industry can meet to exchange ideas and report on new developments relating
to computer-based systems to help people with impairments and disabilities of
all kinds.

A copy of the Registration Forms is attached. The Advance Program can be
viewed on the conference web pages at

 http://www.cs.rpi.edu/assets

For further information, please contact the ASSETS'96 General Chair:

 Ephraim P. Glinert
 Dept. of Computer Science, RPI, Troy NY 12180

 Phone: (518) 276 2657 E-mail: glinertcs.rpi.edu

ASSETS'96 REGISTRATION FORM
===========================

This form is 2 pages long. Please print it out, complete both pages and mail
it WITH FULL PAYMENT to:

 Ephraim P. Glinert, ASSETS'96
 Dept. of Computer Science
 R. P. I.
 Troy, NY 12180

We're sorry, but e-mail registration forms and/or forms not accompanied by
full payment (check or credit card information) CANNOT be accepted.

 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES
 EARLY LATE / ON-SITE
 --------------------------------------------------------
 ACM member: $ 395 $ 475
 Nonmember: $ 580 $ 660
 Full time student: $ 220 $ 270
 --------------------------------------------------------
1: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (from the table above): $ ___________
2: SECOND BUFFET DINNER TICKET (Thursday, April 11): $ 50 ___YES ___NO
3: SECOND COPY OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: $ 30 ___YES ___NO

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $ ___________

NOTES:
 o Registration fee includes:
 ADMISSION to all sessions
 ONE COPY of the conference PROCEEDINGS
 RECEPTION, 5 MEALS AND 4 BREAKS as shown in the Advance Program!!!
 o To qualify for the EARLY RATE, your registration must be postmarked on
 or before WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996. If you are an ACM MEMBER, please
 supply your ID# __________________ . STUDENTS, please attach a clear
 photocopy of your valid student ID.
 o CANCELLATIONS will be accepted up to FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1996 subject to
 a 20% handling fee.

ASSETS'96 REGISTRATION FORM (continued)
=======================================

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name __________________________________________________________________________
Affiliation ___________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________ State/Province __________________________
Country __________________________________ ZIP/Postal Code ___________________
E-mail ________________________________________________________________________
Phone ___________________________________ FAX ________________________________

***I have a disability for which I require special accommodation ___YES ___NO
 If YES, please attach a separate sheet with details. Thank you!

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

___CHECK in U.S. funds enclosed, made payable to "ACM ASSETS'96"
___Please charge $ ___________ to my CREDIT CARD:
 Card type: ___AMEX ___VISA ___MasterCard
 Card # _______________________________________ Expiration Date ___________
 Name On Card ______________________________________________________________
 Billing Address ___________________________________________________________
 Cardholder Signature ________________________________________ (ASSETS'96)

HOTEL INFORMATION
=================
All conference events will take place at the Waterfront Centre Hotel, a member
of the Canadian Pacific group. The hotel is located in downtown Vancouver,
next to the convention center and cruise ship terminal.

 Waterfront Centre Hotel
 900 Canada Place Way
 Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L5
 CANADA

 Phone: (604) 691 1991 or (800) 441 1414
 FAX: (604) 691 1999

A block of rooms for attendees of ASSETS'96 has been set aside at specially
discounted rates:

 Single $140 Canadian per night, plus applicable taxes
 Double/Twin $160 Canadian per night, plus applicable taxes
 Waterfront Suite $360 Canadian per night, plus applicable taxes

To reserve space at these prices, please call the hotel directly on or before
MARCH 15, 1996 and refer to "ACM ASSETS'96".