The BioInformer nr. 2, 1997 -- Frontiers in Visualisation and Computer-Human Interaction'97




	A publication of EMBL - Outstation Hinxton, The European Bioinformatics Institute


		Frontiers in Visualisation and Computer-Human Interaction '97 This two day conference, to be hosted by the European Bioinformatics Institute on 10 and 11 December 1997, will provide an outstanding opportunity to hear some of the world's leading speakers in the related areas of computer-human interaction and visualisation. It will also provide an arena for professionals in the biosciences and pharmacology to meet with the leading graphics and interaction experts and to develop new ideas and synergies. The two keynote speakers are: Professor Andries van Dam, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., University Professor of Technology and Education and Professor of Computer Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Prof. Dr. José Luis Encarnação, Professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt and Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics in Darmstadt, Germany. Both have been visionary pioneers in establishing the discipline of computer graphics, Van Dam being a co-founder of SIGGRAPH and Encarnação being the driving force behind the founding of EUROGRAPHICS. The conference program will cover: Frontiers in 3D Human Interactions Applications of Virtual Reality Distributed Computer-Supported Collaborative Working, CSCW-VR Visualisation in the Biosciences There will also be an opportunity for poster submissions and a trade show. Information supplied by: Chris Jones Resources and further information European Bioinformatics Institute http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ Frontiers in Visualisation and Computer-Human Interaction '97 conference information http://www.ebi.ac.uk/fiv97/ Professor Andries van Dam -- home page http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/avd/home.html Prof. Dr. José Luis Encarnação -- home page http://www.crcg.edu/Staff/enc.html External sites are not endorsed by EMBL-EBI

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