From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID, MSGID_RANDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,27c3cb22f0fc5c2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: dimaaa2@my-deja.com Subject: ANNOUNCE: Pervasive Computing 2000 Date: 1999/12/20 Message-ID: <83ltqj$ae2$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 562944683 X-Http-Proxy: 1.1 x41.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 129.6.59.92 Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy. X-Article-Creation-Date: Mon Dec 20 18:51:01 1999 GMT X-MyDeja-Info: XMYDJUIDdimaaa2 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows NT; DigExt) Date: 1999-12-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: ***ANNOUNCEMENT: Pervasive Computing 2000*** You May Want to Attend This Inaugural Conference: PERVASIVE COMPUTING 2000 January 25-26, 2000 National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland SPONSORED BY: NIST's Information Technology Laboratory and the Internet Society FEATURED SPEAKERS include: Bill Joy: Keynote Address Co-Founder, Chief Scientist Sun Microsystems, Inc. And 26 distinguished speakers from industry, academia and government to address an array of pervasive computing topics. To learn more or to register on-line, please visit the conference site: http://www.nist.gov/pc2000/ OVERVIEW: "Pervasive Computing" is shorthand for the strongly emerging trend: - Numerous, casually accessible, often invisible computing devices - Frequently mobile or embedded in the environment - Connected to an increasingly ubiquitous network structure Failing to see and act upon this trend may be very costly to U. S. Information Technology companies; just as it was for the mainframe-based computing community to ignore the emergence of personal computers; and for the PC industry to ignore the infant World Wide Web. The innovative firms which establish a critical mass relatively early in the generation life cycle are usually the ones with superior returns on investment. For computer users, the underlying premise is compelling: simplicity of use, minimal technical expertise, reliability and more intuitive interaction methods. Through intelligent use of technologies, Pervasive Computing presents an unusual opportunity to better serve human needs. PC 2000 attendees will have a vital interest in Pervasive Computing. Many will represent companies actively engaged in research, planning and development of Pervasive Computing products, services and/or applications. Others will represent academic, not-for-profit or government research interests, and the general computing community. We look forward to seeing you next January 25 and 26! Bill Young National Institute of Standards and Technology Smart Spaces Laboratory 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8940 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8940 301.975.8701 301.975.5287 Fax Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.