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The Eighth International ACM Hypertext Conference
Hypertext 97
Southampton UK, April 6-11 1997
http://ht97.soton.ac.uk/ht97
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It is ten years since the first Hypertext conference was
held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1987.
Southampton is proud to host the conference on the 10th
anniversery of this milestone event, and to invite you to
join us for some "SERIOUS FUN" in April!
Please not that the ALL IN PRICE includes ACCOMMODATION,
MEALS and SOCIAL EVENTS as well as the main conference.
This is intended to be an affordable conference!
Hypertext 97 Highlights
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*** Joint plenary sessions with WWW6 via video-conference
links
*** Lively programme of state-of-the-art research papers
on topics as diverse as Web technologies and hypertext
rhetoric and criticism
*** Workshops and tutorials led by leading researchers and
practitioners in hypertext and hypermedia
*** Key note Speakers: John B Smith (who hosted the first
Hypertext conference), Cathy Marshall (Xerox PARC) and
Ted Nelson.
*** Conference dinner aboard HMS Warrior, in Portsmouth's
historic Royal Naval Dockyard
Sponsors
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Premiere sponsors are The ACM, SIGLINK and the Department of
Electronics and Computer Science at the University of
Southampton.
Associate Sponsors are the British Computer Society, Eastgate
Systems Inc., The Electronic Daily Telegraph, GI, Multicosm Ltd,
PAC and Southampton City Council.
Pricing Summary
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This conference is LESS EXPENSIVE than you may think! There is an
ALL INCLUSIVE price for Hypertext 97 Main Conference. (April 9th
- April 11th)
Advanced Registration for ACM/SIG members: 435 UK pounds
Advanced Registration for Non-ACM/SIG members: 495 UK pounds
Advance Registration for Students: 250 UK pounds
This price INCLUDES PROCEEDINGS, BED AND BREAKFAST accommodation
in student hall of residence, LUNCH, EVENING MEALS and the
CONFERENCE DINNER.
Full details of prices for students, late registrations, daily
rates, plus tutorials and workshops, can be found on the Web site
(http://ht97.soton.ac.uk/ht97).
A note to our US colleagues: you can probably fly from an airport
near you to London for less than it costs to do an internal
flight in the US. Check it out!
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Background
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In 1987 the first Hypertext conference was held. At that time
hypertext was in its infancy, with a few but important systems
available, e.g. KMS, NoteCards, Storyspace, Intermedia, Augment,
HyperCard, and Guide. There was even a working Xanadu prototype.
Since then hypertext has found its way into information kiosks,
on-line manuals, collaborative authoring systems, and the World
Wide Web. The Hypertext 97 conference will make it evident that
the popularity of hypertext still inspires new radical ideas
within a multitude of disciplines.
Hypertext 97 is the eighth in the premier international series of
conferences on hypertext and hypermedia theory, systems, and
applications sponsored by the ACM. Locations alternate between
the United States and Europe, with this year in England.
Hypertext 97 will offer a forum for presentation and discussion
of the latest results in hypermedia research and development,
including WWW technology. We encourage your attendance.
Technical Programme
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Hypertext 97 will provide a common setting for researchers,
practising professionals and students to share experiences and to
present results about hypermedia authoring, publishing, system
construction, human-computer interaction, digital libraries, and
electronic literature. The conference attracts distinguished
attendees from a diverse range of fields: computing, psychology,
literature, sociology, engineering, law, medicine--many different
fields. Hypertext 97 will provide a forum for presentation and
discussion of exciting and original developments in hypertext and
hypermedia through several different technical formats.
Workshops: Sunday April 6th and Monday April 7th
Tutorials / Courses: Monday April 7th and Tuesday April 8th
Main Conference Provisional Programme April 9th - April 11th
Wednesday April 9
9:00 - 9:30 Opening session
9:30 - 11:00 Opening keynote - John B Smith (UNC)
11:30 - 12:30 Open hypermedia systems paper session
Short paper session
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch & Posters
14:30 - 15:30 Hypertext rhetorics paper session
Panel session
16:00 - 17:30 Hypertext design paper session
Panel session.
Evening: Dinner on board historic ship, H.M.S.
Warrior in Portsmouth harbour with Jazz band
Thursday April 10
9:00 - 10:30 Information retrieval paper session
"As we might link." Paper and
panel session
11:00 - 12:30 Structure and spatiality paper session
Case studies and short papers
12:30 - 15:00 Lunch and Demos
15:00 - 16:30 WWW Integration and Application
Panel
17:00 - 19:00 Live link - Hypertext meets the WEB
Evening: Dinner at the University
After Dinner Speaker: Ted Nelson
Friday April 11
9:00 - 10:30 Visualization paper session
Panel
11:00 - 12:30 Closing keynote - Cathy Marshall
(Xerox PARC)
12:30 - 13:00 Closing session
13:00 - 14:0 SIGLink meeting
How to Register
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To register, see the Hypertext 97 Web site
(http://ht97.soton.ac.uk) for a registration form which can be
completed and submitted on-line. You will then be emailed an
invoice. Alternatively, contact the Conference Office via e-mail:
[log in to unmask]
More Information
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Full details, including a provisional Conference Programme and
lists of Workshops and Tutorials, can be found at the Hypertext
97 Web site:
http://ht97.soton.ac.uk/ht97
Alternatively, e-mail [log in to unmask] for further
information.
The ACM
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ACM, the Association for Computing, is a major force in advancing
the skills and knowledge of Information Technology professionals
and students throughout the world. ACM serves as an umbrella
organization offering its 80,000 members a variety of forums in
order to fulfill its members' needs - the delivery of
cutting-edge technical information, the transfer of ideas from
theory to practice, and opportunities for information exchange.
ACM SIGLINK is a forum for the promotion, dissemination, and
exchange of ideas concerning hypertext research, technologies,
and applications among scientists, systems designers, and
end-users. For further information please see
http://www.acm.org/
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Hugh Davis ( [log in to unmask] )
The Multimedia Research Group, ***NOW IN BUILDING 16***
Electronics and Computer Science, ***ROOM 1051***
University of Southampton, ( Tel: +44 (0)1703 593669 )
Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K. ( Fax: +44 (0)1703 592865 )
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~hcd
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