Regarding the string on the Apple Newtons, I found this on the
Web. Someone might be interested, although it is short notice.
> June 19, 1996
> Announcement/Call for Participation Workshop on Wearable Computer
> Systems. Over the past few years, a new technology has been
> rapidly taking shape. It is the technology of wearable computer
> systems -- battery-operated computer systems worn on the user's
> body on a belt, backpack or vest, designed for mobile and
> predominantly hands-free operation, often incorporating
> head-mounted displays and speech input. Such systems are now
> being prototyped and investigated in the context of a wide
> variety of military, educational and industrial applications,
> including maintenance, training, and manufacturing. On August
> 19-21, Boeing will host an informal workshop on wearable computer
> technology, at the Boeing Customer Services Training Center in
> Renton, WA, a few miles east of Seattle-Tacoma International
> Airport. Our intent is to bring together vendors and potential
> vendors of these systems, researchers studying this technolgy,
> and key application customers for an open discussion of the
> future of wearable computer systems technology. The workshop's
> technical focus will be on the platforms, peripherals, software
> systems and applications associated with wearable computers.
> Because of space limitations and the informal nature of this
> workshop, attendance will be limited to 150. Persons or groups
> wishing to attend should submit either a booth request or a
> research or application position paper, as described below.
> Academic, government, industrial or vendor researchers and
> government, industrial or vendor application developers are
> invited to submit position papers. As time permits, attendees
> will be asked to give brief talks about their research or
> development activities, based on their position papers. There may
> not be time for all attendees to speak to the group. In that
> case, the organizing committee will try to select a
> representative mix of research and application talks from among
> the position papers. Position papers and booth requests may be
> submitted by mail to: Ms. Diane Rush, Research and Technology,
> Boeing Information and Support Services, Box 3707, Mail Stop
> 7L-40, Seattle WA 98124-2207 OR 206-865-2965(FAX) OR
> [log in to unmask] OR 206-865-3211
>
And then there's this:
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> June 24, 1996
> ACM MULTIMEDIA'96 November 18 - 22, 1996, Hynes Convention
> Center, Boston, MA, USA. PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: THE
> FOURTH ACM INTERNATIONAL MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION.
> Multimedia technology can substantially improve the communication
> between information providers and consumers. It contributes to
> the general accessibility of information, through new interactive
> media as well as through new forms of production, delivery and
> perception of existing media. ACM Multimedia'96 will provide an
> international forum for papers, panels, videos, demonstrations,
> courses, workshops, and exhibits focusing on all aspects of this
> multi-disciplinary field: from underlying technologies to
> applications and issues, and from theory to practice. We invite
> your participation. Topics include, but are not limited to:
> applications in art, education, entertainment, government,
> medicine, etc. Details at: http://www.acm.org/sigmm/MM96/ OR
> http://www.uni-mannheim.de/acm96/ OR [log in to unmask]
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