Compendium Institute -- 2005 Workshop -- Washington, DC November 10-11

Announcement

www.CompendiumInstitute.org/community/2005

Introduction
The international community of Compendium users, researchers, and
developers has grown tremendously in the past few years. Innovative
uses of the software and approach are blooming all over. We have not
had a general gathering since 2000, and since then the number of
Compendium users has increased many fold. The objective of this
workshop is to bring together the Compendium users to a) learn from
each other, b) provide a Compendium tutorial to teach basic
principles, and c) develop a stronger Open Source user community.

Our 2005 Workshop will be held at Touchstone Consulting in downtown
Washington DC, on November 10th and 11th, sponsored by Touchstone and
NASA. We invite your participation in this event. The workshop will
proceed in three parts:

- A half-day introductory tutorial workshop
- Two general sessions for presentations, discussion, and
networking
- A Compendium Institute business meeting

See below for information on registering for each of these. We hope to
see you in Washington in November!

The Compendium Institute 2005 Workshop Organizing Committee:
Al Selvin, Kathleen Rice, Maarten Sierhuis, Jeff Conklin, Simon
Buckingham Shum, Dilpreet Chowdhry, Eugene Eric Kim, Nick
Papadopolous, Chuck Palus.

Schedule of events
Our 2005 conference will be structured as follows.

Thursday, November 10
8:30 AM-12 PM: Introductory tutorial workshop (presented by Al Selvin,
Simon Buckingham Shum, Maarten Sierhuis)
Who should attend: People interested in learning more about Compendium
software and methods in a classroom setting. Participants should bring
their own laptop computer with Compendium software already installed.

1 PM-5:30 PM: General session - presentations, discussion, and
networking
Who should attend: People interested in hearing about and discussing
Compendium research, development, and best practices.

Friday, November 11
8:30 AM-1 PM: General session - presentations, discussion, and
networking
Who should attend: People interested in hearing about and discussing
Compendium research, development, and best practices.

1:30-3 PM Compendium software discussion: new features, issues, Q&A
Who should attend: People interested in hearing about and discussing
the ongoing evolution of Compendium software tools, including the
technical dimensions.

3 PM - 6 PM Compendium Institute business meeting
Who should attend: People interested in fostering the organizational
development and growth of the Compendium Institute and Open Source
user community.

Registration
Thanks to the folks at Touchstone Consulting, we now have an excellent
facility to meet in on November 10th and 11th, 2005, in Washington,
DC. Up to 45 people can be accommodated. Space is limited, so please
register early.

Fees. Registration includes breakfast, light refreshments at breaks,
lunch, and copies of any workshop materials. You can register for any
or all of the following:

Introductory tutorial workshop (Nov. 10): $25
General session I (Nov. 10): $25
General session II (Nov. 11): $50
All sessions: $100

Registration fees go to defray general expenses. Please let us know if
you are interested in a scholarship to the event.

To register, send an email to registration@...
with your name, affiliation, email address, phone number, mailing
address, and any special dietary needs or other information we should
be aware of. We'll contact you with payment info.

Note: We'll make reservations for a group dinner on the 10th for
anyone interested. Please let us know if you'd like to join this
in your registration email.

Hotel reservations are up to each attendee. We'll put some
suggestions on the conference web page. Touchstone Consulting is
located near Dupont Circle.

Call for Presentations
Please see our CFP at
www.compendiuminstitute.org/community/2005/cfp.html

Sponsors
The Compendium Institute thanks Touchstone Consulting, USRA/RIACS,
NASA, and Cognexus Institute for their support of this workshop.