Fantastic news Al!

I truly wish I could attend. Rest assured however that I, and doubtless
the Compendium community at large, will be there in spirit.

A gathering of such stellar minds, big hearts, and collective wisdom is
a splendid example of what's possible when there is shared understanding
and commitment achieved through open source technology, in particular,
Compendium software.

Kudos to all of you who made this happen.

Richard Scott


Al Selvin wrote:

>Compendium Institute -- 2005 Workshop -- Washington, DC November 10-11
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>Announcement
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>www.CompendiumInstitute.org/community/2005
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>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.
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>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:
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>- A half-day introductory tutorial workshop
>- Two general sessions for presentations, discussion, and
>networking
>- A Compendium Institute business meeting
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>See below for information on registering for each of these. We hope to
>see you in Washington in November!
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>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.
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>Schedule of events
>Our 2005 conference will be structured as follows.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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:
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>Introductory tutorial workshop (Nov. 10): $25
>General session I (Nov. 10): $25
>General session II (Nov. 11): $50
>All sessions: $100
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>Registration fees go to defray general expenses. Please let us know if
>you are interested in a scholarship to the event.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Hotel reservations are up to each attendee. We'll put some
>suggestions on the conference web page. Touchstone Consulting is
>located near Dupont Circle.
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>Call for Presentations
>Please see our CFP at
>www.compendiuminstitute.org/community/2005/cfp.html
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>Sponsors
>The Compendium Institute thanks Touchstone Consulting, USRA/RIACS,
>NASA, and Cognexus Institute for their support of this workshop.
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