Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, May 27th, 1998

Location:: Davis Center 1304
Time:: 1:30 p.m.
Chairperson:: Stephen Mann

Member List

1. Adoption of the Agenda - additions or deletions

2. Coffee Hour

Epicurean last week:: Michael McCool
Epicurean this week:: Liddy Olds
Epicurean next week:: ?

3. Next meeting

Date:: Wednesday, June 3rd, 1998
Location:: DC 1304
Time:: 1:30 p.m.
Chairperson:: Michael McCool
Presenter:: Celine Latulipe

4. Forthcoming

Chairpeople:

Dan Milgram (June 10th)
Liddy Olds (June 17th)
Mark Riddell (June 24th)

Presenters:

Nathan Litke (June 10th)
Stephen Mann (June 17th)
Marryat Ma (June 24th)

5. Technical Presentations

Tech Presenter:: Rob Kroeger
Title:: JavaRing
Abstract:: I will discuss the implementation of the JavaRing and its applicability to electronic commerce.

6. General Discussion Items

Ian Stewart -- the new coke fund (that's "new coke-fund" not "new-coke fund")
Stephen Mann -- Member's list on the web page, and forms to update it.
Julie Waterhouse and Andrew Park wedding this Saturday.

7. Action List

Deadline for 50% refund is June 22nd, 1998.
GI'98 Electronic Theater: submission deadline June 1st, 1998
Alias/SideFX talks coming; send abstracts to Mike McCool

8. Directors' Meeting

9. Seminars

How Java's Floating-Point Hurts Everyone Everywhere

Professor W. Kahan
Computer Science Division
Department of EE & CS
University of California, Berkeley
(Recipient of an Honorary D.Math degree at UW's May '98 Convocation)

DATE: Thursday, May 28, 1998
TIME: 3:30 PM
PLACE: Davis Centre, Room 1302
University of Waterloo

** A reception will follow in MC5158 **

The Faculty of Mathematics & The infraNET Project University of Waterloo present ...

EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS - TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REAL WORLD

By: Dan Dodge
Recipient of the 1998 J.W. Graham Medal in Computing & Innovation

Of: Co-founder and President, QNX Software Systems Ltd.
Date: Friday, May 29, 1998
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Place: Davis Centre, Room 1350
University of Waterloo

A reception will follow in The Great Hall, Davis Centre. There is no charge for this event. All are welcome. Pre-registering to reserve your seat is recommended. Seats are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register via our web site at: http://infranet.uwaterloo.ca/

       or call 519-888-4567 ext. 5611.

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