Meeting Minutes - 1999.07.08

July 8, 1999

Location:

DC1304

Time:

3:30 p.m.

Chair:

William Cowan.

1. Adoption of the Agenda - additions or deletions

• Special agenda item... lab rescheduling. -- Ian Stewart

2. Coffee Hour

Coffee hour this week:

Coffee hour next week:

3. Next meeting

Date:

Wednesday, July 14, 1999.Note day

Location:

DC2303 (CGL). Next week only

Time:

10:30 a.m. Note time

Chair:

Rojia Dadashzadeh

Technical presentation:

Bill Cowan

4. Forthcoming

Chairs:

1. Erik Demaine (July 21)

Margaret Dulat (July 28)

Tech Presenters:

1. Rojia Dadashzadeh (July 21)
2. Erik Demaine (July 28)

5. Technical Presentation

Presenter:

Ian Bell

Title:

Perspective in Art

Abstract:

I outline the development of linear perspective in art, with illustrations. It is plane to see that from the computer graphics point-of-view, there are many parallels.

6. General Discussion Items

• Ian Stewart.
• Viet-Tam Luu. CGL needs new PC person to keep Intel boxes from falling apart.
• How are things going with Blair away?

7. Action List

• New shelves have turned up. But not the right side up.

8. Director's Meeting

• Hmm.

9. Seminars

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  WHAT: The Optimum Threshold of the k-out-of-n Monitor, an Extension of System with Dual Failures (Statistics & Actuarial Science Seminar)
  WHEN: Thursday, 8 July 1999 at 3:30PM
  WHO: Dr. Kazuyuki Suzuki, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo
  WHERE: Math & Computer, Room 5158
  

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  WHAT: Quantum Mechanics via Classical Dynamics (Applied Mathematics Seminar)
  WHEN: Friday, 9 July 1999 at 1:30PM
  WHO: Dr. Niall D. Whelan, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University
  WHERE: Math & Computer, Room 5158
  

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  WHAT: Infrastructure for Mass Software Change (COMPUTER SCIENCE/ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING SEMINAR)
  WHEN: Monday, July 12, 1999, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
  WHO: Hausi Muller, Dept. Computer Science, University of Victoria
  WHERE: DC 1304
  

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  WHAT: Synergy between Component-based and Generative Approaches to Software System Families (ICR Seminar)
  WHEN: Monday, 12 July 1999 at 2:30PM
  WHO: Dr. Stan Jarzabek, School of Computing, National University of Singapore
  WHERE: DC 1331
  

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10. Lab Cleanup