CRISP97 conference 31.8.1997

[hilf _at__ merlin.physik.uni-oldenburg.DE (Eberhard Hilf)]

dear Colleagues of ISWORLD,
hereby you are informed and invited to attend the shortly announced
inernational workshop

CRISP97 (Cooperative Research Information Systems in Physics)
31.August-4.September 1997; Oldenburg, Germany.

Attached you find some preliminary informations, more so on the link

http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~karttune/crisp97/

We hope to have a fully professional interdisciplinary discussion.

Yours sincerely E. R. Hilf, Univ. Oldenburg, Germany
(hilf _at__ merlin.physik.uni-oldenburg.de)

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                   The First International Workshop on

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        Cooperative Research Information Systems in Physics:
                            CRISP97
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            Aug. 31 - Sept. 4, 1997, Oldenburg, Germany

        Supported by
                - The European Physical Society (EPS)
                - Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)

Scope of the workshop:
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        The purpose of the workshop is to bring together physicists,
        computer scientists, and other experts to discuss issues
        related to cooperative scientific information systems.
        Internet and electronic communication methods have greatly
        affected the way science is published and distributed, and
        the importance of these issues will increase in the future.
        It is therefore very important for the scientists, publishers,
        and computer experts to meet and map their needs and discuss
        the directions for the future development of electronic
        communication in sciences.

Central Topics of CRISP '97 Include:
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        - Content: Scientific documents, educational systems,
          administrative information treatment, etc.
        - Electronic publishing
        - Information Infrastructure in Physics (and sciences
          in general), cooperative work and distributed systems
        - Technical issues: user friendly interfaces, metdata,
          protocols, formats, methods, standards, etc.

         protocols, formats, methods, standards, etc.
        - Dedicated systems, expert systems, tools, etc.

Invited Speakers (more to come, see the updates at the web site):
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        - J. Zinn-Justin, Saclay, France
        - R.A. Kelly, The American Physical Society, U.S.A.
        - S. Lundberg, NetLab, Lund University, Sweden
        - H. Schweppe, FU Berlin, Germany
        - A. Dixon, Institute of Physics Publishing, UK
        - H. Roosendaal, Elsevier Science, The Netherlands

Format of the Meeting:
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        - Invited talks: 30 minutes + 15 min. discussion
        - Contributed talks: 10 minutes + 5 min. discussion
        - There will also be a poster session

            Student participation is strongly encouraged!

Organizing Committee:
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        - Manfred Bischoff, Darmstadt, Germany
        - Eberhard R.  Hilf, Oldenburg, Germany (chairman)
        - Kenneth Holmlund, Umea University, Sweden
        - Mikko Karttunen, McGill University, Canada,
        - Franck Laloe, ENS Paris, France
        - Thomas Severiens, Oldenburg, Germany
        - Ralf Utermann, Augsburg, Germany

Side Meetings:
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        During CRISP '97 there will be several side meetings integrated
        - Inaugural session of the EPS Electronic Publications
          Committee
        - First meeting of the EPS national Web-managers
        - Project meeting of EuroPhysNet, an EC Telematics
          for Research project
        - Consortium Information Mangement in Physics of the DPG
        - Jahresworkshop der Informationsbeauftragten der Physik
          in Deutschland
        - project 'eprint' of the DFN (German research Network)
        - a discussion forum for participants of the global-info project
          of the BMBF (German Science Ministery)
Registration:
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        - Deadline for abstracts and registration: July, 15
        - Fee: 300 DM, for students 100DM
               (includes local transport, social afternoon boat trip)
        - support: for those needing financial support, please contact
                   hilf _at__ merlin.physik.uni-oldenburg.de
        - Accomodation: See the web site or/and contact us

Proceedings:
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Electronic Proceedings will be provided using the conference overlay of the 
e-Print Archive of the 
For More Information:
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        For more information about the workshop, or the side
        meetings, please see the CRISP '97 web site,
        or email us:

        URL: http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~karttune/crisp97/  or
             http://www.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/conferences/crisp97/

        Mail to: Mikko.Karttunen _at__ physics.mcgill.ca
About Oldenburg:
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        Oldenburg is a scenic city of about 150 000 inhabitants.
        It is located in the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
        about 40 kilometers northwest of Bremen and 130 kilometers
        southwest of Hamburg.
        The web site contains some helpful links for travellers.



-- 
Prof. Dr. Dr. Eberhard R. Hilf          Department of Physics
Tel.: (+49)-441-798-2543                Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
FAX : (+49)-441-798-3201                D 26111 Oldenburg
                                        Germany