C A L L FOR P A R T I C I P A T I O N ================================================ PDPTA + CISST + IC-AI + IC + METMBS + ERSA + ISE + CIC Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA June 25-28, 2001 Dear Colleagues: The 2001 International Multiconference is considered to be a major international gathering in year 2001. It is anticipated that this event will attract well over 1000 participants. This MultiConference is composed of eight conferences that will be held simultaneously (same dates and location: June 25-28, 2001, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas). Attendees will have full access to all eight conferences. There will also be two tutorials; both will be held on Sunday, June 24, 2001 (at 1:00pm). See numbers 9 and 10 below for titles. The eight conferences are (the final conference programs/schedules can be found at http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences): 1. The 2001 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, PDPTA'2001; 2. The 2001 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology, CISST'2001; 3. The 2001 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IC-AI'2001; 4. International Conference on Internet Computing 2001, IC'2001; 5. The 2001 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences, METMBS'2001; 6. The First International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms, ERSA'01; 7. The 2001 International Symposium on Information Systems and Engineering, ISE'2001; 8. The 2001 International Conference on Communications in Computing, CIC'2001. Tutorials (more information can be found at http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences): 9. High-Performance Distributed Heterogeneous Computing Prof. H. J. Siegel, Purdue University, IN, USA; 10. Process Oriented Design for Java - Concurrency for All Prof. P. H. Welch, University of Kent, UK + Prof. G. S. Stiles, Utah State University, UT, USA. LOCATION OF CONFERENCES: The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3,000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. The hotel is within walking distance from most other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street shows, ...). REGISTRATION: If interested, you can register for the conferences and/or any of the two tutorials on site in Las Vegas. The telephone number of Monte Carlo Resort (in Las Vegas) is 1-702-730-7000 and/or 1-702-730-7777. You will need to reserve your own hotel room. Other hotels are also available (search for "Las Vegas Hotels" on the web). CHAIR, THE 2001 MULTICONFERENCE: Hamid R. Arabnia The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences