Submitted to EDTECH by:
Greg Jones <wd5ivd@tapr.org>
(by way of Rick Whiting <rwhiting@winternet.com>)
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ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference
September 20-22, 1996
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
1996 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Mark your calendar and start making plans to attend the year's premier event
in amateur radio digital communications --
The 1996 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference will be held
September 20-22, 1996, in Seattle, Washington -- just minutes from the
SeaTac Airport. Local sponsors include the Puget Sound Amateur Radio TCP/IP
Group and Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Society (BEARS).
The ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an international
forum for radio amateurs and experts in digital communications, networking,
and related technologies to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas
and techniques for discussion. Presenters and attendees will have the
opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software
advances, theories, experimental results, and practical applications. This
year marks the first year in which the ARRL Digital Communications
Conference and TAPR Annual General Meeting have joined into one conference!
Anyone interested in digital communications is invited to submit a paper for
publication in the Conference Proceedings. Presentation at the Conference
is not required for publication. Papers are due by July 23, 1996, and
should be submitted to Maty Weinberg, ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT
06111 U.S.A. or via Internet at lweinberg@arrl.org. Please contact Maty for
detailed format requirements. Papers are due by July 23, 1996
ARRL and TAPR especially welcome papers from full time students to compete
for the first annual student papers award. Two $500 travel awards will be
given, one in each of the following categories: a) best
technical/theory-oriented paper by a student, and b) best educational or
community-oriented application paper by a student. The paper should relate
directly to a wireless digital communication topic (see guidelines for more
information). Papers coauthored by educators or telecommunications
professionals are also eligible for this award, as long as a student is the
first author. First year awards have been funded through a grant by The
ARRL Foundation, Inc. Deadline for receipt of finished student paper
manuscript: June 11, 1996. Please note that this deadline is different than
the general conference submission date. For full details and paper
guidelines, contact TAPR or check http://www.tapr.org.
The current schedule has a workshop and student papers on Friday afternoon.
Conference Papers, Introductory thread, Lunch, and Dinner on Saturday.
Sunday will have additional paper sessions, if necessary, as well as one or
more workshops. Workshops will include Keith Sproul, WU2Z, on APRS
packet-location software, Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP , on "How to utilize
Part 15 Radios for Ham Applications" and a workshop on Wireless Networking
using WA4DSY 56K RF modem technology and its accessories. See the advanced
registration form for more details as well as http://www.tapr.org
For more information on the Conference, registration, and hotel reservations
please contact TAPR at the address below.
TAPR Office:
8987-309 E. Tanque Verde Rd. #337
Tucson, AZ 85749-9399
Phone: (817) 383-0000
Fax: (817) 566-2544
Internet E-Mail: tapr@tapr.org
Internet Web: http://www.tapr.org