AIAS Conference Agenda

Feed: Dr. Myron Evans
Posted on: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:13 AM
Author: metric345
Subject: AIAS Conference Agenda

From a lot of experience at conferences they usually break up in to small groups for discussion. I will give my short presentations informally without notes and for any detailed presentations I will need a computer with a big screen. The rule is to keep things flexible and totally informal. I am glad that the conference will take place in the National Library of Wales, neither Gareth Evans nor I are terribly keen on the College for obvious reasons if anyone has been reading any of the history. I agree that foreign delegates should be given priority. The logistics mean that ten rooms must be booked on the evening of 3rd July – they will be totally tired out after a day’s travel. I know this from experience of travel from the US to here. All are welcome here at my house any time with a few days’ notice. Delegates should be completely familiar with all the UFT papers before they arrive. The most important thing is to discuss technical details. Horst Eckardt and Douglas Lindstrom are the ones with the technical ability to completely understand ECE theory, and Simon Clifford is very good at his work in electronics. So I assume that the Trwm Theatre in the NLW will have a computer linked to a big screen so that any UFT paper can be pulled up on the big screen. If not I suggest that delegates bring laptops, open the www.aias.us site, and a particular UFT paper, then I can talk through the paper. Instead of formal talks, it is better in my opinion to sit around a table in a seminar and discuss things in depth with a set agenda. I can talk over a paper for about ten minutes and then it can be discussed. For example the papers on the x factor can be animated and shown on a big screen. That is worth a million words. These are just ideas of mine. There are 238 UFT papers, delegates could inform me which ones they think are most important. The selection so far is already a good one. I very much like the animation of the hyperbolic spiral.

In a message dated 19/03/2013 23:09:08 GMT Standard Time writes:

Dear Horst,

We can fit all this in by altering the timings to suit.

Some presentations are more important than others, especially those with a technological bias and the timings for these can be extended. Presentations can be geared to PowerPoint slide shows linked to big screens, with supporting information given as handouts before, during or where appropriate after the presentations. By submitting written information after the conference where needed, pressure can be taken off presenters and the information can be edited later for publication of the proceedings by Victor and CISP.

Where presenters have come from abroad they need to be given extra time if they wish, to appreciate their efforts in getting to the conference and in recognition that their time is limited and it may be some time before we can talk to them in person or have them infront of a group again.

Some presentations can be briefer if we need to save time, because after the talk and presentation alerts attenders to the nature of work being carried out, it can be discussed later at our convenience. Since work can be brought on a memory stick, a more detailed presntation can be given to a subgroup of attendees in the evening on laptops away from our main venue, perhaps back at the Hall of Residence. Many hotels and pubs in Aberystwyth have big screens that can be linked to laptops, so we can extend our meetings at our leisure at other venues over coffee or a drink. This will be especially useful for attendees who arrive a day early for the conference or are staying a day later. Also, some of us may be able at a later time in Myron’s house, to tie up any loose ends and to edit material for publication.

We also need to find where Doug will have his slot or slots.

Best Wishes

Kerry

From: Horst Eckardt <horsteck@aol.com>
To: Kerry Pendergast <kp.phys@btinternet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 21:22
Subject: Re: AIAS Conference Agenda

Dear Kerry,

the agenda is perfect from my view. Many Thanks for organizing all this.

Horst

Am 19.03.2013 15:55, schrieb Kerry Pendergast:

Dear Horst,

Please find attached the conference agenda with your input incorporated.

Have you any more changes or ideas?

Best Wishes

Kerry

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