COMPU ICS PIONEERS Green and Hnpgnnd Share UK Cnmputer Graphics Histnry DoYou R e m e m b e r C G 6 8 or C G 7 0 at Brunel University? A T a l e of Two Conferences April 1970 March 2000 researchers surely couldn't say no to a trip t o England. We could fund the travel by staging a conference and charging fees to the delegates. Sounds corny now, but we were at the sharp end of commercial technical conference organisation. This sort of thing just hadn't been done before. My boss, Prof. Mike Pitteway got access to university funds by defining the event as a " s h o r t course" which university departments had authority to stage. The event, CG68, was a three-day single track invited speakers conference. It was followed by a two-day information swapping seminar restricted to speakers and Brunel researchers only. It proved a very effective way of dealing with the steep gradient of my learning curve. In order to ensure an attendance and not be embarrassed with a financial shortfall, we all worked hard developing mailing lists and distributing leaflets. In fact we ended up with an
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Green and Hopgood share UK computer graphics history
Machover, Carl
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