ACM C o n f e r e n c e on the History of Medical informatics Dear Colleague: As you may know, SIGBIO is sponsoring the ACM Conference on the H i s t o r y of Medical I n f o r m a t i c s . This conference is the t h i r d in an ongoing series of conferences on the h i s t o r y of computer science and a p p l i c a t i o n . Because the conference w i l l be held at the National L i b r a r y of Medicine, the number of attendees must be l i m i t e d to 150 r e g i s t r a n t s . The purpose of t h i s l e t t e r is to e x p l a i n the background of the conference and o f f e r SIGBIO members an o p p o r t u n i t y f o r e a r l y r e g i s t r a t i o n . Bruce Blum Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD 20707 (301) 953-6235 Conference Chair Program Committee William Aspray, PhD Charles Babbage Institute We f e l t t h a t a h i s t o r y conference on medical i n f o r m a t i c s would be of general i n t e r e s t f o r three reasons. F i r s t , the f i e l d is Robert L. Chartrand, PhD young enough so that most of the pioneers are in good health Library of Congress and can share t h e i r i n s i g h t s . Second, perhaps more than any Morris Collen, MD other a p p l i c a t i o n area, medical i n f o r m a t i c s has made great Kaiser-Permanente Medical Group c o n t r i b u t i o n s to computer science; we b e l i e v e that there are lessons to be learned from t h i s i n t e r a c t i o n between theory and Karen Duncan, PhD Health Information Systems application. F i n a l l y , a review of our c u r r e n t perceptions in the context of the e a r l y goals of medical i n f o r m a t i c s w i l l Thelma Estrin, PhD UoiversitvofCalifornia, LosAngeles provide insight into how our objectives are changing with the computer technology. W. E. Hammond, PhD Duke Medical Center Bonnie Kaplan, PhD University of Cincinnati Lois F. Lunin Herner Company Helmuth F. Orthner, PhD George Washington University Judith M. S. Prewitt, PhD Medimatics, Inc. Homer Warner, M D, PhD University of Utah John Parascondala,PhD National Library of Medicine Local Arrangements Chair Jack Smith, MD, PhD Ohio State University Treasurer The conference has been scheduled f o r November 5 and 6, the Thursday and Friday f o l l o w i n g SCAMC-iI. A l l presentations have been i n v i t e d . A major problem faced by the Program Committee was the s e l e c t i o n from so many prominent c o n t r i b u tors to our f i e l d . The Advance Program f o l l o w s , and we are confident that the conference covers both the f i e l d and i t s pioneering a c t i v i t i e s very w e l l . Because the conference w i l l have a limited registration, we suggest that you send m a note requesting that a registration e slot be reserved for you. W w i l l be sending out registration e invitations in two mailings. The f i r s t w i l l be limited to a select l i s t . Following this, i f registration openings are available, there w i l l be a general mailing. W are pleased that SIGBIO is sponsoring this conference, and e we appreciate the assistance that the National Library of Medicine is providing. The conference offers a rare opportunity to share our accomplishments in an intimate setting. I hope that many SIGBIO members w i l l be able to attend.

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