HPCC 20th Anniversary Conference Diary and Timetable
Theme: Reflections, on the Past and the Future
This is the conference program as of Thursday 19 September, there might be some further changes made on the last day.
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
| 19:00 | Informal welcome session for people who have already arrived, in the Southside bar, next to the student accommodation. See map and text with it. |
SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
Conference in the Physics Building of Imperial College, London, SW7, see map.
| MORNING SESSION - REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST | |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:30 | Conference room opens, early arrivals and people setting up stands welcome. Registration begins once registration desk is set up. |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Welcome, and introductions. |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | First presentation - "20 years of HPCC", by Frank Wales. |
| 10:20 - 11:10 | "Information sources for HP handhelds users", by Jake Schwartz. |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | "HP49 Hardware Key Response" by Jean-Yves Avenard. |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Break. |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Tony Duell's wonderful HP9100 talk ' 1+1 and 1+1 equals 9100 '. |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch break. Bring your own food and eat on the premises, or go to local eating places, which will be pointed out. Some packed lunches will be available. | AFTERNOON SESSION - REFLECTING ON THE FUTURE |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | HP presentation - roadmap for the future of HP calculators, followed by a discussion with HP. |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | "How clubs see possible ways of interacting with HP" by Bruce Horrocks |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | "XCAS (Bernard Parisse's eXtended Computer Algebra System) and HP possible futures" by J.Manrique Lopez. |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Break. |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | "Algebra on the HP48" by Phillipe Roussel. |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | "Excellence in HP Financial Calculators" by Richard J. Nelson. |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Prizegiving: "What is This?" and "door prizes". |
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Shut down for the day, farewell to people attending only on Saturday. |
| 19:00 - 19:10 | Go to conference dinner or meet, in the Southside bar as on Friday. |
| 19:15 | Drinks before dinner, in the Polish Hearth Club, see map. |
| 19:30 | Conference Dinner, for people who have registered for it. |
| 21:30 | After the dinner, people can go to where others are already meeting. |
SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
We do not expect to have a priest with us this year, but people wishing to attend church services in the morning can do so at one of the many churches in the area.
| MORNING SESSION - INTERACTIVE SESSIONS | |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Conference room open, Poster viewing. |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Announcements, etc. |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | "Examples of Internet Bargain Hunting" by Paul Hubbert. |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | "Presentation of the unreleased linux-based HP Jornada X25", by Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz. with an opportunity to buy some afterwards (price approx US$300). |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Break. |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Jean-Yves Avenard |
| 13:00 | Hand in Programming Contest Entries to Richard Nelson by this time. |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch break. Bring your own food and eat on the premises, or go to local eating places, which will be pointed out. | AFTERNOON SESSION - INTERACTIVE SESSIONS |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Tony Duell and Richard Nelson have suggested a session on calculator repairs; bring your problems for discussion and demonstration. |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Optional visit to the Science Museum, 10 minutes walk away, to see the Babbage machines and the HP-65 exhibit. The conference room can be left open for people who wish to continue talking about repairs. |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | "Keeping The HP Tradition Alive By following New Paths" by Marc Staps followed by group discussion regarding clubs in the future. |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Prizegiving: Best Speaker vote and Award, Programming Contest Winner Award, and door prizes. |
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Packing up |
MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
| 07:30 - 10.00. | Farewell meeting over breakfast at Imperial College Sherfield Building, see map. |
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