Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: TGeldner@megaweb.com (Tom Geldner)
Subject: Developer Conference <ANNOUNCE>
Organization: MFPA
Date: 7 Sep 1995 19:35:17 GMT
Message-ID: <42nhhl$phc@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>

MultiFunction Peripheral Association to Host Major Developer and
Standards Conference, September 28-29 in Del Mar, California. 

Michael J. Miller, Editor-in-Chief of PC Magazine, to Keynote Event

SAN DIEGO, CA / August 30, 1995 - The MultiFunction Peripheral
Association (MFPA) and PC Magazine today announced that Michael J.
Miller, Vice President and Editor-in Chief of PC Magazine and
well-known computer industry spokesperson, had been named as the
keynote speaker for the MFPA's upcoming "Integrated Office Conference
'95" (IOC '95). The event is scheduled for September 28 and 29 at the
Del Mar Hilton in Del Mar, California and is expected to draw over 200
top computer development professionals, marketers and executives. 

Held in cooperation with the Telecommunications Industry Association
(TIA) and Business Technology Association (BTA, formerly NOMDA/LANDA),
the Integrated Office Conference '95 will offer critical technical and
strategic information about the design and development of
multifunction peripherals (MFP's or products that combine fax, data
transfer, scanning, copying and/or printing features in one unit) as
well as stand-alone products that need to communicate with such
products. IOC '95 will also provide a forum for product development
professionals to directly influence proposed industry standards for
MFP's. 

The conference features a full range of seminars, presentations, panel
discussions and speeches as well as hosted meals and special events.
Three tracks of eighteen sessions covering technical, light technical
and marketing/channel issues are scheduled. 

Also planned are presentations and discussions of the MFPA's own
Multifunction Peripheral Interface (MFPI) standard; which has been
accepted by the TIA as its interim standard IS-650. Designed to
facilitate communications between MFP's as well as for compatibility
with popular network and operating system architectures, the MFPI
standard promises to make multifunction products easier to develop,
less expensive and more compatible across a wide range of platforms. 

The registration fee for the MFPA Integrated Office Conference '95 is
$595 for MFPA members and $695 for non-members. Admission includes
access to all conference sessions, continental breakfasts, a hosted
luncheon, networking receptions, a "Del Mar-garita" party plus a
complete conference binder. Audio transcriptions will also be
available for most conference sessions. A $50 discount will apply to
registrations received prior to July 1. 

IOC '95 will be held at the new Del Mar Hilton located next to the Del
Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds (just minutes from the city of San Diego
and the world famous beaches of Del Mar and La Jolla). Special
below-season room rates are available for the event. 

For further information, contact the MFPA toll-free at 800-603-MFPA,
via fax at 619-447-6872 or by mail at: MFPA, 1010 Old Chase Avenue,
Suite B, El Cajon, CA 92020. Information is also available via
Internet by sending an e-mail message to "mfpa-request@cognisys.com"
with the subject "Send IOC 95 Info" or by visiting the MFPA's WWW site
at: http://www.cognisys.com/browse/mfpa

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The Multifunction Peripheral Association (MFPA) is a non-profit,
industry association established for the promotion and development of
multifunction computer peripheral devices and uniform standards for
computer-based faxing, data transfer, scanning, printing and copying. 

Member companies and sponsors of the MFPI / IS-650 standard include
AMP, Brother International, Canon USA, Cognisys, Danka/Omnifax,
Destiny Technology, Fujitsu, IBM, InfoNetwork, Konica Business
Machines, Lanier Worldwide, Matsushita Electric, Minolta, Mita
Copystar, Motorola, National Semiconductor, Oc Graphics, Peerless
Systems, QMS, Ricoh, Rockwell International, Sharp, Torrey Pines
Research, Toshiba, Xerox and Xionics Document Technologies. 

