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1994 Meeting of the AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division
THE MULTI-MISSION PERSPECTIVE
*Incorporating ROSAT and ASCA Workshops*
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November 2-5 Napa Valley, California
EARLY REGISTRATION DUE SEPT. 16, 1994
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For the first time in over a decade High Energy Astrophysics has
several missions operating simultaneously, with the prospect of
more to come in the next two years. The re-opening of Gamma-ray
astronomy with Compton GRO, the low energy PSPC spectra from
ROSAT, the new high spectral resolution and higher energy
response of ASCA, and the opportunity for high spatial resolution
imaging with the ROSAT HRI, together place us in a new stage
of high energy astrophysics and create a need for comprehensive
understanding and analysis.
The combination of these new capabilities brings a new synergy. Many
of us now work routinely with data from several different missions,
and the have a need to connect our results across mission boundaries.
The following is the preliminary schedule of the oral sessions. There
will be two poster sessions, changing midday on Thursday and ending
Saturday at noon. Those authors not listed in the following schedule
have been chosen to give poster presentations. A listing of the poster
presentations will be distributed in a few days.
Two discussion groups have been planned (see below), however, the
Scientific Organizing Committee encourages anyone who has an idea
for another discussion topic to contact them. Discussion groups can
also be organized at the conference and we have reserved Saturday morning
for these impromtu sessions.
Registration forms follow the schedule with descriptions of
the Napa Valley and conference hotels. Please register early
as the registration fee increases after September 16th.
The Scientific Organizing Committee
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1994 AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division Meeting
``The Multi-mission Perspective''
Napa Valley, CA
November 1-4, 1994
Schedule
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11/1/94 Tuesday
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4:00 - 9:00pm Registration
7:00 - 9:00pm Reception
7:00 - 9:00pm Poster Session 1 installation.
11/2/94 Wednesday
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8:25 - 8:35 Welcome, Announcements (Elvis, Carone)
8:35 - 8:55 KOYAMA: ASCA Observations of the Galactic Center (Invited)
9:00 - 10:15 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI: 1
URRY: Multiwavelength Observations of AGN (Invited)
WARWICK: Soft X-ray variability in NGC 4151
EDELSON: Correlated Multi-wavelength Variability in the
Seyfert 1 NGC 4151
DONE: ROSAT monitoring of the soft excess, warm absorber
and power law of NGC5548
9:00 - 10:15 X-RAY BINARIES: 1
BILDSTEN: Neutron Star Nuclear Burning (Invited)
PSALTIS: Magnetic Field Structure near Weakly Magnetic Accreting
Neutron Stars
MILLER: Radiation Drag near Slowly Rotating Neutron Stars
MATZ: Hard X-Ray Variability of Cygnus X-3
10:15 - 11:00 Break/Posters
11:00 - 12:45 DEEP SURVEYS
HASINGER: The X-ray background (Invited)
FICHTEL: The High Energy Gamma-Ray Extragalactic
Diffuse Radiation (Invited)
DALY: The High Energy Diffuse Backgrounds
PUCHNAREWICZ: Optical and X-ray Properties of the RIXOS AGN
RICKER: Identification of X-ray Sources from the ASCA
Performance Phase, Deep Survey Field
11:00 - 12:45 X-RAY BINARIES: 2
PRINCE: X-ray Transients and Pulsars (Invited)
CHAKRABARTY: Multiwavelength Monitoring of the Accreting Pulsar
GX 1+4
DAUMERIE: Numerical Models of Disk Accretion by Strongly Magnetic
Neutron Stars
FINGER: The Dependence of Accretion Torque on Inner Disk Radius
in A0535+26
WILSON: Spectral Analyses of a Giant Outburst from A0535+26
GROVE: OSSE Detection of a 110 keV Absorption Feature from
A0535+26 in Outburst
12:45 - 2:15 Lunch
2:15 - 3:45 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI: 2
ELVIS: High Redshift Quasars from ASCA and ROSAT
GEHRELS: High Energy Studies of Seyferts and Prospects
for XTE and Integral
NANDRA: ASCA observations of two quasars at z~1
LAOR: The Soft X-ray Properties of a Complete Sample of
Optically Selected Quasars
DERMER: Stochastic Particle Acceleration Near Accreting
Black Holes
MATSUOKA: X-ray Spectra of Seyfert Galaxies Observed by ASCA AGN2
2:15 - 3:45 STELLAR CORONAE
DRAKE: X-ray Observations of Stars (Invited)
GUEDEL: ROSAT X-ray Monitoring of the RS CVn Binary AR Lac
over one Orbital Period
SCHMITT: The High Energy View of the nearby star Procyon
STERN: High Temperature line and Continuum Emission in Algol
GAGNE: X-ray Variability in the Orion Nebula Region:
Results from Einstein and ROSAT
3:45 - 4:30 Break/Posters
4:30 - 6:00 XTE/ROSAT Workshop
6:00 - 6:45 Bar/Posters
6:45 - 9:00 Discussion Groups: XTE (Swank)
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11/3/94 Thursday
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8:30 MALINA: EUVE: Science Achievements and Science Goals
9:00 - 10:15 GALAXIES
LOWENSTEIN: New Insights on Early-Type Galaxies
from ASCA and ROSAT (Invited)
BUOTE: X-ray Constraints on the Mass of the S0 Galaxy NGC 1332
WATSON: The X-ray halo of the starburst galaxy M82
MORAN: X-ray Luminous, IR selected H II Galaxies
and the X-ray Background
9:00 - 10:15 CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES
OSBORNE: ASCA Observations of Cataclysmic Variables (Invited)
HEISE: White Dwarf Model Atmospheres applied to Super Soft
Source spectra
PAERELS: EUVE Observations of the Magnetic Compact Binaries
AM Her and EF Eri
MAUCHE: EUVE, ASCA, and ROSAT Observations of Dwarf Novae
10:15 - 11:00 Break/Posters
11:00 - 12:45 CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES
BAUTZ: Clusters of Galaxies Observed with ASCA (Invited)
SARAZIN: Hot, Cooling, and Cold Gas in Clusters of Galaxies
(Invited)
FUKAZAWA: ASCA Observations of Poor Clusters of Galaxies
BURNS: Galaxy Cluster Mergers & X-ray Emission
WHITE: ASCA Observations of the Cool Cluster A262
11:00 - 12:45 X-RAY BINARIES: 3
NAGASE: ASCA Observations of X-ray Binaries (Invited)
STAHLE: Discovery of X-ray Line Emission in the Spectrum of
SMC X-1
EBIZAWA: Iron Emission Line Study of Cen X-3 with ASCA over
an Eclipse
SMALE: Observations of Cyg X-2 with ASCA and BBXRT
COMINSKY: Magnetosphere Accretion in the PSR 1259-63 Binary System
SEMBAY: Serendipitous transient X-ray sources discovered by ROSAT
12:45 - 2:15 Lunch
1:00 POSTER SESSION 1 ENDS
1:30 POSTER SESSION 2 BEGINS
2:15 - 3:45 BLAZARS
MARSCHER: High-Energy Emission from Blazars (Invited)
MATTOX: The Identification of ~20 EGRET Sources as Gamma-Ray
Selected Blazars
TASHIRO: ASCA observations of BL Lac objects and the emission
mechanism
WEHRLE: Changes in the Parsec-Scale Radio Structure of 3C279
before and after a Gamma-Ray Flare
MADEJSKI: ROSAT, ASCA, and EGRET observations of BL Lac object
AO 0235+164
2:15 - 3:45 ISOLATED PULSARS
OGELMAN: X and Gamma Ray observations of Single Neutron Stars
(Invited)
SHEMI: Detection of Isolated Neutron Stars WITH ROSAT,
EUVE and Optical Observations
NELSON: Finding Isolated Neutron Stars: A Unique Cyclotron
Signature
ROMANI: High Energy Emission from Rotation-powered Pulsars
(30 min.)
3:45 - 4:30 Break/Posters
4:30 - 6:00 Workshop: ASCA (White)
6:00 - 10:00 Banquet
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11/4/94 Friday
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8:30 BALLET: Latest results of SIGMA
9:00 - 10:15 SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
HUGHES: X-ray Observations of Remnants of Type Ia SNe
in the Local Group (Invited)
RASMUSSEN: Broad-band X-ray Spectroscopic Survey of
the SNR Puppis-A Using the ASCA SIS
CRAIG: ROSAT Observations of the Vela Supernova Remnant
REYNOLDS: Electron Heating and Acceleration in Supernova Remnants:
Inferences from ROSAT Observations
9:00 - 10:15 GALACTIC BLACK HOLES
LING: BATSE Earth Occultation Observations of Cygnus X-1
from 1991 to 1994: Long-Term Spectral Variability
WHEELER: The Physics of Black Hole X-ray Transients
HARMON: Search for Periodic Behavior in GX 339-4 Hard X-Ray
Emission
TITARCHUK: Accretion disk spectra: Soft and hard components of
X-ray BHC spectra
SMITH: BATSE Search for Transient Annihilation Radiation from
Galactic Sources
10:15 - 11:00 Break/Posters
11:00 - 12:45 GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: 1
KOUVELIOTOU: Gamma-Ray Bursts (Invited)
CLINE: Interplanetary Network Source Study of the 1992 April 6
Gamma Ray Burst
BARTHELMY: Status Report on the BATSE Coordinates Distribution
Network (BACODINE)
NEMIROFF: Search for Gravitational Lensing in Gamma-Ray Bursts
BONNELL: Spectral Analysis of BATSE Gamma Ray Bursts:
A Comparison with Cosmological Models
LI, P.: Deep ROSAT Observation of the May 1 1992 Gamma-Ray
Burst Field
11:00 - 12:45 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI: 3
SERLEMITSOS: Hidden AGN Observed with ASCA (Invited)
IWASAWA: ASCA early results on Seyfert 2 galaxies:
Complex X-ray spectra and the unified picture
PETERSON: Multiwavelength Monitoring of Spectral Variations
in AGNs: Probing the Central Structure by
Reverberation Mapping
MATHUR: The Absorbing Outflow in NGC5548
SIKORA: Why NGC 4151 Looks Different Than Other Seyfert 1
Galaxies
WORRALL: Beamed and Unbeamed X-ray Emission in FR1 Radio
Galaxies
12:45 - 2:15 Lunch
2:15 - 3:45 GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: 2
KOSHUT: Properties of GRB Precursor Activity As Observed
By BATSE
DUNCAN: Soft-Gamma Repeaters as Very-Strongly Magnetized Neutron
TAVANI: Nebular Calorimetry: High Energy Emission from Binary
Pulsars and Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters
BAND: Search for Spectral Lines in the BATSE Gamma Ray Bursts
PENDLETON: An Overview of the GRB Population Continuum Spectral
Properties Measured with BATSE
PREECE: High Energy Spectral Evolution of GRBs observed by BATSE
2:15 - 3:45 INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM
DIEHL: Gamma-Ray Line Astronomy with GRO (Invited)
LABOV: Extensive Shadowing of the Soft X-ray, Background
in the North Ecliptic Pole Region
WOO: Interstellar Grain Densities Measured from X-ray
Haloes Observed by ASCA
PURCELL: Observations of Diffuse Galactic Gamma Ray Continuum
CHU: ROSAT Observations of Superbubbles in the LMC
3:45 - 4:30 Break/Posters
4:30 - 6:00 Workshops: Compton GRO (Gehrels); Plasma Codes (Sanders)
6:00 - 7:15 Bar/Posters
6:15 - 9:00 Discussion Group: Galactic X-ray Novae & Radio Jets
(Harmon)
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November 1994
Schedule
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11/5/94 Saturday
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9:00-12:00 POSTER SESSION 3
9:00-12:00 Discussion Groups (TBD)
12:00 END
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Workshop Organizers:
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XTE:
Jean Swank (GSFC) swank@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov
ROSAT:
Rob Petre (GSFC) petre@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov
ASCA:
Nick White (GSFC) white@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov
CGRO:
Neil Gehrels(GSFC) gehrels@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov
Plasma Codes:
Wilt Sanders (Wisconsin) sanders@wisp.physics.wisc.edu
Discussion Group Organizers:
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XTE:
Jean Swank (GSFC) swank@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov
X-ray Novae:
Alan Harmon (MSFC) harmon@ssl.msfc.nasa.gov
Proposals for additional workshops:
Martin Elvis (SAO) elvis@cfa.harvard.edu
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Fall 1994 HEAD Meeting Registration
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If you have not already done so, please register for the "The Multi-Mission
Perspective" meeting by completing the registration and hotel information
forms included in this package. Please do not submit more than one
registration form. Please mail, e-mail or fax completed registration forms and
payment to:
Conference Connection
5344 Locksley Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
Tel: (510) 652-7691
FAX: (510) 222-5140
e-mail: ccc@netcom.com
Registration forms are attached at the end of this e-mail.
You may pay for your registration using a check, money order, Visa or Master
Card. You will not be considered as registered until we receive payment.
Checks or money orders should be made payable to HEAD Conference. Remittance
should be made in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. You will receive an
acknowledgement of your registration and payment within two weeks
of receipt by Conference Connection via e-mail if supplied address,
or via postcard. We recommend that you bring copies of the
acknowledgement with you to the conference.
Corrections/Additions
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Should it be necessary to make changes to your registration please contact
Conference Connection.
Deadlines
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Registrations received prior to September 16, 1994 are eligible for early
registration fees. Registration received after September 16, 1994
will be considered a late registration and resultant fees will apply.
Cancellations/Refunds
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Requests for cancellation must be received by e-mail or in the US mail prior
to October 28, 1994. Cancellation entitles the registrant to a refund of fees
minus a $25.00 processing charge. Refunds will take six to eight weeks.
Registrants who do not appear at the meeting, thereby canceling by
default, are not eligible for any refund. Banquet fees are not refundable.
Conference Wine Tasting and Banquet
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There has been a change in venue for the Conference Banquet. The dinner will
be held at the Clos Pegase Winery in the Napa Valley on Thursday
Evening, November 3rd. Artistry at Clos
Pegase is embodied not only in its wines, but in the architecture of the
winery itself. This strikingly modern winery was
the spectacular winner of the San Franciso Museum of Modern Art
Design Competition.
Established in 1985, the winery has produced award winning Sauvignon Blanc,
Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon wines.
Our evening at Clos Pegase will begin with a tasting and sensory
evaluation of their highly regarded wines. Appetizers will be passed and
optional tours will be offered during this time.
We will then adjourn to the wine barrel aging caves to
enjoy a three course dinner served by candlight.
The caves themselves are a true engineering feat, designed especially
for this winery. They house not only wine aging barrels, but wonderful
examples of modern and classic art.
Banquet tickets are limited and cannot
be sold after October 26, 1994. Tickets are $35.00 per person.
Child Care Services
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Conference Connection will assist parents in locating suitable child care ar
rangements. If you are interested, please contact them as soon as possible,
but no later than September 16th.
Airfares
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United Airlines has been chosen as the official airline for this meeting.
We are pleased to offer a discount rate of 5% off
any published fare and 10% off excursion (BUA) fares purchased seven
days in advance. This special offer is available only to conference
attendees for US domestic travel only. Make your reservations
either directly with United at 1-800-521-4041 or your travel agent
and be sure to reference the conference ID code 577YK.
If you normally use the services of a travel agent, please have them
place your reservations using the ID code to ensure that you will
obtain the best possible rate. Full mileage credit will be
given to United Mileage Plus Members. Travel must be between
October 29 and November 9, 1994.
Transportation Information from the San Francisco Airport to the
conference hotels
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Transportation is available through Evans Airport Services.
You must have a reservation IN ADVANCE for transport to either Hotel
and your hotel choice must be indicated at the time of the reservation.
Please call (707) 255-1559 to make your reservation. The cost is $18.00
one way. Reservations for your return to SFO must be made at least 24 hours
in advance.
Rental Cars and Directions
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All major rental car agencies can be found at the San Francisco Airport.
Most will include a map of San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area when
you pick up your vehicle. Directions to the Napa Valley Sheraton and the
Chateau Hotel are as follows: From SF Airport take Highway 101 North.
As you approach San Francisco, stay to the right and look for the signs
indicating the Oakland/Bay Bridge and Interstate 80. After crossing the
Bay Bridge stay on Interstate 80 towards Sacramento. You will pass the cities
of Berkeley, El Cerrito and Richmond, crossing over the Carquinez Bridge
just prior to reaching the city of Vallejo. Just outside Vallejo, you will
take the exit for Highway 37 -- the same exit you would take for Marine World.
Stay on Highway 37 for several miles, look for a right onto Highway 29 towards
Napa. Follow Highway 29 all the way to Napa. The Sheraton Inn is located
just after the Highway turns into a two lane road. Look for the traffic
signal at Trancas Street. Take a left onto Trancas Street and then your
immediate right onto Solano Avenue. The hotel is on the corner of Trancas St.
and Solano Avenue at 3425 Solano Avenue. The Chateau Hotel is located
a few blocks north of the Sheraton on the same side of the road at 4195 Solano
Avenue. There is plenty of free parking at both hotels.
Hotels
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The Sheraton Inn Napa Valley in Napa, California has been selected as the
conference headquarters. The Inn is located at the southern entrance to the
Napa Valley. The hotel has its own restaurant, heated outdoor pool, lighted
tennis court, and spa. Please see the attached Reservation Form. A group
rate of $99.00 single or double has been negotiated for attendees with a
percentage of rooms available at the government rate.
These rooms are restricted to U.S. Federal Employees only and an ID will
be requested at check-in. ****These rooms are available on a first
come, first serve basis.**** When the block of rooms at the Sheraton
has been sold, Conference Connection will place you at the
alternate hotel. The conference rate is good for Tuesday- Friday
nights only. Rates for Saturday night are $119.00.
Tours
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No Tours are being offered in conjunction with this meeting. Local area
information on wineries and attractions will be available at the meeting.
Local Organizing Committee
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Dr. Tim Carone, Dr. John Vallerga, Dr. Barry Welsh, and Dr. Patrick
Jelinsky (all of Eureka Scientific, Inc.), Dr. Lynn Cominsky (Sonoma
State University), and Dr. Kevin Hurley (University of California, Berkeley)
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HEAD Meeting Registration Form: Napa, CA
November 2 - 5, 1994
The following is an electronic registration form for the meeting.
Please use any text editor to "fill in the blanks" and simply e-mail
to Conference Connection at ccc@netcom.com. You may also mail or
fax the form to us at the address below.
NOTE: You can electronic mail your credit card information if you
choose, but be aware that it is not necessarily secure. Electronic
mail can be intercepted and your credit card number stolen. You may
e-mail your registration form and then either call or fax Conference
Connection with your credit card number; or you can send in a check
separately. However, you will only be registered in full
for the conference when payment is received.
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(choose one) Prof. Dr. Mr. Ms.
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Last Name
Affiliation for Name Tag
Institution
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State
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Phone
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Early Registration Fees
Received by September 16, 1994
Cost Number Amount
HEAD Member $175.00 $
Nonmember $181.00 $
Guest $ 35.00 $
Late Registration Fees
Received after September 16, 1994
Cost Number Amount
All $225.00 $
TOTAL REGISTRATION FEES: $
Wine Tasting and Banquet
Limited attendance. Tickets must be purchased by October 27.
Cost Number Amount
All $ 35.00 $
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Hotel Reservation Form: Sheraton Inn Napa Valley
High Energy Astrophysics Division Meeting
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If Roomate, their phone (home):
(office):
For arrival on:
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Room Rates: $99.00 Single or Double Conference Rate
$58.04 Single or Double Government Rate
Please indicate here if you require the Gov't Rate:
Note: Government rate rooms are limited and restricted to Federal
Employees only and their availabilty cannot be guaranteed. They will
be reserved on a first come, first serve basis based on when payment
or credit card number is received.
If you are given a government rate room, a Federal ID will be requested
upon check-in. Rooms are limited at the
Conference Hotel. Should the hotel sell out, Conference Connection
will book you in the alternate hotel, The Chateau, located a few blocks
from the Sheraton. A final confirmation will be sent indicating your
hotel and the rate. To make
a reservation you must include either a check or money order made out
to Conference Connection covering the first night's stay or give your
VISA or MASTERCARD number. Don't forget the expiration date and
your signature. Payment can be accepted in US dollars only.
We regret that your reservation cannot be held after 6:00 PM on
the day of arrival without first night payment or a credit card guarantee.
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to charge your account for one night's deposit and all taxes. Rooms must be
canceled before 6 PM on the day of arrival for refund of deposit. Cutoff date
for reservations is September 16, 1994. Rooms may be available after
the cutoff rate but the conference rate cannot be guaranteed.
Send To:
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Oakland, CA 94618 E-mail: ccc@netcom.com
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