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Nestled in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, STC 2000 was held at the Snowbird Ski & Summer
Resort near Salt Lake City. _The natural beauty of the region surrounding the conference site
was .a .striking .and .picturesque .setting .for a .conference .dealing .with .the .representation of
environmental data in information technology applications.
 
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STC. PROCEEDINGS

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Tutorials
Plenary
Panels & Presentations
Exhibits
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Introductory Area Tutorials
Technical Area Tutorials
Specialty Area Tutorials
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Excerpt from one of many distinguished
STC Plenary Session Guest Speakers
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Dave Rolston, CEO
MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc.
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Attendee Comments:
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"Excellent tutorials, covering almost everything. .Since
_the .conference .is .relatively .small, it's .easy .to .get .in
_touch with the [ SEDRIS ] Core Team, developers, and
_users, which for me has been very useful. .Well done.!"
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_Simon Ahlberg
_Swedish Defence Research Establishment
_Linkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden
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Hosted by the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) and the SEDRIS Project Team, SEDRIS Technology Conference (STC) 2000 was the primier event for environmental database professionals. This was a one-of-a-kind conference that was a must for both those new to SEDRIS and those who were already using its technologies.

The focal point of the conference was the tutorials, which covered the five SEDRIS technology components, as well as associated application areas. The conference also included panels and presentations by leaders in their field who shared their experience on how the application of SEDRIS and other associated environmental technologies is shaping the future. A plenary session, exhibits, and demonstrations on SEDRIS and other related technologies complemented the conference.


Conference Committee

.Farid Mamaghani
.SEDRIS.
.Conference Chair
.Cindy Hall
.Armed Forces Training Systems
.Registration / Administration..
.Paul Foley
.Quantum Research International / DMSO
.Panels and Presentations
.Farid Mamaghani
.SEDRIS.
.Tutorials / Plenary
.Tim Gifford
.Armed Forces Training Systems / STRICOM.
.Exhibits / Logistics
.Gary Wentz
.Armed Forces Training Systems
.Program / Proceedings


As its name implies, SEDRIS is fundamentally about two key aspects: (1) representation of environmental data, and (2) the interchange of environmental data sets. SEDRIS does not try to judge, side with, separate, or distinguish how various domains use environmental data. Instead it provides a unifying mechanism for all of them to describe (and subsequently share) such data, without detracting from one or the other. The representational aspect of SEDRIS is much like a language or a method for unambiguously describing the environment, independent of whether the environment is geo-specific, geo-typical, or completely fictitious. The interchange aspect of SEDRIS is a mechanism for sharing the described environmental data. Put together, SEDRIS is simply an infrastructure technology. It provides the enabling foundation for Information Technology applications to express, understand, share, and reuse environmental data.

The SEDRIS web site, www.sedris.org, provides information and documentation that describe SEDRIS, its data representation model, and its application programmer's interface, among others. SEDRIS software and documentation may be retrieved for on-line viewing or downloaded for local use from the web site.

General technical assistance regarding SEDRIS is available at: help@sedris.org
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