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PROGRAM
AND
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
CYBERNETICS AND SOCIETY
November 1-3, 1976
Sponsored by:
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IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society
and the
IEEE Washington Section
With the cooperation of:
American Medical Association-Computers in Medicine
College of American Pathologists
Human Factors Society
IEEE Control Systems Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Instrument Society of America
Operations Research Society of America
Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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November 1:
12 noon
12:30
Ball Room Cash Bar
Ball Room AWARDS LUNCHEON
Franklyn V.
Taylor Award
The Franklyn V. Taylor Memorial Award for the Best Presentation at the 1975 Conference will be
presented to Charles A. Rosen, Stanford Research Institute, for his paper, "Computation Requirements
for A.L .- Based Manipulation Systems."
SMC Outstanding
Contribution
Award
The Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society's Outstanding Contribution Award will be presented to H.
Earle Vaughn, Bell Telephone Laboratories, for his system engineering contributions to the introduction
of digital switching technology to the nationwide telecommunications network. As Mr. Vaughn will be
out of the country, L. S. Tuomenoksa will be present to receive the award for Mr. Vaughn and will
make a short presentation describing Vaughn's contributions to the development of the Bell ESS#4
electronic switch, a truly awesome achievement which is now going into service.
"A Scientific
Look at ESP"
-- Puthoff and
Targ (SR))
Harold Puthoff and Russell Targ both of Stanford Research Institute will make a presentation entitled.
"A Scientific Look at ESP," based on their paper, "A Perceptual Channel for Information Transfer over
Kilometer Distances: Historical Perspective and Recent Research," which appeared in the March 1976
issue of the IEEE Proceedings. Bob Lucky, Editor of the Proceedings, introduced the Puthoff-Targ
paper by stating:
In a series of experiments carried out at Stanford Research Institute, both experienced subjects and
inexperienced volunteers were able to describe scenes being viewed at unknown remote locations by
other members of the experimental team -- sometimes with great accuracy, and always under carefully
designed experimental protocol. ... We realize that many of our readers will think this an
ill-considered decision (to publish this paper), as did one of the engineers we consulted who said,
"This is the kind of thing that I would not believe in even if it existed." ... We believe that the
authors have been careful and sincere in the design and reporting of this experiment. Their work
deserves scientific consideration and objective criticism. .. In any event, the paper itself may be the
most readable ever published in this journal, and few readers will finish without wondering for at
least a moment if indeed ESP might be possible after all. . .
5:00 pm: East Room-Cash Bar
Chord
Foundation
Presentation
The Chord Foundation of Washington, D.C. will make a special presentation to the SMC Society to
which all participants are invited.
November 2:
12 noon
Ball Room PRESIDENT'S LUNCHEON
Guest Speaker:
Henry J. Heimlich,
MD.
The guest speaker will be Henry J. Heimlich, MD, whose topic will be, "The Machine as Humanitarian."
Dr. Heimlich is known for the Heimlich Maneuver which has saved lives of hundreds of choking victims.
A thoracic surgeon for the past 20 years he has developed systems to be used at surgury to assist surgical
patients.
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