TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------- FROM A.D.A.M. to VIRTUAL REALITY: HIGH TECH FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION ----------------------------------------------- April 13, 1993 - Texas The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region will host this conference on Tuesday, April 13, 1993 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the James H. Sammons, M.D. Auditorium located on the third floor of the Jesse H. Jones Library Building in the Texas Medical Center. This conference will present, through demonstrations and lectures, the changing world of medical education through the use of multimedia, computers and virtual reality. There will be no fee for the conference. Please R.S.V.P. by calling NN/ LM SCR office 713/790-7053 or 800/338-7657 or for additional information. This conference is made possible by a generous grant from Merck & Co., Inc., to the Friends of the National Library of Medicine. Program participants are the following: Alexa T. McCray, Ph.D. "Education, Information & Acting Chief Technology" Educational Technology Branch Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications Bethesda, Maryland Cynthia A. Petermann, M.S. "Beyond the GUI (Graphical User Director of IAIMS Interface): Workgroup Computing Baylor College of Medicine in the Health Sciences" Houston, Texas and Jerry Fowler, M.S. IAIMS Development Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Andrew F. Payer, Ph.D. "A.D.A.M. (Animated Dissection Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs Anatomy for Medicine): Associate Professor for Anatomy and Interactive Multimedia for Neurosciences Medical Students, Faculty, University of Texas Medical Branch at Clinicians, and Patients" Galveston and and "The NASA Virtual Reality Laurie Sprague Project" LinCom Corporation Houston, Texas Mary Anne Sweeney, R.N.,Ph.D. "Multimedia Technology: Professor Designing Instructional University of Texas School of Programs for Patient Nursing at Galveston and Professional Education" and Zena B. Mercer, B.S. Interactive Video Programmer/Analyst University of Texas School of Nursing at Galveston