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VUG Newsletter (Vol I, No 1) (Dec 88)
VHDL Users' Group
127 Beaumont Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
October Meeting Follow-up 27 Jul 1989
The October 23-26 meeting of the VHDL Users' Group was a
great success with a 200% increase in participation compared
with previous meetings in the field. The Sunday tutorial
was well received as an introduction to language constructs.
The nine sessions on Monday through Wednesday were well
attended right up to the end. Dr. Clarence Thornton, our
invited speaker, offered many insights as to why there is
the push for VHDL within the DoD community. The meeting was
successful largely due to the extensive work put out by the
volunteer committee. Also important was the commitments of
their respective companies, the vendor community and you --
the users. Those interested in helping out on future
meetings are strongly urged to contact Randolph Harr at
(415) 387-8262. You can get involved early and help shape
the organization.
Notebook of Sessions
The 3-ring binder notebooks of the general sessions are
available for purchase. Available are the single session
meeting in June 1988 and the full eleven session notebook of
the October meeting. Please contact Merry Bush at (415)
329-0510 for details.
Missing Papers?
For those of you who may have missed some of the handouts at
the October meeting, there is a list below of those sessions
and speakers for which there were NO handouts. For all
other speakers and sessions, you should have a copy of their
presentation. If you are missing any, please call Merry
Bush at (415) 329-0510 to receive a copy. Also, someone
left behind their general session notebook with
miscellaneous other papers on Wednesday. The Hotel has
returned it to us. The person who can describe the contents
(other than what the VHDL Users' Group put in it!) can have
it. Contact Merry Bush for details.
The only papers not in your notebook should be: 1-1, 1-2, 2-
5, 3-2, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, and 7-6. Note that there is no
session 12. There is an informative insert for session 8
from John Hines labeled paper 8-0. If you are missing John
Hines' paper or any other paper not listed above, call Merry
Bush.
October Meeting Attendance List
If you attended the October VHDL Users' Group meeting,
enclosed is the list of all attendees as requested by many
of you. Use the list to contact those you met or listened
to.
Member List
This update has been mailed to the full VHDL Users' Group
Member list which numbers over 350 now. If you know of
someone who would like to become a member, have them call or
send the request to VHDL Users' Group, 127 Beaumont Avenue,
San Francisco, CA 94118, (415) 387-8262. The organization
is only as strong as the members make it.
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Spring this year. The
final date and location in Washington was not ready by
publication date but will be known soon. Openings for the
meeting committee still exist. The technical program is
still undefined and in need of volunteers. The next meeting
will focus on government requirements for VHDL models. The
Fall meeting will center on the commercial standardization
activities. Even if you expressed interest in helping out
on the Users' Group sign-up card, please contact us directly
for active participation.
VHDL Repository
The VHDL Repository has been dormant for a few months --
more submissions are needed to make it a useful service.
There is interest in creating greater access from
Usenet/Bitnet/etc. via a separate bulletin board or other
setup. Those with ideas and interest are asked to contact
Randolph Harr or Hal Carter at (513) 475-3125. The updated
details for accessing it are not available yet. To use, FTP
over the Arpanet to SIMTEL20.ARPA. Log in as "anonymous"
supplying any characters as a password. Look in the
directory PD2:<VHDL.GENERAL> for details.
Newsletter
As an outgrowth of the Steering Committees' desire to
disseminate information, the VHDL Users' Group is starting a
newsletter. The funds from the October meeting will be used
to initially seed the reproduction and mailing costs. The
more active the participants and submissions, the better the
newsletter will be. We encourage everyone to submit news
worthy items that are of interest to the VHDL community.
Our volunteer co-editors are Sean Ogle and Matt Lussier of
Hughes Aircraft Company. Please submit all ideas, comments,
and articles for publication to them. They can be reached
at:
Sean Ogle or Matt Lussier
Hughes Aircraft Company
M.S. RS/R1/C314
P.O. Box 92428
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 647 - 0020
(213) 615 - 8990 (FAX)
OGLE%ARIES@HAC2ARPA.HAC.COM (Arpanet)
Suggested topics for inclusion in the newsletter are:
VHDL Users' Group Meeting Reviews
Information on the VHDL Repository
DoD's Current Perspective on VHDL
Standards Activities (IEEE, EIA)
VHDL Calendar of Activities
Status of Validation efforts
VHDL Information Sources
List of DoD contracts with VHDL requirement
List of Vendors delivering VHDL based products with a
point of contact
Reviews on VHDL based products and literature
List of Model Vendors
Related activities (Test and EDIF standards)
The more submissions we receive, the more often the
Newsletter will be created and mailed. We would like to get
a mailing out at least every quarter.
Calendar of Events
NOTE: There is a change of date to the 9th of January for
the VHDL Validation Suite Initiative meeting. It was
originally scheduled for the 11th.
13-14 Dec 1988 Test Waveform Language (TWL) Working Group
@ Harris, Alexandria, VA
Bob Hillman (315) 330-2241
9 Jan 1989 VHDL Validation Suite Initiative
@ Daisy , Mountain View, CA
Jim Armstrong (703) 231-4723
10 Jan 1989 VHDL Design Exchange Group Meeting
@ Daisy Systems, Mountain View, CA
Ghulam Nurie (415) 960-6348
11-12 Jan 1989 EIA Model Standards Meeting
@ MCC, Austin, TX
John Wilner (714) 670-4873
wilner%SPDF@HAC2ARPA.HAC.COM (Arpanet)
12-13 Jan 1989 IEEE DASS Model Working Group Meeting
@ MCC, Austin, TX
Jim Armstrong (703) 231-4723
??-?? May 1989 VHDL Users' Group Spring 1989 Meeting
@ ?, Washington, D.C.
Randolph Harr (415) 387-8262
19-21 Jun 89 9th Computer Hardware Description Language
(CHDL) Conference (IFIP sponsored)
@ Sheraton, Washington, D.C.
Ron Waxman (804) 924-6086
25-29 Jun 89 Design Automation Conference (DAC)
@ Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
M.P. Associates (303) 530-4333
27-29 Aug 1989 International Test Conference (ITC)
@ Sheraton, Washington, D.C.
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??-?? Oct 1989 VHDL Users' Group Fall 1989 Meeting
@ ??, ??, CA
Randolph Harr (415) 387-8262
6-8 Nov 1989 IEEE International Conference on Computer
Aided Design (ICCAD)
@ ?, Santa Clara, CA
? () -
7-9 Nov 1989 Government Microelectronics Conference
(GOMAC)
@ Hyatt Orlando, Orlando, FL
C. Edward Holland (919) 541-9400 VHDL Users' Group
127 Beaumont Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Notebooks of Sessions
available
The notebooks of the general sessions of previous VHDL
Users' Group meetings are available for purchase. The 64
page, single session notes of the meeting at the Design
Automation Conference (DAC) in June can be purchased in
stapled form for $5.00. The eleven session, ring binder
bound notebook of the October meetingin Redondo Beach is
available for the low price of $35.00. Both prices include
shipping and handling.
To order your copies, fill out and send the form below along
with a check or money order made out to VHDL Users' Group.
Orders should be mailed to Conference Management Services.
Please allow three weeks for delivery. For follow-up on
your order contact Merry Bush, Conference Management
Services, (415) 329-0510.
Please enter my order for:
copies of the June 1988 notes ($5.00 each), and/or
copies of the October 1988 meeting notebook
($35.00 each).
I have enclosed a check for a total amount of . The
prices above include shipping and handling to destinitations
within the USA.
Also, add my name to the VHDL Users' Group mailing list so
that I may receive updates in the future. Send this form
(with a check made out to VHDL Users' Group) to Conference
Management Services, 5 Cleland Place, Menlo Park, CA 94025-
2933. Please allow three weeks for delivery.
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