[Chat] computer conferences in Baltimore

[Dale Ghent]

On May 12, 2005, at 10:27 PM, Emil Volcheck wrote:

> Over the past week or so, I've noticed that four computer-related
> conferences are coming to Baltimore: Usenix, ISPCon, STOC (the ACM
> Symposium on Theory of Computation), and PODS (the ACM Symposium on
> Principles of Database Systems).  These are all within the next month
> or so.  STOC is actually in Hunt Valley but the other three are at the
> Baltimore Convention Center.  A few weeks ago, I noticed that a
> conference on the Blackboard software package was there as well.
> Blackboard is one of two major online course management software
> packages and the one used at Loyola.
>
> Somebody is evidently doing a good job attracting conferences!

There was another one (in February if I recall correctly) for  
EduCAUSE, a org centered around IT in higher education.

This summer is the USENIX Computer Security conference, as well. I  
don't know where it'll be held but it'll likely be at the Marriot  
given past experience. I'll be there.

/dale