Many announcements are now available by World Wide Web in addition to ftp. For
World Wide Web users, the URL is "http://mems.isi.edu/mems".

Introduction to MEMS and the MULTIUSERS MEMS PROCESSES ACTIVITIES

A Case Western Reserve University - MCNC short course
June 14 - 16, 1995, MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC

This MEMS short course provides an overview of MEMS technology with an emphasis
on how to make use of the multi-user MEMS processes (MUMPs) program a MCNC,
which is funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The MUMPs
program exists to provide low-cost, easy access to MEMS technology for all
domestic organizations (academic, industrial and government) and currently
features a three-layer polysilicon surface micromachining process. Attendees at
this course will have ample time to participate in the next MUMPs run. The
course is designed to give the participant a broad overview of the MEMS field
(sensors, actuators, and the related fabrication processes) as well as in-depth
coverage of the technology and methodology available through MUMPs. Hands-on
training using Tanner Research's L-Edit layout tools will also be featured.

For more information please see "/mems/Announcements/mumps_intro.txt" in the
ISI MEMS Archive ("mems.isi.edu"). Or contact Jason Hoch, MCNC, (919) 248-1983,
jhoch@mcnc.org

ROBOFEST 6

Robofest 6 is a high-techno-maniacal art exhibit for all ages produced by The
Robot Group in Austin, Texas. Joining The Robot Group this year will be Sharir
Dance Company with two interactive projects. Lifeforms, a computerized
choreography and animation program and The Singing Floor, a MIDI based dance
floor. Expect to see a radio-controlled, helium-filled, mylar-fleshed, airborne
sea predator. A carved servo-driven skull of rain-forest wood will babble in
silent incessance. Stand in a real-time warped reality of bizarre twists of
perspective in the "Anti-Gravity Room." Don't forget to pick up your toll pass
to the "Information Superskyway," while you're there!

For more information please see "/mems/Announcements/RoboFest.txt" in the ISI
MEMS Archive ("mems.isi.edu").

Or contact The Robot Group, P.O. Box 164334, Austin, Texas 78716, (512)
288-9135 (VOX), (512) 288.4609 (FAX), roboho@io.com