1996 Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems

August 18-21, 1996


Symposium Facility

The symposium will be held in the Scheman Building of the Iowa State Center, a four-building conference complex located in the southeast corner of the ISU campus. Parking is available adjacent to the building.

TRANSPORTATION

Air transportation is available to the Des Moines International Airport through most major carriers. Ames is located 35 miles north of Des Moines on Interstate 35. Car rental is available at the Des Moines Airport. The symposium will provide transportation from Ames to the Des Moines Airport. Check at the symposium registration desk on the first floor lobby in the Scheman Building for more information about this service. Transportation will also be provided between the official symposium motels/hotel and the Scheman Building. The schedule for this service will be available at your motels/hotel when you check in.

Banquet

The banquet will be held on Tuesday evening, August 20, at the Living History Farms near Des Moines. Symposium participants will be bused to the banquet. The buses will leave the three official sympo sium motels/hotel at 5:00 pm. We will return to Ames from Des Moines at approximately 10:00 pm. Additional tickets to the banquet will be available at the symposium registration desk on the first floor lobby in the Scheman Building.

Messages

Telephone messages, during the symposium, may be left at 515-294-6222 or Faxed to 515- 294-6223. Messages will be posted on the message board near the symposium registration desk on the first floor lobby in the Scheman Building.

Speaker Preparation Rooms

Scheman rooms 150 and 154 have been set aside for speaker preparation. Each room will have setups for previewing overhead transparencies and 35 mm slides. These rooms will be available throughout the symposium. For additional help with arrangements for your presentation, check with the symposium registration desk on the first floor lobby of the Scheman Building.

Email

For your convenience, 10 computers with email capabilities will be available for your use throughout the symposium. These will be located in the lounge area located directly east of the symposium registration area on the first floor lobby of the Scheman Building.

Iowa State University Gift Shop

The Iowa State University Bookstore will have a gift shop at the symposium on Monday, August 19. The tentative hours are scheduled for 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The location will be in the lounge area located directly east of the symposium registration area on the first floor lobby of the Scheman Building. Iowa State University clothing and small gifts will be available for purchase. In addition, transportation will be provided to their regular store located in the Memorial Union on campus.

For More Information

The symposium has a homepage on the World Wide Web at http://www.ee.iastate.edu/~marwan /mwscas96.html. For more information about registration, contact Connie Middleton, 515-294-6229 or FAX 515-294-6223.

LODGING

The official symposium motels/hotel are listed below. Blocks of rooms have been reserved at these three motels/hotel until July 28, 1996 for symposium participants. To make reservations, call the number listed and indicate you are with the 1996 Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems.

Holiday Inn Gateway Center
PO Box X, U.S. 30 & ISU Exit
Ames, Iowa 50014
515-292-8600 or 800-465-4329
FAX 515-268-2224
Single Room Rate -
$68.00 + 10% tax

Budgetel Inn
2500 Elwood Drive
Ames, Iowa 50010
515-296-2500 or 800-428-3438
FAX 515-296-2874
Single Room Rate -
$46.95 + 10% tax

Heartland Inn
I-35 & Hwy. 30
Ames, Iowa 50010
515-233-6060 or 800-334-3277
FAX 515-233-1911
Single Room Rate -
$35.00 + 10% tax


About the host site

Iowa is located in the heartland of the United States. It is bordered on the east by the Mississippi River and on the west by the Missouri River. Iowa's 2.9 million residents are some of the friendliest in the nation. Visitors to Iowa are often sur prised by the variety of ways they can enjoy this lovely midwestern state. Historical sites and museums are almost as common as corn fields in Iowa. Iowa combines both the old and the new, from the modern office buildings and amusement parks in Des Moines, the state capital, to the Loess Hills in western Iowa.

Ames, Iowa, was established in 1864 and is located in the midsection of Iowa. The population of Ames is 48,000. The city is a university community with over 1,000 businesses combining resources with Iowa State University. It is easily accessed by transcontinental US Highways 30 and 69, as well as Interstate 35.

The Des Moines International Airport is located 45 minutes south of Ames and is served by major commercial airlines.

Iowa State University, located in Ames, Iowa, is one of the nation's oldest and most respected land-grant universities. Iowa State has developed nationally recognized programs in the physical sciences and engineering, and has emerged as an interna tional leader in the field of materials science, due in large part to the establishment of the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy on the ISU campus. The electronic digital computer, one of the most important technological innovations of the 20th century, was invented at Iowa State in the late 1930s by John Vincent Atanasoff.

Interesting Things to do in Iowa


The Bridges of Madison County, Winterset - The Bridges of Madison County are located in the Winterset area. The six historic covered bridges, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, are scattered across the countryside.

Amana Colonies, Amana - One of Iowa's most popular attractions and a national historic landmark is the Amana Colonies, located just 90 miles east from Ames. Enjoy the peaceful pace and charm of these quaint villages with hearty Old World homemade delicacies and unique crafts.

The Living History Farms, Des Moines - Tour the farms and go back through history to learn the amazing story of how Iowans transformed fertile prairies into the most productive farmland in the world.

State of Iowa Historical Building, Des Moines - In a modern glass and granite building, discover an exciting, hands-on approach to exploring Iowa's past. Enjoy the lifelike museum exhibit settings, library, gift shop and Terrace Cafe.

Botanical Center, Des Moines - On the east bank of the Des Moines River, the center houses one of the largest collections of plants in the Midwest: tropical, subtropical and desert-growing. It includes a weather-proof conservatory, extensive exterior gardens, free-flying exotic birds and a gift shop.

Museums - They are numerous museums in the Ames and Des Moines area. To mention a few, The Salisbury House, in Des Moines, is a 42-room English Tudor mansion of King's House in Salisbury, England, complete with authentic furnishings of the Tudor period, situated on eleven wooded acres. The Farm House Museum is located at Iowa State University in Ames. This was the first building constructed at Iowa State Agricultural College and Model Farm in the 1860s . More than 6,000 pieces of Victorian decorative art and antique furnishings are displayed.

For more information about Iowa attractions, museums, historic sites and much more, contact: Symposium Registration Desk



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