The SHARC(R) 2001 Committee and ADI, Inc. invite you to submit abstracts for the 3rd Annual SHARC International DSP Conference 2001. This conference is to be held at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on September 10 and 11, 2001. The conference provides an opportunity for members of the DSPindustry and academia to share their insight and learn more about ADI's ADSP-2100 and SHARC families of DSPs. The conference brings together design engineers, programmers, managers, researchers and educatorsinvolved in designing, developing, and delivering ADI DSP-basedapplications.

The committee invites leaders in the DSP industry to submit papers based on ADI ADSP-2100 or SHARC DSPs, and content for one or two hour training classes. Proposals for training classes should address practical issues of interest.

Cash prizes will be awarded for the ten best papers. A top prize of $5,000 USD will be awarded to the 1st prize winner. Each of the remaining nine winning papers will receive a prize of $1,000 USD.

All submissions should include title, authors with affiliations, four keywords, and an abstract not to exceed 300 words. Final papers should include an introduction, design/development and implementation, results, conclusion, acknowledgment, and references in less than six pages submitted as a Microsoft(R)Word document. Complete criteria and eligibility will be posted in January 2001 at http://web.dspnet.com/analog/sharc2001.html.

Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline    May 1, 2001
Papers Review Period    May 1, 2001 - June 2,2001
Notification of Acceptance    June 14, 2001
Prizes Awarded    September 11, 2001

Fax or email proposals to SHARC 2001 Secretariat, University of Hertfordshire, Dept. of Electronic Communication and Electrical Engineering at 01707-284199 or SHARC2001@SHARC2001.com.