Mark Weiser
On April 27, 1999 Dr. Mark Weiser, Chief Technologist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, passed away. The scope1 organization was honored and excited that Mark accepted our invitation to present his thoughts online the future at our first annual conference; he long ago charted many key aspects of the future of our relationship with information, which are only now beginning to come into existence. We deeply regret the loss to his family and many friends, as well as to human culture. Mark was world-renowned as an innovative computer scientist with a unique vision of the future. He has often been described as the father of "ubiquitous computing," a term he coined in 1988 to describe a time when invisible computers will be embedded in every day objects. Ubiquitous computing's inspirations have influenced everything from cutting-edge research on wearable computing to arguments advocating "information appliances," to the development of hand-held PDAs. He was also an avid drummer, and a member of Severe Tire Damage, the first band to ever perform on the Internet. Mark is survived by his wife and two children. Condolences may be sent to the family addressed to: Mark Weiser's family c/o Xerox PARC 3333 Coyote Hill Road Palo Alto, CA USA  94304 or via: communications@parc.xerox.com The family has asked that any donations be made to the Mark D. Weiser Excellence in Computing Scholarship Fund at the University of California, Berkeley. The fund will provide tuition scholarships to promising Computer Science undergraduates. Those interested should visit: www.parc.xerox.com/csl/members/weiser/ In recognition of his many achievements, and to remember him, SiliconBase, a digital archive of the history of Silicon Valley located at Stanford University, has created this site: www-sul.stanford.edu/weiser/   Additional information A detailed background sheet on Mark's professional and personal contributions to the world of computing can be received by contacting PARC Communications, communications@parc.xerox.com, 650-812-4434. Links to other information: Remembering him: www-sul.stanford.edu/weiser/Lifeforum.html Mark's biography: www-sul.stanford.edu/weiser/Bio.html Ubiquitous Computing: www-sul.stanford.edu/weiser/Ubiq.html Calm Technology paper: www.ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/calmtech/calmtech.htm Weiserama: www-sul.stanford.edu/weiser/weiserama/default.html Links: www-sul.stanford.edu/weiser/Links.html The 1999 ACM SIGMOBILE award has been given to Mark Weiser for "Outstanding contributions to the field of Mobile Computing."	BILL BUXTON ANDY CAMERON MATTHEW CHALMERS DANIEL DÖGL BILL GAVER NEIL GERSHENFELD ANDREW GLASSNER PAUL HAEBERLI TOM HEWETT BREWSTER KAHLE PANU KORHONEN DOUG LENAT JO LERNOUT RALPH MERKLE THEODOR H. NELSON CELIA PEARCE MARK PESCE HANI RASHID BILL SCHILIT DAVID SMALL MARCO SUSANI JOHN THACKARA MICHAEL FREEDMAN TURNER WHITTED ANTON ZEILINGER IN MEMORIAM MARK WEISER
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