NORDUnet ’93 Conference Programme
Rob Harper Rob.Harper at csc.fi
Mon Jan 18 13:34:09 EST 1993
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The Nordunet conference to be held in Helsinki has managed to put together
a very interesting programme, and have invited as the main speakers the people
who have been involved in the development of ARCHIE, GOPHER, and WWW.
If you are interested in networking then don't miss this one. RGDS -=ROB=-
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NORDUnet '93 Conference
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Helsinki, February 15.-17.1993
Programme outline
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Monday the 15th, 13.30-17.00 Opening session - road to the future
Tuesday the 16th, 9.00-12.30 Information tools
Internet technology
Tuesday the 16th, 13.30-17.00 Libraries in the networked world
Broadband networks
Wednesday the 17th 9.00-12.30 Multimedia is here
Closing session
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (Some changes still possible.)
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Opening session
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Opening
Treasures of the network
Peter Deutsch
Internet and the Internet Society
Phill Gross
Where is Europe?
Kees Neggers
NORDUnet
Peter Villemoes
Information tools
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Information tools, an overview
Peter Deutsch
Gopher
Mark McCahill
View to the future
Chris Weider
World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee
Internet technology
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The EBONE model as a contribution
to global routing stability
Peter L|thberg
ROAD
Phill Gross
Mobile IP
Frank Reichert
Libraries in the networked world
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Libraries and networks
Lorcen Dempsey
SR-NETT
Geir Pedersen
Information organization
Hans Martin Fagerli
Broadband networks
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Evolution to Broadband
Juha Hein{nen
ATM Technology Overview
Reijo Juvonen
Practical ATM piloting
Multimedia is here
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How we solved the e-mail character set problem
Harald Alvestrand
Multimedia, University of Oslo experience
Geir Pedersen
Video conferencing
Closing session
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Networking schools
Petur Thorstensson
Research networks in the Baltics
Ants Work
IT strategy in Lund University
Arne Sundstr|m
Closing
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Invitation
to
NORDUnet'93
February 15 - 17, 1993
Helsinki, Finland
NORDUnet'93 conference
Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland
February 15 - 17, 1993
THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Alf Hansen UNINETT/SINTEF, Norway
Juha Heinnen FUNET, Finland
Geir Pedersen University of Oslo, Norway
Markus Sadeniemi FUNET, Finland - Chairman
Peter Villemoes NORDUnet, Denmark
Hans Wallberg UMDAC, Sweden
THE ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE
Paavo Ahonen FUNET
Anne Bjrklund-Nummila Centre for Scientific Computing
Juha Huusko Centre for Scientific Computing
Markus Sadeniemi FUNET
Eija hrnberg CONGREX
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Address: NORDUnet'93
c/o CONGREX
P.O.Box 35
00621 Helsinki
FINLAND
Telephone: +358-0-752 0711
+358-0-752 3611
Telefax: +358-0-752 0899
CONFERENCE DATES
NORDUnet'93, the 13th Nordic Conference on Research and
Educational networking, will be held at the Marina Congress
Center in Helsinki from February 15th to 17th, 1993. The
conference will start on Monday at lunch time and end on
Wednesday after lunch.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
The NORDUnet'93 conference is a Nordic Networkshop where
the status and trends in Nordic and international networking will
be discussed. The programme covers a wide range of topics from
high speed network technologies to libraries and other
information services.
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Monday 15th February 1993
10.00 Registration
12.00 Lunch
13.30 Opening session - Road to the Future
Finding information and services in the network.
What will the networks look like in ten or twenty
years from now? Internet and Internet Society.
Status report on NORDUnet.
17.00 Birds of Feather sessions
Please make your suggestions before or during the
opening session.
Tuesday 16th February 1993
09.00 Information tools
An overview of the existing information tools like
WAIS, WWW, Gopher, and X.500. WAIS, The
Wide Area Information Server. What comes next?
Next generation of information tools.
Internet technology
The problem of routing, what is the role of
EBONE? ROAD, how to manage explosive Internet
growth? Mobile IP.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Libraries in the networked world
Libraries and networks. The Nordic SR-NETT
project. Information organization.
Broadband networks
An overview on high-speed technologies. ATM,
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Technology.
Piloting ATM
17.00 Close of session
20.00 Conference Dinner
Wednesday 17th February 1993
09.00 Multimedia is here
MIME - Multimedia Mail to get Nordic characters
right ! Experiences with realtime multimedia for
distance education at the University of Oslo.
Closing session
Networking schools, practical experiences, Baltic
situation, enthusiastic start, but not without
problems.
IT strategies at universities.
12.00 Closing of the conference
LANGUAGE
The Conference language will be English.
NETWORK CONNECTION
A terminal room with workstations will be available at the
conference site. The terminals will be connected through a link to
FUNET, Finnish University and Research Network, NORDUnet
and Internet.
THE CONFERENCE SITE
The Marina Congress Center is located by the harbour in the
heart of Helsinki. It was built in 1991 and was the place where
the recent European Conference on Security and Cooperation was
held.
THE CONFERENCE HOTEL
Hotel Grand Marina is a unique, 4 stars hotel located near the
centre of Helsinki on the island of Katajanokka. Originally the
hotel was a customs magazine built in the early years of this
century, recently turned into a modern functional hotel.
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
A sightseeing tour will be organized for accompanying persons
by CONGREX if the number of participants exceeds 15 people.
TRANSPORTATION
Helsinki airport has direct connections to Copenhagen,
Gothenburg, Oslo and Stockholm and to many other cities in
Europe and all over the world. The airport is located about 20
kilometers from the centre of Helsinki and the Marina Congress
Center.
Daily ferries from Stockholm also provide a convenient way of
arriving to the conference. The Viking Line terminal is next to
the conference site and the Silja Line terminal is also within
walking distance.
REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee, which includes accommodation covers:
- entry to all sessions
- conference proceedings
- accommodation for the two nights of February
15th and 16th in Hotel Grand Marina
- breakfast on February 16th and 17th
- lunch on February 15th, 16th and 17th
- Conference dinner on February 16th
- Transportation to the City reception and
dinner on February 15th
EARLY registration fee: FIM 3.200
LATE registration fee: FIM 3.700
The early registration fee applies to all fees received before
December 15th, 1992.
No registration fees can be refunded with respect of cancellations
received after January 15th, 1993.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information may be obtained from the conference
secretariat. Subsequent information, including the conference
program, will be distributed by e-mail of telefax, so you are
welcome to send your e-mail address or telefax number to the
conference secretariat.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Please fill in the enclosed registration form and mail/fax it
together with the copy of your payment receipt to the conference
secretariat:
Address: CONGREX
P.O.Box 35
00621 Helsinki
FINLAND
Telefax: +358-0-752 0899
Telephone: +358-0-752 0711
+358-0-752 3611
Please settle the payment by bank transfer to:
Bank: Aktia Bank, Helsinki
Address: Mannerheimintie 14
00100 Helsinki, Finland
Account holder: CONGREX / NORDUnet'93
Account no: 405511-27350
Please note that the payment is net of all charges, and that
personal cheques are not accepted.
If you wish to pay by credit card please fill the card number and
expiring date on the registration form.
Make sure to indicate NORDUnet and your name on all money
transfers.
CANCELLATION
All fees will be refunded for cancellations received by
CONGREX before January 15, 1993 less our cancellation fee of
FIM 500. No refunds will be made after January 15, 1993.
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~ Rob Harper ~ E-mail: harper at convex.csc.fi
~ Finnish State Computer Centre ~ Molbio/software: harper at nic.funet.fi
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