telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) (04/17/89)
1989 ADCU National Conference
Marriott Copley Place Hotel
Boston, MA June 11 - 14, 1989
The Association of Data Communications Users invites your participation
in this three day conference and exhibition.
Selected events for Monday, June 12 (many others to pick from):
"Building a 21st Century Telecommunications Infrastructure: How to Get There
from Here". This will focus on the development and maintainence of an
adequate infrastructure for information age businesses.
The Local Infrastructure: Developing Alternatives to Local Exchange
Facilities.
1) case studies from Teleport Communications of Boston
who will soon provide high-capacity leased transmission facilities.
2) a panel of large users will discuss how they chose alternative
local carriers.
Disaster Planning: This will focus on the plans of major carriers and service
providers to insure continued service. A panel will discuss the well
publicized service interuptions of 1988.
Communications By Land or By Air will focus on the latest developments and
advantages of fiber optic versus microwave versus satellite for the data
communications manager and designer.
Some of the presentations for Tuesday, June 13 are:
Regulatory and Legislative Developments in Data Communications.
Standards Developments in Data Communications. This will be a review of
all standards programs and committees now in operation and a forecast of
how these will impact your data network.
International Network Design will focus on the many issues unique to
international data networks.
Major Vendor Integration will discuss the efforts of U.S. Sprint and Illinois
Bell to meet the requirements of their joint contract with the Illinois
Department of Central Management Services for the State of Illinois. Over
40,000 data terminals and 130,000 telephones are involved. This presentation
will discuss the data capabilities and statewide network in the integrated
CMS strategy.
Wednesday, June 14 will be largely devoted to communications software
presentations and discussions of network management issues facing most
companies that have integration objectives for their data networks.
Presentations will be given on X.400, X.25, and point-to-point networks
which have expanded into multiple technologies such as LANs, satellite,
underwater cable and fiber optics.
The conference fee, giving admission to all exhibits and presentations over
the three day period is $350 for ADCU Member Companies and $450 for Non-
Member Companies. In addition to the several exhibits and partial list of
presentations mentioned above, the NIU Forum ISDN sessions will continue
through the remainder of the week and are included in the above fee.
For more information and to receive a complete schedule of activities at
the 1989 ADCU National Conference, June 12-14 in Boston, call their
offices at 612-881-6803, or write ADCU, Box 20163, Bloomington, MN 55420.
Reservations with the Boston Marriott Copely Place are made at 1-800-228-9290.