[news.announce.conferences] USING Conference

jmc@ptsfa.pacbell.com (Jerry Carlin) (08/15/88)

USING: The UNIX Systems Information Networking Group is a users group
in which members are invited to share common telecommunications industry
UNIX based-systems solutions and concerns. USING is organized primarily
by individuals within RBOC and Independent Telephone Company Organizations.

The 1988 USING National Conference will be held in Denver, September 19-21
at the Radisson Hotel Denver (303) 893-3333. Special Airfare is available
thru United Airlines. Contact your travel agent or call United at
(800) 521-4041 and mention USING and our special account number 8033K.

Agenda:

Monday, September 19:

9:00 Session 1 - UNIX Directions
	System V Release 4.0 and UNIX Directions - TBA, AT&T Bell Laboratories
	Open Look - W. Sherman, AT&T Bell Laboratories
	The Power of Open Systems - M. Burch, AT&T Bell Laboratories.

12:00 Luncheon: Bill Joy, SUN Microsystems.

1:30  Session 2A - UNIX Security Panel
	A. Wolmer, Bell South, O. Newman US West, D. O'Brien AT&T,
	D. Sorter Michigan Bell, R. Boeckle NYNEX, Roy Falk Pacific Bell

1:30  Session 2A - ISDN Update
	Emerging ISDN Applications R. Doshi, NYNEX
	ISDN on the DMS-100 - R. Tosczak, Northern Telcom
	TBA

3:30  Session 3A - UNIX Security I
	Telco Security Using UNIX-based Tools M. Stafford, NY Telephone Co.
	UNIX Security at Pacific Bell - J. Carlin, Pacific Bell
	UNIX Security Threats - D. Sorter - Michigan Bell

3:30  Session 3B - UNIX Applications Monitoring
	Extended Systems Assurance Monitor - A. Schepis, J. Cordsmeyer
		& J. Adkins, Bell South
	Automated Surveillance Technology & Control - L. Rivera, NYNEX Services
	Work Manager, A UNIX Communications Processor - L. Heindel, Bellcore
	COSMON Performance Monitor - C. Moore, Bellsouth Services

Tuesday, September 20

8:30  Session 4A - UNIX Security II
	CRACK - A Distributed Password Advisor - R. Underwood &
		T. Raleigh, Bellcore
	Security For UNIX-Based Systems - D. O'Brien, AT&T Bell Labs
	Security Considerations for Computing System Design - M. Ressler &
		D. Bauer, Bellcore

8:30  Session 4B - Network Services I
	Inter-Enterprise Networking: Pironeering Electronic Data Interchange
		at NT - M. Lowden, Northern Telcom
	X.11 in a Distributed Multi-User Environment - P. Guest, HP Labs
	Sophisticated Mixed-Media Communications via Windowed Workstation
		Technology and Network Service Primitives - L. Ludwig, Bellcore

10:30 Session 5A - UNIX Productivity
	The Technical Documentation Information System - M. Fitzhugh,
		Southwestern Bell
	Object-Oriented Programming, More than a Buzzword - T. Cargill AT&T
		Bell Laboratories
	Building Telcommunications Management Applications with the
		Operations Systems Platform - D. Stromborn & A. Westhagen,
		US West New Vector

10:30 Session 5B - Network Services II
	MNet - Connectivity in the Office - R. Faut, US West Communications
	X.400 and UNIX - P. Chu & V. Triolo, AT&T Bell Laboratories
	Phone Mail, An Applications of SMDI - J. Allen, Convergent Technologies

1:30  Session 6A - UNIX Networking
	Interconnecting ISDN with IN and LAN - C. Chow (Bellcore),
		D. Braun (Bellcore) & M. Adachi (Fujitsu Laboratories)
	High Speed Networking - TBA, Sun Microsystems
	Datakit Host Interfaces and Their Applications - J. Ballagher,
		AT&T Bell Laboratories

1:30  Session 6B - Large Systems Environment
	UNIX for a Very Large Distributed Quasi-Real Time Application -
		E. Beckman, Northern Telecom
	The Evolving Distributed UNIX Environment at AT&T - H. Jackson,
		AT&T Bell Laboratories
	The Distributed Technology Platform in US West - R. Aveyard,
		US West Advanced Technologies
	Issues in Managing a Diverse Computer Environment - R. Hood &
		D. Menges, US West Advanced Technologies

3:00  Solutions Show
	The solutions show is unique to the conference. During this
	session you can see working or on-line solutions developed
	by RBOC's to resolve specific Problems. If your RBOC has
	a UNIX system-based solution to a problem and you would like
	to share it or resell it at the conference, contact Sukan
	Makmuri at (402) 422-8367 by 8/31.

5:30  Common Interest Forums (BOF).
	Initial set are: Security, Standards, System Administration,
		ISDN, uucp mail.

Wednesday, September 21

8:30  Session 7A - Distributed Systems
	DUNE: A Distributed Operating System - J. Alberi & M. Pucci, Bellcore
	Distributed File Systems in UNIX System V Release 4.0 - W. Griffeth
		AT&T Bell Laboratories
	A Tightly-Coupled Fault-Tolerant Architecture - J. Stiffler, Sequoia

8:30  Session 7B - Artificial Intelligence
	AI & Expert Systems Applications at NYNEX - J. Euchner, NYNEX
		Advanced Technologies
	Surround Technology with a Friendly User Interface - Z. Post,
		US West Knowledge Engineering
	XNM: Expert Network Manager - R. Riecken & G. Stuk, Bellcore

10:30 Session 8 - Potpourri
	CAI Net, L Lafrance, CAI
	TBA

12:00 Conference Wrapup

There will be a vendor exhibition Tuesday and Wednesday. If you would like
to exhibit, contact Fred Staples, NYNEX Service Co, 1166 A/A Room 8D1,
New York, NY 10036 or phone (212) 944-9065.

The Conference costs $150 for members and $170 for non-members. Membership
costs $10 per year. If you would like to register, call (312) 810-6514
or write USING Conference Registration, P. O. Box 1077, Lisle, IL 60532.