beepy%commuter@Sun.COM (Brian Pawlowski) (07/06/89)
To: ONC/NFS Implementors From: Sun Corporate Technology Marketing Ref: ONC/NFS Vendors' Group Conference When: Sept 28th, 1989 Where: San Francisco Call for Presentations/Papers Sun Microsystems is soliciting the ONC/NFS community for presentations/papers on ONC/NFS technology. Sun is looking for both TECHNICAL AND MARKETING presentations. If you have an interest in presenting at the upcoming ONC/NFS Vendors' conference, please read the following... The Open Network Computing/ Network File System (ONC/NFS) Vendors' Group Conference provides ONC/NFS vendors, current and future ONC/NFS implementors and applications developers the opportunity of exchanging information on ONC/NFS technology developments and market trends. The ONC/NFS Vendors' Group Conference is scheduled for September 28, 1989 in San Francisco. The one day conference includes sessions on ONC/NFS Technology Marketing and ONC/NFS Technology Engineering. The Technology Marketing portion focuses on marketing trends and issues. The intended audience is marketing and sales people in the ONC/NFS marketplace. This portion may address topics such as ONC/NFS Technology Licensing, ONC/NFS Technology Market Trends and ONC/NFS Technology Developments. The Technology Engineering program is technically oriented with presentations on the state of ONC/NFS technology. Attendees are technically oriented - including software designers, and programmers who are interested in the current and future advancements of ONC/NFS. Examples of topics may be ONC/NFS on Non-UNIX Operating Systems, ONC/NFS Implemented on Various Network Protocols, Directory Services on an ONC/NFS Platform, and Distributed Applications on an ONC/NFS Platform. Participation Sought For the ONC/NFS Technology Marketing and the ONC/NFS Technology Engineering sessions, the ONC/NFS Vendors' Group Conference seeks individuals interested in presenting ONC/NFS topics to the intended audience. Interested persons should submit a one page abstract describing their topics. Each paper should be typewritten and double-spaced. The ONC/NFS Vendor's Group Committee shall review each abstract, selecting abstracts based on their originality, clarity and their relevancy to ONC/NFS technology or the market. Submittors should document their background and their experience with ONC/NFS technology. Abstracts should be postmarked no later than July 17, 1989; authors of accepted topics shall be notified by July 31, 1989. Speakers should limit their discussion length to a maximum of 30 minutes, and adjust their presentation depth according to the audience's knowledge of and experience with the topic. The ONC/NFS Vendors' Group Conference asks that speakers refrain from making product pitches as product promotions are generally ill-received by the audience and detract from the Vendors' Group Conference's intent. Send all abstracts to: Jeff Hong, Product Marketing Engineer Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2525 Garcia Avenue, M/S: 12-33 Mountain View, CA 94043 Telephone: (415) 336-3876 FAX: (415) 968-6396 E-mail : jlhong@sun.com Brian Pawlowski <beepy@sun.com> <sun!beepy> Sun Microsystems, Portable Software Products