dtregear@cs.man.ac.uk (Daphne Tregear) (08/08/90)
4TH ANNUAL SUN UK USER GROUP CONFERENCE EDINBURGH CONFERENCE CENTRE HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH 20th & 21st September 1990 The fourth annual Sun UK User Group Conference will take place on the Heriot-Watt university campus on Thursday 20th September and Friday 21st September 1990. Heriot-Watt's Edinburgh Conference Centre is located at Riccarton, 8 miles out of the city centre. The airport is a few minutes drive away, as is the Royal Scot hotel for those who would like an alternative to student accommodation. There is ample car parking on the university campus. There will be an exhibition of twenty third party hardware and software vendors in parallel with the Conference. This year's Conference special feature is a visit to Sun's new factory at Linlithgow for a tour of the plant. DRAFT AGENDA DAY ONE - Thursday 20th September 1990 08 30 Registration - The Plaza, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University 09 00 SIG - Beginners on Sun's 09 30 Welcome and Open - Steve Holden, Chairman Sun UK User Group 09 45 Keynote Speech 10 30 Coffee & Exhibition 10 30 SIG - Communications and Networking 11 00 Talk #1 - Rob Bamforth - Sun UK, Graphics Ambassador "Graphics running under X" 11 45 Talk #2 - GS Khasla - Wind River Systems "Sun as they were/are" ~~~ 12 30 Buffet lunch & Exhibition 12 30 SIG - Systems Administration 13 00 SIG - Graphics ~~~ 14 00 Talk #3 - Chuck McManis and Vipin Samar - Sun US Engineering "Distributed RPC Computing" 15 30 Visit to Sun's Manufacturing Facility at Linlithgow or sightseeing in Edinburgh City Centre 20 00 for 20 30 Conference dinner DAY TWO - Friday 21st September 1990 09 00 Talk #5 - Steve Wolski - PCS "Traps and Pitfalls with Third Party Peripherals" 09 45 Talk #4 - Rob Gingell - Sun US Distinguished Engineer "System V Release 4" 10 30 Coffee & Exhibition 10 30 SIG - Small Computers Connected to Suns 11 00 Sun Management Panel Session Bill Passmore - Vice President, UK and Nordic Barry Jones - HQ Sales and Marketing Director Dave Thompson - Group Regional Director, North & SouthWest Ian White - UK Support Director 12 00 Wishlist session ~~~ 12 30 - 13 30 Lunch & Exhibition ~~~ 13 00 Talk #6 - Andy Mulholland - FOSS "Ethernets" 13 45 Talk #7 - John Sullivan and Kevin Warrington, ESS and Ciprico "RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives)" 14 15 Talk #8 - GS Khasla - Wind River Systems "Getting things done UNIX style" 15 00 Talk #9 - James Bailey - Baydel "SBus" 15 45 William Vablais - Sun UK, Business Development Specialist "Open Windows" 16 30 Closing Address - Steve Holden, Chairman Sun UK User Group YOU MAY ATTEND THE EXHIBITION AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM to be returned to Sue Crozier, Sun UK User Group, Watchmoor Park, Riverside Way, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3YL, Tel: 0276 20980. We would be grateful to receive your bookings by Friday, 24th August 1990 if at all possible. Name:_______________________________________________ Membership No.:___ Organisation:_______________________________________ Address:____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Telephone:__________________________________________ Fax:________________________________________________ PLEASE CIRCLE THE REGISTRATION PACKAGE YOU WANT AND ENCLOSE AN APPROPRIATE CHEQUE MADE PAYABLE TO THE SUN UK USER GROUP. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Package Consisting of Conference b+b b+b at + lunches + on Royal Scot refreshments campus Hotel + Conf.Dinner 20/9/90 19/9/90 19/9/90 and and and 21/9/90 20/9/90 20/9/90 / Non-residential A \/ / / Campus accommodation B \/ \/ / / Hotel accommodation C \/ \/ COSTS Sun UK User non-members Sun UK User non-members Group members of SUUG/UKUUG Group members of SUUG/UKUUG and UKUUG members and UKUUG members booking booking booking booking postmarked postmarked postmarked postmarked before 24/8/90 before 24/8/90 after 24/8/90 after 24/8/90 Package A # 143 # 173 # 173 # 203 B # 230 # 260 # 260 # 290 C # 270 # 300 # 300 # 330 Please note that the non-members' fee includes the cost of personal membership of the Sun UK User Group from 1/9/90 until 31/8/91. FOOD The cost of the conference dinner is included in the registration cost for the conference. It will be held on the Heriot-Watt University campus. Please assist us to serve the right balance of food by ticking the appropriate choice: I eat meat I eat fish/seafood I am vegetarian I am vegan TRIP TO LINLITHGOW OR TIME OFF IN EDINBURGH On the afternoon of Thursday 20th September delegates who are interested will be given a guided tour around Sun's new manufacturing facility at nearby Linlithgow. For those delegates who prefer, a coach will be provided to take them to the centre of Edinburgh for the afternoon. A return coach will also be provided to bring them back to the Heriot-Watt campus in time for the conference dinner. Please indicate which of the two options you prefer below. You will not be held to them, but it will give us an idea of how many coaches to provide. PLEASE TICK WHICHEVER APPLIES: I would like to visit Sun Linlithgow ______________________________ I would prefer to go to Edinburgh _________________________________ PANEL SESSIONS There will be a Sun Management Panel taking place during the conference. If you wish to submit any questions relating to Sun, it would assist us to complete the form below: Name:__________________________ Organisation:___________________________ Question: