[comp.org.sug] 4th Annual Sun UK User Group Conference 1990

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: