National Computer Technology Meeting 1996, Program and Registration Information

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Subject: National Computer Technology Meeting 1996, Program and Registration Information
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 16:31:26 -0500
From: "Gloria J Stiltner, Chief, DIS Suprv Hyd, Reston, VA" <stiltner@usgs.gov>

In Reply Refer To:
Mail Stop 445

                                MEMORANDUM

						    February 15, 1996

To:       Senior Staff
          Branch Chiefs
          District Chiefs
          Field and Office Chiefs
          Data General System Administrators

From:     Verne R. Schneider
          Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Technical Support

Subject:  National Computer Technology Meeting 1996/Program and 
          Registration Information

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Computer Technology Meeting
1996 (NCTM '96) is to be held May 20-23, 1996.  The theme of NCTM '96 is
"USGS, Plugged into the Planet."  

USGS personnel will present technical papers and electronic
demonstrations and attend training on computer-related activities
supporting the mission and objectives of their respective division and
various units.  USGS professionals, who perform complex
system-administration and support tasks, will attend training in the
application of computer technology related to the software and
hardware currently in use by the USGS.  New and innovative ways of
presenting data to the general public will also be a major focus of
this meeting.

NCTM '96 is scheduled to be held at the same time and location as the
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Geographic Information
System (GIS) Conference.  USGS personnel will have the opportunity to
attend relevant parts of that conference and, in addition, attend the
ESRI Conference large computer-vendor exhibits.

PUBLICATIONS
____________

Director-approved abstracts will be electronically published 
as an Open-File Report on the World Wide Web
(http://wwwqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/NCTM96).

TRAINING
________

Training is a major thrust of NCTM '96.  Among the topics to be 
included are:

Application Programs
Cartographic Design and Production
Geographic Information System
Local- and Wide-Area Networking
National Water Information System-II Administration
Programming Languages
System Administration
World Wide Web

SPECIAL ITEMS
_____________

Three training rooms will be equipped with computer hardware for
hands-on training as well as four additional rooms for
computer-generated demonstrations.  An X-terminal room will be
available for attendees to read Geomail.

ESRI Poster Sessions at ESRI GIS Conference -- Monday

   This will be a concentrated display of powerful analytic and visual
   presentation capabilities of GIS.  Posters from 50 to 60 countries
   on applications from virtually every discipline will be on display.

Keynote speaker, Jack Dangermond, President, ESRI -- Tuesday

Invited speaker, Graciella Perez, Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA), Speaker and Ergonomist -- Tuesday

All System Administrators Town Meeting to discuss DIS-II, NWIS-II, and
AIS status, procurement strategies, and future Window server
environments -- Tuesday

Birds of a Feather Sessions -- Wednesday 

   -- Video Conferencing Demo
   -- Scientific Computing During and After DIS-II
   -- Computer Associates on Ingres
   -- The "Best" Way to Configure the HP650C!!

Vendor Exhibits at ESRI GIS Conference -- Thursday

   About 90 vendors will exhibit their hardware, software, and
   peripherals at the ESRI User Conference on Wednesday and Thursday.
   NCTM '96 will visit the vendors Thursday afternoon.

TRAVEL AND HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS
______________________________

Flights are available into Palm Springs and Ontario, California.  In
general, flying into Ontario Airport is less expensive than
Palm Springs.  Ontario is approximately a 1-hour drive to 
Rancho Mirage.  It is not necessary for each attendee to rent a car.
We will coordinate the formation of carpools as registration forms are
received.  

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas,
41000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, California; telephone
619/568-2727 or 1-800-458-8786; Fax 619/568-5845.  Please make your
reservations no later than MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1996.  When making your
reservation be sure to indicate that you are a participant of the USGS
NCTM '96 to secure the group rate of $79 ($83 including tax) for the
single or double room rate.  However, no tax will be charged if you use
your government American Express (AMEX) card when making your
reservations.  MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY!!!

NCTM '96 REGISTRATION
_____________________

If you plan to attend NCTM '96, please complete and return the
attached registration form to Joyce Solomon (via Geomail 
[jsolomon], or by Fax to 703/648-5295).  You also may register on the
World Wide Web (http://wwwqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/NCTM96).  Please remember
that all forms of registration must be received NO LATER THAN
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1996.

After you have submitted your registration form, detailed information
will be sent to you in the NCTM '96 packet that includes social events
and a variety of brochures, maps, and information about the Rancho
Mirage area.

A $25 fee will be assessed each attendee to cover hospitality, a 
NCTM '96 T-Shirt, and bus transportation.

NCTM '96 COORDINATORS
_____________________

If you need further information, please contact the following
representatives: 

Water Resources Division      Pat McAlwee (pmcalwee -- 703/648-5609)
Director's Office             Gregory Snyder (gsnyder -- 703/648-4133)
National Mapping Division     Linda Peng (lpeng -- 703/648-7025)
Geologic Division             Carolyn Lumb (clumb -- 703/648-6643)
                              David Soller (drsoller -- 703/648-6907)
Office of Program Support     Doris Schmidt (dschmidt -- 703/648-7252)
                              Terry Sutton (tsutton -- 703/648-7067)

With the combined effort of the coordinators, speakers, trainers, and
attendees, this will be an outstanding meeting with significant
contributions to USGS objectives.

Copy to:  Division Chiefs
          NCTM '96 Division Coordinators

3 Attachments 

1.  NCTM '96 Registration Form
2.  NCTM '96 Agenda 
3.  NCTM '96 Training Description and Schedule

This memorandum is being distributed electonically only.

Attachment 1
         			REGISTRATION FORM

		  NATIONAL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY MEETING (NCTM) '96
			     RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA
				  MAY 20-23, 1996

			DUE BY C.O.B. MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1996

NAME	_______________________________________________________________

TITLE   _______________________________________________________________

DIVISION  _____________________________________________________________  

ADDRESS  ______________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER  _____________________________________________________

GEOMAIL ID  ___________________________________________________________

Name as it should appear on badge (first and last name) 

_______________________________________________________________________

Are you interested in being a carpool driver?               Y __   N __ 
Are you interested in being a carpool rider?                Y __   N __

Will you be lodging at the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas?      Y __   N __

If yes, please indicate the nights you will be there.

Sunday      Monday     Tuesday      Wednesday      Thursday      Friday

There will be a $125 materials fee.  This includes NCTM '96 conference
publications, training, and conference costs.  A fiscal year 
(FY) 1996 account number is needed.  The Distributed Information System
Program Office will process a standard voucher.

FY 1996 Account Number:_____________________

To assist in the scheduling of Training, list your Top 1-10 Training
Session choices from the Training Description and Schedule attachment:

1. ___________________________		6.  __________________________

2. ___________________________          7.  __________________________

3. ___________________________          8.  __________________________

4. ___________________________ 		9.  __________________________

5. ___________________________	       10.  __________________________ 

Do you plan to attend the ESRI Conference Poster Session and
Hospitality, Monday evening, May 21? (Transportation by bus) 
							    Y ___ N ___ 

Do you plan to attend the Vendor Exhibits at the ESRI Conference on
Thursday afternoon? (Transportation by carpool) 
                                                            Y ___ N ___ 

Please return this registration form to: Joyce Solomon (jsolomon), Fax
to 703/648-5295 (Attn: Joyce Solomon), or fill out electronic NCTM '96
Registration Form on http://wwwqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/NCTM96 NO LATER THAN 
April 8, 1996.

Attachment 2

                 National Computer Technology Meeting 1996 
           Marriott Rancho Las Palmas, Rancho Mirage, California
                              May 19-23, 1996
AGENDA
______ 

SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1996
____________________

 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm  Registration                           Grand Ballroom Foyer
 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Welcome Hospitality                            Sunset Suite
 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm  Mike Hathaway Memorial                              Salon D

MONDAY, MAY 20, 1996
____________________

 7:00 am - 5:30 pm  Registration and Information Services  Grand Ballroom Foyer

 8:00 am - 4:30 pm  Training (PGM) - Introduction to the Python         Salon A 
                      Programming Language
 8:00 am -11:30 am  Training (WWW) - WWW Server Administration          Salon D
 8:00 am -10:00 am  Training (SA)  - Macintosh System Administration    Salon E
 8:15 am -10:00 am  Training (GIS) - ArcView for the Un-initiated       Salon F
 8:00 am -10:00 am  Training (APP) - AIS Futures Happenings         Salon G & H
 8:00 am - 8:15 am  GIS Orientation                         Desert Suites 2 & 3

 8:15 am -10:00 am  Training (GIS)                          Desert Suites 2 & 3
                      Printing and Plotting in ARC/INFO
 9:00 am -10:00 am  Training (NET) - Remote Access Using ISDN BRI       Salon C

10:00 am -10:30 am  BREAK

10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (SA)  - Legal Responsibilities and         Salon E
                      Liabilities of System Administration
10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (GIS) - New Horizons in Digital Data       Salon F
                      Aquisition 
10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (APP) - Synchronize:  Calendering      Salon G & H 
                      and Task Management
10:30 am -12:00 pm  Presentations on GIS                    Desert Suites 2 & 3
                      Moderator - 
                    Updating GIS Coverages
                      Revising Feature Data from Merged Multiple Map and Image
                        Sources, Thomas A. Connolly Jr., NMD, Reston, VA  
                      Scanned Map Graphics as Tools for Thematic Data Collection
                        Laurence R. Moore, NMD, Rolla, MO
                    Surface Water Applications
                      Analysis of Changes in Channel Geometry, Lower Virgin
                        River, Arizona and Nevada, Timothy D. Liebermann ??? 
                        and Marsha M. Hilmes, WRD, Las Vegas, NV      
                      Description of Basinsoft, A Computer Program to Quantify
                        Drainage-Basin Characters, David A. Eash and
                        Craig A. Harvey, WRD, Iowa City, IA
                      Thinning Reach File 3 to Enhance the Nationwide Rivers
                        Inventory Geographic Information System
                        Peter H. Murtaugh and Stephen E. Suitt, NMD, Reston, VA 
                      Creating a Gaging Station Database for Minnesota, and
                        Parts of North Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin Using a GIS
                        Chris A. Sanocki, WRD, Mounds View, MN        

11:30 am - 1:00 pm  LUNCH

 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm  Training (SA)  - PARTS - An Intro to Quick and      Salon C
                      Dirty System Administration
 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm  Training (NWIS)- NWIS-II Ingres Administration      Salon D
 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  Training (NET) - Introduction to Wide-Area          Salon E 
                      Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting on the
                      WRD DIS-II Cisco Routers
 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  Training (GIS) - Use of the ARC Regions             Salon F
                      Data Model in WRD
 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  Training (SA)  - Integrating Software           Salon G & H
                      Applications in a Mixed Unix and Windows Environment
 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm  Presentation on GIS                     Desert Suites 2 & 3
                      The National Spatial Data Infrastructure,
                        Billy R. Tolar, Jr., NMD, Reston, VA

 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm  Training (GIS) - Metadata in 
                      ARCView-II                            Desert Suites 2 & 3

 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  Presentations on GIS                    Desert Suites 2 & 3
                      Moderator - 
                    Landuse/Landcover
                      A Comparison of GIRAS Agricultural Land-Use Data with
                        1994 Large Scale Agricultural Land-Use Data  
                        Douglas J. Newcomb, WRD, Raleigh, NC          
                      Using a Geographic Information System to Integrate 
                        National Wetlands Inventory Data with Digital
                        Line Graphs, Daniel R. Sechrist and 
                        Russell D. Berry, NMD, Reston, VA
                    Programming
                      Graphic Display of Spatial Data Base Query Results
                        Jeffery D. Wendel, NMD, Rolla, MO             
                      Automated Processing of Mass Quantities of Data over
                        the Internet, James W. Stickley, NMD, Rolla, MO

 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm  BREAK

 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Training (WWW) - Introduction to HTML               Salon E
 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Training (APP) - Options for Converting         Salon G & H
                      Documents Between FrameMaker and Another Format
 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Training (GIS) - Combined Standards     Desert Suites 2 & 3
                      Dissemination, Sharing of Coverages, DSDL
                      NWIS-II Connection

 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Training (SA)  - Installing Microsoft Windows       Salon A
                      NT Server

 7:00 pm -10:30 pm  ESRI Conference Hospitality and Poster Session
                      (Transportation by buses)
                    

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1996
_____________________

 7:00 am - 5:30 pm  Registration and Information Services  Grand Ballroom Foyer

 8:00 am -11:30 am  Training (WWW) - Enhancing Web Documents            Salon A
                      with Graphics
 8:00 am - 9:00 am  Training (SA)  - SA Corner                          Salon C
 8:00 am -10:00 am  Training (PGM) - RDB Futures                        Salon D
 8:00 am - 9:00 am  Training (NET) - Using and Setting Up SLIP on a DG  Salon E
 8:00 am - 9:00 am  Training (APP) - Cartographic Design and            Salon F
                      Production Part 1
                      Preliminary vs Final Copy Requirements
                      Cartographic Design
 8:00 am -10:00 am  Training (APP) - AIS Email and DBA Issues       Salon G & H
                      for System Administrators

 9:00 am -11:30 am  Training (NET) - 10BaseT LAN                        Salon C
 9:00 am -10:00 am  Training (SA)  - Introduction to Automated System   Salon E
                      Management by dwm
 9:00 am -10:00 am  Training (APP) - Cartographic Design and            Salon F
                      Production Part 2
                      Hardware Graphic Capabilities
                      Proofing Devices

10:00 am -10:30 am  BREAK

10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (PGM) - Fortran Futures -- F90 & F95       Salon D
10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (SA)  - Making dwm, an Automated Unix      Salon E
                      System Manager, Work Harder for You
10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (APP) - Cartographic Design and            Salon F
                      Production Part 3
                      Fact Sheet Process
                      Maps-on-Demand: It's NOT WYSIWYG
                      Future of Publishing and Printing
10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (APP) - ZMail, the Geomail User Agent  Salon G & H
 
11:30 am - 1:00 pm  LUNCH

                    GENERAL SESSION                                 Salon D & E
 1:00 pm - 1:10 pm  Welcome--Gloria J. Stiltner, Chief, Distributed
                      Information System Program Office
                    Introduction--Verne R. Schneider, Assistant Chief
                      Hydrologist for Technical Support
 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm  Keynote  Speaker - Jack Dangermond, President
                      Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) 
 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  Guest Speaker - Graciella Perez, Occupational Safety 
                    and Health Act (OSHA), Speaker and Ergonomist

 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm  BREAK

 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm  All System Administrators Town Meeting          Salon D & E

 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Presentations on Programming Techniques         Salon G & H
                      Moderator - 
                    Using Fortran Libraries in an Object-Oriented Scripting
                      Language, James L. Fulton, WRD, Reston, VA
                    Object-Oriented Concepts Used in a Data-Import Program
                      Todd W. Augenstein, WRD, Richmond, VA
                    Development of a Toolkit for SDTS Applications
                      Phyllis S. Altheide, NMD, Reston, VA and
                      James W. Stickley, NMD, Rolla, MO

 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm  NCTM '96 T-Shirt Hospitality                   Sunset Suite

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1996
_______________________

 7:00 am - 5:00 pm  Registration and Information Services  Grand Ballroom Foyer

 8:00 am -10:00 am  Presentations on the World Wide Web             Salon D & E 
                      Moderator - 
                    Overview of the WWW Activities in WRD
                      Kenneth J. Lanfear, WRD, Reston, VA 
                    Real-Time Streamflow Data on WWW
                      David W. Briar, WRD, Helena, MT 
                    National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
                      David L. Govoni, NMD, Reston, VA 

10:00 am -10:30 am  BREAK

10:30 am -11:30 am  Presentations on the World Wide Web             Salon D & E
                      continued, Moderator - 
                    Texas District Experience 
                      James A. Bisese, WRD, Austin, TX 
                    South Platte NAWQA on WWW
                      Sharon L. Qi, WRD, Denver, CO

11:30 am -12:30 pm  LUNCH

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (WWW) - Map-Based WWW Interactive          Salon A
                      Inline Images

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (APP) - Customized AIS Reports             Salon C

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Presentations on Applications for Data Activities   Salon D
                      Moderator - 
                    Use of Geographic Information Systems and Other Computer
                      Resources for Evaluating Chloride Distribution 
                      in the Coastal Plan Aquifers of Virginia
                      Willet D. Wilson, WRD, Richmond, VA
                    Customized Software for Model Calibration and Visualation
                      of Reservoir Water-Quality Model Results
                      Wendi S. Young, WRD, Raleigh, NC, Brian R. Schachte, OPS,
                      Reston, VA, and Jerad D. Bales, WRD, Raleigh, NC
                    Adapting an Urban Water Demand Model to a Watershed Setting
                      Susan S. Hutson, WRD, Memphis, TN
                    A Procedure to Generate Slope-Area Plots and Compute 
                      Estimated Discharge of Peak Flows in the Field Using
                      a Portable Computer
                      Charles Berenbrock, WRD, Boise, ID
                    Development of a Computer Program to Graphically Present
                      Well-Log Data, Eric W. Strom, WRD, Pearl, MS
                    The GIS Weasel - An Interface for the Development of 
                      Parameter Inputs for Watershed Modeling, Roland J. Viger,
                      Steven L. Markstrom, and George H. Leavesley, WRD,
                      Denver, CO 

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Presentations on Partnerships                       Salon E
                      Moderator - 
                    Implications for Information Technology in The USGS
                      Strategic Plan, Douglas R. Posson, OFS, Denver, CO
                    Future Plans for the Telecommunications Network of the
                      Department of the Interior, James L. Hott, OPS,
                      Reston, VA
                    A Collaborative Approach to Telecommunications
                      Infrastructural Design and Development
                      Rodney W. Payne, Jr, OPS, Reston, VA
                    Hydrography Framework Partnership
                      Keven Roth, NMD, Reston, VA
                    Methods and Results of a Committee to Study
                      Hardware/Software Compatibility in the Colorado District
                      Theresa J. Lane, WRD, Denver, CO
                    A Real-Time Data-Acquisition Network
                      Scott L. Daugherty, WRD, Indianapolis, IN

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (PGM) - Data and Text Processing           Salon F
                      with AWK

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (SA)  - Cookbook Approach to Data      Salon G & H
                      General Security

 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm  BREAK

 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  Training (PGM) - Introduction to Korn Shell         Salon C
                      Programming
 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  Training (SA)  - Windows '95 System Administration  Salon D
 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  Training (WWW) - World Wide Web Authoring           Salon E
 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  Training (APP) - Preprocessing Geomail              Salon F
 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  Training (NET) - Introduction to Network        Salon G & H
                      Analysis Tools

 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm  Hospitality                                    Sunset Suite

 8:00 pm -10:00 pm  Demos and Birds of a Feather Gatherings
                      Video Conferencing Demo
                      Scientific Computing During and After DIS-II,
                        Lee DeCola
                      Computer Associates on Ingres
                      The "Best" Way to Configure the HP650C!!

THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1996
______________________

 7:00 am - 3:30 pm  Information Services                   Grand Ballroom Foyer

 8:00 am - 9:00 am  Training (APP) - Beyond the Card Catalog:          Salon A
                      The USGS Library Information System

 8:00 am -11:30 am  Presentations on New Approaches in Presenting      Salon D
                      Data, Moderator - 
                    Use of a Web-based Virtual Poster Presentation Style 
                      as a Complement to Standard U.S. Geological Survey Paper
                      Reports, Jennifer B. Sharpe and John M. Kilpatrick,
                      WRD, Lincoln, NE
                    The Learning Web, Maura J. Hogan, GD, Reston, VA
                    Case Study on Evaluating Educational Hypermedia
                      Systems for Teaching Earth Science to Middle
                      School Students, Denise A. Wiltshire and 
                      Carmelo F. Ferrigno, OPS, Reston, VA and 
                      Payson R. Stevens, InterNetwork Media, Inc., Del Mar, CA 
                    Use of Multimedia as an Aid for Outreach 
                      Willie R. Caughron, WRD Towson, MD
                    Examination of the Internet as a Venue for Conducting
                      Administrative Business, Fred Travnicek, OPS, Reston, VA
                    The Access USGS Regional Web Server, San Francisco
                      Bay Ecosystem, Leonard J. Gaydos, NMD, Richard E. Smith,
                      WRD, Rex Sanders, GD, and Laura Zink, Contractor,
                      USGS, Menlo Park, CA
                    National Park Visualization Using Surveyor and 
                      U.S. Geological Survey Data, Robert G. Clark and  
                      Brian R. Schachte,  OPS, Reston, VA
                    Using the World Wide Web to Interrogate Ingres 
                      Data Bases, John P. Crisci and William S. Sockriter, III 
                      WRD, Denver, CO

 8:00 am -11:30 am  Presentations on System Administration Techniques   Salon E
                      Moderator
                    Beyond Workstations: A Possible Future Computing 
                      Environment for the  U.S. Geological Survey's Water 
                      Resources Division, David Boldt, WRD, Reston, VA
                    Installation, Administration, and Performance 
                      Characteristics of A Hewlett-Packard 500 MS-Windows
                      to X-Windows Server System, Graig McHendrie and
                      William D. Zitrin, WRD, Menlo Park, CA
                    Supporting DOS and Window Applications in a Unix 
                      Environment, M. Roland Bryant, WRD, Little Rock, AR
                    Managing Tape Backups on Ever-Changing Computer Systems
                      over a Local-Area Network
                      David K. Yancey, WRD, Sacramento, CA
                    A Multithreaded Backup System for Distributed Networks
                      G. Peter Harrigan, Jr., NMD, Rolla, MO
                    Parallel Execution of System Administration Commands
                      Patrick M. Rael, WRD, Little Rock, AR         
                    Releasing Software on Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)
                      Mark G. Negri, WRD, Reston, VA 
                    Visualing the Computing Environment               
                      Patrick M. Rael, WRD, Little Rock, AR
 
 8:00 am -10:00 am  Training (APP) - USGS-G2 Revision 3                Salon F
 8:00 am -11:30 am  Training (NET) - Geomail System                Salon G & H
                      Administration

 9:00 am - 2:30 pm  Training (PGM) - CGI-BIN Programming               Salon A
 9:00 am -11:30 am  Training (SA)  - Microsoft Windows NT Server       Salon C
                      Administration

10:00 am -10:30 am  BREAK

10:30 am -11:30 am  Training (APP) - LABEL - A Data-Base               Salon F
                      Program to Manage Addresses
     
11:30 am -12:30 pm  LUNCH

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (PGM) - Advanced Korn Shell Programming   Salon C
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (NWIS)- NWIS-II Data Transfer Issues      Salon D

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Presentations on Database Applications             Salon E
                      Moderator - 
                    Ingres Batch-File Processing Tools
                      Bruce M. Allen, WRD, Denver, CO
                    Implementing UNIX Electronic Mail Group Aliases
                      Through the Use of Relational Databases,
                      Thomas W. Cutter, WRD, Sacramento, CA
                    Development of a Client/Server Administration System
                      for Property Management, Curtis L. Hoyle and
                      Mary Grace Mortellaro, OPS, Reston, VA
                    WRD Federal Financial System Remote Job Entry Pilot
                      Kelly L. Bradley, WRD, Reston, VA
                    Development of a Platform-Independent Paperless Time
                      and Attendance System, Greg Huttman, OPS, Reston, VA
                    An Interactive Software Program for Producing Graphics
                      that Conform to U.S. Geological Survey Publication
                      Standards, James L. Fulton, WRD, Reston, VA

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (APP) - Framemaker 4.0 - New Features     Salon F
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Training (SA)  - LINUX System Administration   Salon G & H

 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm  BREAK
                   
 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  ESRI Conference Vendor Exhibit

 8:00 pm -12:00 am  NCTM '96 Party

      Training Tracks are identified with the following codes:
        APP - Application Programs
        GIS - Geographic Information System
        NET - Local and Wide Area Networking
        NWIS- National Water Information System
        PGM - Programming Languages
        SA  - System Administration
        WWW - World Wide Web

Attachment 3

                 TRAINING DESCRIPTION AND SCHEDULE

A NCTM '96 Training Matrix for planning purposes (nctm96-matrix.ps is
available by anonymously ftp'ing to /var/ftp/pub/ on
qvarsx.er.usgs.gov. Once you have retrieved the file, print the file
as follows:
		lp -dprintername nctm96-matrix.ps

			MONDAY, MAY 20, 1996

8:00 - 4:30 - Salon A
_____________________
 
Introduction to the Python Programming Language 
Jim Fulton
Track: Programming 
Course Description: 
Python is an interpreted high-level object-oriented programming
language. Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It
has modules, classes, exceptions, very high-level dynamic data types,
and dynamic typing. There are interfaces to many system calls,
databases (including Ingres, RDB, Info, DBM, and NWIS-II), windowing
systems (including X11, Motif, Tk, Mac, and Windows), and many other
libraries. New modules are easily written in Python, Fortran, C, or
C++. Python is also usable as an extension language for applications
that need a programmable interface. Python is highly portable: it runs
on UNIX, DOS, Windows, Macintosh, OS/2, Amiga, and so on.

8:00 - 9:00 -- Salon C
______________________

OPEN

8:00 - 11:30 -- Salon D
_______________________
 
WWW Server Administration 
Jeff Marso 
Track: World Wide Web 
Course Description: 
This is an introductory training session intended for those who are
new to WWW server administration. It will include an overview of the
setup process for the WRD-supplied HTTP server sufficient to enable
new sites to bring up a server in short order. It will include some
advice on creating and maintaining a secure, supportable
installation. The course assumes some familiarity with Unix System
Administration.

8:00 - 10:00 -- Salon E
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Macintosh System Administration 
Glenn Doonan 
Track:  System Administration 
Course Description: 
This course will help the System Administrator (and anyone else) set up
and configure an Apple Macintosh computer.  The course will cover the
layout of the Mac operating system, software installation, networking
with other Macs and Data Generals, and troubleshooting.  No previous
Mac experience is necessary.

8:15 - 10:00 -- Salon F
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ArcView for the Un-initiated
Lori Peltz-Lewis and Keith McFadden
Track:  GIS
Course Description:
This course is designed for any person wanting to learn more about
ArcView. ArcView is an easy graphical interface that allows display,
query, analysis, and output of Arc/Info databases, CAD data, images,
etc. In this course, you will be introduced to an actual project that
is currently using the ArcView interface and the terminology used in
the ArcView environment.  You will also get some hands-on "quickie"
training.  This training is suitable for non-ARC users.

8:00 - 10:00 -- Salon G & H
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AIS Future Happenings 
Jerry Feese, Jeff Miller, Isabelle Halley, and Steve Brady 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
The attendee will be presented a lecture on AIS future directions.

8:00 - 8:15 -- Desert Suites 2 & 3
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GIS Orientation 
Bob Pierce 
Track:  GIS 
Course Description:
Introduction of GIS Training and Presentations

8:15 - 10:00 -- Desert Suites 2 & 3
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Printing and Plotting in ARC/INFO 
Jennifer Sieverling 
Track:  GIS 
Course Description:
Many WRD projects are using the Geographic Information System (GIS)
software ARC/INFO to assist in data input, analysis, and storage. This
class is designed to introduce concepts of creating graphics from
ARC/INFO data. An introduction to the raster image processor ARCPress
will be included.

9:00 - 10:00 -- Salon C
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Remote Access Using ISDN BRI
Bob Wakelee
Track: Local- and Wide-Area Networking
Course Description:
ISDN is being increasingly hyped as the future direction for high-speed
(64 to 128 Kbps) dialup remote access. ISDN shows some promise for
improving remote network response for very small remote offices,
cooperators, and individuals "telecommuting" from home. However, ISDN
is not for everyone and not available everywhere. This session will
explain what ISDN is and provide cost and configuration options. Case
studies and comparisons to other remote-access methods, such as dialup
modems, will be presented. Future directions for ISDN within WRD will
be discussed. This session is geared to WRD site System and Network
Administrators. 

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon C
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OPEN

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon E
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Legal Responsibilities and Liabilities of System Administration 
Greg Senko 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description: 
Misuse of computer systems may have legal consequences that affect not
only the abuser, but also the organization and System Administrator.
This session is intended to provide information on some of the legal
responsibilities and liabilities one assumes when accepting the duties
of a System Administrator.  Issues to be discussed will include
Privacy, Confidentiality, Defamation, Obscenity/Sexual Harassment, and
Appropriate Use of Government Computers.

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon F
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New Horizons in Digital Data Acquisition
Lloyd Edwards 
Track:  GIS
Course Description: 
Digital soils data in the United States are generally available only
at a scale of 1:250000 through the State Soil Geographic Data Base
(STATSGO).  This scale is not detailed enough for many studies and
applications in relatively small study areas (50 sq miles or less) or
for site specific applications.  The soil survey geographic (SSURGO)
data base provides the most detailed level of information.  The SSURGO
data base does have data available at scales ranging from 1:12000 to
1:62500, with 1:15840 being the most common.  Digital soil data at
such scales have not generally been available because of lack of
funding, manpower, expertise, and coordination.

This is a short hands-on session demonstrating vectorization of
scanned SSURGO level soils data.  We discuss multiagency
collaboration in digital data acquisition and how it can be successful
for all.  We compare digitizing versus scanning.  We discuss insight
for project development relating to digital data acquisition, funding,
timelines, doables, etc.

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon G & H
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Synchronize: Calendering and Task Management 
B. Jean H Bour 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
Synchronize is an enterprise-wide time and task management software.
It uses a client/server platform where the centralized database
resides on the server and the clients use TCP/IP to access the
information.

This course is designed to highlight administering Synchronize and
customizing the user setup.  Includes a demonstration of functions
such as scheduling meetings and changing permissions.

10:30 - 12:00 -- Desert Suites 2 & 3                   
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Presentations on GIS 
Bob Pierce 
Track:  GIS 
Course Description: 
Presentation of 10 submitted abstracts.

1:00 - 5:30 -- Salon C
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PARTS-- An Intro to Quick and Dirty System Administration
Mark Bailen 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description: 
This course is designed for the System Administrator who has a lot of
machines and not a lot of time.  On a Unix network, config files and
software packages are in constant need of editing, twiddling,
replacing, deleting, refrobnicating, and more.  PARTS programs enable
an admin to quickly perform copies, edits, and executions on a large,
select group of hosts.  With PARTS, remote hosts that need special
configurations can easily be accounted for by using centralized maps.
PARTS can be used to set up printers, install binaries, generate
hosts.allows, generate inetd.confs, reconfig and reboot xterminals,
maintain crontab entries, and much more.

1:00 - 5:30 -- Salon D
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NWIS-II Ingres Administration 
Colleen Babcock, Scott Bartholoma, and Todd Augenstein 
Track: NWIS-II 
Course Description: 
This course will introduce some of the concepts and concerns of
managing a large NWIS-II database, including sizing the ingres
installation, backup and recovery, concurrency between the database
and Unix data files, and security.  This course is intended for Ingres
and Unix System Administrators who will be responsible for the
administration of NWIS-II.

1:00 - 3:00 -- Salon E
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Introduction to Wide-Area Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting
on the WRD DIS-II Cisco Routers
Bob Wakelee 
Track:  Local- and Wide-Area Networking 
Course Description: 
This course will provide attendees with an overview of the DOInet and
DIS-II networks, an introduction to Cisco routers and the network
monitoring and troubleshooting tools available on WRD routers. This
course is intended for system and network administrators of WRD
District and local DIS-II sites. Attendees should have a general
understanding of network technologies and topologies.

1:30 - 3:00 -- Salon F
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Use of the ARC Regions Data Model in WRD
Evelyn Hopkins
Track:  GIS 
Course Description: 

ARC Regions is a coverage data model extension which supports the
modeling of features that may be overlapping, nested, non-contiguous,
or contain void areas.  Very few people in the division have taken
advantage of this data model extension.  We will discuss and show
examples of how Regions may benefit hydrologic projects.
Specifically, we will look at the use of Regions to handle nested
watersheds and overlay information.

1:00 - 3:00 -- Salon G & H
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Integrating Software Applications in a mixed Unix and Windows
Environment 
David Boldt 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
Options and consequences in different integration strategies for Unix
and Windows.  Basic PC or Unix administration experience would be
helpful.

1:30 - 2:00 -- Desert Suites 2 & 3
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Metadata in ArcView-II
Bob Sebhat, BOR
Track:  GIS
Course Description:

The first part of the course will examine a possible method of
handling FGDC compliant metadata within the ARCVIEW format.  The last
part of the course will provide a glimpse of the ground-water modeling
interface (GMI), an ARC/INFO GRID functionality, and the USGS MODFLOW
model.

1:30 - 3:00 -- Desert Suites 2 & 3
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Presentations on GIS
Bob Pierce
Track:  GIS
Course Description:
Presentation of 4 submitted abstracts.

3:30 - 5:30 -- Salon E
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Introduction to HTML 
Mary Powell and Maura Hogan 
Track:  World Wide Web 
Course Description: 
Hypertext mark-up language (HTML) is a collection of elements (mark-up
tags) used to define components of a World Wide Web (WWW)
document. This 2-hour lecture is an introduction to writing basic HTML
documents for anyone publishing on the WWW. It is preferred, but not
required, that attendees be familiar with a WWW browser such as Mosaic
or Netscape. No experience with HTML is required.

3:30 - 5:30 -- Salons G & H
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Options for Converting Documents Between FrameMaker and Another Format
Terry Reinitz
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
Framemaker provides many options for exchanging files.  This course is
designed for FrameMaker 4 users who need to import ASCII, WordPerfect,
or Word files into FrameMaker, or convert FrameMaker files to ASCII,
WordPerfect, or HTML files.  Available programs and filters, and their
advantages and limitations, are discussed.  The course will include
specific examples of converted documents, but no hands-on exercises.

3:30 - 5:30 -- Desert Suites 2 & 3
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Standards Dissemination, Sharing of Coverages, DSDL NWIS-II Connection
Dave Stewart, Doug Nebert, Mark Negri, Ken Lanfear
Track:  GIS 
Course Descriptions: 
This course is intended for NWIS-II users who would like to know how
to interact with the GIS function in NWIS-II. No prerequisites; anyone
interested is welcome to attend.

4:30 - 5:30 - Salon A
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Installing Microsoft Windows NT Server 
Chris Barnes 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description: 
This class is designed for System Administrators in need of exposure
to the Microsoft Windows NT Operating System.  Attendees need no
previous experience with PC installation; however, they should have
basic networking knowledge. The class will present what is needed in
preparation for a NT Server installation in the DIS-II environment and
demonstrate setup, installation or upgrade, and network configuration.

			TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1996

8:00 - 11:30 -- Salon A
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Enhancing Web Documents with Graphics 
Mary Powell and Maura Hogan 
Track: World Wide Web 
Course Description: 
This hands-on course is designed for attendees who would like to
enhance the appearance of their World Wide Web (WWW)
documents. Attendees will gain experience in setting an image's
transparency color, saving an image as an interlaced GIF file,
creating thumbnail images and icons, and entering Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML) codes for text colors, text wraps, image alignment,
and a background image. The lecture will cover design and technical
elements to consider while creating graphics for WWW
documents. Attendees should have some experience with HTML.

8:00 - 9:00 -- Salon C
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SA Corner 
Daphne Chinn 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description:
What every SA should know about SNA, termservers, and print servers
but haven't had the time to find out. The class will discuss
configurations used to connect modems and terminals, how to turn on
new security features, and other neat features available with the new
OS release. The SNA key definitions, where are they and how do you
change them, we'll show you. Print servers, what you should and should
not configure to protect your network. There will also be a question
and answer period for other SA questions you might have. So come and
join your fellow SA's and exchange tidbits in the SA corner.

8:00 - 10:00 -- Salon D
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RDB Futures 
Jon Scott 
Track: Programming 
Course Description:
What's next for ASCII-file data management? An update on recent
developments in the RDB data-management software will be presented as
a framework for interactively planning the future of RDB as a
data-management tool in the USGS.

8:00 - 9:00 -- Salon E
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Using and Setting Up SLIP on a DG 
Mark Sweny 
Track:  Local- and Wide-Area Networking 
Course Description: This course is an introduction to SLIP, a TCP/IP
protocol which allows the user to run applications such as telnet, ftp
and web browsers over a dial-up serial line.  Detailed instructions
will be given on how to setup SLIP on a Data General workstation.  The
class is intended for System Administrators who want to know more
about how SLIP works or how to set it up in a DG environment.

8:00 - 9:00 -- Salon F
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Cartographic Design and Production, Part 1 

Preliminary vs Final Copy Requirements
Gregory J. Allord, Richard S. Vraga, and David A. Carlson 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
Discussion will include the report materials that authors are
providing for cartographic production and what the
cartographer/illustrator needs to prepare final graphics.  We will
also discuss the appropriate level of effort needed by authors when
preparing maps for eventual publication.  Input requirements of
digital files and final copy requirements will be contrasted.

Cartographic Design 
Gregory J. Allord, Richard S. Vraga, and David A. Carlson 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
This course is intended for any person having responsibility for
preparing thematic maps for publication or distribution.  The material
will address the relationship of cartographic design and production as
influenced by available and emerging pre-press and printing
technology.  This includes any map ultimately published using
traditional lithography, plotters, or distributed as an electronic
image.

8:00 - 10:00 -- Salon G & H
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AIS Email and DBA Issues for System Administrators 
Yvonne Saunders, James Morris, and Jeff Miller 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
This training course will cover two areas related to AIS that will be
of interest to all System Administrators.  In the first part, the
attendee of this training course will learn how to register,
deregister, track, and fix problems related to the interface between
AIS and Geomail.  Also presented will be Ingres Data Base
Administration issues related to AIS.
 

9:00 - 11:30 -- Salon C
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10BaseT LAN 
Mark Werley 
Track:  Local- and Wide-Area Networking 
Course Description:
What exactly is a 10base-T network and how do you design one? Should
you install cat 5 or cat 3? Should you use an ethernet switch in your
design? Those are just a few of the questions that will be covered in
this class. We will show you the different components that make up a
10base-T network such as hubs, cables, and switches. We will discuss
different topologies and what works best where. If you have a 10base-T
network or plan to install one soon, then this is the class for you.

9:00 - 10:00 -- Salon E
_______________________
 
Introduction to Automated System Management by dwm 
Graig McHendrie 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description: "dwm" is a software package that automates many of
the daily, weekly, and monthly tasks that a conscientious Unix System
Administrator must perform to keep a group of networked Unix machines
running smoothly. This class will briefly describe the features and
installation procedures for dwm and the typical interactions between a
fully running dwm and the system manager.

9:00 - 10:00 -- Salon F
_______________________
 
Cartographic Design and Production, Part 2

Hardware Graphic Capabilities 
Gregory J. Allord, Richard S. Vraga, and David A. Carlson 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
Hard-copy output examples will be presented to demonstrate
capabilities of different plotting systems and how they influence
production processes and product definition.

Proofing Devices 
Gregory J. Allord, Richard S. Vraga, and David A. Carlson 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
Examples of various traditional and digital proofing systems will be
shown along with a critique of their benefits and drawbacks.  Relative
costs of each system will be discussed.

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon D
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Fortran Futures -- F90 & F95
Dan Winkless 
Track:  Programming 
Course Description:
The Fortran programming language has been a mainstay in scientific
organizations for many years. This lecture will describe the ways in
which the new Fortran Standard defines a new language while retaining
support for existing code. New features of the language will be
described. Suggestions for programming style in anticipation of
availability of the new language will probably be made.

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon E
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Making dwm, an Automated Unix System Manager, Work Harder for You 
Graig McHendrie 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description: "dwm" is a software package that automates many of
the daily, weekly, and monthly tasks that a conscientious Unix System
Administrator must perform to keep a group of networked Unix machines
running smoothly. This class will explain several of the more complex
features of dwm and show how the system manager can configure dwm for
optimum performance.  Pre-requisite: attendance at "Introduction to
Automated System Management by dwm" or familiarity with dwm running at
a site.

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon F
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Cartographic Design and Production, Part 3

Fact Sheet Process 
Gregory J. Allord, Richard S. Vraga, and David A. Carlson 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
The electronic-publishing processes used to create the 1995 and 1996
fact sheets.  The procedures used, as well as the hardware and software
used, will be documented.  This includes the efforts needed to make a
nationwide publishing activity successful. Topics will include
communication requirements and strategies, central data serving and
switching requirements, graphic format conversions, and output
processes.

Maps-on-Demand: It's NOT WYSIWYG !!! 
Wayne Vickers and Susan D. Price 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been testing print-on-demand
capabilities for maps; the results show that this process is far from
"What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG), especially with regard to
color.  Colors should be selected from a hard-copy palette because
screen colors are rarely rendered true in hard-copy output.
Furthermore, color selection should be based on the file format and
output device (for example, electrostatic or ink-jet plotter).
Typical print-on-demand devices produce a limited number of
discernible shades of each color.

Future of Publishing and Printing 
Gregory J. Allord, Richard S. Vraga, and David A. Carlson 
Track: Applications 
Course Description: 
A discussion of the status of printing technology today and in the
near future will include WRD plans to take advantage of advances in
printing technology. This also will include GPO status relative to
supporting digital publication of documents.

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon G & H
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Zmail - The Geomail User Agent 
Lisa Burgess 
Track:  Applications 
Course Description: 
This course will be an introduction to the Zmail electronic mail user
agent.  Topics covered will be how to send and receive mail, how to
create aliases, along with other basic electronic mail activities.  A
discussion will be held on the special customization that has been
done by the Geomail Operations Team in regard to the USGS
installations of Zmail.  No prior knowledge of Zmail is assumed.

3:30 - 5:30 -- Salon D & E
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All System Administrators Town Meeting 
Gloria Stiltner
Track: System Administration 
Course Description:
In this 2-hour session, there will be briefings on DIS-II, NWIS-II,
and AIS. Topics to be covered are current and future status,
procurement strategy and plans post-DIS-II, and integration of the
Window server into the DIS-II environment. There will be ample time
allocated for questions and answers.

			WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1996

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salon A
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Map-based WWW Interactive Inline Images: ISMAP, the Imagemap Program,
and Maps-on-the-Fly
Michael Neiers and Susan Delaney 
Track: World Wide Web 
Course Description: 
This session explains the use of the ISMAP HTML tag and imagemap
program. It includes step-by-step instructions for creating simple
interactive map-based inline images as well as an introduction to the
Drawmap program developed at the USGS EROS Data Center for dynamically
generating map-based interactive images from vector data.

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salon C
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Customized AIS Reports 
Gerald L Feese 
Track:  Applications 
Course Description: 
In this course, the students will learn how to integrate their own
Ingres Report-Writer reports into AIS.  Aspects of the AIS Report
Frame will be presented with emphasis on how to update the underlying
database tables.  Also included will be an introduction to writing
Report-Writer scripts.  Some prior knowledge of SQL or Tables would be
helpful to the student.

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salon F
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Data and Text Processing with AWK 
Doug Wellington 
Track: Programming 
Course Description: 
Do you have text files that need modification?  Data that needs
conversion?  Are you tired of manually editing files before they are
read by Excel or by an analysis program like Sedcalc?  AWK can help.
AWK is a high-level programming language that "knows" how to read text
(ASCII) files.  AWK can figure out words and numbers for you.  There
is no need to worry about all of the details you would encounter with
a language like C or Fortran.  A simple one- or two-line AWK program
can do the task of many-line Fortran or C programs.  AWK makes it easy
to carry out any repetitive editing task on text files.  AWK is
already on your UNIX workstation, and it's available for other
platforms as well.  Why not find out how to use this timesaving tool?
This class is aimed toward the intermediate to advanced computer user
who needs to do data or text conversions and is already familiar with
using a text editor.

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salon G & H
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A Cookbook Approach to Data General Security: Taking your DG from
"Boris and Natasha" Mode to "Clifford Stoll" Mode in 10 Easy Steps or
Fewer 
Gail Kalen and James Morris
Track: System Administration 
Course Description: 
This course is designed for Data General System Administrators who
want to enhance the minimum security that was delivered with DG/UX
5.4R3.10. Having some system administration experience would be
helpful for attendees.  The course will review the security
enhancements delivered with DG/UX 5.4R3.10 and introduce and explain
additional security features that have been published in the Technical
Reports and others that only have been tested by the Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC) and other interested System Administrators.
In addition, unpublished items such as user security will be
presented.  No "hands-on" will be available; however, all of the
materials discussed will be available to attendees via the Internet.

3:00 - 5:00 -- Salon C
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Introduction to Korn Shell Programming 
Merritt Blalock Track: Programming 
Course Description: 
This course briefly introduces students to fundamentals of the
interactive Korn Shell (command line editing, history, redirection,
and piping) through a hands-on session.  Fundamentals of Korn Shell
programming (variables, "if" statements, "for" loops, etc.) are
introduced through example scripts and labs.  At the end of the
course, students will have been introduced to enough of the Korn Shell
to write useful scripts.

3:00 - 5:00 -- Salon D
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Windows '95 System Administration 
Robert Dehnhardt 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description:
This course is designed for System Administrators facing the task of
implementing and connecting Windows '95 in their network environment.
The course will briefly introduce the Win95 interface and
architecture and discuss LAN connectivity using both the bundled
TCP/IP stack and a third-party stack and application suite. Attendees
should have a general understanding of network protocols and PC
operation. 

3:00 - 5:00 -- Salon E
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World Wide Web Authoring: An Overview of the html Language, Tools, 
and Style Guidelines 
David Boldt 
Track: World Wide Web 
Course Description: 
Not a tutorial or a HOWTO course but a broad overview of the technical
issues involved in providing information on the World Wide Web with
some perspectives on the future. Attendees should have used a WWW
browser and some experience with html will be helpful.

3:00 - 5:00 -- Salon F
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Preprocessing Geomail 
Shawn Noble 
Track: Application 
Course Description: 
This course is designed for geomail administrators who are responsible
for the delivery of email at their site.  No email preprocessing
experience is needed.  Email preprocessing allows a geomail
administrator the ability to setup the automatic preprocessing of a
user's incoming email based on specific criteria.  Email that meets
the specific criteria can be automatically refiled into another
folder, forwarded to another user, and more.  The course will include
labs to give the attendees hands-on experience with preprocessing.
Specific examples as well as general functions of a selected email
preprocessing program will be covered.

3:00 - 5:00 -- Salons G & H
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Introduction to Network Analysis Tools 
Mary Erickson 
Track: Local- and Wide-Area Networking 
Course Description: 
This course is designed for Network Administrators who are responsible
for Network operations and administration at their local site. The
course will briefly introduce students to several different types of
Network Analysis tools and provide a basic understanding of how to use
them in problem identification and troubleshooting.  Attendees should
have a general understanding of LAN technologies and topologies.  The
course will focus on the basic operations of the Network General
Expert Sniffer Analyzer, as well as provide demonstrations of the
Scope Data Analyzer and several PC-based software packages.

			THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1996

8:00 - 9:00 -- Salon A
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Beyond the Card Catalog: The USGS Library Information System
Carol Bursik
Track: Application
Course Description:
Through computer technology, libraries are transforming their ability
to deliver information to anyone, anywhere, anytime. This 1-hour
introduction to the USGS Library's new online system is designed to
show scientists and researchers how to locate earth-science
information without leaving the office or laboratory. The course will
describe how to connect to the system from various desktop platforms,
how to conduct searches of the Library's holdings and other electronic
databases, and how to work with the information retrieved. A preview
of planned enhancements to the system will complete the presentation.

8:00 - 9:00 -- Salon C
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OPEN

8:00 - 10:00 -- Salon F
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USGS-G2 Revision 3 
Scott Bartholoma 
Track:  Application 
Course Description: 
USGS-G2 is an interactive object-oriented graphics program that
supports the preparation of publication-standard graphics including
various types of plots, such as line, bar, box, and text plots.
Version 3.0 has a much improved, but also much changed user interface
from version 2.0. Version 3.0 provides many new features, such as
improved graphic output, box plots, interactive graphical data
editing, and more.

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to USGS-G2
Rev. 3.0, highlighting differences between Revision 2.0 and Revision
3.0. 

This course is appropriate for people who have not used USGS-G2 as
well as those people who have used USGS-G2 but want to learn about the
major differences between Revision 2 and 3.

8:00 - 11:30 -- Salons G & H
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Geomail System Administration 
Michael Cunningham 
Track: Local- and Wide-Area Networking 
Course Description:
This course is designed for mail administrators who are responsible
for the operation and maintenance of their local Geomail System.
Attendees should have a basic knowledge of networking and system
administration. The course will demonstrate the basic operation of
Geomail (and related software). Also, the course will provide
guidelines for the installation, configuration, and operation of the
Geomail System in the DG/UX environment. System monitoring,
troubleshooting techniques, and update procedures will be taught and
explored.

9:00 - 2:30 -- Salon A
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CGI-BIN Programming 
Jim Bisese and Oscar Cwajbaum
Track: World Wide Web 
Course Description: 
This class is designed as an introduction to cgi-bin programming.  The
class will be taught primarily with example cgi scripts incorporating
perl, rdb, and Unix commands, but people using other programming
languages are encouraged to take part.  Existing code libraries
available from a wide range of sources will be demonstrated.  Users
are welcome to bring datasets and prototype HTML forms that they want
to create interfaces for.  All class material will be made available
online before NCTM '96.  Experience with any high-level language is a
plus. 

9:00 - 11:30 -- Salon C
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Microsoft Windows NT Server Administration
Chris Barnes
Track: System Administration
Course Description:
This class is designed for Systems Administrators in need of NT
Server management experience.  Attendees need no previous experience
with PC installation, however, previous Microsoft Windows experience
is a plus. The class will present basic system administration and
demonstrate use of the following tools: Program Manager; User
Manager; Control Panel; File Manager; Performance Monitor; Disk
Administrator. The class also will cover system configuration and
security.

10:30 - 11:30 -- Salon F
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LABEL - A Data-Base Program to Manage Addresses 
Lee Crowder 
Track: Application 
Course Description: 
This course is designed for the general user who wishes to categorize
address information on the Data General.  Complete instruction will be
given in the use of the program to store, retrieve, and print (as
mailing labels) address data.  The course will include labs so that
the student will have hands-on experience using the software.
Installation instructions will be available for those interested.

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salon C
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Advanced Korn Shell Programming 
Merritt Blalock 
Track: Programming 
Course Description: 
This course continues the "Introduction to Kornshell Programming"
course, presenting more advanced features such as string manipulation,
in-line redirection, "case" statements, functions, arrays, etc.  This
course is intended for students interested in writing more powerful
scripts.

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salon D
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NWIS-II Transfer Issues
Lari Lopp
Track: NWIS-II
Course Description:
The Districts need to understand and prepare for the data transfer
process to NWIS-II.  Understanding the transfer rules will facilitate
the District User in advance NWIS-I data cleanup which will facilitate
a successful transfer to NWIS-II, both for discrete and time-series
data.

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salon F
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FrameMaker 4.0 -- New Features 
Joyce Solomon 
Track: Application 
Course Description: 
This hands-on course is designed for end-users of the FrameMaker
electronic reports processing software. Attendees should have basic
knowledge of FrameMaker. The course describes the new features and
improvements in the latest version of FrameMaker on the Data General
platform, FrameMaker 4.0. Documentation will be made available at the
NCTM World Wide Web Site, covering FrameMaker 4.0's New Features, as
well as an End-User's Tour Through FrameMaker that shows the function
of each menu option.

12:30 - 2:30 -- Salons G & H
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LINUX System Administration 
Steve Brady 
Track: System Administration 
Course Description: 
This training course will introduce the System Administrator to the
Linux operating system.  Linux is a PC based version of the Unix
operating system that is very robust and has many practical uses for
the office or home.  Attendees will gain a general knowledge of Linux,
how to obtain, install, and use.  A brief demonstration of the
operating system will also be given.