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Date:         Tue, 28 Jul 1992 17:17:29 EDT
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From:         Nadine Grange <GRANGE@FRORS12.BITNET>
Subject:      NSC'92 - 2nd Announcement and Preliminary Program
X-To:         russia@indycms.BITNET, Balt-l@ukacrl.BITNET, euearn-l@ubvm.BITNET

Hello,

Here is the 2nd Announcement for the NSC'92 Conference in Pisa. Note the
Central and Eastern European Workshop in the Program.

Regards,
              /Nadine
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                         THE NETWORK SERVICES CONFERENCE
                         Pisa, Italy, November 3-5, 1992



                               SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
                                       AND
                               PRELIMINARY PROGRAM



Invitation

NSC'92  will focus on  issues in  providing services to  customers, with
special attention  paid to the  recent and exciting developments  in new
global high-level tools such as  World-Wide Web, Prospero, Archie, Alex,
Gopher, and WAIS. We will address the  impact of the new global tools on
service development  and support,  the changing function  of traditional
tools and services  (such as archives), upcoming  specific services such
as new  databases, and the future  role of the library.  User support at
the campus level, and the role  of support in accessing global services,
will be addressed.

The conference  will be  of greatest interest  to network  and automated
library service providers and sophisticated users who are changing their
focus from providing or obtaining bandwidth to offering, supporting, and
using  varied   and  powerful  services.  Talks   and  other  conference
activities   will  address   the  needs   of  the   research,  academic,
educational,   governmental,   industrial,    and   commercial   network
communities.

NSC'92  is being  organized by EARN  in conjunction  with EUnet/EurOpen,
NORDUnet, RARE, and RIPE.


Sessions and Presentations

Note: exact titles and speakers to be confirmed

Tuesday, November 3

9:00-10:30    Plenary Session

         Keynote Talks
         - The Global Network: The Key Information Resource - P. Deutsch
         - The Global Network: a Natural Extension of the Library - I. Mowat

11:00-12:30   Parallel Sessions

    A1   New Global Information Tools (1)
         - World-Wide Web: Global Hypertext Coming True - J.F. Groff
         - Wide Area Information Tools - O. Bavoretti
         - The Minnesota Internet Gopher - A. Gillner

    B1   Beyond ASCII
         - Our On-line Information has to Include Pictures Too - A. M. Mumford
         - Internationalization of Software Applications - B. Jerman-Blazic
         - Encoding for Interchange: The Role of the TEI - L. Burnard

12:30         Lunch

14:00-15:30   Parallel Sessions

    A2   The Electronic Library (1)
         - The Class Project - W. T. Crocca
         - The Interlending Activities of French Academic Libraries -
                                                                  C. Deschamps
         - The Virtual Library - S. Druck, M. Farber

    B2   Delivering Messaging to the Desktop (1)
         - MULBRI a State of the Art PC Based Messaging System to Interface
                             Research Network - D. Piementa, D. Dupuy d'Angeac
         - Personal Mailing: a Low Cost Solution to Network Services -
                                    C. Dieni, S. Giordano, A. Lanari, S. Renzi
         - The Graphical User Interface for VM Mail - G. Hollander
         - The Trilla: a Multipurpose User Agent Interface for PCs in Hungary
                                                           B. Hay, T. F. Liska
         - Bringing E-Mail to the Users - E. Huizer

16:00-17:30   Parallel Sessions

    A3   Central and Eastern Europe
         - Modified ASTRA-Databases at CS-nodes - J. Kastl
         - Database Services in Hungary Supported by the IIF Program - B. Toth
         - Questions of Network Engineering and its Relation - I. Tetenyi
         - On Networking in Baltic Countries - A. Pakstas, S. Pakstiene

    B3   User Support Panel
         - New User Services Paradigm: Serving the Global User - C. J. Lambert
         - Panel Discussion on User Support Issues

17:30   Special Sessions
         - Central & Eastern European Workshop
         - Hands-on Clinic: on-line installation demonstrations.
         - Birds  of  a Feather  Sessions  (BOFs):  Birds of  a  Feather
           Sessions may  be convened at  the request of any  delegate to
           discuss  a  specific  product,   problem  or  concern.  Other
           delegates, either with the same  concern or who can provide a
           solution are invited to sign up for attendance.


Wednesday, November 4

 9:00-10:30   Parallel Sessions

    A4   New Global Information Tools (2)
         - HYTELNET - P. Scott
         - The Archie Project - P. Deutsch
         - The Soft Pages Project - Optimized Document Retrieval -
                                                     T. Johannsen, G Mansfield

    B4   Special Interest Communities (1)
         - The Pilot Project of the Electronic Peirce Consortium - M. Neuman
         - The Genethon Solution to Managing Large Scale Biological Data Flow:
            A Networked Approach - P. Rodriguez-Tome, P. Gesnouin, C. Scapelli
         - CAOS/CAMM Services - J. H. Noordik

11:00-12:30   Parallel Sessions

    A5   The Electronic Library (2)
         - BULBL, and the Role of the Librarian - D. Nicholson
         - Supporting a Million Users - T. Morrow
         - Project PEGUN - A Great Library on Every Scholar's Desk - W. Scholten

    B5   Delivering Messaging to the Desktop (2)
         A  number  of  commercial   suppliers  of  desktop  e-mail  and
         messaging products  have been invited  to present a  summary of
         the products available.

12:30         Lunch

14:00-15:30   Parallel Sessions

    A6   User Support
         - REPORTER - A Generic Event Reporting System - S. Curie
         - How to Get Support Balanced? - J. Abbema
         - NISP II User Support Activities - D. Hartland

    B6   Managing Network Information Services
         - User Information System Based on Public Domain Tools - G. Turchanyi
         - How to Hook into the World Wide Web in a Simple Way? - W. Van Leeuwen
         - Information Delivery: A View from the U.S. Internet - H. Hoffman

16:00-17:30   Parallel Sessions

    A7   New Global Information Tools (3)
         - Hyper-G: a Modern Hypermedia Information System - F. Kappe
         - Networking CD-ROMs using WAIS - A. M. Addyman
         - An X.500 Extension to Provide Database Information Service -
           G. Armanino, A. B. Bonito, M. Martinelli, G. A. Romano, G. Tamori
         - The Ante-Server or the Intelligent Documentary Research -
                                                       M. Pezeril, V. Silvia

    B7   Traditional Information Tools
         - An Experimental Distributed Document Preparation System - L. Kovacs
         - MAILBASE: UK Enhanced Mailing List Server - J. Foster
         - A Case Study: E-Mail Service at Universidade do Minho -
                                       J. N. Ferreira, A. Santos, V. Freitas

19:30         Conference Dinner

Thursday, November 5

 9:00-10:30   Parallel Sessions

    A8   The Electronic Library (3)
         - From Virtual Libraries to Electronic Agoras: Paradigms of
                      Scholarly Communication Redefined - J. Wallmannsberger
         - The Role of Academic and Public Libraries in the Evolving
                                        Internet Environment - C. R. McClure
         - An Automatic E-Mail Library Search Service of a Centralized
                                    Documentation Center in Turkey - F. Arinc

    B8   Special Interest Communities (2)
         - Support of Molecular Biologists - R. Doelz
         - Special Interest Communities Human Genome Mapping Project -
                                                    F. Rysavy, G. W. WIlliams
         - Networking in the Human Services: Within and Without Internet -
                                              T. Hanna, A. Lefton, D. Schoech
         - Delivering a Network Information Service for Instruction and
                                 Research over a Regional Network - D. Carder


11:00-12:00   Plenary Session

         Information Overload Panel
            "With  all the  new facilities  are  we in  danger of  being
            choked by  an information overload?  What can be  done about
            it?"

12:00-12:30   Plenary Session

         Keynote Talk
         - The Future of Networked Information Services - J. Quarterman

12:30         Closing Cocktail


Conference Venue

Pisa is situated in Tuscany on the Arno river. The Italian poet Gabriele
D'Annunzio named  Pisa's Piazza della  Torre: "The Square  of Miracles",
and yet the definition could be extended with equal justice to the whole
city. Pisa is not  only an art center with few rivals;  it is steeped in
culture  and  science  and  offers  an  up-to-date  infrastructure.  The
conference will  be held  at the  Palazzo dei  Congressi, near  the city
center and within walking distance of the Hotels.

      Palazzo dei Congressi
      Via Matteotti, 1
      56127 Pisa
      Italy
      Phone: +39 50-598139 or 598203
      Fax:   +39 50-598124

A focus for evening activities will  be available. It's location will be
made known at the beginning of the Conference.


Organizing Secretariat

      Tre Emme Congressi
      Via Risorgimento, 4
      56126 Pisa
      Italy
      Phone: +39 50-44154 or 20583
      Fax:   +39 50-500725


Language

The official language of the conference will be English.


Posters, Connectivity and Demonstrations

Poster boards will be available to participants for the display of their
posters and projects. Each board is 1 m high and 1.30 m wide.

A  terminal room  with connectivity  to EARN  and the  Internet will  be
available to delegates.

A  room will  be  available for  workstations  and PCs  to  be used  for
demonstrations. An Ethernet connected to  the Internet will be available
in this room. Connectivity to the Internet  will be via a  2Mbps line to
CNUCE. The minimum  bandwidth between CNUCE and CERN  is 512Kbps. People
interested  in setting  up demonstrations  may send  their questions  to
NSCINFO@FRORS12.BITNET.

Speakers  have been  asked to  prepare  a demonstration  of the  systems
discussed in their presentation.


Registration

Please complete the enclosed  registration/accommodation form and return
it by  electronic mail to  the address given in  the form. You  can also
register by fax or ordinary mail using the information in the form.

Note that forms will be processed when the required payment is received.

The conference fee  covers entry to all  conference sessions, conference
material, coffee  breaks, lunches and  the social dinner on  November 4,
1992.

EARLY Registration Fee by September 15     ItL.  480,000 (ca. ECU 310)
LATE  Registration Fee by October 15       ItL.  530,000 (ca. ECU 342)
DESK  Registration Fee                     ItL.  580,000 (ca. ECU 374)

To qualify  for the early registration  rate, your form and  payment for
registration must be sent to the Organizing Secretariat by September 15,
1992.  The late  registration rate  applies to  all payments  sent after
September 15 and before October 15, 1992.

Registration  will  take place  in  the  Palazzo  dei Congressi  at  the
conference  office  during  the  whole conference.

      Monday, November 2       15:00-18:00
      Tuesday, November 3       8:00-18:00
      Wednesday, November 4     8:30-18:00
      Thursday, November 5      8:30-13:00


Accommodation

Hotel rooms have  already been reserved for the  Conference. Please fill
in the hotel reservation  section of the form and return  it to Tre Emme
Congressi, together with a deposit covering the cost of one night. Early
reservation is recommended to obtain a room in the hotels closest to the
Conference  Hall. The  Secretariat cannot  guarantee reservations  after
September 15, 1992.

The deposit  will be deducted  from the hotel  bill upon display  of the
voucher sent by Tre Emme Congressi. Final bills may be settled by credit
card.

The daily room charges in Italian Lira are as follows:

Cat.            Single          Double        Double for single
Hotel            ItL.            ItL.               ItL.

****            173,500         240,000            205,000
 ***             80,000         110,000             95,000
  **               -             89,000             80,000

Prices indicated include  breakfast, services and tax. All bedrooms have
private shower or bath.

The number  of single rooms  available is limited; if  necessary, double
rooms  for single  use will  be reserved.  Rooms will  be reserved  on a
first-come-first-served basis.


Payment

All payments must be in Italian Lira.

The preferred way of paying is by credit card.

Credit cards  (VISA, MASTERCARD,  EUROCARD, CARTASI) are  accepted, both
for conference registration and hotel deposit.

IMPORTANT: The  REGISTRATION fee  can be  paid by  bank transfer  to the
following bank account:
      Tre Emme Congressi
      Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino
      Corso Italia 131, 56125 Pisa, Italy
      ACCOUNT NUMBER: 198

IMPORTANT:  Those wanting  to pay  by cheque  should note  that separate
cheques are needed:
      - one for the registration fee payable to Tre Emme/EARN
      - one for the hotel deposit payable to Tre Emme Congressi


Cancellation and Refunds

Payments made for  registration and/or hotel deposits  will be refunded,
minus 30%, if cancellation reaches Tre Emme Congressi with a postal date
of no later than October 15, 1992.


Lunches

Lunch  will be  served in  the  Conference Hall  Tuesday and  Wednesday.
Coupons will  be distributed  with the conference  material and  will be
collected  at the  entrance to  the dining  area. Extra  tickets may  be
bought on-site, subject to availability.

The menus will be arranged to cover most dietary needs.


Social dinner

The  dinner will  be held  on  the evening  of  November 4  in a  nearby
restaurant;  free bus  transport will  be  provided. The  price for  the
social  dinner is  included in  the registration  fee. Tickets  for late
registrants will be issued only according to availability.

Tickets  for the  social dinner  for  the accompanying  persons must  be
ordered in advance (see the registration/accommodation form).


How to reach Pisa

Pisa International Airport  (almost within walking distance  of the town
center)  has  numerous  daily  flights all  over  Europe  and  similarly
connects  with  many  intercontinental  flights  from  Rome  and  Milan;
national highways connect Pisa with every other important city in Italy,
and the large railroad junction lies along the Paris-Sicily route.


Climate

In early November the weather is usually quite mild but sudden downpours
may be expected.


------------------ REGISTRATION/ACCOMMODATION FORM -----------------------------


                      THE NETWORK SERVICES CONFERENCE
                      Pisa, Italy, November 3-5, 1992


CONFERENCE  REGISTRATION

Only one delegate per form
(Please make extra forms if required)

Please complete and return to:
       Tre Emme Congressi - Via Risorgimento, 4 - 56126 Pisa - Italy
       Fax: +39 50-500725
       EARN/BITNET: REGNSC@ICNUCEVM
       Internet:    regnsc@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
       X400:        C=IT/ADMD=GARR/PRMD=CNR/ORG=CNUCE/OU=VM/S=REGNSC


DELEGATE
(Please PRINT or TYPE)

Family name ............................. First name ....................
Mr/Ms/Dr

Organization/Company
.........................................................

Mailing address:

Street .................................................

Postal code ...................... City ................

State/county ...........................................

Country ................................................

Telephone ..............................................

Facsimile (or Telex) ...................................

E-mail .................................................

Fiscal/VAT code (Italian residents only) ...............

Home address (will be used for mailing voucher):

Street .................................................

Postal code ...................... City ................

State/county ...........................................

Country ................................................


O Please note that ... person(s) will attend the social dinner with me.

O Please note that I am arranging my own accommodation. My conference
  address will be: .....................................

I will  join the following  EARN or  RARE meetings, held  in conjunction
with the Conference:

Convened by EARN:

  O  EARN-RPG       October 29th
  O  EARN-NOG       October 30th - 31st
  O  EARNINFO       November 1st - 9:00-13:00 - Open
  O  EARN-PEG       November 2nd
  O  EARN-EXEC      November 2nd
  O  EARN-BoD       November 5th - 6th

Convened by RARE:
  O  RARE-RTC       November 1st
  O  WG-IMM         November 2nd - 9:00-13:00 - Open
  O  WG-SEC         November 2nd - 9:00-18:00 - Open
  O  WG-LLT         November 2nd - 9:00-18:00 - Open
  O  WG-ISUS        November 2nd - 9:00-18:00 - Open
  O  WG-CHAR        November 5th - 9:00-18:00 - Open

Note  that  these meetings  are  by  invitation only,  unless  specified
otherwise. If interested, please contact the chair of the meeting or the
EARN Office or RARE Secretariat.


HOTEL RESERVATION


HOTEL PREFERRED:

Category (please mark one):  O **       O ***    O ****

Room (please mark one):     O single     O double

Arriving: ........... Departing: ........ No. of nights ...........

I would like to stay at the same hotel as Mr/Ms
................................................

------------------------------ PAYMENTS ----------------------------------------


1. REGISTRATION

ONE Registration fee (Early ItL. 480,000;             ItL. .............
    Late ItL. 540,000; Desk ItL. 580,000)
... Tickets for social dinner on November 4           ItL. .............
    (Delegate free; Accomp. persons ItL. 50.000)
                                                      ------------------

                                          T O T A L   ItL. .............

O Please charge the sum of ItL. .................. to:

  |___| VISA     |__| MASTERCARD    |__| EUROCARD    |__| CARTASI

  Card No. .............................. expiry date ...............
  Holder's full name (PRINT) ........................................

O I am enclosing a copy of my bank transfer order for
  ItL. .................. to:
      Tre Emme Congressi
      Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino
      Corso Italia 131, 56125 Pisa, Italy
      ACCOUNT NUMBER: 198

O I am enclosing an international cheque for the sum of
  Itl. .................. made out to Tre Emme/EARN -
  Via Risorgimento, 4 - 56126 Pisa - Italy
  (Ensure that your payment is made net of all bank charges)


2. ACCOMMODATION

O **** Hotel - Single room (ItL. 173,500)             ItL. .............
O **** Hotel - Double room for single (ItL. 205,000)  ItL. .............
O **** Hotel - Double room (ItL. 240,000)             ItL. .............
O  *** Hotel - Single room (ItL.  80,000)             ItL. .............
O  *** Hotel - Double room for single (ItL.  95,000)  ItL. .............
O  *** Hotel - Double room (ItL. 110,000)             ItL. .............
O   ** Hotel - Double room (ItL.  89,000)             ItL. .............
O   ** Hotel - Double room for single (ItL.  80,000)  ItL. .............

                                      Hotel Deposit   ItL. .............

O Please charge the sum of ItL. .................. to:

  |___| VISA     |__| MASTERCARD    |__| EUROCARD    |__| CARTASI

  Card No. .............................. expiry date ...............
  Holder's full name (PRINT) ........................................

O I am enclosing an international cheque for the sum of
  Itl. .................. made out to Tre Emme Congressi -
  Via Risorgimento, 4 - 56126 Pisa - Italy
  (Ensure that your payment is made net of all bank charges)


Date ........................          Signature .......................
                                       (Only for ordinary mail or fax)



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Organized by EARN in conjunction with the following organizations:

Eunet/EurOpen
NORDUnet
RARE
RIPE

Corporate sponsors (preliminary list):

DEC
IBM


Program and Organizing Committees

Program Committee

Dennis Jennings, Ireland (Chair); Rob Blokzijl, the Netherlands; Daniele
Bovio, France;  Paul Bryant, United  Kingdom; Avi Cohen,  Israel; Laszlo
Csaba, Hungary;  Hans Deckers,  France; Jean-Loic Delhaye,  France; Jill
Foster,  United  Kingdom;  Frode  Greisen, Denmark;  Glenn  Kowack,  the
Netherlands;  Stelios  Orphanoudakis,   Greece;  David  Sitman,  Israel;
Stefano Trumpy, Italy.


Organizing Committee

Frode Greisen,  Denmark (Chair); Hans Deckers,  France; Dennis Jennings,
Ireland; Glenn Kowack, the Netherlands; Marco Sommani, Italy.
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU