From: daf@cs.man.ac.uk (Daphne Tregear)
Newsgroups: comp.org.sug
Subject: Joint Sun UK User Group/UKUUG conference Oxford 6-8 January
Date: 14 Dec 92 12:52:53 GMT
Organization: Dept Computer Science, University of Manchester, U.K.


  Sun UK User Group and UK UNIX User Group Joint New Year 1993 Conference
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                         Draft Timetable for conference
                         ==============================

Wednesday, 6th January 1993

10:00	Registration desk opens
10:30	COFFEE
11:00	Short Introduction
11:05	====== 40 mins =====	Making a CASE for the Design and Implementation Of Communication Protocols
				John Howie
				Dept. Of Computer Studies
				Napier University
				219, Colinton Road,
				Craiglockhart
				Edinburgh
				EH14 1DJ

				jfc@cs.napier.ac.uk
11:45   ====== 45 mins =====	PROJECT ATHRO - A DECathena PILOT
				Christine Stamp
				UWC Cardiff
				Computing Centre
				40-41 Park Place
				Cardiff
				South Glamorgan
				CF1 3BB
				0222 874219
				scocs@cf.ac.uk
12:30	LUNCH (90 mins)
14:00	====== 45 mins =====	The SuperJANET Data Network -- Current Plans
				Bob Day
				JNT
				Rutherford Labs
				Chilton
				Oxon
				OX11 0QX
14:45	====== 45 mins =====	ISDN on the Desktop
				Dave Down
				Sun Microsystems UK Ltd
				Unit 306
				The Science Park
				Milton Road
				Cambridge
				CB4 4WG
				0223 420421
				David.Down@sun-microsystems.co.uk
15:30	TEA (30 mins)
16:00	====== 45 mins =====	ATM from the router-vendor's perspective
				Nigel Oakley
				3Com (UK) Ltd
				Pacific Hse
				Third Avenue
				Globe Pk
				Marlow
				Bucks
				0628-890670
				Nigel_Oakley@3mail.3com.com
16:45	====== 30 mins =====	Why everyone should run an identification server
				Piete Brooks
				Computer Laboratory
				New Museum Site
				Pembroke Street
				Cambridge
				CB2 3QG
				Piete.Brooks@cl.cam.ac.uk

17:30	UKUUG AGM
18:00	BOFS	(including presentations from Commercial Internet suppliers)
19:30	DINNER

Thursday, 7th January 1993

09:30	====== 30 mins =====	Lightweight Threads for Portable Software
				Gordon Russell
				Department of Computer Science
				L13.13a, Livingstone Tower
				University of Strathclyde
				26 Richmond Street
				Glasgow, G1 1XH
				gor@cs.strath.ac.uk

10:00	====== 30 mins =====	Distributed Logic Simulation on a Network of UNIX Workstations
				P E Dunne, P H Leng and G F Nwana
				The Department of Computer Science
				Livepool University
				P O Box 147
				Liverpool
				L69 3BX
				P.H.Leng@csc.liv.ac.uk

10:30	COFFEE (30 mins)
11:00	====== 45 mins =====	Tuning multi-processor systems
				Adrian Cockcroft
				Sun Microsystems UK Ltd
				Unit 306
				The Science Park
				Milton Road
				Cambridge
				CB4 4WG
				0223 420421
				Adrian.Cockcroft@sun-microsystems.co.uk
11:45	====== 45 mins =====	The IPv7 Solutions compared According to the Partridge Criteria
				Jon Crowcroft
				Dept. of Compter Science
				University College London
				Gower Street
				London
				WC1E 6BT
				J.Crowcroft@cs.ucl.ac.uk
12:30	LUNCH (90 mins)
14:00	====== 45 mins =====	Options for Video COder DECoders and SuperJANET
				Jon Crowcroft
				Dept. of Compter Science
				University College London
				Gower Street
				London
				WC1E 6BT
				J.Crowcroft@cs.ucl.ac.uk
14:45   ====== 30 mins =====	THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIX-BASED GRAPHICAL CAL SYSTEM
				David Jackson and Michael A. Bell
				Dept. of Computer Science
				University of Liverpool
				PO Box 147
				Liverpool L69 3BX
				dave@compsci.liverpool.ac.uk
15:15	TEA (30 mins)
15:45	===== 45 mins ======	The evolution of Client-Server (DOE??)
				Rob Bamforth
				Sun Microsystems UK Ltd
				1st Floor
				Spectrum
				Bond Street
				Bristol
				BS1 3LG
				0272 232555
				Rob.Bamforth@sun-microsystems.co.uk
16:30   ====== 30 mins =====	Porting the MEDLINE database to a TCP/IP network
				Dr M.E.Sherrington
				Department of Medical Physics
				Royal Postgraduate Medical School
				Du Cane Road
				London
				W12 0NN
				msherri@rpms.ac.uk
17:00	====== 30 mins =====	Nomadic Computing
				Iain Campbell
				Tadpole Technology Ltd
				Unit 330
				The Science Park
				Milton Road
				Cambridge
				CB4 1LW
				0223 423030
17:30   BOFS
18:00	SUN DEVELOPER'S PANEL
19:30   DINNER


Friday, 8th January 1993

09:00   ====== 90 mins =====	System administration tools and Solaris 2.x
				Phil Harman
				Sun Microsystems UK Ltd
				City Gate
				Cross Street
				Sale
				Cheshire
				M33 1JF
				061 962 0000
				Phil.Harman@sun-microsystems.co.uk
10:30   COFFEE (30 mins)
11:00	====== 45 mins =====	User Level Multithreading in SunOS
				Rob Gingell
				SunSoft Inc
				Mountain View
				California
				USA
				Rob.Gingell@eng.sun.com
11:45   ====== 45 mins =====	Writing Device Drivers for Solaris 2.x
				Speaker to be announced
				from K-Par Systems
12:30   LUNCH (90 mins)
14:00   ====== 45 mins =====	Managment Information and Decision Support
					Tools for Unix Systems Administration
				Rick Dipper
				Dept. Computer Science
				University of Manchester
				M13 9PL
				rick@cs.man.ac.uk
14:45	====== 45 mins =====	Dealing with Removable media in Solaris 2
				Howard Alt
				SunSoft
				Colorado Springs
				Colorado
				USA
				Howard.Alt@central.sun.com
15:30	====== 45 mins =====	Easing the upgrading of a UNIX kernel
				Rob Gingell
				SunSoft Inc
				Mountain View
				California
				USA
				Rob.Gingell@eng.sun.com
16:15	Close of conference

Brief Abstracts of Papers for Wednesday 6th January
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11:05	Making a CASE for the Design and Implementation Of Communication Protocols

John Howie and Dr Jose Munoz

Dept. Of Computer Studies,
Napier University,
219, Colinton Road,
Craiglockhart,
Edinburgh
EH14 1DJ

jfc@cs.napier.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

The CCITT, in appendices to it's standards, define the operation of a
communication protocol using event-state tables. A CASE tool based on
this method and originally designed to develop Open System
Interconnection (OSI) protocols is presented. This tool, in it's
current form, has three separate modules:

i	The State Pre-Processor (spp) which takes the information
	held in the event-state tables as input and produces an
	implementation of the protocol in 'C' source code.

ii	The State Animator (san) which takes the same input and
	allows the programmer to test a Finite State Machine by
	simulating incoming events for different states, tracing
	the change of state and setting or querying predicate
	values.

iii	The State Checker (schk) which allows the programmer to
	automatically check the Finite State Machine described in
	the event-state tables for correctness, eg. checking that
	all states are reachable, that the Finite State Machine
	does not exhibit non-determinism and that the predicates
	used to determine changes of state are not mutually
	exclusive.

The paper describes the work of the tool giving examples of it's
application on standard OSI protocols and demonstrates that it can be
used to help in the development of any software described as a Finite
State Machine. The paper also outlines further work being done to
enhance the user interface to the tool.

				-------------------------------

11:45	PROJECT ATHRO - A DECathena PILOT

Christine Stamp

UWC Cardiff,
Computing Centre,
40-41 Park Place,
Cardiff,
South Glamorgan
CF1 3BB

0222 874219

scocs@cf.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the University Of Wales College Of Cardiff, 
DECathena pilot project, Project Athro.  The goal of the original
Project Athena was to improve the quality of teaching through the use
of computing.  The paper covers some background about Project Athena
at MIT, gives some details about Project Athro, describes DECathena
and then talks about some of the pitfalls and benefits of implementing
such a service.

				-------------------------------

14:00	The SuperJANET Data Network -- Current Plans

Bob Day

JNT,
Rutherford Labs,
Chilton,
Oxon
OX11 0QX

ABSTRACT

This paper is about current plans for the new SuperJANET UK Academic
network. The SuperJANET network is intended to be a multiservice
network with backbone speeds ranging from 34Mbps SMDS to 140Mbps PDH
and access from 2Mpbs to 34Mbps, in the first year, with some
experimental access to 34Mbps sections of the 140Mbps using ATM
switches. This will rise to n*155Mbps SDH service with a full ATM
overlay in later years.

				-------------------------------

14:45	ISDN on the Desktop

Dave Down

Sun Microsystems UK Ltd,
Unit 306,
The Science Park,
Milton Road,
Cambridge
CB4 4WG

0223 420421

David.Down@sun-microsystems.co.uk

ABSTRACT

With the recent introduction of desktop workstations from Sun
Microsystems featuring a built-in basic rate ISDN interface, this
paper discusses the software provided for ISDN and some of the ways
to use ISDN for better wide area communications.  Some of the
techniques employed by Sun engineers when teleworking are presented.

				-------------------------------

16:00	ATM from the router-vendor's perspective

Nigel Oakley

3Com (UK) Ltd,
Pacific Hse,
Third Avenue,
Globe Pk,
Marlow,
Bucks

0628 890670

Nigel_Oakley@3mail.3com.com

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the problems presented by the new high-bandwidth
ATM technology for wide area networks as they affect the design of
routers.  The author works for one of the largest vendors of
networking equipment.

				-------------------------------

16:45	Why everyone should run RFC 931

Piete Brooks

Computer Laboratory,
New Museum Site,
Pembroke Street,
Cambridge
CB2 3QG

0223 334600

Piete.Brooks@cl.cam.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

RFC 931 describes an application level authentication service within
the Internet protocol suite.  This paper explains why you ought to be
using it in your applications.

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Brief Abstracts of Papers for Thursday 7th January
==================================================

09:30	Lightweight Threads for Portable Software

Gordon Russell

Department of Computer Science,
L13.13a, Livingstone Tower,
University of Strathclyde,
26 Richmond Street,
Glasgow G1 1XH

gor@cs.strath.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

The traditional view of Unix processes is one of heavyweight threads.
Sharing resources between such threads is non-portable, can be
complex to implement, and (due to the overhead in task switching)
inefficient. In comparison, lightweight threads offer the opportunity
to efficiently support interprocess communication and task switching,
since they execute within a single context. In addition, the
scheduling of such threads can be directly controlled by the user.
However, most versions of Unix contain no concept of lightweight
threads.

				-------------------------------

10:00	Distributed Logic Simulation on a Network of UNIX Workstations

P E Dunne, P H Leng and G F Nwana

The Department of Computer Science,
Livepool University,
P O Box 147,
Liverpool
L69 3BX

P.H.Leng@csc.liv.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

In the design of digital systems, and especially of VLSI circuits,
logic simulation is used extensively to verify system behaviour and
to analyse performance. To improve simulation speed, there is
considerable interest in methods which exploit the parallellism
inherent in the circuit model.  In this paper we address this by
means of an implementation which is distributed across a network of
UNIX workstations.

The method we use models a digital circuit as a directed graph of
components of arbitrary functionality. Sequential components, which
are history-sensitive and activated in a defined time-sequence, are
distinguished from non-time-sensitive combinational components. To
facilitate a parallel implementation, the network is partitioned into
tasks, each task comprising a single sequential component S and an
associated network of combinational components which precede S in the
circuit graph. Evaluation of a task is carried out using a 'lazy'
demand-driven strategy which reduces unnecessary component
evaluations. A task evaluation cost function is described, based on
probabilistic assumptions about the operation of this strategy, to
provide a basis for the allocation of tasks to processors in a
distributed system.

An implementation is described of a system to simulate digital
circuits in this way, using a network of SUN workstations. The
simulation routines are written in C, with interprocess communication
via remote procedure calling (RPC). The method of partitioning
ensures that all communications take place only at defined times in
the simulation sequence, thus simplifying the problems of task
synchronisation.  Each task maintains a  time-sequenced buffer of
output values, which is emptied on demand by other tasks using RPC
calls. The aim of the implementation is both to provide a prototype
for a practical system and to enable experimentation with allocation
strategies and communication methods.


				-------------------------------

11:00	Tuning Multi-processor Sun Systems

Adrian Cockcroft

Sun Microsystems UK Ltd,
Unit 306,
The Science Park,
Milton Road,
Cambridge
CB4 4WG

0223 420421

Adrian.Cockcroft@sun-microsystems.co.uk

ABSTRACT

This paper is an update on Adrian's much admired paper given at last
year's Sun UK User Group conference.  With the advent of
multi-processor Sun systems and a new release of SunOS there are a
raft of new and different ways to improve the performance of your Sun
system which this paper seeks to present.

The complete Sun 'White paper' by Adrian Cockroft on System
Performance Tuning, in its updated form, will be made available on
the software distribution services or on tape for a nominal sum.

				-------------------------------

11:45	The IPv7 Solutions compared according to the Partridge Criteria

Jon Crowcroft

Dept. of Compter Science,
University College London,
Gower Street,
London
WC1E 6BT

J.Crowcroft@cs.ucl.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

Since the inception of the debate fuelled by the IAB announcement of
one option for a new version of IP, and the last IETF, discussions on
the Big-Internet mail list (big-internet@au.oz.munnari) have been
highly charged, although almost entirely technical. Indeed one  of
the problems facing the community is the very breadth and depth of
interest and expertise being applied to the problems facing the
Internet Community  and the Internet Architecture. There are several
completely independent efforts to solving these problems, and in this
paper we attempt to classify these according to the Criteria outlined
by Craig Partridge and  Frank Kastenholz in their Internet Draft (work
in progress).

				-------------------------------

14:00	Options for Video COder DECoders and SuperJANET

Jon Crowcroft

Dept. of Compter Science,
University College London,
Gower Street,
London
WC1E 6BT

J.Crowcroft@cs.ucl.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

This paper is about options for Video Services on the new SuperJANET
network. The JANET I and II networks have provided data services for
the UK Academic and Research community for many years. The SuperJANET
network will provide an opportunity to support  multimedia traffic
such as audio and video for collaboration, super-computer simulation
visualisation, distance learning and so forth.

				-------------------------------

14:45	The Implementation of a UNIX-based Graphical CAL System

David Jackson and Michael A. Bell

Dept. of Computer Science,
University of Liverpool,
PO Box 147,
Liverpool L69 3BX

dave@compsci.liverpool.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

Some Computer-Assisted Learning (CAL) packages are developed using
so-called author languages, which allow tutors to create scripts for
directing the prsentation of educational material to users. 
Unfortunately, most CAL author languages are severely limited in the
extent to which they make use of the graphical and other capabilities
that modern computers have to offer, and authors often have to resort
to using conventional programming languages.  We have addressed this
problem by designing a highly graphical language that makes full use
of the power and flexibility of today's workstations.  Furthermore, a
system for interpreting language scripts has been constructed, and it
is the implementation of this system that forms the focus of this
paper.

The system is intended to be as portable as possible, and therefore
runs under the UNIX system, within an X-Windows environment.  The
interpreter itself is built using the UNIX compiler-generation tools
Lex and Yacc, and we describe how these have been used to convert
source CAL scripts into an intermediate stack-based machine code. The
graphical user interface (GUI) is built at a high level using
OSF/Motif Widgets, running as a separate process from the interpreter
due to the need to handle X events in parallel with commands from the
interpreter.  We also describe our experience in using sockets as a
medium for communicating between the two sub-systems just mentioned.

				-------------------------------

15:45	The Evolution of Client-Server Computing

Rob Bamforth

Sun Microsystems UK Ltd,
1st Floor,
Spectrum,
Bond Street,
Bristol
BS1 3LG

0272 232555

Rob.Bamforth@sun-microsystems.co.uk

ABSTRACT

This paper describes the ways in which distributed computing has
evolved to date and discusses the likely future progress of
Client-Server systems, with particular reference to object oriented
systems such as Sun's Project DOE.

				-------------------------------

16:30	Porting the MEDLINE database to a TCP/IP network

Dr M.E.Sherrington

Department of Medical Physics,
Royal Postgraduate Medical School,
Du Cane Road,
London
W12 0NN

msherri@rpms.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

The MEDLINE database provides author, title and abstract information 
to medical references since 1966. It is normally accessed by
individual users from CDROM in conjunction with either an IBM
Personal Computer or an Apple Macintosh. This has now been
successfully ported to a large Unix based fileserver and is available
to any user directly connected to our campus ethernet.

The paper deals with the problems encountered in porting the
database, including the modifications to the fileserver's hardware
and software configuration, the accreditation and logging of usage,
and the TCP/IP packages needed on the user's computer.  In certain
cases additional software had to be developed in-house to implement
the system.


				-------------------------------

17:00	The Tadpole Technology Nomadic Computing Environment

Iain Campbell

Tadpole Technology Ltd
Unit 330,
The Science Park,
Milton Road,
Cambridge
CB4 1LW

0223 423030

iain@tadtec.co.uk

ABSTRACT

Tadpole Technology design and manufacture the first A4 sized UNIX
workstation, the SPARCbook.  To make best use of a portable
workstation some changes need to be made to the UNIX and TCP/IP
environment to adapt it to cope with frequent moves from one network
to another with intermittent total disconnection from the network. 
This paper describes the work which Tadpole are doing to modify the
basic Solaris system to support the new working methods expected for
a portable workstation.

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Brief Abstracts of Papers for Friday 8th January
==================================================

09:00	System Administration for Solaris 2.x and a Brief Guide to Solaris 2.1
	Administration Tools

Phil Harman

Sun Microsystems UK Ltd,
City Gate,
Cross Street,
Sale,
Cheshire
M33 1JF

061 962 0000

Phil.Harman@sun-microsystems.co.uk

ABSTRACT

The recent release of Solaris 2.0 and the upcoming release of Solaris
2.1 require Sun system administrators to learn a whole new bag of
tricks and acquire a new vocabulary.  Long cherished file formats
have disappeared and new ones taken their place.  This paper gives an
overview of the important changes and gives some useful hints and
tips.  Also, Solaris 2.1 will provide a suite of system
administration tools which are intended to make the management of
simple systems easier.  Whilst thay are unlikely to impact much on
the managers of large networks who will still have to get their hands
dirty, it will be very useful to know what your users might discover
if they try to use these tools.

				-------------------------------

11:00	User Level Multithreading in SunOS Release 5

Rob Gingell

SunSoft Inc,
Mountain View,
California,
USA

Rob.Gingell@eng.sun.com

ABSTRACT

> From the point of view of the application developer, the introduction
of user level multithreading capabilities into SunOS is perhaps the
most significant development in recent years.  Applications using
multiple threads of control can more easily exhibit the sort of
behaviour that humans might expect of them - for example the ability
to spawn a low cost thread to manage a menu independently of the rest
of the application.  This paper provides an overview of the
facilities and gives some background in their interaction with the
kernel to enable developers to make best use of them.

				-------------------------------

11:45	Writing Device Drivers for Solaris 2.x

Speaker to be announced
>from K-Par Systems

ABSTRACT

The introduction of symmetric multiprocessing SunOS with a
multithreaded kernel and the development of two standardised
interfaces for device drivers, offering the opportunity of
interfacing at two different levels of abstraction has meant a
complete change in the device driver writer's art.

The author has already begun work on a number of drivers for
peripherals which his company supplies, and this paper offers some
hints and tips on finding the correct tools and understanding the
problems which anybody with a non-standard device to connect to
SunOS 5 will face.
 
				-------------------------------

14:00	Managment Information and Decision Support
	Tools for Unix Systems Administration

Rick Dipper

Dept. Computer Science,
University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester
M13 9PL

rick@cs.man.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

Unix Systems Administrators need the skills of both technical managers
and knowledge workers to ensure the smooth running of the machines
they look after. Until recently the tools supplied by vendors to help
with this job were primitive compared with the quality of the average
application running on this type of system.

This paper justifies the needs for tools identifying the areas within
the decision making process that tools can best be used. The paper
then goes on to describe some of the features required in a large
installation and the administration tools needed to make life
bearable for system staff.  A look at SAD (a tool written at the
University of Manchester) and the tools Sun provide in Solaris 2.1 is
undertaken with reference to whether they fulfil the needs of
administrators at both large and small sites. A critical look at
facilities provided and an assessment of how useful they are is to
given, rather than a technical look at detailed design
considerations. 

The paper will also look at some of the problems encouneted by such
tools with the SunOS 4.x to Solaris 2.x transition. It will describe
the adaptability of tools to coping with this change inparticuallry
looking at SAD.

				-------------------------------

14:45	Dealing with Removable Media in Solaris 2

Howard Alt

SunSoft Inc,
Colorado Springs,
Colorado,
USA

+1 719 528 4614

Howard.Alt@central.sun.com

ABSTRACT

Removable media have always been a problem for UNIX networks.  This
paper offers an approach to dealing with the problem under
Solaris 2.x.

				-------------------------------


15:30	Easing the Upgrading of the SunOS kernel

Rob Gingell

SunSoft Inc,
Mountain View,
California,
USA

Rob.Gingell@eng.sun.com

ABSTRACT

The author of this paper is one of Sun's Distinguished Engineers. 
Part of the job of a Distinguished Engineer is to identify the
problem areas of Sun's software and hardware and endeavour to
identify solutions which are emerging from the research community and
bring them to bear on Sun's development effort.  This paper
represents some of Rob's current work in progress and gives an
insight into solutions we might expect to see from SunSoft some years
in the future.

The major problem addressed here is the monolithic nature of
operating system and environment upgrades.  SunOS and the Solaris
environment are now very large and yet still all the parts are very
closely coupled.  This means that all the parts have to be developed,
tested and released in synchronism.  In turn this means that
development is at the rate of the slowest component, which is
irritating for both developers and customers.  This paper presents
Rob's current thoughts on ways in which the problem can be eased,
allowing parts of the system to be swapped out without a complete
testing and release cycle.

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                    Wednesday 6 to Friday 8, January 1993

                     St Cross Centre,  Oxford University
                                    England

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                                  T O P I C S

                       Networking - The Next Generation

                         Novel Applications for UNIX

               Migration to Solaris 2 - Technology and Administration
                             for Sun's latest OS


Conference Aims
---------------

The UK UNIX User Group and the Sun UK User Group have combined to bring you
up to date with the latest developments in networking, UNIX applications
and operating systems (particularly Solaris 2.0/2.1)

Who should attend
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System managers, system and network administrators, developers and consultants
who need to keep abreast of the latest developments

Highlights of the Conference Program
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* Networking - the Next Generation

  The next few years will see major changes to the networks and protocols
  which underpin today's UNIX-based heterogeneous installations. Papers will
  be presented on these changes, covering

  + SuperJANET - the next generation of the UK academic network

    The Options for Updating the Internet - the Internet is getting too large
    for the IP infrastructure; too many hosts and networks mean an imminent
    shortage of IP addresses and routers that can't cope with all the
    connected networks

  + ISDN on your Desktop - using the latest in PSTN connectivity

  + Nomadic Computing - laptop and notebook workstations are with us, but the
    network and operating systems have a way to go to allow you to make full
    use of the flexibility they offer

* UNIX Applications

  Papers will be presented on a number of distributed applications and
  techniques for exploiting the possibilities of distributed applications
  (DCE, Project DOE and ANSAware)

* Migrating to Solaris 2

  Sun Microsystems have a very large slice of the UNIX marketplace and they are
  in the throes of introducing an almost completely new operating system for
  their product range. Users will find that the commands they knew and loved
  have been subtly changed, but those responsible for system management will
  find a completely different infrastructure, backed up by a new set of tools.
  Papers will be presented to help you find your way around the new structure
  and give you a foretaste of the new tools expected with Solaris 2.1. There
  will also be an update of Adrian Cockcroft's paper on Sun System Performance
  Tuning directed specifically at the new multiprocessor workstations, and
  papers on important aspects of the implementation of the new operating system.

!!! Plus the chance to meet and talk with people with the same interests !!!
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                 C O N F E R E N C E   T I M E T A B L E

Each of the three days of the event will concentrate on one of the topics

Wednesday  6 January    Networking - the Next Generation

Thursday   7 January    UNIX Applications/Nomadic Computing

Friday     8 January    Migration to Solaris 2

We are offering a variety of packages to allow you to get the best out of
the conference and to suit all our members, and we have tried to keep
prices low

You can attend for:
        * First 2 days
        * Last 2 days
        * All 3 days

Wednesday 6/1/93           Thursday 7/1/93            Friday 8/1/93
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10.00 Registration         08.30 Registration         09.45 Morning Session 1
11.00 Morning Session      09.30 Morning Session 1    10.30 Coffee
12.30 Lunch                10.30 Coffee               11.00 Morning Session 2
14.00 Afternoon Session 1  11.00 Morning Session 2    12.30 Lunch
15.30 Tea                  12.30 Lunch                14.00 Afternoon Session
16.00 Afternoon session 2  14.00 Afternoon Session 1  16.15 Close
17.30 UKUUG AGM            15.30 Tea
18.00 BOFS                 16.00 Afternoon session 2
19.30 Dinner               17.30 BOFS
                           19.30 Dinner

* Full program will be available in the last week of November.

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                      C O N F E R E N C E   V E N U E 

The conference will be held in the St Cross Centre which is 10 minutes walk
>from the centre of Oxford on the east side, near to St Catherine's College

Car parking is available at the conference site for 3.50 per day
(a considerable bonus in Oxford!)

There will be a small exhibition in the centre during the conference

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 R E S I D E N T I A L   A C C O M M O D A T I O N,  D I N N E R   &   B A R 

* We have reserved rooms in St Catherine's College adjacent to the St Cross
  Centre (2-3 minutes walk). These rooms may be booked (on a first come,
  first served basis) when booking conference places.

* Please ask the Secretariat if you want to arrive early or stay late.

* Alternatively, there is ample hotel accomodation in Oxford

* A semi-formal dinner and late bar is available each evening at Keble College

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                               B O O K I N G

Please book AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (before Christmas!) on the form below
which should be returned to

     UKUUG/SUKUG Secretariat, Owles Hall, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9PL
           UK            Tel: 0763 273475/271894     Fax: 0763 273255
           International Tel: +44 763 273475/271894  Fax: +44 763 273255
           Email:             bill@europen.uucp

*** All conference packages include refreshments and lunch each day you are
    attending the conference, plus a copy of the proceedings

*** Members of EurOpen, the European X Users and Convex Users Groups are
    welcome to attend at the same rate as SUKUG and UKUUG members.

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S U N   U K   U S E R   G R O U P   and  U K   U N I X   U S E R   G R O U P
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                    J O I N T   N E W   Y E A R   1 9 9 3

                C O N F E R E N C E   B O O K I N G   F O R M

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                    Wednesday 6 to Friday 8, January 1993

                     St Cross Centre,  Oxford University

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Filling in the form:   - Please select one package (marked *)
                       - Then add options A through C if you require them
                       - If you are not a member of one of the user groups
                            add in the non-member supplement
                       - To qualify for the Student Special you must be in
                            full time education, but students need not be
                            members of a user group and need not add the
                            supplement - ensure 'organisation' is filled in
                            with your college and course
                       - If you are a member of one of the user groups tick
                            the appropriate box (SUKUG members give membership
                            number if possible, please)
                       - Fill in the delegate details (BLOCK CAPITALS if
                            returning a hand written hardcopy by post, please)
                       - Please note dietary requirements even if not ordering
                            dinner - so we can order lunches appropriately!
                       - Return the form to the Secretariat by post at Owles
                            Hall (address above) or by Email to:

                                   bill@europen.uucp

* Conference attendance fee (including Student Special) includes lunch and
  refreshments each day, plus proceedings

                Price | Includes Conference | Includes College | Tick | AMOUNT|
               in GBP |    Attendance on    |  Accomodation on | items|       |  
            including | Weds   Thurs  Fri   | Weds 06 Thurs 07 | reqd |  DUE  |
           VAT @17.5% | 06/01  07/01  08/01 | night   night    |      |       |
-------------+--------+---------------------+------------------+------+-------+
* Package 1  |  125   |  yes    yes         |  No accomodation |      |       |
  1st 2 days |        |                     |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+---------------------+------------------+------+-------+
* Package 2  |  125   |         yes    yes  |  No accomodation |      |       |
  Last 2 days|        |                     |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+---------------------+------------------+------+-------+
* Package 3  |  145   |  yes    yes    yes  |  No accomodation |      |       |
  All 3 days |        |                     |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+---------------------+------------------+------+-------+
* Package 4  |  150   |  yes    yes         |   yes            |      |       |
  1st 2 days |        |                     |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+---------------------+------------------+------+-------+
* Package 5  |  150   |         yes    yes  |            yes   |      |       |
  Last 2 days|        |                     |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+---------------------+------------------+------+-------+
* Package 6  |  200   |  yes    yes    yes  |   yes      yes   |      |       |
  All 3 days |        |                     |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+---------------------+------------------+------+-------+
+ Option  A  |   30   | Please specify any  | + Dinner         |      |       |
  Weds dinner|        | special dietary     |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+ requirements here:  +------------------+------+-------+
+ Option  B  |   30   |                     |         + Dinner |      |       |
  Thur dinner|        | ___________________ |                  |      |       |
-------------+--------+------+------+-------+------------------+------+-------+
+ Option  C  |  3.50  |      |      |       | < Tick box for each day |       |
  Car Parking| per day|      |      |       | < car parking required  |       |
-------------+--------+------+------+-------+------------------+------+-------+
  NON-MEMBER |   50   |   Members please specify affiliation   |      |       |
  SUPPLEMENT |        | and membership no (if applicable) below|      |       |
-------------+--------+------+------+-------+------------------+------+-------+
+ STUDENT    |   30   |      |      |       | < Tick box for each day |       |
    SPECIAL  | per day|      |      |       | < you are attending     |       |
-------------+--------+------+------+-------+------------------+------+-------+
                                                                      |=======|
                             T O T A L   A M O U N T   D U E   (GBP)  |       |
                                                                      |       |
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* I am a member of one of the user groups (tick one):

           +---+
           |   | Sun UK User Group  (membership no _____________)
           +---+
           |   |  UK UNIX User Group
           +---+
           |   |  EurOpen
           +---+
           |   |  European X Users Group
           +---+
           |   |  Convex Users Group
           +---+

* Method of payment (tick one):

           +---+
           |   | Cheque:   Cheque Number ________________________
           +---+
           |   | Access
           +---+
           |   | Visa
           +---+

           Cheques payable to 'UKUUG LTD' please.

    For credit card payments:

           Please debit my credit card with the amount shown above:

                   Credit Card Number __________________________

                   Expiry Date        __________________________

                   Signature          __________________________

* Delegate Details

Name           _________________________________________________

Organisation   _________________________________________________

Address        _________________________________________________

               _________________________________________________

               _________________________________________________

               _________________________________________________

Postcode       __________________

Telephone      __________________

Fax            __________________