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Date:         Tue, 15 Sep 1992 09:53:26 EDT
From:         "CITI Info Update" <infociti@CITI.UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Forum on Research in Open Systems and Distributed Computing

			Forum on Research in
		Distributed Computing and Open Systems
	       		October 22-23, 1992
			Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Center for Information Technology Integration (CITI) is pleased
to announce a forum on research in Distributed Computing and Open
Systems.  The Forum will take place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Thursday
and Friday, October 22 and 23, 1992.

CITI is. . .

. . . an applied research and development center at the University
of Michigan that works jointly with corporate partners to broaden
technological horizons and enhance the University's computing
environment.  The results of these cooperative, sponsored projects
are transferred to industry, government, and education.

Established in 1986 as part of the Information Technology Division, CITI
continues toward its original goal of presenting a coherent distributed
computing system to users at the University.  It is CITI's vision to
provide information technology innovations that transform the way the
University and the world do business.

The CITI Forum will. . .

	* allow you to meet with CITI researchers and others who
	  have gained practical experience in distributed computing
	  and open systems concepts.

	* introduce you to the research and development CITI is doing.

 	* provide you the opportunity to exchange information about
	  open systems and distributed computing.

	* demonstrate our current projects.

Our investigations over the last several years have given us extensive
experience in practical application of distributed computing and open
systems concepts in a large installation.  This forum will provide a
comprehensive look at what we've done, where we are, and where we're
going.


Forum Highlights
----------------

Affiliates Update and CITI Overview
  Theodore A. Hanss, Jr., director of the Center for Information
    Technology Integration

Mobile Computing in Distributed Systems
  Peter Honeyman, Ph.D., research scientist and adjunct professor

   Portable computers have become commonplace, but the predominant
   operating system remains MS-DOS, with no integrated support for
   distributed computing. In this session you will learn about our
   efforts to close that gap, using AFS on the Mach operating system.

Digitized Image Data Compression
  Frederick Remley, video technology specialist

   CITI is investigating various data compression techniques in order
   to provide adequate performance when transferring large image
   files across distributed systems. This session will describe
   techniques currently available for Macintosh and UNIX platforms,
   methods used to transfer image files over networks, and storage
   mechanisms for large files.

NetMod(tm): Network Modeling Made Easy
  Toby J. Teorey, Ph.D., senior staff member and associate professor

   Modeling complex networks can be a tedious, time-consuming task.
   NetMod, developed at CITI, enables you to quickly and easily
   generate numerous complex network configurations; quantitatively
   evaluate the alternatives; and make better-informed implementation
   decisions.

Deploying Distributed Computing on Campus
  William A. Doster, senior systems research programmer

   This presentation will discuss the current status of deployment
   of the Institutional File System on the Ann Arbor campus of the
   University of Michigan. We will address issues such as campus-wide
   name space, system administration, and cost-recovery models.

Third-Party Authentication in the Institutional File System
  Jim Rees, senior systems research programmer

   The Institutional File System makes use of an intermediate
   server to speed file caching.  This session will present our
   solution to the problem of authenticating the intermediate server
   to the central file server when the intermediate does not know
   clients' private keys.

Faster AFS
  Michael Stolarchuk, senior systems research programmer

   Investigation of the performance of AFS, when reading locally
   cached files, showed an average read time of more than twice
   that of the local file system. In this session you will hear
   about that investigation and the modifications made to AFS so
   that reads of locally-cached files perform within 10% of the
   performance of the local file system.

Implementing Open Systems on AIX/ESA and MVS/ESA
  Lee Pearson, senior systems research programmer
  Bob Riddle,  senior systems research programmer

   These two sessions will discuss our efforts to integrate
   the mainframe into our distributed environment, using the
   Open Software Foundation's Distributed Computing Environment
   as our base architecture.

Massive AFS
  Charles J. Antonielli, Ph.D., research scientist and adjunct professor

   A critical problem facing AFS users is a chronic lack of disk storage
   space for AFS files.  One promising approach marries mass storage
   technology with AFS.  In this session you will learn about the issues,
   proposed solutions, and current status of our work.

Disconnected AFS
  Larry Huston, graduate student research assistant

   CITI is modifying the AFS client to work without directly
   communicating with the file servers.  In this session, you will
   see our changes to the AFS cache manager to provide persistence
   of important data structures, optimistic handling of cached data,
   logging file system mutations, and reconciliation when the cache
   manager is reconnected with a file server.

X.500 at the University of Michigan
  Timothy Howes, systems research programmer

   This session will describe the University's X.500 directory
   service, containing information on over 70,000 U-M faculty,
   staff, and students.  This service is integrated with campus
   e-mail and other information service environments (e.g. gopher).
   We discuss configuration, performance enhancements, and general
   experience implementing this service for campus.

Integrating PC LANs With the Institutional File System
  Brian D. Renaud, senior systems research programmer

   The University of Michigan has over 10,000 personal computers,
   many of them on Local Area Networks (LANs).  To provide an
   institution-wide share file store, we must integrate these LANs
   with our distributed file system.  This talk will provide an
   overview of our work to allow Novell, AFP (Macintosh), Banyan,
   and NFS client machines to share the benefits of the Institutional
   File System.

Netatalk:  AppleTalk and Distributed File Systems
  Thomas Hacker, systems research programmer

   Netatalk is an implementation of the AppleTalk protocol suite on BSD
   UNIX and derivatives. Netatalk exploits currently existing TCP/IP
   mechanisms such as sockets, and provides a programming interface to
   the session and transport layers of AppleTalk. Netatalk exports both
   AFS and UNIX local file system components as AFP volumes. This session
   will acquaint you with Netatalk, currently used at the University of
   Michigan to give campus Macintosh computers access to the AFS-based
   Institutional File System.

Reception and Demonstrations at CITI

   A reception and demonstrations of CITI's current projects will take
   place on Thursday evening, October 22 at the Center for Information
   Technology Integration at 519 West William.  Software demonstrations
   will include NetMod, Little Work (mobile computing), and OSF/DCE,
   among others.

Network Operations Center Tour

   The University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus is the site of the
   Network Operations Center (NOC), the networking nerve center of
   the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET).  The NOC was
   established and is currently maintained by Merit, a consortium of
   nine of Michigan's publicly funded universities.  NSFNET links
   super-computers across the country; MichNet, Merit's state-wide
   network; and UMnet, the University of Michigan's campus network.
   NSFNET, MichNet, and UMnet are all managed by Network Operations
   staff.

   As you tour the facility, you will see state-of-the-art equipment
   monitoring these networks for outages, backups, failures and other
   problems which require immediate action. Operator consoles and
   impressive wall-size video screens display network availability
   information.

Computing Center Tour

   The Computing Center building houses one of the largest of the
   University of Michigan's three IBM mainframe computers. The ES/9000
   Model 720 is water-cooled, with vector processing capabilities. The
   Center has nearly 200 gigabytes of storage space and stores thousands
   of magnetic tapes. The multi-processor computer runs the University's
   Library System, Michigan Terminal System (MTS), Institutional File
   System (IFS), and other operating systems.

U-M Walking Tour

   A self-guided walking tour of the University of Michigan's central
   campus will direct you to areas of interest, such as: Angel Haven
   Courtyard - the largest University student computing site; U-M
   libraries; the Law Quad; Burton Memorial Tower - one of the best
   known U-M landmarks; and the Dow Chemistry Building.


Optional Activities
-------------------
In addition to the conference, two optional activities are planned.

Distributed Computing Environment and Distributed
Management Environment Overview

Interested in finding out more about implementing or administering a
distributed computing environment in your workplace? Are you curious
about the architecture and component services of the Open Software
Foundation's DCE? If yes, then the Distributed Computing Environment/
Distributed Management Environment Overview is the course for you.
This unique overview combines the best of our Distributed Computing
Environment and the Distributed Management Environment courses to
provide answers to your most asked questions about DCE and DME.

In the morning session, you will learn about

	* The Distributed Computing Environment Architecture
	* Threads
	* Remote Procedure Calls
	* Directory Service
	* Security
	* Distributed Time Service
	* Distributed File Service

The afternoon session focuses on:

	* The Distributed Management Environment Architecture
	* License Services
	* Print Services
	* Software Services
	* Management Request Brokers
	* Management Information and Protocols

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. at the Campus Inn on Wednesday,
October 21. The course starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. and ends at
5:00 p.m. The course fee is $350 and includes tuition, student notes,
continental breakfast, and lunch.

UM Football

On Saturday, October 24, the University of Michigan football team
takes on the University of Minnesota in the annual battle for the
Little Brown Jug.  This is Michigan's homecoming, so many special
activities are also planned.  We'll start with a tailgate party at
CITI the morning of the game, and proceed to the stadium, a short
distance away.

The cost for both tailgate and football game is $35.

Accommodations
--------------
The Campus Inn is the site for the Forum on Research at the Center for
Information Technology Integration (CITI). It is centrally located in
downtown Ann Arbor and adjoins the University of Michigan campus.  Fifty
rooms are reserved at the Inn for forum attendees. In addition to the Campus
Inn, several other local hotels have reserved rooms for the event.

Special room rates have been arranged. To reserve your room at these special
rates, call one of the hotels listed below and identify yourself as a U-M CITI
forum attendee.  Make your reservations as early as possible - space is
limited!


Campus Inn		$78.44/night
615 East Huron		October 20-23
+1 313- 769P2200

Michigan League		$68.00/night
911 North University	October 20-22
+1 313 764P3177

Holiday Inn West	$60.00/night
2900 Jackson Road	October 20-22
+1 313 665P4444		$89.00/night
			October 23-25

Ann Arbor Regent Hotel	$59.00/night
3600 Plymouth Road	October 20-22
+1 313 769P9800		$89.00/night
			October 23-25

Red Roof Inn 		$34.00/night
3621 Plymouth Road	October 20-24
+1 313 996P5800
Use confirmation #045ZZ92294


How to Register
---------------
By Fax:
Fax your completed registration form and credit card
information to:

	Center for Information Technology Integration
	+1 313 763-4434

By Mail:
Mail your completed registration form and payment to:

	Center for Information Technology Integration
	University of Michigan
	519 West William Street
	Ann Arbor, MI  48103-4943


Program Fees

Two, four, or six CITI Affiliate staff members may attend the forum,
tailgate, and football game as a benefit of their membership level.
Affiliates are also entitled to a 20, 30, or 40 percent discount for
the DCE/DME Overview.  For more information on CITI's Affiliates Program,
contact Kathryn Slish at +1 313 764-5440, or email to info@citi.umich.edu.

The $95 fee for non-affiliates includes attendance, materials,
transportation to and from organized tours, continental breakfasts,
and lunches for the two-day forum. The $350 fee for the DCE/DME Overview
includes tuition, course materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. The
$35 fee for the tailgate party and football game includes lunch and one
admission to the Michigan/Minnesota football game.


Transfers and Refunds

In the event you cannot attend, you may transfer your registration by
calling +1 313 764-5440. If you must cancel, please notify us by phone
and then send your cancellation request in writing. Full refunds are
available until October 7, 1992. After October 7, cancellations are
subject to a $50 processing fee.


Confirmation

Your confirmation and visitor packet will be mailed upon receipt of the
registration materials.

Registration form
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Registration

Name__________________________________	Title________________________

Organization__________________________

CITI Affiliate Membership Level_______________________________

Address_______________________________________________________

City_____________________  State _________  Zip_______________

Internet Mail Address__________________________

Phone_______________________	FAX___________________________

Method of Payment

	__ Check made payable to the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

	__ VISA		__ MasterCard

Card Number_________________________  Expiration Date: ________

Card Holder's Signature________________________________________

Activities You Wish to Attend

	__ Forum on Research in Distributed Computing and Open Systems ($95)

	__ DCE/DME Overview ($350)

	__ CITI Tailgate Party and the Michigan/Minnesota Football Game ($35)

	Total enclosed: _________


Dietary Restrictions:	__ vegetarian
			__ kosher
			__ other ________________________


Space is Limited -  Register Now!

Mail to:	Center for Information Technology Integration
		University of Michigan
		519 West William Street
		Ann Arbor, MI  48103-4943

    FAX:	+1 313 763-4434
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