From: dawn@isdn.ncsl.nist.gov (Dawn Hoffman)
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: October NIUF Flyer
Date: 27 Aug 92 00:03:05 GMT
Expires: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 08:00:00 GMT
Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology


THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM

October 26-30, 1992
Gaithersburg, Md.

Sponsored by:  U.S. Department of Commerce
               Technology Administration
               National Institute of Standards and Technology
               Computer Systems Laboratory
               NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
               (NIST)

A principal agency of the Department of Commerce's Technology
Administration, NIST has as its mission to strengthen U.S.
industry's competitiveness, advance science, and improve public
health, safety, and the environment.

NIST conducts basic and applied research in the physical sciences
and engineering, developing measurement techniques, test methods,
standards, and related services. The Institute does generic and
precompetitive research and development work on new advanced
technologies.

NIST researchers work at the frontiers of science and technology in
such areas as chemical science and technology, physics, materials
science and engineering, electronics and electrical engineering,
manufacturing engineering, computer systems, building technology
and fire safety, and computing and applied mathematics.
Workshop Description

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

The North American Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
Users' Forum (NIUF) was formed in 1988 under the auspices of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology. This intensive
workshop on ISDN provides basic and advanced tutorials and working
groups dedicated to user and implementor issues.

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a new application of
digital technology. ISDN promises synergistic opportunities for
enhanced functionality of public telecommunications.

The mission of the NIUF is "to create a strong user voice in the
implementation of ISDN and ISDN applications and to ensure that the
emerging ISDN meets users' application needs."  The NIUF will
hasten the availability of interoperable, conforming ISDN products
and services which meet users' needs.

The NIUF consists of two workshops: the ISDN Users' Workshop (IUW)
and the ISDN Implementors' Workshop (IIW). The IUW produces
Application Requirements which describe potential applications of
ISDN and the features which may be required. The IIW develops
Implementation Agreements and Conformance Criteria which provide
the detailed technical decisions necessary to implement an
Application Requirement in an interoperable manner.
Working Group
Topics

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

Application Analysis Expert Working Group
Application Services Group
Applications Software Interface Expert Working Group
Broadband ISDN Industry Group
Call Management Family and Profile Team
Computer & Telecommunications Industries
CPE Compatibilities & Capabilities Family and Profile Team
Electronic Data Interchange Industry Group
Enterprise Network Data Interconnectivity Family (ENDIF)
Executive Steering Committee
Financial/Services Industries
Government Services Industries
ISDN Conformance Testing (ICOT)
     ICOT ACT 1
     ICOT ACT 23
     ICOT Terminal Adaption (TA)
     ICOT Frame Relay (FR)
ISDN Users' Steering Committee
ISDN Implementors' Steering Committee
Issues
     Subgroups:
          Deployment
          Financial Justification
          Simplification of ISDN Ordering, Provisioning and
               Installation
Manufacturing Industries
Messaging and Answering Family and Profile Team
Network Interconnectivity Family and Profile Team
Network Management Expert Working Group
Network Management/ISDN Administration Family and Profile Team
Process Industries
Public Policy and Strategic Planning
Security Expert Working Group, Family and Profile Team
Signaling/Supplementary Services Expert Working Group
Small Business Applications
Versions
Video/Audio Conferencing Family and Profile Team
SPECIAL MEETINGS

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM

October 26-30, 1992

Monday, October 26
(NIST, Administration Building, Green Auditorium)

1:00 p.m.~4:00 p.m.      Transcontinental ISDN Project '92
                         (TRIP '92) Update

This meeting will provide the latest information concerning the
status of this project.

NOTE:  The NIUF plans to distribute the TRIP '92 Atlas at the
closing plenary session on October 30.  This will be the first and
only distribution of the TRIP '92 Atlas at the NIUF.  Only one copy
per attendee will be distributed.  You must be present to receive
your copy; the Atlas will not be distributed by mail.


7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.   (location to be announced)

     Panel Discussion:  International Implications of ISDN

                    Moderator:     Arthur Reilly
                                   Chairman, Committee T1

                    Panelists:     Tony Marienthal
                                   Chairman
                                   European ISDN Users Workshop

                                   North American Representative
                                   To Be Announced

                                   Asia/Pacific Rim Representative
                                   To Be Announced

     The globalization of economies, the growth of the information
     age capabilities, and the availability of global
     telecommunications standards have provided both the need for
     and the potential for users around the world to communicate
     voice, data, facsimile, and video information via ISDN as
     easily as voice alone has been communicated within a single
     country in the past.  ISDN has the potential for satisfying a
     broad range of user needs, e.g. the multi-national bank that
     is interested in fast, reliable electronic funds transfer
     around the world; the individual business or residential user
     that is looking for high-quality voice transport with the
     possibility for simultaneous video communications or file
     transfer to a friend.
SPECIAL MEETINGS (cont.)

     Panelists from around the world will discuss ISDN during two
     evening sessions.  The first session will consist of
     individual user perspectives on ISDN from the Europe,
     Asia/Pacific Rim and North America and a discussion of
     progress towards continued global harmonization of
     telecommunications standards.


Tuesday, October 27

7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.      (location to be announced)

     Roundtable:  International Implications of ISDN

                    Moderator:     Tony Marienthal,
                                   Chairman
                                   European ISDN Users Workshop

     The panel in a roundtable discussion will respond to questions
     and continue to address:

     1)   Why global ISDN is important?
     2)   How is global ISDN being used?
     3)   What are the constraints to global connectivity?
     4)   What can facilitate overcoming current constraints and
          meeting additional user needs?

Thursday, October 29

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.      (NIST)

     Computer and Telecommunications Industries

               Special Topic: Tutorial,  SCAI
                              Chris Wallace, Northern Telecom

7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.    (Holiday Inn)

     Roundtable/Panel Discussion
     (Moderator:  Karen Patten, AT&T Bell Labs)

               Topic:    The Need For Residential ISDN

TUTORIALS

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM

October 26-30, 1992

Tuesday, October 27 (NIST)

2:00 p.m.~3:00 p.m.
Overview of the NIUF
New User/New Implementor Discussion
Don Auble, Ameritech Services & Karen Patten, AT&T Bell Labs

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Application Software Interface
Robert Toense, NIST

3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Role of Satellite Communication in Narrowband and Broadband ISDN
D.M. Chitre, COMSAT Laboratories

3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Basic ISDN
Steve Rogers, EDS

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
North American Agreements on ISDN
Kamie Roberts, NIST

4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
NASA ACTS Program Developments in Narrowband and Broadband ISDN
Tom vonDeak, NASA Lewis Research Center

4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Planning Your ISDN Implementation
Karen Patten, AT&T Bell Labs

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (Holiday Inn)
NI-1 Overview
Joe Hobbs, Bellcore


General Information

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

Location

The National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Green Auditorium, Administration Building,
Gaithersburg, Md.

Schedule

No registration fee will be charged for the Monday, October 26,
meetings.  However, registration for the remainder of the week will
begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 26.  Tutorials will begin at
2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.  Wednesday and Thursday's meetings will be
dedicated to implementor expert working groups, profile teams,
steering committees, user industry groups, family sessions, and a
user/implementor plenary session. Friday's meetings will consist of
the executive steering committee, user/implementor plenary session,
and possibly working groups.  The meetings on Friday are expected
to end by noon.  See Pro Forma at the back of this flyer for more
detailed information on the schedule for the week.  If additional
details are needed, please contact Dawn Hoffman.

Registration Fee

$320 per person. Pre-registration is encouraged. Registration fee
includes coffee breaks and lunches and a banquet on Wednesday,
October 28. Publication of the meeting minutes is included in the
registration fee and will be forwarded to registrants when
available. Register by Friday, October 9, to ensure that your name
is included on the Participants List. Refunds for cancellations
will not be made after this date. Full meeting agendas are expected
to be completed in September and will be mailed to those who
register in advance.

Accommodations

Workshop registration does not include your hotel reservation. A
block of rooms has been reserved at two area hotels, request the
"ISDN Users' Forum" block.

The Courtyard by Marriott
805 Russell Ave.
Gaithersburg, Md. 20879
301/670-0008
$65 per night (including breakfast) (apply 12% tax to rate)
General Information (cont.)

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

The Gaithersburg Holiday Inn
2 Montgomery Village Ave.
Gaithersburg, Md. 20879
301/948-8900
$60 per night (apply 12% tax to rate)

To register for rooms, please use the enclosed hotel reservation
form and send it directly to the hotel of your choice no later than
Monday, October 5.

Transportation

BWI Limo, 301/441-2345, offers commercial van service from
Baltimore-Washington Airport to the Gaithersburg area. Call for
reservations. Airport Transfer Van Service, 301/948-4515, is
available from Dulles International and Washington National
Airports to Gaithersburg.

The Washington Metro has subway service to Gaithersburg. Metro can
be boarded at Washington National Airport. Take a Yellow Line train
marked "Mount Vernon Square" to "Gallery Place" and transfer to a
Red Line train marked "Shady Grove" to Shady Grove.  Service is
every 6 to 15 minutes depending on the time of day.  The time from
National to Shady Grove is about 50 minutes.  The Shady Grove
station is approximately four miles from NIST.  A NIST van will
transport you to the NIST site.  The NIST van leaves on the quarter
and three-quarter hour (e.g., 8:15, 8:45 ... 5:15, 6:00) from the
West side Kiss and Ride Parking Lot.
General Information (cont.)

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

Coffee Breaks and Lunch

Refreshments will be provided at the morning, mid-morning and
mid-afternoon breaks.  Lunch will be provided for attendees
Tuesday, October 27 through Thursday, October 29.

Social Event

In order to provide an opportunity for informal interaction, a cash
bar reception beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by a dinner will be
held on Wednesday, October 28 at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn.

Copying

Copying service is limited and turn around time will be a half day.
Documents intended for distribution should be copied prior to the
workshop and shipped to NIST at the following address: Your name,
c/o Sara Caswell, NIST, Bldg. 223, Rm. B364, Gaithersburg, Md.
20899

Technical Information

Dawn Hoffman
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bldg. 223, Rm. B364
Gaithersburg, Md. 20899
Telephone: 301/975-2937
Fax: 301/926-9675

Registration Information

Lori Phillips
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bldg. 101, Rm. A903
Gaithersburg, Md. 20899
Telephone: 301/975-4513
Fax: 301/926-1630
Driving Instructions

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

To reach NIST
From northbound I-270 take Exit 10, Rt. 117 West, Clopper Road. At
the first light on Clopper Road, turn left on to the NIST grounds.
From southbound I-270 take Exit 11B, Route 124 West, Quince Orchard
Road. At the second light turn left on to Clopper Road. At the
first light on Clopper Road, turn right on to the NIST grounds. To
reach the Administration Building, turn left after passing the
guard office. Signs will direct you to visitor parking.

To reach The Gaithersburg Holiday Inn
Take Exit 11, Route 124 East, Montgomery Village Avenue. At the
intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Route 355 (Frederick
Avenue) turn left; the hotel will be at the first right.

To reach The Courtyard by Marriott
Take Exit 11, Route 124 East, Montgomery Village Avenue. Stay on
Montgomery Village Avenue until you reach Russell Avenue; turn left
at the light. The hotel will be on your right.

See back inside cover for map.
Conference Registration Card

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

Last Name

First Name

Company

Street Address

Rm. No./Mail Code

City, State, Zip

Country

Business Telephone

Fax No./E-mail Addr.

Registration Fee    $320

Please check here if your address has changed in the last 3 months:


Please check here if you want your name, address, phone, and fax
omitted from the attendance list.  Information will be distributed
unless this box is checked.


Please register as a user, implementor, or press (circle choice)

Form of Payment

Check enclosed made payable to NIST/ISDN. (Checks from outside USA
should be written on a USA bank.)

MasterCard No. __________________ Exp. ________

Visa card No. ____________________ Exp. ________

Authorized Signature_______________________________

Purchase Order No. _______________________________

Please place in an envelope and mail to:
Office of the Comptroller
A807 Administration Building
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Md. 20899
Or Fax to: Lori Phillips, 301/926-1630
Please place in an envelope and mail to:

Office of the Comptroller
A807 Administration Building
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Md. 20899
Hotel Reservation Card

THE NORTH AMERICAN ISDN USERS' FORUM
October 26-30, 1992

The Courtyard by Marriott

The Gaithersburg Holiday Inn

Last Name

First Name

Company

Street Address

Room No./Mail Code

City, State, Zip

Country

Business Telephone

Arrival Date

Departure Date

Number of Persons

Rate

The Gaithersburg Holiday Inn and The Courtyard by Marriott (refer
to Workshop brochure for rates, apply 12% tax to rate).  All
reservations must be received by Monday, October 5.  All room
reservations must be guaranteed by a 1-night deposit.  Reservations
may be cancelled with no penalty prior to 6:00 p.m. on scheduled
arrival date.

Form of Payment

Check enclosed made payable to Your hotel choice.

Guaranteed by  ________________________________________

Exp.Date _____________________________________________

Card No. _____________________________________________

Authorized signature __________________________________

Please place in an envelope and mail to:

The Gaithersburg Holiday Inn
2 Montgomery Village Ave.
Gaithersburg, Md. 20879
301/948-8900

or

The Courtyard by Marriott
805 Russell Ave.
Gaithersburg, Md. 20879
301/670-0008