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              Conference on Conformance Testing and
                    Common Feature Sets for
                  ISO/IEC DIS 13346 (ECMA 167)
                     February 11-12, 1993

ISO/IEC DIS 13346 is a proposed ISO standard that defines volume 
and boot block recognition, volume structure, file structure and 
record structure for rewritable and write-once random-access 
media.  Already declared a standard by the European Computer 
Manufacturers Association (ECMA), and submitted to ISO for 
consideration as an International Standard in November, it is 
expected to be an important interchange format for optical media.

While national and international bodies have carefully defined the 
format, some activities to ensure interchangability among vendors 
supporting the standard remain.  Among those are the development of 
test and certification suites and agreement on how DIS 13346 
implementation use and domain fields should be used to support 
popular operating systems.  Clearly, progress towards making this 
standard more appealing will be served if interested companies and 
individuals can find ways to cooperate in these areas.  Presuming 
there is agreement on some sharing of data, a protocol for the 
distribution of information will also need to be agreed upon.

The Marketing Department of the Greeley Storage Division of 
Hewlett Packard is pleased to host a meeting to discuss these 
issues February 11 and 12th, 1992 at  the HP site in Greeley, 
Colorado.  Accommodations will be with the Marriot Hotel in Ft. 
Collins (details are attached to this announcement).  All companies 
and individuals interested in this standard and these issues are 
invited to attend.  Because of space limits, parties are asked to 
limit their participation to one person.  

A draft agenda accompanies this announcement.  You are encouraged 
to provide contributions in advance of the meeting.  Please come 
prepared to present any specific ideas you would like to see 
discussed.  Overhead projectors, slide projectors and whiteboards 
will be available.

If you plan to attend, please contact Edward Beshore by January 15, 
1992 at:

     Hewlett Packard Company
     700 71st Avenue
     Greeley, Colorado 80634
     (303) 350-4826
     (303) 350-4675 (FAX)
     email: edb@hpgrla.gr.hp.com

Please note that making room reservations are your responsibility.

                           Draft Agenda
               Conference on Conformance Testing and
                      Common Feature Sets for
                         ISO/IEC DIS 13346
                        February 11-12, 1993

1.	Introduction
  1.1.	Opening remarks
  1.2.	Public access to information from this conference.
2.	Conformance Testing
  2.1.	What is conformance and why is it needed?
  2.2.	Methods of conformance testing media formats.
    2.2.1.	Test Suites
    2.2.2.	Golden disks
    2.2.3.	Others
  2.3.	Sharing conformance tests and data.
  2.4.	Procedural Issues
3.	Performance Testing
  3.1.	Performance Criteria in File Systems
  3.2.	Proposals for Performance Tests
4.	System Specific Format Issues
  4.1.	A survey of standard conformance levels, implementation
          use fields, domains, and extended attributes.
  4.2.	Identification of operating system specific needs for 
          representation.
5.	How to proceed
  5.1.	Exchanging information.
    5.1.1.	Document formats
    5.1.2.	Electronic access
  5.2.	Future schedules (if any)

                    Room and Travel Arrangements
               Conference on Conformance Testing and
                      Common Feature Sets for
                    ISO/IEC DIS 13346 (ECMA 167)

Accommodations:

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Ft. Collins Marriot for the 
evenings of Wednesday February 10 through Friday, February 12, 
1993.  The rooms have been reserved at the HP rate of $67 per 
evening.  Ask for rooms reserved for the HP-ECMA 167 conference.  Room
reservations should be made by January 15.

  Ft. Collins Marriot Hotel
  350 East Horsetooth Road
  Ft. Collins, CO  80525
  (303) 225-5200
  FAX: (303) 225-5200 Ask - for extension 7739

Travel to Ft. Collins:

Ft. Collins is approximately 60 miles North of Denver's 
Stapleton Airport.  For those renting a car, use the following 
directions to get to Ft. Collins:

   Exit North from the Airport exit (right) on Quebec Street 
    to Interstate 270.
   North on I-270 to I-76.
   West on I-76 to I-25.
   I-25 North to exit 265 (about 50 miles or so) which is 
    Harmony Road.
   West (towards the mountains, across the Interstate) on 
    Harmony road.  Follow the signs to the Ft. Collins Marriot 
    on 350 East Horsetooth Road.

There is transportation hourly from 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM 
between the Denver Airport and the Ft. Collins Marriot via 
Airport Express.  One way fare is $14 (cash only).  Since the 
meetings will be held in Greeley, about 30 miles from Ft. 
Collins, it is recommended that you rent a car or arrange to 
ride with someone who will have a car. 

Airport Express
(303) 482-0505


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Edward Beshore                     
Hewlett Packard Company            Voice:       (303) 350-4826
700 71st Avenue                    FAX:         (303) 350-4675
Greeley Colorado, 80634            email: edb@hpgrla.gr.hp.com
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