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- Submitted-by: kuhn@swe.ncsl.nist.gov (Rick Kuhn)
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- ***Announcing***
- __________________________________________
-
- NIST USERS' FORUM ON APPLICATIONS PORTABILITY PROFILE (APP)
- and OPEN SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT (OSE)
-
- Thursday, November 15, 1990
- __________________________________________
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- Sponsored by:
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- The National Computer Systems Laboratory
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- __________________________________________
-
- This workshop is the sixth in a continuing semi-annual series on
- the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- APPLICATIONS PORTABILITY PROFILE (APP) and its application to
- OPEN SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT (OSE). The APP defines a common set of
- standards (or directions) and is designed to address the broad
- functional areas of applications portability and
- interoperability.
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- These APP Users' Forums are designed to provide users and
- providers with the opportunity to get information about, and
- provide feedback on, NIST proposals regarding the adoption and
- evaluation of an integrated set of standards to support the APP
- and Open Systems.
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- As currently defined the APP identifies seven functional areas:
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- 1) operating system services;
- 2) program services;
- 3) data management services;
- 4) data interchange services;
- 5) user interface services;
- 6) graphics services; and
- 7) network services.
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- This workshop will provide a status report on standards and
- activities in the APP, OSE, IEEE, and JTC1 (international
- activities) areas, and solicit users' opinions of what priorities
- should be applied to future work items. As usual, specific
- issues will be covered in more detail. When possible, experts
- from other organizations or users' groups may present their
- particular viewpoint on given issues.
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- While the APP Users' Forums are intended primarily to address
- users' concerns, both users and vendors/integrators are
- encouraged to attend.
- __________________________________________
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- AGENDA
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- Thursday, November 15, 1990
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- 8:00 a.m. Registration
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- 9:00 a.m.Opening Remarks and Workshop Welcome
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- APP/OSE Update
- Roger Martin, NIST
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- An APP Guide: An Overview and the Philosophy Behind It
- Al Hankinson, NIST
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- An APP Guide: Details of the New APP Guide Publication
- Gary Fisher, NIST
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- 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
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- Unix International Perspective on Distributed Computing
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- A User's Experience: Specifying the APP in a Procurement,
- Pros & Cons
- Walt Houser, VA
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- Systems and Network Management
- Fran Nielsen, NIST
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- 4:30 p.m. Adjourn
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- TOPICS
- ______________________________________
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- o Status of APP, OSE, IEEE, and JCT1
- o New APP Guide Publication
- o Distributed Processing
- o A User's Procurement Experience using APP Concept
- o Network Management in the APP Environment
- ______________________________________
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- GENERAL INFORMATION
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- Location
- The Conference will be held in the Green Auditorium,
- Administration Building, National Institute of Standards and
- Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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- Housing
- A block of rooms has been set aside for Conference attendees at
- the Gaithersburg Marriott. The phone number is (301) 977-8900.
- The special conference rate is $62 single or double. To register
- for a room, please use the enclosed hotel registration form and
- send it directly to the hotel no later than October 31, 1990.
- After that date, rooms will be released for general sale at the
- prevailing rates of the hotel. Please note that a 10% Maryland
- tax will be added to all room rates.
-
- Transportation
- For those attendees arriving at Washington National, Dulles
- International or Baltimore-Washington International Airports, the
- hotel is accessible by contacting Airport Transfer Limousine
- Service. Reservations are required, please call 301/948-4515.
-
- The Metro can be used by attendees arriving at Washington
- National Airport. At the Airport, board the Yellow Line train
- marked Gallery Place; take this train to Gallery Place. Transfer
- to a Red line train marked Shady Grove (some trains going in that
- direction will go only to Grosvenor and will be so marked) 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. A NIST Metro Shuttle departs from the Shady Grove Metro
- Stop to NIST beginning at 8:15 a.m. The Shuttle leaves on the
- quarter and three-quarter hour (e.g. 8:15, 8:45. . .5:15, 5:45)
- from the west side "Kiss and Ride" parking lot.
-
- For those who prefer to drive, Gaithersburg is located about 20
- miles northwest of Washington, D.C. via Interstate Route 270. To
- reach the hotel, take Exit 11, Rt. 124 East, Montgomery Village
- Avenue; to NIST, take Exit 10, Rt. 117 West, Clopper Road.
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- Roundtrip transportation will be provided between NIST and the
- Marriott at 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on the day of the conference.
-
- Coffee Breaks
- Mid-morning and mid-afternoon coffee breaks will be provided in
- the West Square Cafeteria.
-
- Lunch
- A pre-set lunch will be provided in the West Square Cafeteria. A
- lunch ticket is included in the conference registration.
-
- Registration
- The registration fee for this conference is $50. Please complete
- the Registration Card enclosed and return to:
- Office of the Comptroller
- A807 Administration Building
- National Institute of
- Standards and Technology
- Gaithersburg, MD 20899
- Or contact:
- Tammie Grice, Conference Coordinator
- NIST/PAD
- Phone: 301/975-2775
- FAX: 301/926-1630
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- Technical Information
- For technical information please contact:
- James A. Hall
- National Institute of
- Standards and Technology
- Telephone: 301/975-3273
- Fax: 301/590-0932
- UUCP hall@swe.ncsl.nist.gov
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- REGISTRATION CARD
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology
- November 15, 1990 Gaithersburg, MD
- Last Name ____________________________________________________
- First Name ____________________________________________________
- Company _____________________________________________________
- Street Address ________________________________________________
- Room Number/Mail Code ________________________________________
- City ________________________ State _______ Zip ________________
- Country _______________________________________________________
- Business Phone _________________________________________________
- Fax ___________________________________________________________
- Registration fee must be received no later than November 1, 1990
- for your name to appear on the Participants List.
-
- Registration Fee: $50
- Amount Remitted: ____________
-
- Form of Payment:
- ____ Check. Make checks payable to NIST/APP. All checks must be
- drawn on U.S. Banks only.
- ____ Purchase Order Attached.
- ____ I will bring my Purchase Order to the door.
- ____ MasterCard ____ Visa
- Account # ______________________ Exp. Date _______
- Authorized Signature _______________________________
- Return to:
- Office of the Comptroller
- Administration Building, Room A807
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Gaithersburg, MD 20899
- or contact:
- Tammie Grice
- NIST, PAD Conference Office
- Phone: 301/975-2775
- FAX: 301/926-1630
-
- Applications Portability Profile HOTEL RESERVATION CARD
- The Gaithersburg Marriott
- November 15, 1990 Phone: 301/977-8900, Fax: 301/869-8597
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- Last Name ____________________________________________________
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- First Name ____________________________________________________
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- Company _____________________________________________________
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- Street Address ________________________________________________
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- Room Number/Mail Code ________________________________________
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- City ________________________ State _______ Zip ________________
-
- Country _______________________________________________________
-
- Business Phone ________________________________________________
-
- Will arrive on (day) _________ (time) __________ (date)
- ____________
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- Will depart on (day) _________ (time) __________ (date)
- ____________
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- Please reserve ____________ room(s) for _____________ person(s).
-
- Guaranteed Reservation: $62 single or double. All reservations
- must be received by: October 31, 990.
- All room reservations must be guaranteed by a one night deposit.
- Reservations may be cancelled with no penalty prior to 6:00 p.m.
- on the scheduled arrival date.
-
- Please apply 10% tax to the above rates.
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- One night deposit enclosed $ ________________________
- Guaranteed by ___________________________ exp. ______
- Card # ____________________________________________
- Signature __________________________________________
-
- Please place in an envelope and return to:
- The Gaithersburg Marriott
- 620 Perry Parkway
- Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
- (301) 977-8900
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- Volume-Number: Volume 21, Number 207
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