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Subject: An Advanced Course on Distributed Systems
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                  FIRST DETAILED ANNOUNCEMENT
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           AN ADVANCED COURSE ON DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

              VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

                  JUNE 23RD - JULY 2ND, 1993

Vancouver '93 is the sixth offering of the Advanced Course on
Distributed Systems.  The five previous offerings were held in Estoril,
Portugal ('92), Kariuzawa, Japan ('91), Bologna, Italy ('90), Ithaca,
New York ('89), and Troms , Norway ('88).  The objective of the
course is to familiarize practitioners and researchers with key issues
in distributed systems.  The course will also be relevant to Engineers,
Scientists and Educators who wish to update their knowledge of
Distributed Systems.  Attendees are assumed to have familiarity with
basic operating systems concepts.  The lectures will discuss the
fundamental problems of the area, review known solutions and
paradigms, and show how to apply known theoretical results to the
design of practical systems.  Vancouver '93 lecturers are
internationally-known researchers whose interests and experiences
scan the full range of distributed computing.

SPONSORSHIP:
The course is sponsored by Simon Fraser University's Centre for
Systems Science, the Faculty of Applied Science, the School of
Computing Science, and British Columbia's Advanced Systems Institute.

FORMAT:
This course will be organized as a series of daily lectures with several
discussion sections.  The discussions will permit small groups of
attendees to interact directly with lecturers, either to focus on issues
that arise during the lectures or to pursue other topics of interest to the
group.

THE LECTURERS

M. Stella Atkins is an Associate Professor of Computing Science at
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.  She is interested in
integrating language and systems design for distributed applications
such as medical image reconstruction and distributed sorting.  She has
been involved with the development of the high level distributed
programming language SR (Synchronising Resources), and with its
performance.

Ozalp Babaoglu is a Professor of Computer Science at the University
of Bologna, Italy where he leads the Paralex project whose goal is to
design and implement an integrated environment for programming,
debugging, monitoring, and controlling reliable distributed
applications.  Babaoglu was a principal designer and implementor of
Berkeley UNIX.  He is an editor for the Springer-Verlag journal
"Distributed Computing".

Hermann Kopetz is a Professor of computer science at the Technical
University of Vienna, Austria.  After spending eight years in industry
in the field of computer process control he has been involved in
research on real time and fault tolerance in distributed computing
systems for the past 10 years.  Dr. Kopetz is the principal investigator
of the MARS distributed fault-tolerant real-time system.  He has
published many papers on real-time systems, clock synchronization,
fault-tolerance and software engineering.  He has been the chairman
of the IEEE Technical Committee on Fault Tolerant Computing for
the past two years.

Butler W. Lampson is a member of the research staff at Digital's
Systems Research Center in Palo Alto, California and Cambridge
Research Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  He has worked
on computer architecture, high speed networks, raster printers, page
description languages and their semantics, programming in the large,
fault-tolerant computing, computer security, and WYSIWYG editors.

Sape J. Mullender is Professor of systems programming and
architecture in the Faculty of Computer Science of the University of
Twente in the Netherlands, where he leads the Huygens research
project on operating system support for distributed multimedia
systems.  He is a principal designer of the Amoeba distributed
operating system and he has published papers on file systems, high-
performance RPC protocols, locating migratable objects in computer
networks, and protection mechanisms.

Roger M. Needham is a Professor of Computer Systems and head of
the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, England
and a Fellow of the Royal Society.  He has contributed extensively to
many aspects of distributed computing and has most recently been
interested in computer protection and security.

Mahadev Satyanarayanan is an Associate Professor of Computer
Science at Carnegie Mellon University.  His research addresses the
problem of data access in large-scale distributed systems.  He
currently leads the Coda project, whose goal is to provide highly-
available distributed file access.  Earlier, he was a principal architect
and implementor of the Andrew file system.

Fred B. Schneider is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at
Cornell University.  His research is primarily concerned with
methodologies for designing and reasoning about concurrent
programs, particularly fault-tolerant and distributed ones.  He is the
managing editor of "Distributed Computing" and an editor for
"Information Processing Letters" and "Springer-Verlag Texts" and
"Monograph in Computer Science".

Michael D. Schroeder is a member of the research staff at Digital's
Systems Research Center in Palo Alto, California.  His particular
interest is discovering practical structures for distributed systems.  He
has worked on computer protection and security, encryption-based
authentication protocols, computer message systems, naming in large
networks, remote procedure call performance, distributed file
systems, and high-speed local area networks.

Sam Toueg is an Associate Professor Computer Science at Cornell
University.  His research interests include distributed systems, fault-
tolerance, real-time systems, and distributed databases.

William E. Weihl is an Associate Professor of Computer Science of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  His research interests
focus on parallel and distributed computing, particularly in the areas
of programming methodology, programming languages, specification
techniques, synchronization, and fault-tolerance.  He is one of the
principal designers of the Argus and Mercury systems developed at
MIT.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION

Introduction to distributed systems (Schroeder)
Theory for practitioners (Schneider)

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS

Fundamental concepts of distributed computing (Babaoglu)
Specifications of concurrent and distributed systems (Weihl)
Understanding non-blocking atomic commitment (Babaoglu & Toueg)
Replication management using the state-machine approach (Schneider)

COMMUNICATIONS

Interprocess communication  (Mullender)
Reliable messages and connection management (Lampson)
Design of switch-based LANs  (Schroeder)

SERVICES

Naming in distributed systems (Needham)
Transaction-processing techniques (Weihl)
Distributed file systems (Satyanarayanan)
Multimedia (Needham)

DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE

Language support for distributed systems (Atkins)
Kernel support for distributed systems (Mullender)
Operating-system support for distributed applications  (Atkins)
Support for parallel programs (Babaoglu)

SECURITY

Cryptography and secure channels (Needham)
Security in distributed systems (Lampson)

REAL TIME AND DEPENDABILITY

Real time and real-time systems (Kopetz)
Dependability and distributed fault tolerance (Kopetz)

LOCATION AND CLIMATE:
Vancouver is a scenic cosmopolitan centre bordered on one side by
mountain wilderness and on another by ocean beaches, where you can
ski alpine slopes in the morning and sail in the afternoon.  The course
will be held at Simon Fraser University (SFU) Harbour Centre
centrally located in downtown Vancouver within walking distance of
many of the city's attractions such as Chinatown, historic Gastown,
Stanley Park with its world-famous aquarium, and Granville Island
Market offering farm-fresh produce, fresh seafood, and fine
restaurants.  The Harbour Centre is also at the hub of Vancouver's
excellent public transit system including the SeaBus ferry to the
North Shore and the SkyTrain monorail across the city to the Fraser
River.  Vancouver's temperature averages in the low twenties Celsius
in June/July with nightly temperatures around twelve or thirteen
Celsius.  Bring a raincoat or windbreaker as well as a sweater for cool
evenings.

ACCOMMODATION:
Upon completion of the enclosed form and payment of a room
deposit, we will make reservations for the desired type of
accommodation.  Reservations will be handled on a first-come-first-
served basis.  Hotel reservations and course registration deadline is
April 15th, 1993.

Please note that all reservations require a deposit to cover the first
night or credit card guarantee to hold room beyond 18:00 hours on
your arrival date.  All hotel/hostel rates are quoted in Canadian funds.

Reservations made after the April 15th '93 deadline will be on a
space-available basis.  Non-Canadian residents can claim a refund of
the Goods and Services Tax (7%) on hotel accommodation at the
Duty Free Stores at points of departure (both at the airport and at
border crossings).

WATERFRONT CENTRE HOTEL
900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BC  Canada  V6C 3L5
Dial Toll Free Canada:  1-800-268-9411/USA:  1-800-828-7447
Reservations telephone:  (604)  691-1820;  FAX:  (604)  691-1828

Rates:  Cdn. $130 (single/double/twin) plus 10% provincial hotel tax
and 7% GST.  Add $20 for each additional adult.

The Waterfront Centre Hotel is the gateway to downtown
Vancouver's waterfront, a five minute walk to SFU Harbour Centre.
Ideally situated in the downtown core, on the shores of Burrard Inlet,
within walking distance to the most historic part of the city, Gastown.
Stanley Park and the Vancouver Aquarium is just a 15 minute walk
away.  There is a heated outdoor pool and a fitness room.

BARCLAY HOTEL
1348 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC  Canada  V6E 1C5
Hotel Telephone:  [phone];  Hotel FAX:  [phone]

Rates:  Cdn. $60 (single); $70 (twin) plus 10% provincial hotel tax
and 7% GST.  Add  $10 for each additional adult.

A heritage hotel near downtown Vancouver, it is located on the city's
popular and famous Robson Street, surrounded by charming
boutiques, shops, bistros, restaurants and art galleries.  Within
walking distance are Vancouver attractions - Stanley Park, English
Bay, the financial district and major shopping malls...right in the
center of activities.  It is an approximately 20 minute walk to SFU
Harbour Centre.

HOTEL  AT THE Y
580  Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC  Canada  V6C 2K9
Dial Toll Free in British Columbia & Alberta only:  1-800-663-1424
Telephone:  [phone];  FAX:  [phone]

Rates:  Cdn. $41 single (1 single bed with hall bathroom); Cdn. $46
single (1 single bed with shared bath); Cdn. $58 double/twin (2 single
beds with shared bath) plus 10% provincial hotel tax.  Other room
configurations available.

An economical alternative for families or students.  Restaurant,
kitchen facilities (bring your own utensils), weight room, fitness
classes, indoor pool (women only).  Approximately a 10 minute walk
from SFU Harbour Centre.  Reservation can be made directly with the
hotel by phone or FAX by April 15th, 1993.  Please mention that you
are with the "Advanced Course on Distributed Systems".


VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOSTEL
1515 Discovery Street, Vancouver, BC  Canada  V6R 4K5
Telephone:  [phone]; FAX:  [phone]

Rates:  Cdn. $12.50 (bunk bed style in dormitories)  No taxes
applicable.  Guests either supply their own sleeping bag/sheets or
linen are available for $1.50 per person.  Guests supply their own
towels or may be rented for $ .50.

It is located at Jericho Beach and is a 30 minutes bus ride from
downtown and SFU Harbour Centre.

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION:
An Airport Express bus service runs from Vancouver International
Airport to most of the downtown Vancouver hotels.  Buses depart
from the pick-up area outside level 2 at Vancouver International
Airport every 15 minutes.  Tickets can be purchased from the driver.
These buses follow two routes.  Check with the customer sales
representative before you board the bus to ensure that you are on the
correct bus for your hotel.  Cost one way into Vancouver is Cdn.
$8.25 or Cdn. $14 return (good any time).  This service operates
between 6:15 and 24:15.  Taxis are also available; current cost is
approximately Cdn. $25.00.  Travel time from the airport to
downtown Vancouver is 35-45 minutes.  All major car rental
companies are located at the airport.

REGISTRATION  INFORMATION AND DEADLINES:
Complete and mail your Course Tuition/Hotel Reservation form with
tuition fee  and room deposit by April 15th, 1993. Please remember
that US and international mail can take 14 - 21 days or longer.   You
will be sent a receipt as confirmation of your registration.  No refunds
will be issued after May 30th.  In case of low participation levels or
serious difficulty in holding the course, the organizers reserve the
right to cancel the course at full reimbursement of paid course fees.

TUITION FEES:
The tuition for the 10-day course is $1,800 Canadian or $1,300
Canadian for full-time registered students and ASI members.  Student
delegates should attach a letter certifying their status from the head of
their department.  The fee includes all lectures and discussion
sections, all course material including a copy of the textbook
"Distributed Systems" edited by Sape J. Mullender, a welcome
reception, all lunches and coffee breaks, a banquet, and a tour on the
weekend.

METHOD OF PAYMENT:
Payment can be made by cheque or bank draft in Canadian dollars
drawn on a Canadian bank or credit card (MasterCard and VISA
only).  Cheques/bank drafts should be made payable to "Simon Fraser
University - Van '93" and should accompany the Course
Tuition/Hotel Reservation form.  Registrations will not be processed
without fee payment.

An Advanced Course on Distributed Systems - Van93

Course Tuition /Hotel Registration Form

Please type or print:

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Hotel Reservation:
    Waterfront Centre Hotel :     Single      Double      Twin
         (Deposit:  Cdn. $130 for single/double/twin)
            Smoking      Non-smoking
    Barclay Hotel:    Single       Twin
          (Deposit:  Cdn. $60 for single; $70  for twin)
    Hotel at the Y.  Please make reservation directly  by phone or FAX.

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    Cdn. Youth Hostel.  Bunk bed style.  (Deposit:  Cdn. $12.50)
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Course Tuition Fee:
General Tuition                                        $1,800 Canadian
Full-time students and ASI members       $1,300 Canadian
Payment is made by:
     cheque (payable to Simon Fraser University-Van'93)
     Visa or    Mastercard
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Tuition:__________ Room Deposit:__________Total Amount:________

Return this form by April 15th, 1993 to:

        Advanced Course on Distributed Systems-Van'93
          c/o  Vera Robinson
          School of Computing Science
        Burnaby, British Columbia  Canada
          V5A 1S6

        Phone:  [phone]
        FAX:    [phone]
        E-Mail:  [e-mail]