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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 23:10:47 CST
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- Subject: Internet Gopher '93 [LONG]
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- Internet Gopher '93
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- co sponsored by
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- The University of Minnesota & CICNet
-
- April 13, 1993
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- The University of Minnesota and CICNet are pleased to announce
- Internet Gopher '93. The objective of this one-day conference is
- to provide participants with an update on present and planned
- Gopher software and technologies, as well as related issues such
- as maintaining Gopher servers and categorizing and indexing
- information.
-
- The one-day conference will be held from 8 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday,
- April 13, 1993 at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome, conveniently located
- on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- Registration
-
- Registration is limited to 200 participants so register now to reserve
- a place. A detailed agenda is being prepared and will be available in two
- ways: by gopher and anonymous ftp.
-
- To access by gopher:
- From the top level University of Minnesota gopher server, look
- in the "Information about Gopher" item for the gopher93
- directory.
-
- To access by anonymous ftp:
- Use anonymous ftp to connect to boombox.micro.umn.edu. The agenda is
- in the /pub/gopher/gopher93/ directory tree.
-
- For further information send e-mail to gopher93@boombox.micro.umn.edu.
-
- You may pick up your conference materials when you check in at the Radisson
- Hotel or at the conference itself.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________________
-
- Tentative Schedule
-
-
- 8:00 - 9:00 Registration
- 9:00 - 9:10 Introductory Remarks Don Riley
- 9:10 - 10:30 Gopher Update The Minnesota Gopher Team
-
- Coffee Break
-
- 10:45 - 12:00 New Gopher Services
- Veronica Fred Barrie & Steve Foster
- Gateways Paul Lindner
- Attribute Registry Anklesaria & McCahill
-
- 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
-
- Track 1
- 1:00 - 2:15 Panel: Server administration
- 2:30 - 3:45 Panel: Security/Authentication
-
- Track 2
- 1:00 - 2:15 Panel: Getting up to speed with Gopher
- 2:30 - 3:45 Panel: Training server administrators
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- Track 3
- 1:00 - 2:15 Panel: Resource location/classification
- 2:30 - 3:45 Panel: Organizing subject-matter based gophers
-
- 4:00 - 5:00 General Session:
- (open mike)
-
-
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- Transportation
-
- For assistance with your travel arrangements, you may contact:
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- Carlson Travel Network
- Radisson University Hotel
- 615 Washington Ave, S.E.
- Minneapolis, MN 55414
- Telephone: (612) 379-8421 or 1-800-825-9190
- Fax: (612) 379-8447
-
- For travel between the airport and the Radisson, you may wish to use the
- airport express bus. A one-way ticket costs $9.00; round-trip cost is $13.00.
-
- Accommodations
-
- Radisson Hotel Metrodome
- 615 Washington Ave. S.E.
- Minneapolis, MN 55414
- Telephone: (612) 379-8888
- For reservations only call 1-800-822-MPLS
- Fax (612) 379-8682
- Rate: Single - $66.00
- Double - $71.00
-
- Rooms at this special rate will be held until March 25th. You must inform the
- hotel that you are attending Internet Gopher '93, by the above date, to
- ensure that you get the conference rate. You are encouraged to book early so
- that you will get your preference.
-
- Weather
- Minnesota can be rather cold in April. Bring casual warm clothes.
- ____________________________________________________________________________
-
- Registration Form
-
- You may register by mail, electronic mail or by FAX.***
- Use the following format and return the completed form to:
-
- E-mail - gopher93@boombox.micro.umn.edu
-
- Fax - (612) 625-6817
-
- or mail to: Internet Gopher 1993
- c/o Susan Saronitman
- Microcomputer Center
- 190 Shepherd Labs
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN 55455
- USA
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- Registration Form - Internet Gopher '93 , April 13, 1993
- University of Minnesota
-
-
- Name:
- E-mail address:
- Work Phone:
- Institution:
- Address of your institution's primary Gopher server:
- Emergency contact: Phone:
- Hotel you will be staying at in Minneapolis-St. Paul:
- Do you have special meal requirements?
- T-shirt size: ____ Medium ____ Large ____ X-Large ____ XX-Large
-
- Cut-off date for registration is March 31, 1993.
-
- Conference Fee
- Before March 31st: $75.00/person
- After March 31st: $150.00/person
-
-
- ***Please note that your registration will not be final until your conference
- fee has been received. You may pay by check or money order. Sorry, we cannot
- accept credit cards or cash.
-
-