SUGFest Program and Registration

Peter Salus peter at world.std.com
Wed Nov 21 05:25:01 AEST 1990


There have been a few changes to the previously-posted program.  Also,
note that the pre-registration only runs TEN MORE DAYS.  Domestic
registrations postmarked after November 20 will not get the
pre-registration discount.  Foreign preregistrations must be postmarked on
or prior to November 13.  PHONE PREREGISTRATION (MC or VISA) will be
accepted till November 26.  See below.

Hotel rooms are filling up.  Tutorials are filling up.  

			Peter

			Sun User Group 
	       8th Annual Conference and Exhibit
                      December 2-5, 1990
                   San Jose Convention Center 
                     San Jose, California

	SPECIAL EVENT
	Sunday 5:30-
	LUG Advisory Committee Meeting

If you are an officer of a Sun Local User Group or are interested in
forming a Local User Group, get in touch with Dinah McNutt Anderson
(dinah at wilkins.bcm.tmc.edu) about this important first meeting.  Cold
buffet courtesy of the Sun User Group.

                        TUTORIAL TOPICS
                        December 2, 1990

(NOTE:  Tutorials will be full day sessions, running concurrently;
        i.e., you can attend only ONE Tutorial.)


             1. THE INTERNET AND ITS PROTOCOLS, Bill LeFebvre, Northwestern U.
             2. XVIEW, Neil Groundwater & Mitch Jerome, Sun
             3. TOPICS IN SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION, Evi Nemeth, U. of Colorado, &
			Rob Kolstad, Sun RMTC
             4. UNIX DEVICE DRIVER DESIGN, Dan Klein, SEI CMU

             5. INTRODUCTION TO C++
             6. OPEN WINDOWS FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPERS
             7. SUNOS 4.X BASIC SYSTEM SECURITY
             8. SUNOS RELEASE 4.1 UPDATE SEMINAR
		(offered by Sun Educational Services)


SPECIAL EVENTS:
-Sun Consulting/SE Assistance Center
-EXHIBIT Hours:  11:30-7:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday; 
                 10:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday
-Email Room
-Software Exchange Room
-Sun Factory Tours

                     ***** MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 *****


9:00-10:00    OPENING KEYNOTE
              Wayne Rosing  
              VP, Desktop Systems & Graphics, Sun Microsystems  
              Room: Ballroom 1-8

10:15-11:30 (M01) Visualizing a Portion of "Deep Time": The Northward
                  Motion of the Pacific Plate during the last 120 Million
                  years 
                  Speaker: William Harbert, University of Pittsburgh
          	  Room: B1 & B4

            (M02) Introduction to LaTeX
                  Speaker: S. Bechtolsheim, Purdue University
                  Room: B2 & B3

            (M03) An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming in C++ 
                  Speaker: Harris Shiffman, Sun
                  Room:  C1 & C4

	    (M04) The Metamorphosis of a Medical Record--The transition
                  from Dumb Terminals to OpenLook
                  Speaker: Craig Rudlin, M.D. 
                           Medical Software and Computer Systems, Inc.
                  Room:  C2 & C3

	    (M05) DARTnet 
                  Speaker: Jon Postel
                           USC Information Services Institute    
                  Room:  K

	    (M06) The Automounter
                  Speaker: Brent Callaghan, Sun
                  Room:  N

	    (M07) LispView, a New Look for Sun Common Lisp
                  Speaker: Rob Mori, Sun
                  Room:  J

11:30-1:30 LUNCH


1:30-2:30    (M08) Specification-Driven Tool Technology
                   Speaker: Iris Sindelar, AT&T Bell Labs
                   Room:  B1 & B4

	     (M09) Name Services on a Sun Network
                   Speaker: M. Blanchet, University of Laval 
                   Room:  B2 & B3

	     (M10) SELF: A Fast, Dynamically Typed, Object-Oriented 
                   Programming Language Based on Prototypes with LIVE DEMO!
                   Speakers: David Ungar, Bay-Wei Chang, Urs Holzle, 
                             Craig Chambers, Stanford University
                   Room:  C1 & C4

             (M11) (was M20) System Software Future Plans and Directions
                   Speaker: Donna Novitsky, Sun     
                   Room:  C2 & C3

             (M12) Audio
                   Speaker: Chris Schmandt, MIT Media Lab
                   Room:  K

	     (M13) Open Look
                   Speaker: Peter Godston, Sun
                   Room:  N

	     (M14) Sun Net License: How to Implement Floating Software
                   Licenses in Your Distributed Computing Environment  
                   Speaker: Sally Ahnger, Sun    
                   Room:  J

2:45-4:15 
             (M15) NIS Tutorial
                   Speaker: J. Parker, Sun
                   Room:  B1 & B4

	     (M16) TBA
                   Room:  B2 & B3

	     (M17) SunOS 4.1 Performance Tuning
                   Speaker: Hal Stern, Sun     
                   Room:  C1 & C4

	     (M18) Experiences with Object Oriented Databases
                   Speaker: Tom Atwood, Object Design, Inc.
                   Room:  C2 & C3

	     (M19) Sun Source Browser and Software Development Tools  
                   Speaker: Soren Tirfing, Sun   
                   Room:  K

	     (M20) TBA
                   Room: N

	     (M21) Sun OS/SVR4 for Developers 
                   Speaker: Eli Lamb, Sun     
                   Room:  J

4:30-5:30     Keynote: Andy Bechtolsheim - 
                       VP of Technology and Co-founder, Sun Microsystems
                       The SPARC Wave 
                       Ballroom 1-8


7:30-10:00 RECEPTION  (Fairmont Hotel)

                  ***** TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 *****

9:00-10:00 a.m.
              (T01) The Open Network Computing (ONC) Roadmap, Distributed
                    Computing Platform Directions and Services-Today and
                    Tomorrow
                    Speaker: Brian Craig, Sun
                    Room:  1 & 8 

	      (T02) Introduction to the SPARC Architecture
                    Speaker: Kevin Kitagawa , Sun
                    Room:  2 & 7

	      (T03) Desktop Applications for the Office Environment
                    Chair: Laura Mishma,Sun
          	    Room:  B1 & B4

	      (T04) CD ROM NOW! CD ROM Activities at Sun
                    Speaker: Bill Petro, Sun
          	    Room:  B2 & B3

	      (T05) An Open Architecture for Programming Environments
                    Speakers: Nickieben Bourbaki, Richard Gabriel,
                              Matthieu Devin, Patrick Dussud, David Gray
                              Harlan Sexton, Lucid, Inc.
         	    Room:  C1-C4

	      (T06) Efficient Management of Multi-Server Network Systems
                    Speakers: Honda Shing and Lionel M. Ni
                              Michigan State University
         	    Room:  K

	      (T07) SUN NET MANAGER, Rev 1.1 and Future Directions
                    of Heterogeneous Network Management
                    Speaker: Brian Biles, Sun
         	    Room:  N  

10:15-11:30 
              (T08) The PC Distributed Computing Platform-ONC's
                    PC-NFS: Transparent Integration of PCs into UNIX
                    Environments
                    Speakers: David Rosenlund and Laura Howard, Sun
          	    Room:  1 & 8

              (T09) SPARC MMU and Cache Tutorial
                    Speaker: Neil Mammen, LSI Logic
          	    Room:  2 & 7

              (T10) Security at Sun
                    Speakers: Larry Baron & Beverly Ulbrich, Sun,
                              Dr. Eugene Scultz, LLNL
                    Room:  B1 & B4

	      (T11) OSI, The Latest GOSIP
                    Speaker: Lloyd Spencer, Sun
          	    Room:  B2 & B3

	      (T12) The Design of a Distributed Image Processing 
                    & Dissemination System
                    Speaker: Patrick Rafferty, Idaho National Engineering Lab.
                    Room:  C1-C4

              (T13) Network Storage Management for UNIX Workstation
                    Speaker: Anthony Foster, Epoch Systems
                    Room:  K

              (T14) OpenWindows and Graphics
                    Speaker: Mark Pinone, Sun
         	    Room:  N


11:30-1:30 LUNCH/KEYNOTE 
		  James Warner - 
                  Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Precision Visuals
                  "Visualization in the '90's--Cutting through the hype and
                    the Snake Oil"
                  Exhibit Hall 2

1:30-3:00      (T15) Visual Data Analysis--Solving Real Problems
                     Speakers: James Warner, Chairman, Precision Visuals
                               George Matier, NASA Ames
                               Brenda Bowman, LLNL
                               Zahra Ardehali, Sun    
                     Room:  1 & 8

	       (T16) SPARC Developer Tools
                     Speaker: Henry Spiller, Sun
         	     Room:  2 & 7

               (T17) Internationalization and Asian Localization:
                     Software Support for International Applications
                     Speakers: Bill English, Sun
                               Hiroshi Kitajima, Nihon Sun
                               Albert Fung, Sun
                     Room:  B1 & B4

	       (T18) Internet
                     Speaker: R. Milner, NRAO/VLA
         	     Room:  B2 & B3

               (T19) Using General-Purpose Workstations for Digital 
                     Signal Processing
                     Speakers: Jeffrey Borish and Jim Lawson, EuPhonics
         	     Room:  C1-C4

               (T20) Automated Backup and Recovery Systems
                     Speaker: Percy Rajani, AT&T Bell Labs
         	     Room:  K

		(T21) X-Terminals and Workstations
                      Speaker: Chuck Kollars, Sun
         	      Room:  N
3:15-4:30 
                (T22) Sun's Visualization Products
                      Speakers: Mary Whitton & Mark Monger,  Sun
          	      Room:  1 & 8

		(T23) SPARC Optimizing Compilers
                      Speaker: Steve Muchnick, Sun
          	      Room:  2 & 7

		(T24) Electronic Publishing: A new era of growth and
                      understanding
                      Chair: Katherine Parker, Sun
         	      Room:  B1 & B4

		(T25) USENET
                      Speaker: F. Butt, Stratus Computers
          	      Room:  B2 & B3

		(T26) MMAP as an Alternative to Traditional I/O
                      Speaker: Kevin Sheehan, Sun
         	      Room:  C1-C4

		(T27) Central Management Environment for distributed NeTwork
                      of UNIX workstations
                      Speaker: Gilad Yaron, INTEL Israel
         	      Room:  K

		(T28) Distributed Ray Tracer--Performance Issues for
                      Loosely-Coupled Network Implentation
                      Speaker: Zoran Popovic, Brown University
          	      Room:  N


6:00-7:00	SUG Business Meeting 
		      Room: Regency I

7:15-10:00 	(T34) Developer's Panel
                      Chair: Rob Gingell, Sun
       	              Room:  Regency I 

                  ***** WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 *****

9:00-10:00	 (W01) OpenWindows Developer's Guide
                       Speakers: Dianna Yee, Robert Watson, Robert Mori, Sun
         	       Room:  1 & 8

	   	(W02) UUCP
                      Speaker: J. Little, Portal Communications
         	      Room:  2 & 7

		(W03) Building ONC Applications: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
                      Speaker: Steve Nahm, Sun
        	      Room:  B1 & B4

		(W04) Integrated Solutions for Scholars
                      Speaker: Van Jepson, Sun
         	      Room:  B2 & B3

	 	(W05) A System Administrator's Performance Monitor for
                      Tuning NFS Network Servers
                      Speaker: David Hitz, AUSPEX Systems, Inc. 
                      Room:  C1-C4

		(W06) I/O Strategy for SPARCservers
                      Speaker: Bob Williamsen, Sun
         	      Room:  K

		(W07) Constructing network servers to manage files
                      in a large network of heterogeneous hosts: a 
                      case study with /etc/motd files
                      Speakers: Anthony Guzzi, David Wong, Sue Zajac,
                                University of Connecticut
                      Room:  N

10:15-11:45 
                 (W08) SPARCompiler Strategies and Directions
                       10:15-11:15
                       Speaker: David Reim, Sun
                       Room:  1 & 8 

		(W09) Experiences with Enhanced Visual Modeling using
                      Sun Workstations: Q+ with Expressions and Subnetworks
                      Speaker: Cindy Funka-Lea, AT&T Bell Labs
         	      Room:  2 & 7  

		(W10) Document Image Management-The Trend of the 90's
                      Chair: Cynthia Dai, Sun
        	      Room:  B1 & B4

	  	(W11) Sun's Standards Philosophy
                      Speaker: Cynthia Typaldos, Sun 
                      Room:  B2 & B3

		(W12) Implementing and Extending SNMP-based Network
                      Management
                      Speaker: Mano Murthy, ALANTEC
                      Room:  C1-C4

		(W13) Database-Productivity tools for the database environment
                      Chair: Nancy Colwell,Sun
                      Room:  K

	        (W14) Server Strategy for the Workgroup Computing Environment
                      Speaker: Carl Stolle, Sun
                      10:15-11:00
                      Room:  N

11:45-1:30 LUNCH/KEYNOTE
		Mike O'Dell, Member Technical Staff, Bellcore, Editor-in-Chief,
		COMPUTING SYSTEMS, Vice President, USENIX Association
		"Time is of the Essence"

1:30-2:30     	 (W15) System Software Enhancements for Large Systems
                       Speaker: Dave Taber,  Sun
        	       Room:  1 & 8

		(W16) The Anatomy of an NFS I/O operation: How and Why SCSI
                      is Better than IPI-2 for NFS
                      Speaker: Yu-Ping Cheng, AUSPEX Systems, Inc.
                      Room:  2 & 7 

	        (W17) New Graphics Hardware
                      Speakers: Brian Croll, Ingrid Van Den Hoogen,
                                Niraj Swarup, Sun
                      Room:  B1 & B4

		(W18) System Integration: Heterogeneous Environments for
                      Client Server Applications
                      Speakers: Tim Budjeau, Andersen Consulting
                                Dick Freibrun, Cincinati Bell Info Systems, Inc.
                      Room:  B2 & B3

	        (W19) Sun Computer Security Auditing System 
                      Speaker: Christopher Beauchamp, GE SSD
                      Room:  C1-C4

         	(W20) NeWSware (R): Information Support for the 90's
                      Speaker: Dr. Arvind Deogirikar, Sun
                      Room:  K

	        (W21) BAYSLUG Meeting
                      Chair: Kelly Chang
                      Room:  N

3:00-5:00 Executive Roundtable
		Scott McNealy, Ed Zander, Carol Bartz, Eric Schmidt, 
		Wayne Rosing, Brenda Adams
          Exhibit Hall 2

_______________________________________________________________________________

FULL REGISTRATION includes:
- Admission to all sessions 
- Admission to vendor exhibits
- Conference program
- Session handouts
- Conference proceedings
- Continental breakfasts: Monday-Wednesday
- Lunches: Monday-Wednesday
- Sun User Group Welcome Reception: Monday

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Sun User Group Conference & Exhibit. Discounted Hotel, Air and Car Rental
rates have been negotiated by Rosenbluth for all Conference Attendees. 

To take advantage of these special low rates, you must be a registered
Conference Attendee and book through Rosenbluth Travel by calling their 
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RETURN COMPLETE REGISTRATION FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO:  

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REGISTRATION FORM  

				FEES  

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PRE-REGISTRATION:    
*Must be postmarked by November 20, 1990.  U.S. Only 
*Outside the U.S. must be postmarked by November 13, 1990)   
*Includes Cocktail Reception And Three Lunches

$315.00		SUG Member  
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		(Outside the U.S. add $15.00)  

ON-SITE REGISTRATION:                   
*After November 20, 1990, all registrations will be processed as 
 on-site registrations. 

$415.00         SUG Member 
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[  ]	T2 - XView  
[  ] 	T3 - Topics In Systems Administration  
[  ]	T4 - UNIX Device Driver Design  
[  ]	T5 - Introduction To C++  
[  ] 	T6 - Open Windows For Application Developers  
[  ]	T7 - SunOS 4.x Basic System Security  
[  ] 	T8 - SunOS Release 4.1 Update Seminar  

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