PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME AND INVITATION - 4TH Joint European Networking Conference - Trondheim, Norway, May 10-13, 1993 "EUROPEAN RESEARCH NETWORKING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT" Organized by RARE (Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeenne) in cooperation with: o ACM SIGCOMM o EARN o EUnet/EurOpen o IFIP TC6 o Internet Architecture Board o Internet Society o NORDUnet o UNINETT ---------------- Preliminary Programme (version 1.2) Monday, May 10 01 14:00-15:00 Opening Session - Welcome Addresses - Keynote Address: Horst Huenke - CEC, Counsellor DG XIII-C 02 15:30-17:30 Building The European Research Network: Alternative Views - A number of speakers, involved with strategic and political aspects of international networking, will address the following question: "If you could build European Academic Networking from scratch - how would you do it?" Tuesday, May 11 03A 9:00-10:30 Design Cornerstones of the US National Research and Education Network (NREN) - NSFNet Evolution Plans / Jane Caviness - National Science Foundation, US - NREN Research Directions / Paul Mockapetris - DARPA, US - Using ATM/SONET for the Scientific Community / Tony Villasenor - NASA, US 03B 9:00-10:30 Lower Layer Protocols - The European CLNS Pilot / Victor Reijs - SURFnet, NL - Experiences with the DQDB-pilot at the Leibniz- Rechenzentrum (LRZ) in Munich / Victor Apostolescu - LRZ, Germany - XTP over ATM /Ingvild Sorteberg & Oivind Kure - Norwegian Telecom Research, Norway 03C 9:00-10:30 Working Group Session 04A 11:00-12:30 New European Infrastructure: A Status Report - The Operational Unit / Klaus Ullmann - Chairman OU Steering Ctee, DFN, Germany - EBONE / Frode Greisen - EBONE General Manager, UNI-C, Denmark - EUROPAnet - The implications of a multi-protocol backbone / Dai Davies - Director COSINE Project Management Unit, NL 04B 11:00-12:30 Security Services - Implementing and Proving Security Services for the RARE/COSINE Community / M. Purser & S. Barry - Baltimore Technologies, Ireland - Piloting Applications of Security Services / Peter Kirstein et al - University College London, UK - Piloting Security Services for German University Administrations / M. Pattloch et al - DFN, Germany 04C 11:00-12:30 Working Group Session 05A 14:00-15:30 Policy, Funding & Legal Issues - SuperJANET - The Gestation of a High Performance National Research Network / Bob Cooper - Joint Network Team, UK - EZ-REMOTE Service Benefits and Costs / Martyne M. Hallgren - Cornell University, US - Directory Services and Privacy Issues / Erik Huizer et al - SURFnet, NL 05B 14:00-15:30 Multimedia Services and Support - Service and Protocol Implications of Multimedia Support in BISDN / Flavio Bonomi et al - AT&T Bell Laboratories, US - Piloting of Multimedia Services / Peter Kirstein et al - UCL, UK - Using X.400 for Document Delivery / Bill Tuck - IT Research Consultant, UK 05C 14:00-15:30 Global Interconnection and Coordination - GIX - The Global Internet Exchange / Bernhard Stockman - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden - The RIPE NCC: A Year of Experience with European Internet Coordination / Daniel Karrenberg et al - RIPE NCC, NL - Policy Routing and Type of Service Routing: What are the Users' Requirements and what can we provide them with?/ R. Najmabadi Kia & Bernard Sales - Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 06A 16:00-17:30 Support for the Development of User Communities - Reaching out to the End-user: Applications, Services and Support / Erik Huizer et al - SURFnet, NL - A Review of the Commercial Internet in Europe / Peter Dawe - PIPEX, UK 06B 16:00-17:30 Accessing and Using the Directory - X.500 for Non-Technical Users / T. Plagemann & B. Plattner - ETH Zurich, Switzerland - Information System using OSI Directory Service / Shigeki Yoshida - University of Tokyo, Japan - A Hierarchical Directory based X.400 MHS Server / Hossam Afifi - INRIA, France 06C 16:00-17:30 Working Group Session Wednesday, May 12 07A 14:00-15:30 New User Communities and Services - The UNINETT SAMSON project 1992 / Peter Hausken - University of Oslo, Norway - MUNIN - A System for Distance Education and Remote Collaboration based on Real Time Multimedia Communication over IP Networks / Geir Pedersen - University of Oslo, Norway - WAN to the Home: Data Communication over CATV Networks / Ton Verschuren - SURFnet, NL 07B 14:00-15:30 Using the Directory for Network Management - Mapping Communication Networks in the Directory / Glenn Mansfield et al - AIC Systems Laboratory, Japan - Large Scale Network Management Databases in X.500 / Peter Sylvester - INRIA, France - Accessing and Managing DNS Information in the X.500 Directory / Antonio Costa et al - Universidade do Minho, Portugal 07C 14:00-15:30 Working Group Session 08A 16:00-17:30 Network Operation and Management - The OSI based management approach to integration of management systems in multi-protocol LANs. A case study / M. Stroinski et al - Technical University Poznan, Poland - NLMP: an Architecture for the OSI Lower Layers Management / M. Colin & Bernard Sales - ULB, Belgium - Monitoring EARN Networking Services / Daniele Bovio & Gregory Lloyd - EARN, France 08B 16:00-17:30 Networks in Support of Mobility - Reaching Off-Campus and Mobile Users / Jim Morrison - Open University, UK - Comparison of Mobile Host Protocols for IP / Andrew Myles - Macquirie University, Australia - The Problem of Providing Continuous Network Access for Mobile Hosts Using the Internet Protocol (IP) / Charles E. Perkins - IBM, US 08C 16:00-17:30 Working Group Session Thursday, May 13 09A 9:00-10:30 Network Operation - OSI Packet Filtering Study / Walter Lazear - The Mitre Corp., US - Study of Network Dynamics / Dheeraj Sanghi et al - University of Maryland, US - A Fairness Analysis of LAN/WAN Protocol Relays / Edmundo Monteiro et al - Universidade do Coimbra, Portugal 09B 9:00-10:30 Quality of Service Definition and Measurement - Design and Utilization of a SNMP: Monitoring Language for X.400 Management / Jean-Francois Paccini et al - Universite de Geneve, Switzerland - COSINE MHS Performance Statistics - Service Measurements and Network Management of a Pan-European Messaging System / Jim Romaguera - NetConsult AG / COSINE MHS Project Team, Switzerland - TCP/IP Performance on Supernett / Olav Kvittem - SINTEF DELAB, Norway 10 11:00-12:30 Evolution of Existing Networks - IP Version 7 / Bob Hinden - Sun Microsystems Inc., US - SuperJanet: Applications / John Dyer - Joint Network Team, UK 11 12:30-12:45 Closing Session - Closing Address / Bernhard Plattner DEMONSTRATIONS At the Conference there will be a demonstration area where participants may visit a number of stands to see displays and demonstrations of various projects and applications of network services for the academic community. POSTER EXHIBITION During the conference, a poster wall will be available for the display of posters covering a topic of common interest to the participants. Participants are invited to submit a poster of one or two A-4 pages, presenting their project. Posters must be handed in at the reception desk not later than Monday May 10, in the evening. They must contain a clear indication of the author's name and affiliation. The Programme Committee will select the two best posters, taking into account the quality of the project, its presentation and the interest to the networking community. One author from each of the two selected projects will be offered free admission to next year's conference. WORKING GROUP SESSIONS Stream C in the conference programme will be dedicated to RARE Working Groups. During these sessions Working Groups will briefly introduce their current activities. Furthermore a number of presentations related to Working Group subjects will be presented. TUTORIALS This year for the first time tutorials will be organized. Tutorials will be held at the end of the Conference, on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. The following tutorials are scheduled (in parallel): - Protocols for Distributed Computing over Gigabit Networks / David J. Farber - Univ. of Pennsylvania / Guru M. Parulkar - Washington Univ. in St. Louis, US. - X.400: its evolution until nowadays, and its current trends / Olivier Paridaens - Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. - SNMP Overview / Daniel Karrenberg - RIPE-NCC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. - Managing TCP/IP Network under UNIX / Suleyman Kondakci - Centre for Information Technology, University of Oslo, Norway. - ISODE - The ISO Development Environment / Michael Mueller - Gesellschaft fuer Mathematik & Datenverarbeitung, St. Augustin, Germany. If you are interested to attend one of the tutorials please register as soon as possible. Please note that tutorials are not included in the conference programme and that a fee of NOK 1200 per tutorial has to be paid separately. VENUE The conference will be held at the main campus of the Norwegian Institute of Technology, which is located at about 15 minutes walking distance from the Trondheim city centre. Banks, post office, stores, restaurants and a travel agency are all located on the campus. In May in Trondheim the weather is usually pleasant. Temperature may vary between 8-15 degrees C. Rainy days may occur. GETTING TO TRONDHEIM Trondheim Airport has direct flights to Copenhagen and Stockholm and further connections to European and overseas destinations. There are frequent domestic flights between Trondheim and the international airports in Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger. Travelling by train within Norway gives an excellent opportunity for sightseeing, and Norwegian trains are of high standard. The train journey over the mountains from Oslo to Trondheim takes approx. 7 hours. An interesting alternative is to travel to Trondheim by coastal boat from Bergen, a journey of approximately 30 hours along the rugged Norwegian coastline. Your travel agent, or any SAS travel agency, can supply you with full details on travel to Trondheim. Special conference discount rates for travel by air within Scandinavia may be obtained. For more information, participants can contact Flyspesialisten Unit Travel Agency tel: +47 7 59 67 44 SOCIAL EVENTS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES Concert and Reception - Monday, May 10, 19.00 You are invited to attend a concert in Nidaros cathedral. Following the concert, the Mayor of Trondheim invites you to a reception at the Archbishop's Residence, which dates back to the 12th Century. The Archbishop who lived there was Olav Engelbrektsson who was forced to flee from the city in 1537, but the charming and elegant residence has been preserved. - Free of charge Gala Dinner - Tuesday, May 11, 19.30 We invite you to try the very best of our regional cooking at the gala dinner. Traditional dishes using prime Norwegian salmon, trout, reindeer, hart and game will be served. During the dinner you will be able to enjoy the nice company of friends and colleagues, as well as some regional entertainment. - Participants: free of charge / accompanying persons: NOK 600 Hiking in Bymarka - Wednesday, May 12, 19.30 A natural wilderness within the city limits, Bymarka is a paradise for joggers, hikers and skiers. You and your fellow 'hikers', accompanied by a guide, will find trails for all levels of proficiency and then round off the evening with a meal at a mountain lodge. Transport both ways between town center and hiking area will be provided. - Charge: NOK 310 Munkholmen Island - Wednesday, May 12, 19.30 Seafood dinner will be served on the historic island of Munkholm, just outside Trondheim. Once a monastery, the island became a prison after the Reformation. Nowadays it is a popular bathing spot. - Charge: NOK 290 Post-Conference Tour - COASTAL HOLIDAY AT HAAHOLMEN - Thursday 13 May - Saturday 15 May Sheltered from the ocean among countless islands on the Northwest coast of Norway, approximately 5 hours by bus from Trondheim, lies the fishing village of Haaholmen. Haaholmen has both old and new fishermen's huts with modern conveniences for its guests. Staying in these real coastal surroundings you can enjoy life on the quay or join in fishing trips and excursions. Haaholmen is owned by Ragnar Thorseth from Her y in Norway - a modern Viking. Mr. Thorseth is internationally known for his round-the-world expedition in the Viking ship Saga Siglar. Originally, the island was owned by his grandfather. The fishing village Haaholmen has long traditions as a 'meeting point' for people travelling along the Northwest coast. The village is now re-created as a unique holiday paradise. Excellent kitchen naturally specializes in delicious seafood. At the quayside you can hire lots of different boats, such as rowing boats, motorboats and sailing boats as well as fishing equipment. Leaving Trondheim on Thursday 13 May at 15.00, we travel by coach to the town of Kristiansund. From here we go by boat along the coast to Haaholmen. Dinner will be served. On Friday we will explore the island of Bjoernsund, located on the South of Haaholmen. Dinner will be served on Haaholmen. We are leaving Haaholmen after breakfast on Saturday, and you will be back in Trondheim on Saturday afternoon. It is necessary to bring warm clothes, rainwear and good shoes/boots. Transport, accommodation, meals and guide service are all included in the price. - Charge: NOK 3800 per person ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAMME A special programme has been arranged for accompanying persons in addition to the general social programme. Accompanying persons are invited to attend the concert and reception on Monday, May 10, free of charge. All other social events, as well as the Gala Dinner, must be registered and paid for separately. Please indicate on the registration form which events you wish to attend. - Sightseeing in Trondheim - Monday, May 10, 10.00 This tour includes a guided bus trip in the city centre and residential areas, and a guided tour of Nidaros cathedral. Lunch will be served at the Tyholt Tower, a revolving restaurant with a magnificent view of the city. - Charge: NOK 340 - The mountain town of R ros - Tuesday May 11, 8.30 h. R ros is unique! This town is situated 160 km South-east of Trondheim and occupies with pride a place on UNESCO's World Heritage List. You would be forgiven for thinking you stepped back a few hundred years as you wander past the elegant wooden houses and tiny miner's cottages, and visit the eighteenth- century church which dominates this unspoilt mountain town. There will also be time for a visit to the mining museum. A rich variety of traditional Norwegian and Lappish handicrafts can be found in the many small studios in town. Lunch will be served. Travel by coach. - Charge: NOK 520 ACCOMMODATION Rooms have been reserved at several hotels in the centre of Trondheim. Prices vary from approx. NOK 495 - 875 for a single room with bath, including breakfast. If you wish to have a reservation made, please indicate the type of accommodation required on the registration form. Rooms will be allocated in order of receipt of the registration forms. The Secretariat will make the reservation for you at the hotel of your choice (as far as possible), and confirmation of your reservation will be sent to you in the middle of April. Hotel expenses are to be settled directly with the hotel upon departure. REGISTRATION The registration fee includes the full set of papers as they will be presented during the conference, a copy of the conference programme, a copy of the special issue of Computer Networks and ISDN Systems (to be published in October 1993) in which a selected numbers of papers will be published, entry to all sessions, refreshments daily, 3 lunches, the Concert on Monday, the Welcome Reception, and the Gala Dinner. Please note that accompanying persons are free to attend the Welcome Reception and the Concert and can book all other events, but they may not attend any of the technical sessions. Payment must be remitted in Norwegian Kroner - NOK, free from all bank charges. Cheques should be made payable to JENC'93 and should be sent to the Secretariat in Trondheim together with the registration form. Unfortunately we cannot accept credit cards or private cheques. EARLY Registration Fee 3000 NOK ca. 365 ECU LATE Registration Fee 3300 NOK ca. 400 ECU DESK Registration Fee 3600 NOK ca. 435 ECU The early registration fee applies to all fees received before March 29. The late registration fee applies to all payments received between April 1 and May 7. DESK registration is only possible together with payment. Two banks are located on the campus. In case of cancellation before April 31 all fees will be refunded, less a cancellation charge of NOK 500. NO REFUND of registration fees will be made for cancellation after this date. When sending Eurocheques, please note that the total amount of NOK 1300 per cheque may not be exceeded. Payment by bank transfer should be made to: JENC'93 bank account no 8601.10.34510 with Fokus Bank N-7034 Trondheim, Norway All payments should be marked properly with the name of the participant. Confirmation of registration, hotel accommodation etc. will be mailed to participants in the middle of April. Rooms will be allocated in order of receipt. Early registration is therefore recommended. Cancellation terms for the post-conference tour: There will be no fee for cancellations of the post-conference tour if received before 10 April. Fees will not be refunded after this date. If tours must be cancelled by the operator due to lack of interest, payment will be refunded, less a transfer/swift charge. ------------------------------------- REGISTRATION FORM - J E N C '9 3 The enclosed registration form should be completed and returned to the Secretariat to reach Trondheim preferably before 29 March 1993. Registration by e-mail is also possible. Please submit your payment in Norwegian kroner (NOK). Conference Secretariat JENC'93 SEVU, Congress Department The Norwegian Institute of Technology N-7034 Trondheim, Norway Tel: +47 7 59 56 69 Fax: +47 7 51 72 26 E-mail: jenc93@sevu.unit.no PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY Surname: First name: Title: University/institute/firm: Office address: Country: Tel: Fax: E-mail: Accompanying person(s) Surname: First name: HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Price Category I: O Single w/bath NOK 795 - 875 O Double w/bath NOK 945 - 1055 Price Category II O Single w/bath NOK 690 - 700 O Double w/bath NOK 790 - 800 Price Category III O Single w/bath NOK 495 - 595 O Double w/bath NOK 595 - 695 No. of persons: Arrival date: Departure date: Due to recent government regulations, all prices may be subject to change. All prices per room per day, including breakfast. Account to be settled directly with the hotel upon departure. ------------------------------------ PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION Please mark as appropriate and include payment. No. Total NOK O EARLY Registration fee NOK 3000 .. ...... O LATE Registration fee NOK 3300 .. ...... O Concert & Reception Inclusive O Gala Dinner Dinner Inclusive O Gala Dinner for Accomp. Pers.NOK 600 .. ...... O Hiking in Bymarka NOK 310 .. ...... O Munkholmen Island NOK 290 .. ...... O Sightseeing in Trondheim NOK 340 .. ...... O Mountain town of Roros NOK 520 .. ...... O Post-Conference Tour NOK 3800 .. ...... I wish to attend one of the following tutorials: O Protocols for Distributed Computing over Gigabit Networks / David J. Farber/ Guru M. Parulkar NOK 1200 ...... O X.400 : its evolution until nowadays, and its current trends / Olivier Paridaens NOK 1200 ...... O SNMP Overview / Daniel Karrenberg NOK 1200 ...... O Managing TCP/IP Network Under UNIX /Suleyman Kondakci NOK 1200 ...... O ISODE - The ISO Development Environment / Michael Mueller NOK 1200 ...... TOTAL NOK ...... Payment: O Cheque enclosed O Payment made to bank account No. 8601.10.34510 (copy of bank transfer enclosed) Date: Signature: