TERENA-NORDUnet Networking Conference 1999 First Announcement and CALL FOR PAPERS Lund, Sweden 7-10 June 1999 "The Challenge of Gigabit Networking" The 1990s have seen the transition from networks connecting discrete communities of researchers, to networks connecting people from every sector of society. The fact that networking has become truly global should be welcomed, but at the same time, the exponential growth currently being experienced brings many challenges. The academic world has always been at the forefront of networking developments, and this remains the case today. Many exciting network applications were first developed in European academic and research institutions and we can expect this proud tradition to continue. Gigabit technology is now starting to become available and will be introduced on research networks first. At the same time, users are increasingly expecting certain standards of service and the problems of scalability, Quality of Service and billing need to be addressed. Furthermore, there are still many regulatory and policy issues that need to be resolved by governments or through self-regulation. Following on from the well established JENC and NORDUnet conferences, the "TERENA-NORDUnet Networking Conference 1999" will address these and related issues with particular reference to the education and research community. The presentations will take the form of panel debates and discussions as well as invited and reviewed papers, and short presentations on recent results. Topics covered will include Gigabit technologies, Quality of Service developments, network security with special emphasis on electronic commerce, advanced applications; and government policy and regulatory issues. Sessions will highlight new Internet initiatives in Europe, the Nordic area and North-America. The conference will be essential for technology innovators, policy and decision makers as well as Internet service providers and their users. The conference is jointly organised by TERENA, the Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association, and NORDUnet, the Nordic networking association, and is hosted by the University of Lund with support from SUNET, the Swedish University Network. -------------------------------------- Subject areas for the conference include: * Gigabit technologies * Security, Electronic commerce * Quality of Service developments * Advanced applications * New forms of electronic content via high-bandwidth networks * Government policy and regulatory issues Information for Paper Submission: Full papers or extended abstracts (maximum of 4000 words) are to be submitted. The official language of the conference is English. All papers must be submitted in English. * Paper submissions must contain the following: paper title, full name of author(s), organisational affiliation(s), addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and subject area relating to your submission. If more than one author is listed please identify a single point of contact. Electronic submission of HTML documents submitted via FTP is highly recommended and should take place as follows: HTML or ASCII: HTML documents: Please use only elementary HTML commands and minimise the number of files (one main HTML file, plus essential figures in a general format such as GIF, referenced by relative URLs). Send by anonymous FTP to (ftp.terena.nl) into directory "pub/tnnc/submit". Please note that files deposited in this directory can only be written once and cannot be deleted afterwards. ASCII documents: ASCII submission via FTP or e-mail will also be accepted. E-mail submissions should be made to tnnc-submit@terena.nl. FTP submissions to (ftp.terena.nl) into directory "pub/tnnc/submit". Should electronic submission be impossible, please submit 4 copies of double-spaced full paper manuscript / extended abstract (maximum of 4000 words) with a separate abstract to the TERENA Secretariat at the address given below. * Accepted papers must be re-submitted in the format required for publication in the Proceedings. Submission instructions will be supplied to authors of accepted papers. Nearer the date of the conference, TERENA intends to publish a Call for Short Papers providing an opportunity to present late breaking news in sessions catering to recent results in research. These papers will not be published in the conference proceedings. Demonstrations There will be an opportunity for participants from academia and industry to present exciting applications of networking services, etc. in the form of a demonstration. Proposed demonstrations should be documented with a description not exceeding one page. Demonstration submissions should be sent to: tnnc-submit@terena.nl Tutorials A number of tutorials are planned in conjunction with the conference. Proposals for tutorials should be documented by a description not exceeding one page. Tutorial submissions should be sent to: tnnc-submit@terena.nl Exhibition Facilities An exhibition area will be available for international and national companies and institutions sponsoring the conference. Please contact the TERENA Secretariat for information on exhibition facilities or consult the conference Web site at: http://www.terena.nl/tnnc/ Publications Conference proceedings containing full papers will be published by TERENA. These papers will also be published on the TERENA Web server. TERENA Technical Meetings TERENA Task Forces and participants in TERENA Projects will hold meetings during the conference week to discuss the latest results of their activities. Most of these meetings will be open. Conference Venue Reputedly established in 990 by a Danish Viking king, Lund was formerly the religious, political, cultural and commercial centre for the whole of Scandinavia. The city is located just a short distance from Malmo, and is conveniently located for both Malmo and Copenhagen airports; and various ferry services. Amidst the city's enchanting tapestry of cobbled streets, picturesque buildings are proud remainders of Lund's prominence past and present. A centre for old architecture, folk culture, fine modern art and close to Scania's many attractive beaches. Lund University, founded in 1666, has eight faculties and a number of research centres and specialised institutes, and is one of the largest units for research and higher education in Scandinavia. The main part of the University is situated in Lund, but a number of departments for research and education are located in Malmö and Helsingborg. At present, nearly 37,000 students are enrolled at Lund University and altogether some 6,000 people are employed. IDEON, Sweden's first and Scandinavia's biggest research village, is also situated in Lund. The village will promote high-tech research and development work in Swedish industry in close co-operation with Lund University, the location for this conference. Important Dates 27 November 1998: Full Manuscript and Abstract due 27 November 1998: Proposals for demonstrations due 27 November 1998: Proposals for tutorials due 31 January 1999: Notification of acceptance to authors and proposers of tutorials and demonstrations 16 March 1999: Final papers due 30 April 1999: Cut-off date for early registration 7-10 June 1999: TERENA-NORDUnet Networking Conference 1999 Relevant Contacts: Programme Committee Chair Peter Villemoes <Peter.Villemoes@nordu.net> TERENA VP Conferences Michael Walsh <Michael.Walsh@ucd.ie> Local Organisation Arne Sundström <Arne.Sundstrom@au.lu.se> Conference Support Bert van Pinxteren <pinxteren@terena.nl> General Information: TERENA Secretariat Singel 468 1017 AW Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 530 4488 Fax: +31 20 530 4499 E-mail: tnnc-sec@terena.nl http://www.terena.nl/tnnc/