Dear Colleagues, Perhaps this message may be of interest to those of you who plan to attend INTEROP Europe 93 in Paris in October. Apologies in advance to those who may receive multiple postings. Dennis ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Birds of a Feather Sessions (BOFs) INTEROP Europe Paris, 27-29, October, 1993. Birds of a Feather Sessions (BOFs) will provide INTEROP Europe 93 attendees with an opportunity to discuss networking issues in an informal, after hours, atmosphere. These sessions are not intended for formal presentations, and certainly not for vendor product presentations, but rather as a forum for discussions of "unsolved problems". BOFs are open to all INTEROP Europe 93 attendees, including Exhibition attendees, and no special registration is necessary. Examples of some BOF topics from INTEROP Spring 92 in Washington DC include: o Building Network Management Solutions o Commercial Internet Implementations o Very Fast Networks (150-1000 Mbps) o Networked Multimedia Systems o Resource Location o Harvard Performance Tests - Spring 1992: FDDI and Token Ring o Social and Political Issues on the Electronic Frontier o CERT Status To suggest a topic for a BOF at INTEROP Europe 93 in Paris, or to propose that you moderate a BOF session, please send a 50 word abstract to Dennis Jennings at Interop Europe - either fax your abstract to +353-1-904845, or send an e-mail message to DJennings@Interop.Com. To be included in the INTEROP Europe 93 Final Programme, BOF Proposals must be received no later that Friday, 9 July, 1993. However, there are only a few BOF session time slots available in Paris, and they will be allocated on a first come / first served basis, so get your proposals in now. For your information, the following is a sample BOF description: Networked Multimedia BOF ------------------------------ Network architects, enterprise LAN managers and telecom execs beware - 1992 is the year workstation video adapters will bring CODEC and multimedia technology to the desktop. This informal BOF will offer discussion on new and emerging multimedia technologies and their potential impact on corporate, agency and campus networks. Compression technologies, traffic characteristics, multimedia workstations, network standards activity and other issues will be presented. Come prepared to participate in lively discussion and debate on this important topic.