[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement.] Passive & Active Measurement: PAM 2002 REGISTRATION OPENS A workshop on passive and active measurement and analysis techniques for high speed computer networks and the Internet Fort Collins, Colorado, USA March 25-26, 2002 As the Internet has grown over the last decade the need for precise measurement of the network and its traffic load have become steadily more apparent; most of today's Internet Service Providers and many of their large network customers are collecting and analyzing measurement data for the purposes of performance monitoring, network engineering and cost recovery, but the engineering quality of these measurements vary. A steadily growing number of research groups have been working in the areas of: - Active Measurements, i.e. sending test packets and observing their progress through the Internet, - Passive Measurements, i.e. observing actual traffic on 'live' networks, - Performance Metrics, i.e. developing measures or indicators which can be used to characterize traffic behavior, - Traffic Statistics, i.e. attempting to understand and develop models of 'real' Internet traffic, and - Visualization, i.e. finding effective ways to display what's happening in a network. PAM 2002 is a two-day event focusing on research and practical applications of passive and active measurement and analysis techniques for high speed computer networks and the Internet. This third PAM workshop follows successful PAM workshops in Hamilton, New Zealand, in 2000 and Amsterdam, in 2001. Registration for this workshop has now been opened. The cost of the workshop is $275 (US) prior to March 1, and $300 (US) thereafter. Attendance will be limited. Last year's event sold out. To register, go to: http://www.labs.agilent.com/hosted/conferences/pam2002/registration/ Also available on the web-site are the preliminary program: http://www.labs.agilent.com/hosted/conferences/pam2002/program/index.htm general information on the workshop: http://www.labs.agilent.com/pam2002 hotel information: http://www.labs.agilent.com/hosted/conferences/pam2002/accommodations/index. htm and information about the Fort Collins area: http://www.labs.agilent.com/hosted/conferences/pam2002/area_info/ Rooms are available at the conference hotel. A limited number of rooms are available at a special rate, on a first-come basis. These rooms begin at $81 (US) for a single, $91 (US) for a double. Mention "PAM 2002" to receive the conference room rate. To reserve a room, call, fax or email the hotel. Contact details can be found on the web page. There are still opportunities for participants to present measurement equipment and software. Proposals for demonstrations (about 500 words, plain ASCII) should be sent by email to the conference chair at pam2002@labs.agilent.com by 4 February 2002. Contact information: * PAM 2002 c/o Agilent Laboratories 4800 Wheaton Dr Fort Collins, CO 80525 USA * Phone: +1-970-288-3821 * Fax: +1-970-288-4234 * Email: pam2002@labs.agilent.com * Webpage: http://www.labs.agilent.com/pam2002