Please forward this to any NIC personnel or others who support Internet users. Thanks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NIC Fest '93 November 6, 1993 San Diego, California Apologies to those who may be seeing this twice. Included in this second mailing is additional information about the individual sessions at NIC Fest and the name of our closing speaker: Alan Emtage, Vice President of Research and Development, Bunyip Information Systems, and co-developer of Archie. Other speakers include: Jane Smith, Assistant Director, Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval (CNIDR) Joyce Reynolds, Technical Staff, ISI; Area Director, IETF User Services (Internet Engineering Task Force) The InterNIC Team: Susan Calcari, InterNIC Information Services Subu Subramanian, InterNIC Directory and Database Services Scott Williamson, InterNIC Registration Services Send in the registration form below soon to hold your place since attendance is expected to be high. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NIC Fest '93 The Workshop for Network Information Center Staff Wondering what are the most current network services and if you're taking full advantage of them in providing support to your Internet users? Interested in what current projects are underway to develop new Internet documentation and tools? Wondering if there are other groups who would like to collaborate on projects you'd like to see completed? Want to know what's just around the corner in the way of networked information and services? Then attend NIC Fest '93 and have all of these questions answered by leading Internet experts. Meet your colleagues from around the country and discuss common issues while getting to know the person attached to the email addresses you know so well. Join us for a day-long workshop specifically designed for network information center (NIC) management, staff, and anyone responsible for supporting Internet users. In addition to a day full of useful information and interaction, you'll receive a free copy of the first issue of NICLink, a CD-ROM based collection of Internet reference materials. (see below) NIC Fest '93, sponsored by InterNIC Information Services will be held on Saturday, November 6, 1993 in San Diego, California. NIC Fest '93 is being held in conjunction with the ACM SIGUCCS '93 conference by invitation of the SIGUCCS Networking Task Force. The SIGUCCS conference is being held in San Diego on November 7-10. For more information on the ACM SIGUCCS conference, FTP to ftp.csus.edu or send mail to siguccs@csus.edu. NIC Fest will offer interactive tutorials and discussions on topics of immediate relevance to NIC personnel. Our goal is to leave you informed and up-to-date on NIC tools, projects, and futures. Instructors include leading NIC staffers from around the Internet, representing InterNIC Information Services, Directory and Database Services, Registration Services, the Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval (CNIDR), the IETF User Services Working Group, and Bunyip Information Systems. Sessions, all plenary: * The InterNIC - what it is and what it can do for you. A major goal of the InterNIC is to provide services for midlevel and campus NICs. Therefore the first session of the day will be two- way exchange between the InterNIC and attendees to discuss current and future InterNIC projects. Input to the InterNIC staff will be encouraged during this session and throughout the workshop. Moderators: Susan Calcari, Subu Subramanian, and Scott Williamson. * Network Tools - The latest methods for information retrieval, organization, and display, how they work. Gopher, freeWAIS, Archie, Whois++: integration issues and pros and cons discussed from the service provider's perspective. Current status and near future (6 months) developments on all your favorite tools. Instructor: Jane Smith of the Clearinghouse for Network Information Discovery and Retrieval (CNIDR). * NIC Projects BOF - IETF Working Groups. Designed as a "Birds of a Feather", a meeting where everyone with ideas about a given topic gathers to discuss their ideas, interact, learn from each other, and move new projects forward. This first BOF will discuss projects underway in the IETF User Services Working Groups to improve the use and management of networked information. The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) Working Groups are a major force in international cooperation to produce documents very useful to end users and network information centers, such as the FYI series of RFC's. BOF Leader: Joyce Reynolds, IETF Area Director, User Services * NIC Projects BOF - Europe and Asia-Pacific. A continuation of NIC Projects discussions with an emphasis on European organizations such as EARN, RIPE, and the RIPE NCC. A new network information center being established to serve the Asia-Pacific community will also be discussed. BOF Leader: Joyce Reynolds * NIC Fest Forum. Attendee participation and two-way communications will be encouraged throughout NIC Fest. However at the end of the day an open forum will be held to give attendees an opportunity to describe their own projects, and for continued discussions of the days topics. Beliefs, convictions, and opinions will be especially welcome during this session. * Upcoming Developments in Cyberspace. Future (1 year) developments in the world of networked information. Will include eye-witness account of the Frankfurt Book Fair, largest book publisher's meeting in the world. (the vision thing :-) Alan Emtage, Vice President of Research and Development, Bunyip A free copy of a special introductory issue of NICLink will be distributed to all NIC Fest attendees. NICLink, issued quarterly, is a CD-ROM subscription service. The NICLink CD will contain the InfoSource, theInformation Services online information database that highlights the information resources of the Internet. Additional information, images, electronic books, and software from the Internet will be included in future issues. The CD-ROM will be compatible with Macintosh, PC Windows, and some UNIX configurations. The software used to present the data is Interleaf's WorldView Press, which incorporates full database search functions as well as hypertext linking capabilities to provide a powerful, easy-to-use interface. Attendance at the NIC Fest is encouraged for all attendees of SIGUUCS and all network information center management, staff, and anyone responsible for supporting Internet users from campus, government, corporate, and network service providers locations. Individuals not responsible for supporting users are welcome to attend; however, basic knowledge of the Internet and Internet terms will be assumed, and the topics will be approached from the providers point of view. If you're attending SIGUCCS, come out early for a Saturday night stay-over and a weekend in San Diego. NIC Fest will be held at the Doubletree Inn (619.239.2200) in downtown San Diego, just two blocks from the Pan Pacific hotel, site of SIGUCCS. Room price will be just $89.00 if you state that your with NIC Fest. Even if you're not attending SIGUCCS, don't miss this chance to hear some of the leaders in information services for the low price of $89. NIC Fest will begin at 9:30 a.m and end at 6:00 p.m. Register soon - a high response to the workshop is expected. A registration form is included below for your convenience. Additional information will be sent later. Please complete the attendee profile whenyou register so that we can best tailor NIC Fest to your specific needs. Send this form or additional questions about NIC Fest to nicfest@is.internic.net, or call us at 1.800.444.4345. The registration form can also be faxed or mailed: Barbara Wicklein InterNIC Seminar Coordinator 9-207L General Atomics P.O. Box 85608 San Diego, CA. 92186-9784 FAX: 619.455.4640 See you in November. Until then, see you on the net. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form Name: Title: Affiliation: Address: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Method of payment: ______check: make payable to General Atomics ______MasterCard _______Visa Name on Credit Card: Credit Card Number:______________ Expiration Date:______________ Attendee Profile -------------------- In order to tailor the NIC Fest agenda and presentations as closely as possible to your needs, we would like input on your level of expertise and job responsibilities. Please take a moment to check the boxes which apply to you. Networking level of expertise: _____intermediate _____advanced _____years using the Internet Responsibilities: _____NIC help desk staff _____NIC help desk supervisor _____network documentation _____network training _____system administration _____Another position, in addition to which you support Internet users ; That position:____________________________________________ Type of users you support: beginners _______intermediate _______advanced _____research _______education _______commercial ______other Please add any details you wish, including particular topics you would like to see covered or issues addressed.