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IFIP MHS'90 Call for Papers -- Zurich, Oct 3-5, 1990

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CALL FOR PAPERS -- MHS'90 -- Zurich, CH

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We ask that this Call for Papers be freely passed along to anyone who might
be interested in submitting a paper, especially to geographic areas that
seem to be out of reach via netmail, such as South America, Africa, and
Asia.

Papers that are accepted will be published by North-Holland in a Hard
Cover Proceedings of the Conference. A PrePrint of the Proceedings will
be provided to Attendees.

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IFIP WG 6.5 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
on
MESSAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS
and
APPLICATION LAYER COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS

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3 to 5 October, 1990

Hotel International
Zurich
Switzerland

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sponsored by:

IFIP TC 6 and IFIP WG 6.5

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hosted by:

Ascom Zelcom AG, Hombrechtikon, and
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich

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Program

The purpose of the symposium is to provide an international forum for the
exchange of information on the technical, economic, social, and political
impacts and experiences with computer messaging and distributed application
infrastructures and implementations in the automated workplace environment.
The conference format will be two and a half days of conference paper pre-
sentations combined with one half a day of workshops. Papers are desired in
the following topic areas:

International Standards and Profiles -- 1990
(MHS, ODA/ODIF, EDI, DOA, etc.)
Current Status of CCITT/ISO and Future Plans
Implementors' Agreements and Harmonization
Implementation Issues and Experience
Conformance and Interoperability Testing Activities

Interconnection and Interworking
Interconnection Issues and Experiences
(X.400 ADMD/ADMD, ADMD/PRMD, PRMD/PRMD)
Multi-Vendor Private Domains
Gateways to/from Non-standard Domains and Architectures
Private Domain Impl. and Interworking with the Public Domain
TELEX and TELETEX Interworking
Postal System Interworking
Facsimile Interworking
Voice Mail Interworking
Multilateral and Bilateral Agreements

User Agent Models and Designs
User Agent Functions, Architectures, and Services
Distributed User Agents (Such as X.400 Message Store)
User Support for ODA, EDI, DOA, etc.
User Interface Designs and Experience
User Agents and User Interfaces for Impaired Users
Object Collection Management -- Personal & Institutional
(Store, Organize, Search, Retrieve, Share, Purge, Archive)
Additional (non-Mhs, non-ODA, etc., related) Services

Group Communication Models and Services
Organizational Communication Flows
Distribution Lists for MHS
Distributed Conferencing Services
Distributed Office Architecture
Real-Time, Multi-Media, Mixed-Mode Conferencing
(Video, Voice, Graphics, Text -- MHS, FTAM, VTP)
Models for Group Communication
Distributed Office Architecture

Information Object Standards for Interchange
Abstract Syntax and Structure Encoding
Open Document Architecture
Open Document Interchange Format
Electronic Document Interchange
Electronic Funds Transfer
Multi-Media Objects (Graphics, FAX, Voice, Text)

Distribution of Services and Applications
Workstations and Servers in Networks
Services Based on Cooperating Distributed Processes
(MHS, FTAM, Directory, DBMS, Conferencing)

Security, Authentication, Privacy, Confidentiality
Authentication Framework Standards
Exchange of Encrypted Information Objects

Management and Operation of Distributed Services
Registration of Entities and Domains
Administration of Directory Information Bases
Distribution of Authority and Responsibility
Fault Isolation and Reporting
Queuing, Routing, and Congestion
Quality of Service Management

Directory Services
Naming and Addressing
Public Directory Services
Interworking Between Public and Private Services
Interworking of Directory with other Applications

Policy Issues
International Issues
National Issues
Public Regulatory Issues
Public Access Issues
Trans-Border Data Flow
Legal Issues

Impacts of MHS and Distributed Services
Social and Behavioral Impacts
Organizational Impacts
National and Governmental Impacts

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Instructions to Authors

Prospective Authors are invited to submit for review, unpublished original
contributions (not exceeding 5000 words) which describe recent developments
on any design or service aspect of computer message systems and other
application layer protocols for distributed applications.

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Publication

Proceedings of the Conference will be Published by North-Holland, as has
been done for prior IFIP 6.5 conferences.

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Deadlines

Today: Send a message or letter or phone any of the contacts
below, stating your intention to submit a paper, or
stating your general interest in the conference.

April 30, 1990: Draft Versions of Papers Due for Review.

June 30, 1990: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection.

July 31, 1990: Camera-Ready papers required for publication.

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Submit Papers to or to:

Dr. Peter Schicker Einar Stefferud
Ascom Zelcom AG Network Management Associates, Inc.
CH-8634 Hombrechtikon 17301 Drey Lane
Switzerland Huntington Beach, CA 92647, U.S.A.

Telephone: +41 55 416 377 Telephone: +1 714 842 3711
Telex: 876 089 Telex: 650 132 7425
Facsimile: +41 55 423 391 MCI: 132-7425
Internet: <schi...@clients.switch.ch> Internet: <st...@ics.uci.edu>
Bitnet: <EStef@UCI>
R&D MHS: s=schicker;ou=clients;o=switch;p=switch;a=arcom;c=ch

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Program Committee (provisional)

Peter Schicker (CH - European CoChair)
Einar Stefferud (USA - North American CoChair)

David Biran (IL) Kim Kappel (USA) Horst Santo (D)
Bert Boutmy (NL) Steve Kille (UK) Erik Skovgaard (CDN)
Ebe Butrini (I) Albert Kundig (CH) Hugh Smith (UK)
Ian Cunningham (CDN) Susan Lebeck (USA) Otto Spaniol (D)
Andre Danthine (B) Erik Lillevold (N) Rolf Speth (B)
Harry Forsdick (USA) James McHugh (USA) Doug Steedman (CDN)
Jose Granado (P) Manuel Medina (E) John Stidd (USA)
H.G. Hegering (D) Richard Miller (USA) Jerry Sweet (USA)
Christian Huitema (F) Chris Moore (USA) Tibor Szentivanyi (H)
W.J. Jaburek (A) Najah Naffah (F) Fred Sztajnkrycer (F)
Ole Jacobsen (USA) Yukio Nakagome (J) Liane Tarouco (BR)
Dipak Khakhar (S) S. Ramani (IND) Ronald Uhlig (USA)
Thomas Kalin (YU) Juan Reira (E) James White (USA)
Farouk Kamoun (TN) Steve Rothwell (USA) Paolo Zupa (I)

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Organizing Committee

Fred J. Furrer (chairman) Peter Schicker (vicechairman)
Yves Ettlin Erwin Hirzel
Verena Schachtler Annette Schicker

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Network Mail Contacts

"Peter Schicker R&D MHS" s=schicker;ou=clients;o=switch;p=switch;a=arcom;c=ch
"Peter Schicker INTERNET" <schi...@clients.switch.ch>
"Einar Stefferud INTERNET" <st...@nrtc.northrop.com>
"Einar Stefferud INTERNET" <st...@ics.uci.edu>
"Einar Stefferud BITNET" <EStef@uci>
"Organizing Committee MHS-90 INTERNET" <MH...@clients.switch.ch>
"Organizing Ctte R&D MHS" s=mhs90;ou=clients;o=switch;p=switch;a=arcom;c=ch

The list of netmail contact addresses has been expanded with addresses on
several networks that forward mail to the conference organizers.

"IFIP WG 6.5 INTERNET" <IFI...@ics.uci.edu>
"IFIP WG 6.5 BITNET" <IFIP65@uci>

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Tutorials

On October 1 and 2, 1990, time and space is reserved for a number of
tutorials. The following topics are tentatively considered:

Message Handling X.400 (1988)
Directory Services X.500
Network Management
Upper Layer Architecture and ASN.1
Coexistence and Transitions to OSI Applications

If you happen to have such a tutorial ready to present or know of a person
likely to be in the position to give such a tutorial, please send any
information (and possibly conditions) to:

Message Systems '90
Ascom Zelcom AG
CH-8634 Hombrechtikon
Switzerland

or send a message to:

"Organizing Committee MHS'90" <MH...@clients.switch.ch>

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