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OSF Electronic Flash - SuperSIG Week
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Date: September 2, 1994
To: OSF Members
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Open Software Foundation
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OSF ELECTRONIC FLASH
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An electronic mail news flash for OSF Members from
the Open Software Foundation
September 2, 1994
OSF SuperSIG Week
Monday, October 31 - Thursday, November 3, 1994
Boston, MA
SuperSIG Week is designed to give OSF members the
opportunity to participate in multiple group's
activities and will maximize the busy schedules of
members who want to participate more fully in SIG and
Forum activities.
Each active OSF SIG, several SIG working groups, and the
Standards Coordinating Committee plan to hold meetings
during this week. As plans are finalized, SIG and Forum
chairs
will send meeting agendas directly to email lists of
regular participants. Included below is information for
registering and booking hotel reservations.
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Meeting Location and Hotel Reservations
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All meetings will be held at the :
Boston Marriott Hotel Newton
2345 Commonwealth Avenue
at Route 128/95 and
the Massachusetts Turnpike
Newton, MA 02166
617-969-1000
Complimentary parking at hotel
Special negotiated guest room rate: $112/night
The reservation cut off date is October 9, 1994.
After this date the reserved block of rooms will
be released and reservations will be accepted on
a space or rate available basis.
*** Hotel Express Check-in Service ***
In order to expedite check in, the Marriott hotel
requests
all reservations include the following information:
* arrival and departure dates
* estimated time of arrival
* room preference (single or double/double,
smoking or non-smoking)
* credit card type to be used for payment including
number and expiration date
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Meeting Dates and Locations
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Monday, October 31
8:30 AM - 12:00 NNDCE/DME SIG
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM DCE/DME Working Groups
(SVR4, Business, Quality,
DFS, DCE Naming)
Tuesday, November 1
8:30 AM - 12:00 NN DCE/DME Working Group
(OO, Deployment, DB, L10N)
CDE/Motif PST Interest Meeting
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM DCE/DME Working Groups
(I18N WG, Management
Performance, Security WG )
CDE/Motif PST Interest Mtg
4:00 PM - 7:30 PM OSF General Session & Reception
Wednesday, November 2
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM UEC/Motif Working Groups
Standards Coordinating Committee
Security SIG
Documentation SIG
Internationalization SIG
12:00 NN - 1:30 PM End User Forum - Working lunch
(open to all)
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM End User Forum continues
Thursday, November 3
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Security SIG
Documentation SIG
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General Session & Reception - Tuesday
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We invite all members attending SuperSIG Week to
attend an OSF General Session and Reception, Tuesday,
November 1, 4:00 - 7:30 PM at the Boston Marriott
Newton.
Following the OSF update to members, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, OSF
will host an informal reception. This is a good time to
informally talk to OSF management, greet old friends,
and make new contacts.
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Pre-Registration Required
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There is no charge for the meeting. However, you must
register in advance to attend the individual sessions
during SuperSIG Week. Continental breakfast and lunch
will be provided each day. You are free to make your
own arrangements for dinner. Near-by restaurant
information will be provided in your registration
packet.
**Deadline for meeting registration is Friday, October
21.**
It is necessary to register for EACH SIG meeting
you plan to attend. This will ensure that we plan
accurate seating arrangements, and that presenters make
the appropriate number of handout copies for attendees.
Please contact each SIG chair for specific agenda
information.
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How to Register
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1. Please email the completed registration form to
supersig@osf.org.
2. If you do not have access to email,fax your
registration information to Kathy Moriconi at:
FAX 617-621-0631.
Name _________________________________________
Company name ________________________________
Postal address __________________________________
___________________________________
Email address ___________________________________
Fax number _____________________________________
Phone number __________________________________
Please check all the meetings you plan to attend.
Several meetings will include working group break out
sessions:
___ CDE/Motif PST Interest Meeting, November 1
___ DCE/DME SIG, October 31
DCE/DME Working Groups
___ Business, October 31 PM
___ Data Base, November 1 AM
___ DCE/DME Security WG, November 1 PM
___ DCE Naming, October 31 PM
___ Deployment, November 1 AM
___ DFS, October 31 PM
___ Internationalization (I18N) WG, Nov. 1 PM
___ Localization (L10N), Nov. 1 AM
___ Management, November 1 PM
___ Object Orientation, November 1 AM
___ Performance, November 1 PM
___ Quality, October 31 PM
___ SVR4, October 31 PM
___ Documentation SIG, November 2-3
___ End User Forum Working Lunch, November 2
___ End User Forum Afternoon Meeting, November 2
___ Internationalization (I18N) SIG, November 2
___ Security SIG, November 2-3
___ UEC SIG (Motif), November 1
___ OSF General Session and Reception, November 1
PLEASE NOTIFY US IF YOUR PLANS CHANGE AND YOU MUST
CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION.
3. SIG activities updates are provided monthly in the
OSF Electronic Bulletin. Members may subscribe by
sending an email request to bulletin-request@osf.org.
4. For additional information on individual SIG or
Forum sessions or to suggest topics for the agenda,
contact the chairperson(s) listed below.
DCE/DME SIG
Peter Oleinick
email: pno@transarc.com
fax: 412-338-6970
Documentation SIG
Lee Fogal
email: fogal@zk3.dec.com
fax: 603-881-2257
OSF End User Forum
Ted Hanss
email: ted@citi.umich.edu
fax: 313-763-4434
Internationalization (I18N) SIG
Jon Bale
email: jon_bale@hpg200.desk.hp.com
fax: 408-447-0801
Terry Rowan
email: terry@nlsarch.austin.ibm.com
fax: 512-838-3050
Seita Iida
email: iida@ymtl0l.yamato.ibm.co.jp
(I18N Japanese Local SIG Chair)
Networking SIG
Kay Chang
email: chang@chang.austin.ibm.com
fax: 512-838-3509
Security SIG
Charles Blauner
email: chazx@ctt.bellcore.com
fax: 908-336-2943
Jim Schindler
email: js@cup.hp.com
fax: 408-447-1309
UEC SIG (Motif)
Ed Lee
email: elee@ics.com
fax: 503-752-7861
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Transportation
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From Logan International Airport:
By Car
Follow signs to Boston, go through Sumner Tunnel.
Exit tunnel, pick up I-93 South to I-90 West,
take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit 15.
Follow signs to Route 30 East. Hotel is a half mile on
the left.
Complimentary parking at hotel.
Airporter Limousine
1-800-617-LIMO - $15.00 per person each way
pick-up/drop off every half hour.
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For more information:
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Questions about your membership or member contacts
should be
directed to Jane Smeloff, OSF Member Programs, at 617-
621-8997, email jane@osf.org; or FAX 617-621-0631.
If you have any questions about the meeting
arrangements,
please contact Jodi Smith Bennett, Industry Events
Manager,
at 617-621-8729; email jodis@osf.org; or FAX 617-621-
0631.
Please direct questions about the agenda for specific
sessions to the appropriate SIG or Forum chairperson(s)
listed earlier in this bulletin.
For more information about visiting or vacationing in
Boston,
contact the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism at
telephone: 617-727-3201 or fax: 617-727-6525
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
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