UniForum BOFs

[Ralph Barker]

UniForum Technical Committee BoFs

When:  Tuesday, 7:00 pm (General Session)
          7:30pm - break-outs
       January 23, 1990, at the UniForum Conference in Washington, D.C.

Where: Ramada Renaissance Hotel at Techworld Washington, D.C.

          West Salon, Conference Level

GENERAL SESSION - 7:00pm

       Heinz Lycklama, Chair of the UniForum Technical Committee
       and Senior Vice President of Interactive Systems, will
       provide an update of Technical Committee activities.  Ralph
       Barker, UniForum's Director of Technical Services, will
       discuss future goals and directions within the Technical
       Committee and member services of a technical nature which
       the association is planning.

SUBCOMMITTEE BoFs - START TIME - 7:30pm

C++
Leader:  Don Kretsch, AT&T

       The UniForum C++ group meets several times each year, often
       in conjunction with other industry events.  Don Kretsch, the
       chairman of the group, along with other active members will
       discuss a variety of topics of interest to C++ aficionados.

Internationalization
Leader:  Lorie Goudie, SCO

       The UniForum Technical Committee Working Group on
       Internationalization, chaired by Lorie Goudie, is one of our
       most active, and is at the center of standards efforts.  The
       working group will be meeting during the week prior to this
       conference, and will present an update of their activities
       at the BoF, along with an overview of the status of
       internationalization efforts worldwide.

Networking
Leader:  Tim Baker, Ford Aerospace

       Networking and network interfaces are becoming increasingly
       important in almost every aspect of computer and software
       use and design.  This BoF, led by Tim Baker, who has been
       active in both UniForum and IEEE POSIX network-related
       activities, up date the latest activities and directions
       within the standards efforts.

Performance Measurement
Leader:  Ram Chelluri, AT&T

       Presentations at this BoF will depict the current status of
       major areas of performance measurement technology and
       examine how well current methods satisfy real-world
       requirements.  Speakers include Krishna Dronamraju, AT&T,
       for the Transaction Processing Council; Mike Andrews, Amdahl
       Corp., for the UNIX International SIG; David Hinnant, BNR
       Corp, for the IEEE POSIX P1003.7 working group; and
       representatives from SPEC and The Perfect Club.

Security
Leader:  Jeanne Baccash, AT&T
       Presentations at this BoF will provide insight on the
       current status of security related issues and activities.
       Speakers include Thomas Malarkey of NCSC, Iveta Trautmanis
       of X/Open, Dennis Steinauer of the IEEE P1003.6 working
       group, and Charles Testa of TRUSIX. A question-and-answer
       period will follow.

User Interface
Leader:  Sunil Mehta, Unisys

       User interfaces, particularly those that are graphical in
       nature, are always of great interest.  This BoF will provide
       an overview of the current issues within the arena of
       graphical user interfaces, and will include presentations on
       some of the leading contenders (Motif, Open Look, etc.)
       Sunil Mehta, the BoF leader, has been active in this area
       for several years, and chairs the IEEE POSIX P1201 working
       group that deals with user interfaces.
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Ralph Barker, RALMAR Business Systems, 640 So Winchester Blvd, San Jose,CA 95128
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