Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 22:28:24 IST
From: David Sitman <A79@il.ac.tau.taunivm>
Subject: NSC'94 - Conference Announcement
Announcement / Preliminary Program / Registration Form
<Part 3 of 3: Registration>
The Network Services Conference 1994 NSC'94
Great Western Royal Hotel
London, England, 28-30 November 1994
Registration
Please complete the enclosed registration/accommodation form and return
it by electronic mail to the address given in the form. You can also
register by fax or ordinary mail using the information in the form.
Note that forms will be processed when the required payment is received.
The conference fee covers entry to all conference sessions and
demonstrations, conference material, coffee breaks, lunches and
the banquet (fees are listed in pounds sterling):
EARLY Registration by 10 October UKL 220 (ca. ECU 275)
LATE Registration by 10 November UKL 250 (ca. ECU 312)
DESK Registration UKL 280 (ca. ECU 350)
To qualify for the early registration rate, your form and payment for
registration must be sent to the Organizing Secretariat by 10 October
1994. The late registration rate applies to all payments sent after
October 10 and before November 10, 1994.
Registration will take place in the Great Western Royal Hotel at the
conference office on Sunday, 27 November 1994, from 17:00 to 21:00
and throughout the whole conference.
All payments must be in pounds sterling. For the cheques and the bank
transfers, please ensure that your payment is made net of all bank
charges.
The preferred way of paying is by credit card (VISA, MASTERCARD,
EUROCARD).
International cheques or bankers drafts must be payable to:
EPSRC, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK.
Please state on the cheque "NSC'94" and the name(s) of the
participant(s).
Payments can be made by bank transfer to:
Lloyds Bank Didcot, Sort Code 30-93-93, Account number 0143698.
Please state "NSC'94" and the name(s) of the participant(s).
Cancellation and Refunds
Payments made for registration will be refunded, minus 30%, if
cancellation reaches the Organizing Secretariat with a postal date of
no later than 14 November 1994.
Accommodation
Hotel rooms have already been reserved for the conference participants.
Please fill in the hotel reservation section of the form and return it
to the Organizing Secretariat. Early reservation is recommended to
obtain a room in the hotel preferred.
Hotel costs will be paid on departure from the hotel. Final bills may be
settled by credit card.
The daily room charges in pounds sterling are as follows:
Hotel Single Double
UKL. UKL.
Great Western Royal *** 70 90
Pavillion 48 60
Henry VIII 48 60
Blakemore 36 48
Prices indicated include breakfast, services and tax. All bedrooms have
private bath or shower, and WC.
All the hotels are within 10 minutes walking distance of the conference
hotel.
*** The Great Western Royal Hotel is the conference site.
Lunch will be served in the Great Western Royal on Monday and Tuesday.
Lunch tickets will be distributed with the conference materials.
Extra tickets may be purchased on-site.
The menus will be arranged to cover most dietary needs. Indicate any
special dietary needs on the registration form.
The banquet will be held on the evening of 29 November at the Cafe
Royal. The price for the banquet is included in the delegate
registration fee. Tickets for accompanying persons may be purchased
(see the registration/accommodation form). The price for one ticket is
UKL 45.
The Cafe Royal is 100 metres from the Piccadilly Underground station in
Regent Street. The Piccadilly station is on the Bakerloo Line which also
passes through Paddington. From all the hotels travel from Paddington is
recommended.
Tutorial
There will be a hands-on tutorial session on using the World Wide Web
at the end of the conference, on Wednesday, 30 November 1994, from
14:00 to 18:00. The session will provide hands-on experience in
accessing the Web using popular clients such as NCSA Mosaic. Participants
will have the opportunity to explore some of the multimedia resources
available on the Web and to use searching tools to discover new
resources. Participants will also have the opportunity to create
material on the World Wide Web.
The number of participants is limited.
The tutorial fee covers participation in the tutorial, printed
materials and a coffee break. The tutorial fee is:
EARLY Tutorial fee by 10 October UKL 40 (ca. ECU 50)
LATE Tutorial fee by 10 November UKL 45 (ca. ECU 56)
DESK Tutorial fee UKL 50 (ca. ECU 63)
EARN and RARE Technical Meetings
The following EARN and RARE meetings will be held in conjunction with
the Conference. Meeting rooms will be located in the Great Western
Royal.
- Convened by EARN:
Note that these meetings are by invitation only.
Performance Evaluation Group (EARN-PEG):
Wednesday, November 23 14:00 - 18:00
Routing Project Group (EARN-RPG):
Thursday, November 24 9:00 - 18:00
Network Operations Group (EARN-NOG):
Friday, November 25 9:00 - 18:00
Executive Committee:
Sunday, November 27 14:00 - 18:00
Board of Directors:
Wednesday, November 30 14:00 - 18:00
Thursday, December 1 9:00 - 16:00
- Convened by RARE:
Note that these technical working groups are open to anyone willing to
participate.
4th Framework & Telematics for Research (UPTURN)
Wednesday, November 30 14:00 - 18:00
Lower Layer Technology (LLT)
Thursday, December 1 9:00 - 13:00
Network Operations (NOP)
Thursday, December 1 9:00 - 13:00
Information Services and User Support (ISUS)
Thursday, December 1 9:00 - 18:00
Friday, December 2 9:00 - 18:00
- Convened by EARN & RARE:
Note that this meeting is open.
EARN Information Services (EARNINFO) &
RARE Information Services and User Support (WG-ISUS):
Thursday, December 1 9:00 - 18:00
How to reach the hotels
>>From Heathrow airport:
There is a bus, The Heathrow Link, which stops outside the conference
hotel. The cost is UKL 5. Approximately one hour travel time.
By Underground, take the Piccadilly line to Gloucester Road and change to
the Circle line which is on a different platform. The cost is UKL 3.
Approximately 45 minutes travel time.
By taxi the cost is UKL 35. Approximately 45 minutes travel time.
>>From Gatwick airport:
There is a train from Gatwick to Victoria Station which takes 30 minutes.
The cost is UKL 7.50 or UKL 8.50 by express. From Victoria Station
take the Underground Circle line.
There is very little car parking at the hotels and spaces should be
reserved in advance with the hotels.
Further Information and General Inquiry
Further information will be available through the conference mailing
list, NSC94-L@EARNCC.EARN.NET (or NSC94-L@EARNCC.BITNET). If you want to
make sure you receive the preliminary program and other information of
interest to conference participants, join the list by sending e-mail to:
LISTSERV@EARNCC.EARN.NET (or LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET)
with the line:
SUB NSC94-L Your Name
Conference information is also available from the EARN anonymous FTP
server (ftp.earn.net), Gopher server (gopher.earn.net), and WWW server
(http://www.earn.net/nsc94/nsc94.html).
If you have any questions or require any assistance, you can contact the
conference organizers at:
NSC'94
EARN Office
PSI - Batiment 211
91405 Orsay CEDEX
FRANCE
Tel: +33 1 6941 2426
Fax: +33 1 6941 6683
Internet: nsc94@earncc.earn.net
EARN/BITNET: nsc94@earncc.bitnet
The Network Services Conference 1994 is being organized by the EARN
(European Academic and Research Network) Association in cooperation with
the following organizations:
Internet Society
RARE
RIPE
NORDUnet
EUnet
Program Committee
George Brett, USA (Chair); David Sitman, Israel (Vice-Chair); Rob
Blokzijl, The Netherlands; Manfred Bogen, Germany; Paul Bryant, United
Kingdom; Nadine Grange, France; Glenn Kowack, The Netherlands; Joyce K.
Reynolds, USA; Jean Ritchie, United Kingdom; Eric Thomas, Sweden.
Organizing Committee
Paul Bryant, United Kingdom (Chair); Daniele Bovio, France; Nadine
Grange, France; Frode Greisen, Denmark; David Sitman, Israel.
------------------ REGISTRATION/ACCOMMODATION FORM -----------------------------
NSC'94
The Network Services Conference 1994
London, United Kingdom, 28-30 November 1994
Please complete this form in block capitals and return it with your
payment to:
NSC'94 Conference Secretariat
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Chilton
Didcot
OX11 0QX
UK
Forms may be returned by fax to:
+44 235 44 6665
or by electronic mail to:
Internet: nsc94@rl.ac.uk
EARN/BITNET: NSC94@UKACRL.BITNET
Telephone enquiries:
+44 235 44 6750
DELEGATE
Family name ............................. First name ....................
Mr/Mrs/Ms/Dr/Prof
Organisation/Company:
...........................................................
Mailing address:
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
Country ................................................
Telephone ..............................................
Facsimile (or Telex) ...................................
E-mail .................................................
HOTEL RESERVATION
Hotel costs will be paid on departure from the hotel.
Hotel Single Double
UKL per night UKL per night
Great Western Royal 70 90
Pavillion 48 60
Henry VIII 48 60
Blakemore 36 48
All the hotels are within 10 minutes walking distance of the conference
hotel.
HOTEL PREFERRED:
Please state preferred hotel: ..............................
Second preference : ..............................
Room (please mark one): O single O double
Arrival date: .......... Departure date: ......... No. of nights ...........
If possible I would like to stay at the same hotel as
..................................................
O Please note that I am arranging my own accommodation. My conference
address will be: .....................................
O Please state any dietary requirements..................
I will join the following EARN or RARE meetings, held in conjunction
with the Conference:
Convened by EARN:
O EARN-PEG on 23 November afternoon
O EARN-RPG on 24 November
O EARN-NOG on 25 November
O EARN-EXEC on 27 November afternoon
O EARN-BoD on 30 November afternoon and 1 December morning
O EARN-INFO on 1 December (joint session with RARE WG-ISUS)
Convened by RARE:
O UPTURN on 30 November afternoon
O WG-NOP on 1 December morning
O WG-LLT on 1 December Morning
O WG-ISUS on 1 and 2 December
------------------------------ PAYMENTS ----------------------------------------
1. REGISTRATION
ONE Registration fee UKL .............
Early - by 10 October: UKL 220
Late - by 10 November: UKL 250
Desk: UKL 280
2. BANQUET
..... Extra tickets for banquet on 29 November UKL .............
(Delegate free; Accompanying persons: UKL 45)
3. TUTORIAL
ONE Tutorial fee UKL .............
Early - by 10 October: UKL 40
Late - by 10 November: UKL 45
Desk: UKL 50
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T O T A L UKL .............
O Credit card
|__| VISA |__| MASTERCARD |__| EUROCARD
I authorise payment of UKL .............to EPSRC
Card No. .............................. expiry date ...............
Holder's full name on card (PRINT) ....................................
Holder's address ....................................
....................................
....................................
....................................
Date ........................ Signature .......................
(Only for ordinary mail or fax)
O I enclose an international cheque or bankers draft in pounds
Sterling for the sum of UKL ............. payable to: EPSRC, Chilton,
Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK. Please state on the cheque NSC'94 and the name(s)
of the participant(s).
O I wish to pay by bank transfer in UKL net of bank charges.
Please state clearly "NSC'94" and the name of the participant on the
transfer document. Transfers should be sent to:
Lloyds Bank Didcot, Sort Code 30-93-93, Account number 0143698.
