To:  All potential IPROF-97 attendees.

Attached find the *preliminary* IPROF-97 schedule.
.... Actually, most of it is probably pretty solid, but
there may still be some "tweaking" around the edges
to accommodate reality.

In fact, I'm posting this before Interex has had a chance
to bless the final revision, in case there are some
readers out there who decide they want to throw rocks
at it.  Be advised that Interex is going to put the IPROF
call for registration in the mail ASAP, so if you're going
to take rock ..... er...  keyboard....  in hand;  do it soon;
certainly no later than this coming Sunday 1 December;
the earlier the better.

A couple quick points with respect to the attached sked:

(1)  SIGUNIX will not be at IPROF this year;  they are I
believe going to INTERWORKS instead.

(2)  I did the best I could (with a couple helpful comments
by Leah Robertson) to give all SIG Leaders the time and
"do not conflict with" that they asked for...  But since
most Leaders had an even longer list this year of other
SIGs that they did not want to go against, it was not
possible to avoid all conflicts...  At least I didn't see any
way to do it.

(3)  Tues evening 4 March was left open after 19:00, to
allow individual SIGs to schedule group dinners or etc.;
or, if any of the IPROF SIGs just gotta have a couple
more hours to discuss issues, I guess the Leader can
call it a working dinner.

(4)  Since this will be the first general 3000-focused
user meeting after HP's expected announcement of the
5-year plan for the 3000, we allowed a little extra time
for the roundtables compared to previous years.

(5)  The last session on Thurs ends at 15:45, to give
as least some people a chance to run for the planes
and still get home at a civilized hour.... Yes, I know:
That doesn't help the East Coasters much...  Sorry..

..... O.K....  I've got my kevlar body suit and helmet
on...  Standing by for comments....  BTW, don't expect
me to respond before Fri 29 Nov at the earliest....
Tomorrow I'll be eating home-cooked Turkey....

Happy Thanksgiving to all,

Ken Sletten
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IPROF-97 Schedule  -----------  Revision:   A.02.01 (Wed 27 Nov 96)
The core IPROF conference convenes Mon 3 March through Thu 6
March at the Westin Hotel,  Santa Clara, CA.
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Sun 2 March 96    << Pre-conference >>

09:00 am - 03:00 pm  Registration.

09:30 am - 12:00 pm  SIGSOFTVEND non-disclosure session.  Members only.

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm  SIGSOFTVEND members only lunch.

01:00 pm - 02:00 pm  SIGSOFTVEND non-disclosure session.  Members only.

02:00 pm - 05:00 pm  SIGSOFTVEND general session.  Open to all attendees.

04:00 pm - 08:00 pm  "BOF Fry's" computers and electronics shopping field
                                trip.  Round-trip shuttle bus between the
Westin Hotel
                                and Fry's (extra charge for shuttle bus).

07:00 pm - 09:00 pm  Informal pre-conference get-together (no dinner).
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Mon 3 March 96    DAY ONE  (Breaks at Leader's Preference)

07:30 am - 02:00 pm  Registration

07:30 am - 08:30 am  Continental Breakfast

08:30 am - 12:00 pm  SIGALLBASE
                                SIGOMNIDEX
                                SIGSYSMAN

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm Catered Lunch

01:15 pm - 05:15 pm  SIGSYSMAN

01:15 pm - 02:15 pm  SIGIMAGE and SIGALLBASE - Joint Session
02:15 pm - 05:15 pm  SIGIMAGE

05:30 pm - 07:00 pm  HP 3000 Product Line Update

07:00 pm - 09:30 pm  IPROF Welcome Reception (includes dinner)
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Tues 4 March 96    DAY TWO  (Breaks at Leader's Preference)

07:30 am - 02:00 pm  Registration

07:30 am - 08:30 am  Continental Breakfast

08:30 am - 12:00 pm  SIGCLIENT-SERVER
                                SIGMPE

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm  SIGCONSULT - Working Lunch
                                Catered Lunch for all other Attendees

01:15 pm - 04:15 pm  SIGIMAGE
                                BOF UNIX in an MPE Environment

04:30 pm - 07:00 pm  MPE and HP Database Roundtable  (CSY + Roseville)

07:30 pm - ??:?? pm  Potential SIG and SIG Executive Committee Dinners
                               (Organized independently by individual SIG
Leaders)
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Wed 5 March 96     DAY THREE  (Breaks at Leader's Preference)

07:30 am - 02:00 pm  Registration

07:30 am - 08:30 am  Continental Breakfast

08:30 am - 12:00 pm  SIGCOBOL
                                SIGRAPID

09:30 am - 12:00 pm  SIGWEB

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm  Catered Lunch

01:15 pm - 04:15 pm  HP and Interex Management Roundtable

04:30 pm - 07:30 pm  SIGCOBOL
                                SIGJAVA


07:30 pm - 09:30 pm  hp3000-L Dinner  (extra charge item)
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Thurs 6 March 96    DAY FOUR  (Breaks at Leader's Preference)

07:30 am - 11:00 am  Registration

07:30 am - 08:30 am  Continental Breakfast

08:30 am - 10:30 am  SIGJAVA
                                SIGUIF-VPLUS


10:30 am - 12:00 pm  SIGMPE

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm  Catered Lunch

01:15 pm - 03:45 pm  Client-Server Roundtable
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