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        Third Annual Canberra Open Systems Conference and Workshops

       A conference on UNIX and Open Systems for the Canberra region.

Workshops: 17th February, 1992		Australian National University
Conference: 18th February, 1992		National Convention Centre


CONFERENCE
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Tuesday 18th February, 1992		National Convention Centre

A conference on UNIX and open systems for the Canberra Region brought
to you by the Australian Open Systems Users Group. Lunch is sponsored
by Hewlett-Packard Australia. Morning and afternoon refreshments
sponsored by ICL Australia.


Are Vendors Committed to an Open Systems Approach?
        John Sarapak, Manager, ICL Australia
    John is a member of the OSIcom Australia management committee. He
    will outline what is happening with Open Systems and how
    organisations are responding to the GOSIP policy. He will give some
    examples of where Departments are embracing the OSI standard.

What is the Australian User Alliance for Open Systems?
        John Goddard, Chairman, Australian User Alliance For Open Systems
    John will outline the aims of the Australia User Alliance for Open
    Systems (AUAOS), how it will function in Australia and the links
    already established with similar organisations. Through a series of
    working groups, AUAOS will develop education programs, position
    papers on Open System Environments and influence the user and
    vendor community adoption of open system strategies.

The Real Impact of Open Systems
        Richard Cousins, Director, Cousins & Associates
    Richard will examine the impact of open systems in terms of the
    current turmoil and forces shaping the computer industry. He
    suggests that the Australian UNIX market is larger than commonly
    perceived, with a marked difference from the US market. He
    questions the breadth of acceptance for both OS/2 and OSI.

Open Systems, An IBM Perspective
        Bill Sandve, Open Systems Manager, IBM Austin Texas
    Bill is the Open Systems Manager, reporting to Donna VanFleet, the
    head of AIX software development. He is an engineer by education
    and has experience in the development of hardware and software
    products at IBM.  He will discuss the topics of Open Systems
    Solutions in relation to International Standards. The importance of
    enterprise wide networking and the evolution of Open systems will
    also be covered.

UNIX Applications within the Australian Electoral Commission
        Rod Medew, Director Computer Services,
        Australian Electoral Commission
    Rod will present some of the experiences with UNIX applications at
    the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). He will discuss the
    Election Night Information Systems and the use of spatial
    information, using the UNIX operating System. He argues that UNIX
    is now a commercial operating system that can accommodate a wide
    range of applications, as experienced at the AEC.

Appropriate Use of Computing Technology
        Chris Johnson, Dept of Computer Science, The Faculties, ANU
    Computing technology can be both a benefit and a danger to the
    computer aware and to the general community alike. It is a tool
    with potential in peace, war, profits, political activity, economic
    efficiency, saving labour, entertainment, development,
    communication, law enforcement, daily convenience, daily
    temptation, and addiction. This is a review of some of the trends
    and dangers, and a reminder that the creators and providers of
    computing cannot treat it as a value-free technology.

Secure File Transfer with TCP/IP
        Dr Lawrie Brown, Lecturer, Computer Science,
        Australian Defence Force Academy
    Lawrie will discuss the design and implementation of security
    enhancements to support added authentication and secrecy options in
    the FTP file transfer utility. This work is based on earlier work
    enhancing security in the Telnet remote terminal utility.

TCSEC B Level Secure UNIX
        Peter James, Principal Consultant, Easams Australia
    Peter will give an overview of the functional requirements defined
    by the US Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC)
    Orange Book. He will discuss how the TCSEC requirements can be
    achieved under UNIX.

The ADFA Campus Mail System
        Geoff Collin, Senior Programmer, Computer Centre,
        Australian Defence Force Academy
    The PH mail nameserver on one central machine acts as an electronic
    post-office for email to users at ADFA. It resolves a range of
    human-friendly mail addresses to a specific user code and machine
    for delivery. Geoff will describe the advantages of such a system,
    as well as some of its shortcomings.

Wide Area Information Services
        David Baldwin, Senior Programmer, ANU
    David will discuss the delivery of information services in a wide
    area network arena. He will look in particular at WAIS, a joint
    project between Thinking Machines, Apple Computer and Dow Jones.

Engineering a Connection to AARNet
        Peter Elford, Australian Academic and Research Network
    AARNet is a TCP/IP wide area network connecting the Australian
    Universities, CSIRO and the global Internet. Peter will provide an
    overview of the AARNet affiliate membership program which allows
    eligible organisations to connect to AARNet.


WORKSHOPS
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Monday 17th February, 1992              Australian National University


This year we offer six workshops. These workshops are a quick and
enjoyable introduction to various technical aspects of UNIX systems. In
general both beginners and experienced users are catered for.

You can attend a maximum of two workshops. The first session of
workshops is from 9 am till 12 noon, and the second session is from
1:30 pm till 4:30 pm. Morning and afternoon tea will be provided.

The workshops will be held on the ANU campus, with easy access to
various luncheon spots. You can attend the workshops without attending
the conference. Size of each workshop is limited. Spaces will be
allocated on a first come basis. We reserve the right to cancel any
workshop (if we cancel the workshop, refunds will be arranged).

For further information contact the workshop organiser John Barlow on
2490747 (fax) or 2492930 (work) or John.Barlow@anu.edu.au (email).


Improving and checking your systems security
        John Barlow, ANU
    What are some of the ways to improve your systems security?  What
    are the common ways crackers get into systems? What software and
    knowledge do they have? What can you do to prevent their access,
    and how do you detect if one has been on your system?  What is the
    tradeoff between security and usability?  Concentrating on SUNOS,
    IP networks.

Networking LANs and WANs
        Geoff Collin, ADFA
        Peter Elford, AARN
        Geoff Huston, AARN
    The combined presenters represent a wealth of knowledge to pass on
    to you. A comparison of "traditional" store-and-forward nets versus
    direct (interactive) connection, LAN & WAN options and protocols
    available today. The pro's and con's of each type of network will
    be discussed (functionality, security, costs, overheads,
    administration).

OSI demonstrated
        Mike & YinLeng Husband, NEC Information Systems Australia
    This workshop will present an overview of real (as opposed to
    theoretical) OSI configuration and working, based on experience of
    using Retix products under UNIX.  Emphasis will be placed on the
    network and transport layers. Live demos will be used, and if time
    permits attendants will be able to use the system provided.

Low cost UNIX software
        Gustav Meglicki, ANU
    There is a wealth of software available for UNIX systems, at low
    (or no) up-front cost. What is available? What functionality does
    some of this software provide? What are the real "costs"?
    (evaluation, programmer time, administration, support).

Exploiting UNIX with AWK, SED & Shell.
        Bede W. P. Seymour, ANU
    This workshop will teach you what can be achieved with standard
    UNIX utilities and will give you an idea of how it is done. It will
    touch the UNIX text manipulation tools grep, egrep, sed, awk and
    show you what can be done with the shell.

X Windows
        David Baldwin, ANU
        Liz Keith, Verity
    An introduction to X Windows.  Exploring window managers, basic
    concepts, X-terminals and the X-term terminals emulator. User
    introduction, not programmers.  Customising your environment.


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                Australian Open Systems Users Group
          Third Annual Canberra Conference and Workshops
                   17th-18th February, 1992

Please complete and return this registration by 12th February, 1992 to:

Postal: AUUG                    fax:    (06) 249-0747
        PO Box 245              email:  auug92@vulcan.anu.edu.au
        Dickson 2602            phone:  (06) 246-4091
        Canberra ACT                    (06) 249-2930


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CONFERENCE DETAILS

  Registration for AUUG members $45
  Registration for non-AUUG members $55                 ________

  Late fee for registrations after 12th Feb $10         ________

    Lunch: Vegeterian/non-vegetarian      (delete one)
    
WORKSHOP DETAILS

  (maximum two workshops, one morning and one afternoon)
  per half-day workshop for AUUG members $40
  per half-day workshop for non-AUUG members $50        ________
  
  Title:                                        morning afternoon
  Exploiting Unix with AWK, SED and shell         ___      ___
  Networking LANs and WANs                        ___      ___
  Low cost UNIX software                          ___      ___
  OSI demonstrated                                ___      ___
  improving and checking your systems security    ___      ___
  X windows                                       ___      ___

PAYMENT
                                        Total cost:     ________

  either:
        Cheque enclosed (made payable to AUUG inc)
        to be invoiced (only for registrations received before 12th Feb)
                (please inform us of Invoicee Name/address)


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