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       INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPEN DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING                  
                            (ICODP)  
                                                                       
                Achieving Open Distributed Systems -              
             Experiences with Distributed Environments            
                                                                       
                       Brisbane, Australia                    
                                                                    
                      20 - 24 February, 1995                     

Advances in computer networking have allowed computer systems across the
world to be interconnected. Despite this, the heterogeneity in interaction
models prevents interworking between systems.  Open Distributed Processing
(ODP) is an emerging technology which is attempting to solve the software
interaction problem by proposing a common framework for distributed
systems. ODP systems are those that support heterogeneous distributed
processing both within and between autonomous organisations.

Progress within the field of ODP advances at such a rate that regular 
forums for information exchange are a necessity for anyone interested in 
this area of enquiry.  The opportunity for interaction between academia and
industry representatives is of particular importance to both the application
of ODP technology in industry and the future direction of ODP research.
In this regard, one of the aims of ICODP'95 is to bring together
representatives from both sectors to discuss the topic of "Achieving Open
Distributed Systems - Experiences with Distributed Environments".

The conference organisers encourage contributions which focus on the relevance
of ODP technology to achieve some specific application.  These papers should
highlight the developer's motivations for using ODP technology and detail
experiences with the use of a distributed environment (e.g. ANSAware, DCE,
ONC+, CORBA, Windows NT).

In addition, a workshop on Quality of Service in Open Distributed Processing
will be held as part of ICODP'95.  The workshop aims to extend existing
Quality of Service (QoS) research in specific areas (e.g. communication
protocols) to its application in ODP systems.  The workshop organisers
encourage contributions on the integration of QoS in distributed
environments, exploring issues in modelling, specification, or implementation.

AREAS OF INTEREST:
  
In addition to papers addressing the Conference theme "Achieving Open
Distributed Systems - Experiences with Distributed Environments", papers
are sought in all areas pertinent to open distributed processing which
include, but are not limited to:

- -  Distributed Applications (for Telecommunications, Government, etc)
- -  Distributed Architectures
- -  Trading and Type Management
- -  Distributed Environments
- -  Computer Supported Co-operative Work
- -  Enterprise Issues
- -  Resource Discovery
- -  Modeling and Specification
- -  Security
- -  Transactions
- -  Management

For the workshop on Quality of Service in Open Distributed Processing: 

- -  QoS description and specification
- -  QoS negotiation and adaptation
- -  QoS monitoring
- -  QoS based interface binding
- -  QoS in distributed environments
- -  QoS in standardisation
- -  QoS based management
- -  QoS dependent configuration and re-configuration 

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS:

Contributions are expected either as "papers" or as "position statements". 

PAPERS

Papers will be refereed.  They should not exceed 12 pages. The conference
proceedings will be published through IFIP by Chapman and Hall.

Papers should include an abstract and keywords.  The conference language
is English. Please submit one copy only of your paper to the organisers.

POSITION STATEMENTS

The purpose of position statements is to provide a seed for debate and
discussion.  The conference organisers encourage participants to present
suggestions for future directions and concerns about current developments.
Position Statements should not exceed 4 pages.  Please submit one copy only
of your contribution to the organisers.

QoS WORKSHOP

Please indicate clearly if the submitted paper or position statement is
directed towards the workshop on Quality of Service in Open Distributed
Processing.  This information is only for programme planning. 
(All ICODP'95 contributions will be assessed on their individual merits;
relevance to the QoS workshop is not a consideration.)

SUBMISSION METHODS

All papers and position statements can be submitted via electronic
mail (PostScript only), facsimile (submission only for this method) 
or postal mail.  The preferred method for submission is electronic mail.
The correspondence addresses for all three methods are given below.

ORGANISERS:

Programme Chair:

        Kerry Raymond, CiTR, Australia
        Jan de Meer, GMD-FOKUS, Germany
        Jacob Slonim, IBM, Canada

Programme Committee:

        Gregor von Bochmann, University of Montreal, Canada
        Eng Chew, DEC, Australia
        Vladimir Gorodetzki, AOS St. Petersburg, Russia
        Andrzej Goscinski, Deakin University, Australia
        Andrew Herbert, APM, United Kingdom
        Jan Kikuts, ESTI Riga , Latvia
        Laszlo Kovacs, Academy of Sciences, Hungary
        Hidehito Kubo, NEC Japan
        Guy Leduc, University of Liege, Belgium
        Peter Linington, University of Kent, United Kingdom
        Elie Najm, ENST Paris, France
        Peter Richardson, Telecom, Australia
        Tom Rutt, AT&T, U.S.A.
        Gerd Schuermann, GMD-FOKUS, Germany
        Martin van Sinderen, University of Twente, The Netherlands
        Otto Spaniol, RWTH Aachen
        Jean-Bernard Stefani, CNET Paris, France

Local Organising Committee:

        Liz Armstrong (Chair)
        David Barbagallo
        Ashley Beitz
        Lois Fordham
        Melfyn Lloyd
        Jenny MacKay
        Andreas Vogel

The Conference is organised by the CRC for Distributed Systems Technology
(DSTC) under the auspices of IFIP (International Federation for Information
Processing) TC6.  ICODP'95 is proudly supported by the following 
organisations:

   Major Sponsors:
        Aspect Computing Pty Ltd
        Bay Technologies 
        IBM Australia Limited
        
   Sponsors:
        Defence Science and Technology Organisation

   Supporter:
        Open Software Foundation


KEY DATES:

Papers:

        Submission:                   October 14, 1994

        Notification of Acceptance:   December 9, 1994

        Final Version:                January 20, 1995


Position Statements:

        Submission:                   November 25, 1994
        
        Notification of Acceptance:   December 9, 1994


ADDRESS FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE:

        ICODP'95
        DSTC
        Level 7, Gehrmann Laboratories
        University of Queensland, 4072
        Australia
        Phone:  +61 7 365 4310
        Fax:    +61 7 365 4311
        Email:  icodp95@dstc.edu.au
        WWW:    <http://www.dstc.edu.au/events/icodp95.html>


RELATED EVENTS

A TINA (Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture) 
Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia, in the week prior to 
ICODP'95.

The TINA Conference is aimed at initiating and consolidating a sound
worldwide base for the technological advances needed to bring
telecommunications and computing together into an overall information
networking architecture, which would be applicable to the mid 1990's and
beyond.

Enquiries on TINA'95 should be sent to:

        TINA'95
        Convention Network
        224 Rouse Street
        Port Melbourne
        Victoria 3207
        Australia

        Ph: +61 3 646-4122
        Fax: +61 3 646-7737
        Email: tina95@trl.oz.au


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