Subject: March '93 CIW meeting

From: "Jack Sanders" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 16:17:40 EST

The next meeting of the CIW will be held on March 16 - 18 in Raleigh, NC.
Invitation letters have been mailed; if you have not received one, please
contact:

    Anne Bucki
    Dept E42/502
    4205 South Miami Blvd.
    Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
    Phone: 919-254-5095
    FAX: 919-254-6050
    Internet: [email-masked]

The purposes of this meeting are to move the definition of CPI-C Level 2
forward, to exchange information about the implementation of CPI-C, and
to establish organizational procedures.

The meeting format will include plenary sessions in the mornings.  Topics
for the first morning include organizational matters:  CIW procedures,
electronic support for CIW activities, Editor's guidelines, and the CIW
Technical Plan.

The bulk of the meeting will be devoted to Special Interest Group
meetings for work on technical proposals.  SIG work is underway on CPI-C
extensions (FDX, non-blocking, directory, security, accept specific, OSI
TP extensions, secondary return codes) and on other technical matters of
interest to the CIW (language bindings, framework).  The CIW will meet
again in plenary session on Thursday morning to hear reports from the
various SIGs.

There will be two presentations by implementers of CPI-C.  Data
Connection Limited will present "Upgrading a CPI-C Implementation from
CPI-C 1.1 to CPI-C 1.2", and IBM will present "NS/DOS Implementation of
CPI-C 1.2 and Non-Blocking Extensions".  I am also soliciting
suggestions for additional talks on the implementation and use of CPI-C
for future CIW meetings.  I would particularly like to get a major user
or user group to present their prespectives and requirements.  Any
volunteers or suggestions?

A preliminary agenda will be included in the confirmation letter when you
register.

Jack Sanders