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NEXT EHUG MEETING

EHUG Meeting 9 March 1998 at CSCS in Lugano Switzerland

An MBONE transmission of the session is forseen.
To view the session you need a mbone "connection".
The "standard" mbone tools vic, vat and nt, will be used.

More information are available from CSCS at
/http://www.cscs.ch/slide_show/announces/

General information on MBONE:

http://www.mbone.com/techinfo/mbone.html

The slides will be available on the WWW at:

http://www.cscs.ch/slide_show/announces/EHUG98.html

The latest news and agenda of the MBONE transmission could be found at:

http://www.cscs.ch/slide_show/announces/EHUG98.html

 

Agenda

 

9.30

Opening: 

Dr. Maric, (technical director CSCS)

9.45

When 3D Protein Modelling meets Computer Network Problems

Dr. Esther Van Praag, University Zurich, Switzerland

10.15

High Performance Network Technologies Compared

Ben Segal, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

10.45

Introduction to GSN ( The HIPPI 6400 standards )

Arie Van Praag, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

11.30

Genroco plans for the GSN environment

Carl Pick, Genroco, Slinger WI, U.S.A..

12.15

LUNCH

 

13.30

EHUG report and Next meeting ( DISCUSSION )

Arie Van Praag

14.00

HIPPI and the LINUX World

Jes Sorensen, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

14.30

Progress of Gigabit Ethernet and its Standard

Patrick Chevaux, Digital, Switzerland

15.00

Short Notices and Discussion
HNF report on actual activities

Henri Brandt, IBM
Carl Pick

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15.30

Coffee Break

 

16.00

CSCS presents: Explanation and Demonstration 

Roberto Mastropietro, CSCS, Lugano Switzerland

17.00

Closing

 

 

 

 

In order to help the organisers of the EHUG meeting please announce your participation
before 1st March 1998 to Arie Van Praag ( arie@cn.msm.cern.ch )

Hotel and Travel Information

How to go to Lugano

By Train
Lugano can easily be reached by train from Zurich, Switzerland using the scenic Gothard line, and from Miland Italy.

By Plane
Cross-Air, a subsidiary of Swiss Air, maintains a good airline connection from Zurich and from Geneva

HOTEL Information
CSCS recommends hotel La Perla, it is close to the airport, and CSCS rates will be arranged for all the attendees (115 SFr. as of today).
The hotel belongs to the Best Western Group and has online reservation.
In order to profit from the CSCS corporate tarif the best way is to reserve by phone. (+41 91 6111010 )
and send an e-mail to the CSCS secretariat that you reserved in order to profit from the prefered rate

About how to reach Manno and CSCS:

About the Area

Additional info about the area, in case someone wants to spend some days in Lugano

For more information about CSCS contact Roberto Mastropietro (rmastro@cscs.ch )

This is one of the CERN High Speed Interconnect pages. Last update 7 January 1997 - Arie van Praag