RFC188

Network Working Group P. M. Karp Request for Comments: 188 MITRE Categories A.2 D. B. McKay

                                                                 IBM
                                                     28 January 1971

              Data Management Meeting Announcement

The first Network Data Management meeting will take place on Monday and Tuesday, August 2nd and 3rd in Room 801, 545 Technology Square. The meeting is being hosted by Richard Winter, Computer Corporation of America. A block of rooms under the name of CCA has been reserved at:

        Sonesta Hotel
        5 Cambridge Parkway
        Cambridge, Mass., 02139

A map* is attached for reference. The Sonesta is on Rt. 1 and Technology Square is on Main Street about 1/2 mile off Rt. 1. Taxi fare from Logan Airport to the Sonesta or Tech. Square is approximately $4.00.

The meeting is being conducted to allow people to exchange ideas and develop a working data management group. The ideas presented will be both discussions of papers and informal discussions of what people plan to do.

There are several people listed on this agenda that have expressed an interest at one time or another to discuss some topic. The people listed on the agenda as tentative may or may not be presenting. Hopefully they will attend and present their ideas on an informal basis.

Also enclosed are two of the papers* that will be presented. We also urge people to read RFCs, 144, 146, 171, 172, 173 and 195.

See you at the Meeting on August 2nd.

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                      Data Management Meeting

Monday, August 2 9:00 a.m.

  Introduction
     D. McKay, IBM Corporation

  Philosophy
     Three Approaches to Data Sharing on Computer Networks
           A. Shoshani, System Development Corporation

     Unified Data Management System (Described briefly in RFC #144)
           B. Wessler, University of Utah

     Data Management Overview
           P. Karp, Mitre Corporation

Monday, August 2 1:30 p.m.

  Language Considerations
     DDL
           A. Mullery, IBM Corporation

     Discussion of Codasyl Report
           L. Haibt, IBM Corporation

     DDL and Access Language (RFC #195)
           *G. Mealy, Harvard University

     Data Disposition
           *T. O'Sullivan, Raytheon Data Systems

Monday Evening - Informal discussion of the ideas presented during the day.

Tuesday, August 3 9:00 a.m.

     The Data Computer
           R. Winter, Computer Corporation of America

     Plans and Usage of the Data Computer
           R. Liuzzi, Rand Corporation

     Experimentation
           *P. Karp, Mitre Corporation

Tuesday, August 3 1:30 p.m.

  Planning Session

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  *  Tentative Speakers