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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  *  not enclosed with this copy




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RFC 188           Data Management Meeting Announcement      January 1971


                         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



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