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+NWG/ RFC #371                                       Robert Kahn
+NIC 11020                                           BBN
+                                                    12 July 1972
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+DEMONSTRATION AT INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE
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+     The International Computer Communications Conference, scheduled
+for 24-26 October 1972 at the Washington, D.C. Hilton Hotel, is a
+newly organized conference intended to address a broad set of issues
+in the Computer Communications field.  Approximately 17 sessions are
+currently planned for the conference.  The social implications of this
+field are a matter of widespread interest that reaches society in
+almost all walks of life; education, medicine, research, business and
+government.  All these areas will be affected as the field develops.
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+     I am organizing a computer communication network demonstration to
+run in parallel with the sessions.  This demonstration will provide
+attendees with the opportunity to gain first hand experience in the
+use of a computer network.  The theme of the demonstration will be on
+the value of computer communication networks, emphasizing topics such
+as data base retrieval, combined use of several machines, real-time
+data access, interactive cooperation, simulation systems, simplified
+hard copy techniques, and so forth.  I am hoping to present a broad
+sampling of computer based resources that will provide attendees with
+some perspective on the utility of computer communication networks.
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+     Terminal equipment has already been offered by many different
+manufacturers and we are beginning to home in on the application
+areas.  The plan is to deliver a TIP to the Hilton and to connect it
+into the ARPANET.  All terminals at the Hilton will then be connected
+directly to the TIP.  Software resources on the ARPANET as well as
+resources in other nets that can be temporarily connected to the
+ARPANET and made available for the purpose of demonstration will be
+available.  In most cases it is possible to arrange for terminal
+access via the ARPANET to non ARPANET sites without hardware or
+software development on their part.
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+     A significant amount of preparation by ourselves, the NIC, and
+others is being devoted to making it convenient for naive users to sit
+down at a terminal and effectively use "selected" resources without
+assistance.  This involves the generation of "explicit" documentation
+in easy to understand terms -- a non-trivial task.  However, we hope
+this effort will also be useful for other application in the long run.
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+NWG/RFC# 371                           REK2 12-JUL-72 9:28  11020
+Demonstration at International Computer Communications Conference
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+     We need the help of sites in the network community to pitch in
+and lend a hand.  This is a large undertaking and much too big to be
+pulled off without a large committment in time and energy between now
+and October.
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+     Many of you are already active in planning for ICCC.  For those
+of you who may not yet be involved, someone will be contacting or will
+have contacted your technical liaison in the next few days.  We hope
+you will join us in this effort.  If you have suggestions about the
+demo or if you want particular information about it, please send me a
+message via the NIC (ident REK2) or get in touch with me at BBN (617)
+491-1850 x 3401.
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+       [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ]
+       [ into the online RFC archives by BBN Corp. under the   ]
+       [ direction of Alex McKenzie.                      1/97 ]
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