NATO ADVANCED NETWORKING WORKSHOP (ANW)
  May 20-24, 1997 Yerevan Physics Institute, Nor Amberd Conference Center,
                                  Armenia

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   Internet Development in Armenia and Region : Means, Aims, Prospects.
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                           OBJECTIVE OF THE ANW

     Facilitating the transfer of knowledge and exchange of experience
     between qualified network managers coming from different environments
     and backgrounds.

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CONTENTS OF THE ANW

     The sessions will include lectures and discussions:

* Internetworking Technology
* Information Services
* Network Management
* Internet in Education
* Internet Security
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Main lectures

   * Setup of Internet Nodes Based on Satellite, Microwave, and Cable
     Channels in Lack of Resources Condition. Grishin N., NPI MSU, Russia
   * State of DFN ATM-based Network B-WiN and First Projects in the Field
     of Gigabit Testbeds. Rauschenbach J. DFN-Verein, Berlin, Germany.
   * Networking at DESY. Frese H., DESY, Germany.
   * Networking at CERN. Gamble J., CERN.
   * Managing a network: CERN's Perspectives. Gamle J., CERN.
   * State and Evolution of Renater, the French Research Network. Z.
     Stankonski, CEA, France.
   * The Radio-MSU Network. Berezhnev S., Digital Network Laboratory,
     Nuclear Physics Institute, MSU, Russia.
   * Current Research on Technologies for International Electronic
     Commerce. Lee R.,EURIDIS Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam,
     Netherlands.
   * Trade Facilitation for Electronic Commerce in Developing and
     Transitional Economies. Keenan W., United Nations Economic Commision
     for Europe.
   * Routing, DNS, Security. Bush R., NSRC, USA.
   * Networking and Computing in JINR (Dubna). V.Korenkov,Computing
     Laboratory, Dubna, Russia
   * The Peculiarities of High- speed Connections in Russia. Serduk.
     KOMKOR, Moscow, Russia.
   * IP-Spacelink Project. Dorokhin A., KONTACT, Dubna, Russia.
   * Regional Node Operating Experience. Mazepa E., KONTACT, Dubna, Russia.
   * Internet in Georgia L.Kiknadze, ICM of Academy of Science, Georgia.
   * Internet in Turkey. Zincir A., Ege University, Computer Research and
     Application Center, Izmir, Turkey.
   * Internet in Russia: Current Situation and Perspectives. Kutukov V.,
     Demos, Moscow, Russia.
   * Tendencies in Computing and Infrastructure in Relatively Small Physics
     Laboratory: Case of Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute. Chevel A.,
     Lodkin A., Oreshkin A., Barashko V. Petersburg Nuclear Physics
     Institute Russia Academy of Science (Gatchina).
   * Present and future of the AM top level domain. Mkrtumian I., AUA,
     Armenia.
   * Yerevan Metropolitan Network, Based on Radio-modems. Toneyan A.,
     YerPhI, Computer Center. Armenia.
   * Internet Development in Armenia, Law and Infrastructure Environment.
     Cost and Pricing. Gyulkhasyan A., YerPhI, Armenia.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

     Telephone:  +3742 34-11-38
                 +3742 34-23-74
     Fax:        +3742 35-00-30
     The area code from CIS countries is 8 8852
     e-mail addresses:
      Armen Gyulkhasyan
     armen@amsun.yerphi.am
     intern@uniphi.yerphi.am

Co-directors:

* (from NATO country) Gerhard Soehngen
Deputy to the Director of Research
DESY Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany
* (from CP country) Armen Gyulkhasyan
Deputy Director
YERPHI, Alikhanian Brothers St. 2, Yerevan, 375036, Armenia

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     Aragatz, 2000 m high above sea level. Internet access is available 24
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