February 2002 - ifip-tc6 - lists.rwth-aachen.de

[Fwd: The "Villa" will open]
by Augusto Casaca 19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18

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CfP: MMNS 2002
by David Hutchison 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

--> We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this. <-- Please feel free to distribute a copy of this call to those who might be interested. IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services MMNS 2002 Managing IP Multimedia End-To-End October 6-9, 2002 Santa Barbara, CA USA http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/conferences/MMNS02 CALL FOR PAPERS With the popularity of the IP-based Internet, there has been a major shift towards building a worldwide, all-service and all-media network based on the next-generation of IP technology. Rich multimedia is increasingly being incorporated into Internet applications (like Voice-over-IP, streaming video, etc.). However, more work is needed to evolve the Internet and the underlying networking technologies into an infrastructure capable of supporting all- service and all-media traffic. Significant management functionality is required to ensure that these applications have a network that is both capable and available. Management requirements may ensue from the fact that multimedia traffic may traverse networks using a wide variety of technology and each network may be owned, operated, and controlled by a different organization. In order to provide end-to-end, high quality multimedia services, the network must provide robust management functionality. The IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services will hold its fifth annual meeting Oct. 6 through Oct. 9, 2002 in Santa Barbara, CA. The IFIP/IEEE MMNS is a single-track conference and provides an intimate setting for discussion and debate. The program committee is soliciting original papers describing research in the area of management of multimedia networks and services. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: o End-to-end IP multimedia network and service management o VoIP service management o IP Video, streaming, interactive video service management o Provisioning of multimedia networks and services o Wireless and mobile multimedia network management o Optical multimedia network management o Cable multimedia network management o Multimedia network traffic engineering and optimization o Distributed multimedia service management o Network management models and architectures o Billing and security for multi-media services o Content distribution internetworking o Resource, performance and fault management o Multi-point, multicast services management o Network programmability for multimedia services o Policy-based management for multimedia services o QoS management o Multimedia traffic management o Multimedia content protection o Deployment of multimedia services o Active multimedia network management o Multimedia session management o Middleware support for management PAPER SUBMISSION Papers must be submitted electronically in postscript or PDF format. Detailed instructions are provided on the conference web site, http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/conferences/MMNS02. Paper length is limited to 20 double-spaced pages. The paper's cover page must include: title of paper, authors' names and affiliations, contact author's name and address (both postal and electronic), a short abstract, keywords, and submission area (from the list of relevant topics of interest). For any further information, please refer to the conference home page or direct your questions to almeroth(a)cs.ucsb.edu. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: April 7, 2002 Notification of acceptance: June 30, 2002 Final version: July 28, 2002 Conference: October 6-9, 2002

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Mobicom 2002 - Final CFP
by Marwan M. Krunz 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

*************************************************************** [Appologies if you receive duplicates of this message] Please note the following changes in this CFP: - Paper submission details have been revised. - A Student Poster Session has been added. - Student travel grants are now available. See below for details. *************************************************************** F I N A L C A L L F O R P A P E R S *** ACM MobiCom 2002 *** The Eighth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking September 23-26, 2002 Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta, Georgia, USA http://www.acm.org/sigmobile/mobicom/2002/ Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE Paper Submission Deadline (EXTENDED): March 8, 2002 ******** No further extensions will be given ********* MobiCom 2002 is the eighth annual conference dedicated to addressing new challenges in mobile computing and networking. MobiCom 2002 solicits papers describing significant research contributions to the field of mobile computing and networking. PAPERS: ------- Authors are invited to submit full papers related to the theory and practice of mobile computing and networking. Original research papers (that are not currently under review by another conference or journal) are solicited. Areas of interest include, but not limited to: * Applications and computing services supporting mobile users * Architectures, protocols, and algorithms to cope with mobility, limited bandwidth, or intermittent connectivity * Database and data management issues in mobile computing * Performance of mobile/wireless networks and systems * Security and privacy of mobile/wireless systems * Interaction between different layers of mobile/wireless systems * Integration and interworking of wired and wireless networks * Adaptive applications and systems for mobile environments * Distributed-system aspects of mobile systems * Operating system support for mobility * Location-dependent applications * Wireless multimedia systems * Power management * Mobile agents * Pervasive computing * Wireless sensor networks * Wireless/mobile service management and delivery All papers will be refereed by the program committee. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Papers of particular merit will be proposed for publication in the ACM/Kluwer Wireless Networks (WINET) and Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET) journals. CHALLENGES SESSION: ------------------ Short papers (maximum of 8 pages) that challenge the mobile computing community with new technologies or visionary applications are solicited. Such papers should provide stimulating ideas or visions that may open up exciting avenues of mobile computing research. Papers will be reviewed and should be submitted using the normal submission procedure. Submitted papers should be clearly identified as intended for the Challenges Session. **REVISED SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS**: ------------------------------------ All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should prepare a PostScript or Portable Document Format (PDF) version of their paper. No other format will be accepted. Papers must meet the following restrictions: - The paper must be original material that has not been previously published nor is currently under review by another conference or journal. - Full papers should be no longer than *15 pages*, in font no smaller than 10 points. (Note that accepted papers, when formatted for the proceedings, may not exceed 12 pages in font no smaller than 9 points). - Challenges papers should be no longer than 8 pages, in font no smaller than 10 points. - All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality through double-blind reviewing, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. Authors' names *must not* appear in the paper. - The paper should fit properly on US Letter-sized paper (8.5x11 inches) - PostScript version 2 or later, or Portable Document Format (PDF) - Use only Computer Modern or standard Adobe printer fonts (i.e., Courier, Times, Roman, or Helvetica) - Other fonts may be used, but must be included in the PostScript/PDF file - The paper must be formatted for b/w printers and not color printers. Instructions for submission are available at: http://www.acm.org/sigmobile/mobicom/2002/submissions/ TUTORIALS: ---------- Proposals for tutorials are solicited, and will be evaluated based on the expertise of the instructors and the relevance of the subject matter. Potential instructors should submit a tutorial proposal of at most five pages, including a biographical sketch, to the Tutorial Co-chairs (cath(a)ecn.purdue.edu or nhv(a)crhc.uiuc.edu). PANELS: ------- Proposals are solicited for panels that examine innovative, controversial, or otherwise provocative issues of interest. Panel proposals should not exceed 3 pages, including biographical sketches of the panelists. Potential panel organizers should contact the Panel Co-chairs (shroff(a)ecn.purdue.edu or marie-jose.montpetit(a)nokia.com). RESEARCH DEMOS: --------------- Proposals for research demos are solicited. Proposals should not exceed 3 pages and should include a description of the demo and equipment that will be used. Proposals for demos should be sent to the Research Demo Chair (ron(a)oit.gatech.edu). ** STUDENT POSTER SESSION **: --------------------------- The conference solicits student posters that highlight recent and on-going research by students on mobile computing topics. Proposals should be a maximum of two pages in length. While it does not need to describe completed work, the poster paper should report on research that is beyond the initial stages. The first author of a poster submission must be a student. Poster abstracts will not be published in the proceedings but will instead be published on the web before the conference. Poster submissions will be reviewed. Authors of accepted papers must not submit a poster of the work they present in the conference. For more information about student poster applications contact the Student Poster Co-chairs (ebelding(a)cs.ucsb.edu or sjlee(a)hpl.hp.com). **STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS**: -------------------------- MobiCom will offer a limited number of travel grants to support students. Please contact Student Travel Awards Co-Chairs for application details (fang(a)ece.ufl.edu or syrotiuk(a)utdallas.edu). BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD: ------------------------- Papers with a student as the primary author will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award with a cash award of $1,000 USD. Students must indicate with their submissions that they would like to be considered for this award. IMPORTANT DATES: ---------------- * Paper submissions due: March 8, 2002 * Notification of acceptance: June 30, 2002 * Camera-ready version due: July 31, 2002 * Tutorial proposals: May 1, 2002 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check the conference website or send email to mobicom2002(a)comet.columbia.edu EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: -------------------- * General Chair: Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology * General Vice-Chairs: - Jason Y. B. Lin, National Chiao Tung University - Ravi Jain, Telcordia * Program Co-Chairs: - Vaduvur Bharghavan, Bessemer Venture Partners - Andrew T. Campbell, Columbia University * Panels Co-Chairs: - Ness Shroff, Purdue University - Marie-Jose Montpetit, Nokia * Tutorials Co-Chairs: - Catherine Rosenberg, Purdue University - Nitin Vaidya, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign * Steering Committee Chair: Imrich Chlamtac, University of Texas at Dallas * Publicity Co-Chairs: - Chuanyi Ji, Georgia Institute of Technology - Marwan M. Krunz, University of Arizona * Workshop Co-Chairs: - Taieb Znati, NSF and University of Pittsburgh - Mehmet Ulema, Mercury Corporation * Research Demos Chair: Ron Hutchins, Georgia Institute of Technology * Finance Chair: Edward Knightly, Rice University * Registration Co-Chairs: - Suresh Singh, Portland State University - Robin Kravets, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign * Student Poster Co-Chairs: - Elizabeth M. Belding-Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara - Sung-Ju Lee, HP Laboratories * Student Travel Award Co-Chairs: - Yuguang Fang, University of Florida - Violet R. Syrotiuk, University of Texas at Dallas * Sponsorship/Exhibit Chair: Ramesh Govindan, Univ. of Southern California * Local Arrangements Chair: Raghupathy Sivakumar: Georgia Institute of Technology * Webmaster: Michael E. Kounavis, Columbia University PROGRAM COMMITTEE: -------------------- Program Co-Chairs: - Vaduvur Bharghavan, Bessemer Venture Partners - Andrew T. Campbell, Columbia University Program Committee: - Arup Acharya, IBM Research - Prathima Agrawal, Telcordia - B. R. Badrinath, Rutgers University - Victor Bahl, Microsoft Research - Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University - Roberto Battiti, University of Trento - Pravin Bhagwat, ReefEdge - Chatschik Bisdikian, IBM Research - Scott Corson, Flarion - Sajal Das, University Texas at Arlington - Nigel Davies, Lancaster University - Dan Duchamp, Stevens Institute of Technology - Maria Ebling, IBM Research - Magda El-Zarki, University of California, Irvine - Anthony Ephremides, University of Maryland - Deborah Estrin, University of California, Los Angeles - J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, University of California at Santa Cruz - Mario Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles - Ramesh Govindan, USC/ISI - Ravi Jain, Telcordia - David B. Johnson, Rice University - Anthony Joseph, University of California, Berkeley - Edward Knightly, Rice University - Tom LaPorta, Lucent Technologies - Songwu Lu, University of California, Los Angeles - Robert Morris, MIT - S. Muthukrishnan, AT&T Research - Brian Noble, University of Michigan - Venkat Padmanabhan, Microsoft Research - Charles Perkins, Nokia - Chiara Petrioli, University "La Sapienza" - George Polyzos, Athens University of Economics and Business - Parmesh Ramanathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Ram Ramanathan, BBN Technologies - Ramachandran Ramjee, Lucent Technologies - Daniela Rus, Dartmouth College - Srinivasan Seshan, Carnegie Mellon University - Kang G. Shin, University of Michigan - Suresh Singh, Portland State University - Mani Srivastava, University of California, Los Angeles - Frank Stajano, AT&T Laboratories Cambridge - Martha Steenstrup, Stow Research - Violet R. Syrotiuk, University of Texas at Dallas - Leandros Tassiulas, University of Maryland - Nitin H. Vaidya, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Andras Valko, Ericsson Research - Adam Wolisz, Technical University of Berlin - Michele Zorzi, Universita di Ferrara

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FW: [IFIP] Information Release: The Reversi match
by Augusto Casaca 27 Feb '02

27 Feb '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: quarta-feira, 27 de Fevereiro de 2002 10:25 To: all Subject: [IFIP] Information Release: The Reversi match IFIP Information Release In May 1997, Garry Kasparov, the then reigning World Chess Champion was defeated by IBM's Deep Blue Supercomputer in a fascinating game followed in real time via the web by millions of chess and computing fans. Five years later, in May 2002, IFIP and IPSJ, the Information Processing Society of Japan, will test NEC's ability to produce "intelligent" machines by staging another board game competition between a computer and a human, this time a former champion in "Othello" [also known as "Reversi"]. This game will take place during IFIP's first IWEC conference in the Sharp Conference Hall, Makuhari, Japan from 14 to17 May, 2002. Here is what Dr. Tak Kamae, the General Chair of IWEC wrote today to the IFIP Executive Director: "The reason we chose the reversi is that it is simple and does not take a long time. Fortunately there are several previous world champions in Japan ... NEC has a good software of reversi and will kindly provide it to us without any fee. Such demo was once done in New Jersey using NEC's software.We would like to exhibit the real time demo at IWEC on Internet ." IWEC is the first conference of IFIP's Committee for Cooperation with Industry (CCI) and IFIP's Task Force on Entertainment Computing. These initiatives were promoted by the Past IFIP Vice-President and Japanese GA representative, Dr. T. Miura. CCI is currently chaired by Dr. J. Lee, IEEE CS GA representative to IFIP. For more information on IWEC you are invited to the Conference website at http://www.graphic.esys.tsukuba.ac.jp/iwec2002/ Information about IFIP events is available from the IFIP Newsroom http://www.ifip.or.at/mail and the IFIP Calendar of Events http://www.ifip.or.at/cal_even.htm The Delivery Co. -------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/

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FW: IFIP TC6 / Grid Computing
by Radford, Peter 26 Feb '02

26 Feb '02

TC6 members / WG chairmen Earlier today, I received the e-mail below from Andrew Martin of Oxford University. (I've had no previous contact with him.) Is anyone interested in Grid Computing and/or the Global Grid Forum? Does anyone think it relevant to any of our Working Groups? (As far as I can see it doesn't appear in any of the Working Groups aims and scopes.) If you reply to me (to save filling up everybody's mailboxes), I'll put together a response to Andrew (which, of course, I'll copy to everyone). Regards (and, if the wish is not too late, have a good week-end) Peter -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Martin [mailto:Andrew.Martin@comlab.ox.ac.uk] Sent: 22 February 2002 12:35 To: radfordp(a)logica.com Subject: IFIP TC6 / Grid ? Hello, I understand you are the UK representative for IFIP TC6. I'm writing to ask if you are aware of any interest in that community in the `Grid computing' paradigm. You may know that the Grid/e-Science theme is presently receiving a great deal of UK and European funding, and gaining a great deal of interest and investment from companies such as IBM. I have just returned from a meeting of the Global Grid Forum (GGF4), which sees itself as a peer organisation to the IETF and W3C. I have been struck by how much that community appears to need input from the Software Engineering and/or computer science world. IFIP seems a likely framework for such input, and TC6 (WG 6.1, 6,2, 6.4 etc.) the most promising community. No doubt I'm not the first to make that connection; can you direct me to any like-minded people? Looking at IFIP web pages, I can see much discussion of internet applications, but no mention of the Grid. Thank you very much. Best regards Andrew. -- Andrew Martin. Oxford University Software Engineering Centre, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford. OX1 3QD Phone: (01865) 283605 This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.

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FW: Another Special
by Augusto Casaca 22 Feb '02

22 Feb '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: sexta-feira, 22 de Fevereiro de 2002 12:12 To: All Subject: Another Special Dear All, We keep on being asked whether we have put anything away for a rainy day? Well, next to our rubber boots we have treasured a brand new Internet address. You can also bookmark http://www.ifip.org to access the IFIP Internet site. It took some patience as it was reserved but now the promised .ORG path to IFIPland is ours! Best, The Delivery Co. ---------------------------- Fun lovers' zone only! ---------------------------- ...and to cheer you up for the coming weekend here are two other heavenly stories: Adam was feeling rather lonely in paradise. He asked for some company. "That's no problem," God replied. "I'll make you a perfect mate. She'll not only be beautiful and clever, she'll also look after your every need and never argue with you. However, perfection is expensive. She'll cost you an arm and a leg." Adam thought for a while, then said: "What can you give me for ... say, a rib?" *** Eve's husband arrived in Heaven and asked St. Peter if his wife was there. "Which Eve do you mean? We have lots of Eves here," he replied. "Can you tell me something about her?" "Well, the last thing she said before she died was that she would turn in her grave if I was ever unfaithful to her," answered the husband. "Ah, you mean Revolving Eve, then!" said the angel. Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org

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20 Feb. 2002 is a palindrome
by Guy Leduc 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

Dear Otto, I know you like magic numbers, so you probably know that today's date is a palindrome when written in the DD/MM/YYYY format, viz. 20.02.2002, and that this appears at most once per century (for obvious reasons). But, even stronger, tonight at 20:02 we can extend this palindrome to get: 20:02 20.02.2002 Have a nice palindrome day, and enjoy the palindrome minute, Guy ________________________________________________________________________ Prof. Guy Leduc Tel : +32 4 366 26 98 Universite de Liege Secr : +32 4 366 26 91 Reseaux Informatiques Fax : +32 4 366 29 89 Research Unit in Networking (RUN) leduc(a)montefiore.ulg.ac.be Institut d'Electricite Montefiore, B 28, B-4000 LIEGE 1, BELGIUM http://www.run.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/users/leduc.html

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Open Position in Computer Science at the University of Liege
by Guy Leduc 19 Feb '02

19 Feb '02

Open Position in Computer Science at the University of Liege (Belgium) ______________________________________________________________________ The University of Liege (ULg) invites applications for a full-time academic position in computer science at the Institut d'Electricite Montefiore, to be filled by October 1st, 2002. The University of Liege (http://www.ulg.ac.be) ----------------------- Founded in 1817, the University of Liege offers a complete range of university courses at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. It is divided into eight faculties : Philosophy and Letters; Law and School of Criminology; Sciences; Medicine; Applied Sciences; Veterinary Medicine; Psychology and Educational Sciences; Economics, Management and Social Sciences. Montefiore Institute (http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be) -------------------- Within the Faculty of Applied Sciences (school of engineering), the Montefiore Institute is the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and offers several programmes to undergraduate and graduate students. Teaching and research areas include electrical engineering and computer science. Duties ------ The new faculty member will develop research in computer science and teach up to four undergraduate courses (at most 240 annual hours of instruction, including exercices and projects) in the area of programming languages and programming methodology. Qualifications -------------- - Doctorate or PhD in computer science. - Experience in the area of computer science, including high-level research. - A strong commitment to research and teaching. - A working knowledge of the French language. Starting date: October 1st, 2002 ------------- The selected candidate will be, either appointed for a fixed period of up to 5 years, after which a tenured appointment will be possible; or directly appointed with tenure. Procedure --------- For fullest consideration, applications should be sent to the Rector of the ULg (Place du 20-Aout, 7, B-4000 Liege, Belgium), with reference "Charge d'informatique", by March 31st, 2002. However, the position will remain open until filled. A certified copy of diplomas should be included, as well as a resume, a list of publications with a copy of the five most significant ones, and the name and address of three international experts, not at the ULg, for reference. A copy of the application should also be sent to Professor P. Wolper, at the Institut Montefiore, ULg, Sart Tilman B 28, B-4000 Liege, Belgium (pw(a)montefiore.ulg.ac.be). Please contact him for further information. http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/vacancy/vacancy_en.html (in English) http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/vacancy/vacancy_fr.html (in French) ________________________________________________________________________ Prof. Guy Leduc Tel : +32 4 366 26 98 Universite de Liege Secr : +32 4 366 26 91 Reseaux Informatiques Fax : +32 4 366 29 89 Research Unit in Networking (RUN) leduc(a)montefiore.ulg.ac.be Institut d'Electricite Montefiore, B 28, B-4000 LIEGE 1, BELGIUM http://www.run.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/users/leduc.html

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FW: The Day of President Sendov
by Augusto Casaca 19 Feb '02

19 Feb '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: terca-feira, 19 de Fevereiro de 2002 08:31 To: all Subject: The Day of President Sendov Project: The Day of the President http://www.ifip.or.at/secretariat/presidentday.htm BLAGOVEST SENDOV is the 9th IFIP President [1989 - 1992] and the only living one from Eastern Europe. What did Isaac Auerbach advise him in 1989? Was he a student or a rector in IFIP? Is he a politician or a mathematician? What does he dream of? CLICK here >>> http://www.ifip.or.at/secretariat/sendov.htm for a special interview and to find the answers. The Delivery Co. ******************** NB - Check the IFIP NEWSROOM at http://www.ifip.or.at/mail for recent information releases ******************** ----------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 www: http://www.ifip.or.at/

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FW: Newsletter + your Friday's Special
by Augusto Casaca 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: sexta-feira, 15 de Fevereiro de 2002 08:07 To: all Subject: Newsletter + your Friday's Special A STAR Newsletter is born! It is the brand new product of IFIP and 6 of its member societies in Central-East Europe, a region with a serious IT potential where IFIP's members are in the driver's seat of the Information Society. The IT STAR initiative is destined to expand and this Newsletter will herald its achievements. Our Newsletter is definitely important to our regional members+ other IFIP members --ACM, IEEE CS, CEPIS-- with activities on this regional turf. Hopefully the wider IT community would also find it useful. Click here >>> http://www.ifip.or.at/it_star/NL1.pdf for the February issue (which is the best - and only one - so far :-) and here>>> http://www.ifip.or.at/it_star for the IT STAR web site and to observe this ONE SMALL STEP FOR IFIP AND ITS PARTNERS AND ONE GIANT LEAP FOR THE REGION* The Delivery Co. * APROPOS, when Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" statement but followed it by several remarks, usual com traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark "Good luck Mr. Gorsky." Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled. On July 5, 1995 in Tampa Bay FL, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question. When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball, which landed in the front of his neighbor's bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!" ---- Have a great weekend! ----------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 www: http://www.ifip.or.at/

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