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                 X.400/INTERNET E-MAIL EXCHANGE
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                    AN EEMA ONE DAY WORKSHOP
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                     THURSDAY 10TH JUNE 1993
                                
           HILTON HOTEL, SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, AMSTERDAM.
                                
 
   During recent months many EEMA (The European Electronic 
   Messaging Association) members have raised questions over 
   connectivity between X.400 and Internet based Email services.
 
   In line with EEMA's objectives and neutral status it has now com-
   missioned a study to identify the key issues and the actions 
   required to resolve these. To achieve these objectives it will 
   be necessary for the X.400/commercial and Internet/R&D commu-
   nities to work together.
 
   A workshop is thus being organised for Thursday June 10th in 
   Amsterdam to facilitate the information gathering stage of 
   identifying the key issues and to begin to plan actions needed to 
   resolve these.
 
   This workshop provides an opportunity for the commercial X.400 
   based messaging community and the Internet community to work 
   together to improve the current state of global messaging.  The 
   Internet community is a diverse community encompassing  
   predominately R&D but also commercial bodies, which are utilising a 
   number of messaging services such as the RFC822  and X.400 
   messaging standards. In general the commercial community uses 
   messaging services inter-connected via X.400 standards. This 
   workshop is a forum, for both technically responsible people and 
   decision makers within both communities, that seeks to identify 
   common problems, and steps towards their resolution, and to 
   increase the awareness of each others concerns when 
   inter-connecting.
 
   The workshop is starting a process that should lead to benefits for 
   both communities comprising at least:
 
   o  An improvement in the quality of service (for example reduced
      delay times, increased ability to reply to email, etc) when 
      messages cross between the Internet and the commercial 
      X.400 services. 
   o  A decrease in the resources, human and other, needed to operate
      connects between both communities.
   o  An improvement in the accessibility to each others Value   
      Added Services. 
   o  An increase in the attractiveness of messaging by increasing the
      mass of active messaging users. 


   EEMA members and representatives from the Internet / R&D community 
   are invited to attend this event.
 
                               AGENDA
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     10.00     Welcome and Introductions from:-
               X.400 and Internet Representatives.
 
               Followed by discussion.
 
     12.30     Lunch
 
     14.00     Discussion continued +
 
               Future plans and activity schedule.
 
     16.30     Close.
 
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   Fee:   DFL 140 which includes, Coffee, Lunch, Tea etc.
          Payment on the day by cheque or Credit Card only
 
   Venue: The Garden Room
          Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Hilton
          Herbergierstraat 1
          P.O. Box. 7685
          1185 ZK Schiphol Centre       Tel: +31 20 603 4567
          The Netherlands               Fax: +31 20 648 0917
 
   The Hilton Hotel is 2 minutes from the Airport terminal and 
   within easy walking distance. There is also a continuous 
   shuttle bus from Airport to Hotel.
 
   The timing of the meeting has been arranged to allow attendees 
   to make the return trip in one day.
 
   If you would like to attend this event, please complete the 
   registration form below and return to:
 
                     The EEMA Executive Office
          Pastoral House, Inkberrow, Worcs. WR7 4EL. U.K.
            Tel: +44 386 793 028   Fax: +44 386 793 268
       X.400: C=GB; A=ATTMAIL; DDA.ID=!EEMA; S=DEAN; G=ROGER
 
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