NSF Workshop on
New Challenges and Directions for Systems Research
St. Louis, Missouri
July 31 - August 1, 1997



Workshop Program


Thursday, July 31, 1997

 8:30 -  9:00 	Welcome and Opening Remarks (Browne, Kavi and Tripathi)

 9:00 -  9:30	Keynote Speaker -- Jim Smith
 9:45 - 10:15	Keynote Speaker -- Butler Lampson
10:30 - 10:45		Break

10:45 - 11:15	Keynote Speaker -- Barbara Liskov
11:30 - 12:00	Keynote Speaker -- Jonathan Turner
12:15 - 12:30 		Break

12:30 - 12:45	Charge to  Groups (Kavi and Browne)

12:45 -  1:30	Working Lunch (Individual Groups)
 1:30 -  2:30	Individual Group Discussions
 2:30 -  2:45		Break

 2:45 -  3:45	Presentations by group leaders
		 (15 mts each + 5 mts Discussion) 
 3:45 -  4:00		Break
 4:00 -  5: 15	Presentations by group leaders
		 (15 mts each + 5 mts Discussion)

 5:15 -  6:00	Open (for discussions)

 6:15 -  7:30	Reception at CS dept 
		NSF CISE Reorganization:	John Cherniavsky
		Experimental Research at NSF:	Mike Foster

 7:30 -		Dinner (on your own)

 8:30 -  9:30	Organizers meeting
		(to identify cross -cutting themes)

Friday, Aug. 1, 1997


 8:30 -  9:30	Discussions and Formation of Cross-Cutting
		Groups and Charge to Groups (Browne and Kavi)

 9:30 - 10:00		Break

10:00 - 12:00	Cross Cutting Groups
12:00 -  1:00	Working Lunch (Individual Groups)

 1:00 -  1:30 		Break

 1:30 -  3:30	Presentations by group leaders
		 (15 mts each + 5 mts for discussion)

 3:30 -  3:45		Break

 3:45 -  4:15	Final Thoughts from Keynote Speakers

 4:15 -  5:00	Summary Recommendations (Browne, Kavi and Tripathi)

 5:00		Adjourn


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