To: eric sahlin who wrote (20086 ) 1/12/1999 7:03:00 PM From: J Fieb Respond to of 29386
Here is the agenda for next wks. FCA meeting...... Yhoo says ANCR is speaking, but it's not listed here. If you talk to ANCR find out what the scoop is! Thanks January 19-21, 1999 Annual Summit As Fibre Channel has been evolving and developing so has your Fibre Channel Association. This year's annual summit is your opportunity to see first hand how the industry has changed and how the FCA is responding to serve its membership. Fibre Channel has emerged from a new technology into a solution for many mission critical customers. Come to the Annual Summit and hear about what this means to the industry, to you and your company. Hear from and interact with: Industry Analysts presenting their insights regarding Fibre Channel, Storage Area Networks and the trends impacting Fibre Channel Deployments. Customers presenting Success Stories regarding Fibre Channel installations and the problems that they solved. FCA Board presenting the results from the first End User Conference. Industry Leaders presenting the challenges that still face Fibre Channel moving forward. Solution providers defining the role Fibre Channel plays in meeting customer needs. FCA Board presenting the 1999 strategic direction for the Association. During this 3 day event, there will be many opportunities for you to hear from customers and experts in the industry. Also, you will see where the FCA is going and how it is working to provide benefit to your business. You will have the opportunity to ask questions, to provide you perspective and interact with other FCA members. Please don't miss this chance to learn about the direction that your Fibre Channel Association is setting, to hear from customers and to get direct feedback from Industry Analyst and Solution providers. Bob Weisickle Chairman, The Fibre Channel Association MEETING INFORMATION MEETING DATES: January 19-21, 1999 MEETING LOCATION The Beverly Hilton AGENDA Tuesday January 19, 1999 3:00pm - 6:00pm Annual Meeting Registration 4:00pm - 6:00pm Board Orientation & Election of Officers 6:00pm - 8:00pm Wine & Cheese Social Hour/Internetworking Wednesday January 20, 1999 7:00am - 9:00am Annual Meeting Registration 9:00am - 9:15am Welcome and Meeting Overview 9:15am - 10:00am Analyst Presentation - David Hill, Aberdeen 10:00am - 10.15am Break 10:15am - 11:00am Analyst Presentation - Tom LeHive, Dataquest 11:00 am - 11:45am Financial End User Seminar Report 11:45am - 12:15pm Peter Moyer, Digital FilmWorks 12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch 1:15pm - 1:45pm Greg Reyes, Brocade 1:45pm - 2:15pm NAS & SAN Co-Existence 2:15pm - 3:00pm Perspective from Networking Company 3:00pm - 3:45pm Management of SAN - Scott McIntyre, Legato 3:45pm -4:00pm Afternoon Break 4:00pm - 4:30pm Dave Ballard, Veritas 4:30pm - 5:00pm Don Trimmer, Intelliguard 5:00pm - 5:30pm Fibre Channels Influence in the Database Environment - Sequent 5:30pm - 6:00pm FCA View of Direction of Industry 7:00pm - 7:30pm Keynote Speaker - George Ackles, EDS 7:30pm - 10:00pm Dinner Thursday January 21, 1999 9:00 am - 9:30am Introduction of New Board of Directors Recognition of Outgoing Board Directors 9:30am - 10:00am FCA Europe Presentation 10:00am - 10:30am FCA Japan Presentation 10:30am - 11:00am Morning Break 11:00am - 11:15am Treasurer's Report 11:15am - 12:15pm Committee Updates Marketing Education 12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch 1:15pm - 1:45pm Committee Updates (cont.) Technology Update 1:45am - 2:15am Strategic Plan Presentation 2:15pm - 3:30pm Break-out session with BOD members facilitating 3:30pm - 3:45pm Afternoon Break 3:45pm - 4:45pm Reconvene for reports and discussion 4:45pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks 5:00pm - 5:15pm Break 5:15pm - 6:15pm Interactive Session - Andrea Westerinen, Microsoft Corp.