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VPNCON Update (Feb 19-22, San Jose)

I know that most of the active members of this list will find this 
a little off-topic, but many of the lurkers are probably more interested
in learning more about IPSEC and VPNs.  So at the risk of offending, here's
an update on VPNCON.  

VPNCON, the most VPN-focused business/technical conference, will be held
in San Jose, February 19-22.  I'm the semi-paid/mostly-volunteer
conference director and in charge of bringing the "content" part of the
show to you.

This conference is aimed at:
        - technical people who want to know more about VPNs,
                IPSEC, networking technology behind VPNs,
                and the products and services available
        - managers who want to know how to design and integrate
                VPNs into their existing networks, and how to
                deploy VPNs to their remote users
        - decision makers who want to know how VPNs can be used
                in real organizations

To support that, VPNCON San Jose has:

        - two tutorials on Monday.  IPSEC basics & VPN design (presented by
                Jan Trumbo of Opus One) and PKI (presented by Stephen Kent
                and Charlie Birnbaum)

        - three tracks of sessions: technical and detailed technology
                information; business issues and VPN deployment; and
                real-world case studies.   There are over 30 sessions to
                choose from

        - four "Hands On VPN" seminars to walk you through real equipment
                in-your-face implementations of VPNs (led by VPNet,
                NetScreen/Verisign, IPDynamics, and EICON networks)

        - tutorial on Thursday on "Network Security and Firewalls"
                presented by Global Knowledge Network

        - keynote speech by Jawad Khaki of Microsoft

        - extensive exhibit hall with every leading VPN vendor showing
                their stuff.  No better way to see all the VPN products
                under one roof.

        - after session events each evening for networking with peers

Full conference info and registration via the VPNCON web page is at:

http://www.vpncon.com/2001events/spring/spring2001index.htm

If you mention the IPSEC Guru List discount code 103 when registering
before 1/29, you'll get the early bird price.

Hint hint: if you live in San Jose and were thinking of just stopping by
for the exhibits, it's better to preregister anyway.  On-site exhibit-only
registration is $30, but if you register before 1/29 with discount code 103,
you'll get it for $10. 

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Joel M Snyder, 1404 East Lind Road, Tucson, AZ, 85719
Phone: +1 520 324 0494 x101 (v) +1 520 324 0495 (FAX)  
jms@Opus1.COM    http://www.opus1.com/jms    Opus One