ENA Update
by Lisa Kimball

All the action in ENA this month is taking place in our
planning topics for the upcoming conference May 12-15th in
Philadelphia. In this issue of NETWEAVER you'll find a
conference announcement for BEYOND ELECTRONIC-MAIL: People and
Organizations at Work in a Global Economy. You'll also find a
registration form and information about airline discounts
available to attendees. There's still time to take advantage
of the "early bird" discount so call today!

The conference program will be jam-packed with
experience-based information, hands-on demonstrations, and
opportunities to talk about the future of the technology.
You'll hear from representatives of the industry, managers of
large corporate applications, researchers and journalists who
have scanned a wide range of online systems and projects, as
well as network participants from all over the world. A
sampling of speakers includes: Beryl Bellman of WBSI, John Coll
of X-On Software, Cliff Figallo of The Well, author Alfred
Glossbrenner, electronic journalist Mike Greenly, Mark Graham
from PeaceNet, PresbyNet's Sandra Grear, Joichi Ito of the
Global Student's Network, Genie's Bill Loudin, NWI President
Phil Moore, Jeff Shapard of TWICS, Participate's Harry Stevens,
and Susan Valdez from Boeing Computer Services. Come interact
with these and dozens of other speakers in what promises to be
a very exciting set of discussions! If you are interested in
additional program details, give me a call at (202) 243-6622.

This month you can also read about an April conference on the
applications of optical disk technology to eduLtion. Part 2 of
the article on X.400 standards will help non-techies understand
what protocols are all about. Distance learning via television
is a closely related networking technology which you can learn
more about in the articles on "telecourses."

Members of ENA are very interested in the developing
legislative and regulatory policy around information
technology. Pay special attention to articles in this issue on
an "information age bill of rights" before the California State
Assembly and the latest ruling by Judge Greene in Washington,
D.C.

Enjoy!