SIGNIDR V
SIGNIDR V brought together the leading researchers in the then nascent field of Internet search engines.
The event was held at the MITRE Corporation in McLean, Virginia, on August 4, 1994, and broadcast Internet-wide over the multicasting backbone (MBONE).
Previous gatherings included: SIGWAIS I (USGS, Reston, VA), SIGWAIS II (Library of Congress, Washington, DC), SIGNIDR III (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD), and SIGNIDR IV (Department of Commerce, Washington, DC)
Event Chair: Robert H'obbes' Zakon
Agenda:
09:00-09:10 Administrative notes
09:10-09:25 Welcome - Robert H'obbes' Zakon, The MITRE Corporation
09:25-10:00 Keynote - Carl Malamud, Internet Multicasting Service
10:00-10:05 Network Publishing and Copyright Introduction
10:05-10:30 NPC 1 - Interactive Access to Computer Programs over Telecommunications Pathways: Some Copyright Implications
Patrice Lyons, Law Offices of Patrice Lyons, Chartered
10:30-10:55 NPC 2 - MecklerWeb
Chris Locke, MecklerWeb
10:55-11:10 Break
11:10-11:15 Door Prize Drawings
11:15-11:40 NPC 3 - Electronic Scholarly Communications and Libraries
Gail McMillan, Virginia Tech
11:40-11:55 Technology Update - Brewster Kahle, WAIS Inc.
11:55-12:10 Technology Update - Jason Ng, NCSA
12:10-01:00 Lunch
01:00-01:05 Door Prize Drawings
01:05-01:10 Security Introduction
01:15-01:35 SEC 1 - Security and the WWW
David Dalva, TIS
01:35-02:00 SEC 2 - Firewalls, Application Gateways, and Proxies
Bede McCall, MITRE
02:00-02:25 SEC 3 - Secure Access to Data Over the Internet
Vicki Jones, UIUC
02:25-02:45 Break
02:45-02:50 Door Prize Drawings
02:50-02:55 Network Search Agents Introduction
02:55-03:20 NSA 1 - Finding What People Want: Experiences with the WebCrawler
Brian Pinkerton, U of Washington
03:20-03:45 NSA 2 - Ethical Web Spiders: Citizenship and Added Value
David Eichmann, U of Houston - Clear Lake
03:45-04:10 NSA 3 - Renegade Intelligent Agents
James Pottmyer, DISA
04:10-04:35 NSA 4 - Web Agent Related Research at the Center for Machine Translation
John Leavitt, CMU
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3WAttendees:
Marcia Adams, Smithsonian Institution Libraries Eadie Adamson, Scholastic Network Robert J. Aiken, US Department of Energy/ LLNL Andrew Allegra, US DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC Sam Alvis, Hewlett-Packard Company Christine Anderson, Library of Congress Chuck Arnason, Office of the Deputy Asst. Secy of Defense for Info Mgmt Barry K. Atkinson, Defense Intelligence Agency Richard Atlee, University of Maryland Computer Science Center Vivian A. Auld, National Library of Medicine Frederick M. Avolio, Trusted Information Systems Barbara J. Babcock, The American University Joyce Backus, National Library of Medicine Joyce Backus, National Library of Medicine Bob Baker, Argonne National Laboratory Paul Baker, NASA - Goddard John D. Balling, Dickinson College Donald P. Basham, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR 10) Ardie Bausenbach, Libary of Congress Charles Bean, Library of Congress Chip Beard, OSI Janice Beattie, NOAA Central Library Jaleh Bebroozi, National Institute for Literacy Eddie Becker, Video Production Service Brian Bennett, NAIC/SCDI (USAF) Helene Bethel, SAIC Rahul Bhatnager, Marasco Newton Group, Limited Richard Binder, Corporation for National Research Initiatives Michelle Bing, Electronic Industries Association Kathryn Bitting, The MITRE Corporation Philip Bogdonoff, Institute for Global Communications Marvin Bond, NIST Daniele Bovio, European Academic & Research Network Roxana Bradescu, AT&T Bell Laboratories Joe Bradley, Kaman Sciences Corporation George Bradshaw, Defense Information Systems Agency Lt. Randy Britton, US Navy Lynda S. Browne, National Academy of Sciences Library Carol Bursik, US Geological Survey Drew Burton, American Mathematical Society Christopher Callender, PSI, Inc. Blair Calton, AFL-CIO Sherri Calvo, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laura Campbell, Library of Congress Ardith J. Cannon, DOJ, BOP, Federal Prisons Industries (Unicor) Lt Col Robert Carr Jr., USAF John Carrick, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Arnold Carson, Department of Defense Mike Cenkl, The MITRE Corporation Kate Chaitin, Extension Service, USDA Don Cheesman, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Nat'l Wetlands Inventory Frank Chen, General Sciences Corporation Chris Childs, Verity, Inc. Eliot J. Christian, US Geological Survey Evelyn Clancy, Computer Sciences Corporation Judy Clapp, The MITRE Corporation Leona Coffee, National Academy of Sciences Maureen Connors, George Mason University Dawn Cooley, Garcia Consulting, Inc. Robert Cooney, NCTS Washington Thaddeus O. Cooper, SSDS Inc. Brad Cox, Coalition for Electronic Markets Curtis Cox, NCTS Washington Vicki Cox, NCTS Washington Peter J. Crumpacker, The MITRE Corporation David I. Dalva, Trusted Information Systems Robert Darden, Trusted Information Systems David S. Day, The MITRE Corporation Amy DeBrower, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Karl E. Debus, National Agricultural Library Grant Dekker, USDA, Forest Service Emil DeRenzo, The MITRE Corporation Dominic DeVincenzo, DOJ, BOP, Federal Prisons Industries (Unicor) Steve Dietz, National Museum of American Art Dave Dodge, Department of Defense Kate Dolan Cameron Donaldson, Software Productivity Solutions, Inc. Kimberly Donaldson, SURAnet Louis Drummond, Congressional Research Service Parmesh Dwivedi, Dept of Commerce, NOAA/NESDIS/NODC Marc Edgar, DocuSoft David Eichmann, University of Houston - Clear Lake Howard Eiserike, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Vaughn Eisler, Garcia Consulting, Inc. Yonsook Enloe, NASA/HSTX Maura Ennis, National Academy of Sciences Roger Fajman, National Institutes of Health Ellen Farr, Smithsonian Institute Martha Feldman, USDA/National Agricultural Library Wanda R. Ferrell, Office of Scientific & Technical Information, DOE Peter S. Firey, The MITRE Corporation Gregory Fischetti, National Cancer Institute Richard Fitz, US Information Agency Dexter Fletcher, Institute of Defense Analyses Dr. Paul Foldes, Inter*Help Wayne Folta, Department of Defense Ellen M. Foster, CIA Ric Foster, National Gallery of Art Jack S. Fox, Executive Office of the President USA Les Fraim, The MITRE Corporation Paul Franceus, Department of Defense Geoffrey Froh, Gateway Japan/National Planning Association Dylan Fuller, Smithsonian Institution Gil Funk, University of Maryland Dennis A. Fuze, National Public Radio Lawrence Garfield, Gateway Japan/National Planning Association Sallee Garner, US General Accounting Office Bill Garrison, Cornell University David Garver, National Science Foundation Roger Geer, GTE Government Systems Stacy Gerko, ORION Scientific Earl Ging, NCTS Washington Greg Giovanis, DISA Stephen Glanowski, The MITRE Corporation David Glazer, Verity, Inc. David Goldberg, National Agricultural Library Dan Gold, LOC-CDS/Computer Application Section Charles M. Goldstein, National Library of Medicine Mark Gormley, DOJ, BOP, Federal Prisons Industries (Unicor) Denise Gotay, Library of Congress Don Gourley, Smithsonian Museum Support Center Cheryl L. Graunke, CRS Automation Office, Library of Congress Robert S. Gresehover, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Suji Gupta, Smithsonian Institution Libraries Terry Hagle, DOD/OASD(C3I) Zara Haimo, InfoSeek Corporation Huddy Haller, Defense Technical Information Center Joe Hanna, NAIC/SCDI (USAF) Regina Hansen, The MITRE Corporation Darren R. Hardy, University of Colorado, Boulder John B. Harris, Logistics Management Institute Frank Hartel, National Institutes of Health Garbiel A. Hegyes, UA Department of Agriculture N. Lynn Heimerl, NASA Langley Research Center Jean Henchey, The MITRE Corporation David Henry, Computer Science Center Bonny Hilditch, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Peter Hirtle, National Archives and Records Administration Eileen E. Hitchingham, Drexel University Martin L. Holko, US Department of Agriculture William M. Holmes, Jr., National Archives and Records Administration David Holmes, CIA Matthew J. Holmes, ORION Scientific, Inc. Mollyne Honor-Forte, Association for Information and Image Management William C. Hornish, NASA HQ/PRC George H. Imber, US Department of Commerce David Isaac, The MITRE Corporation Dan Jacobson, Johns Hopkins University Rich Jannace, US General Accounting Office Wayne Jansen, NIST Steve Johnson, NASA/GSFC Rob Johnston, IDA DeAnna Jones, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Vicki E. Jones, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dick Joyner Jr. , Advanced Engineering and Research Associates, Inc. Brewster Kahle, WAIS, Inc. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Institution Libraries Dr. John Kane, National Agricultural Library, USDA Bohdan Kanton, Library of Congress Anna Keller, LOC-Collections Policy Office Kathleen Kelly, New York Public Library Mark Kelly, Defense Intelligence Agency Ed Kemon, George Mason University/IET Dr. Marcia Kerchner, The MITRE Corporation Carolyn V. King, University of Maryland Baltimore County Greg King, ANS Thomas Kinsella, GSA/NDIC Peter T. Kirstein, University College London Gerald Kleiman, US General Accounting Office Darrel Knoll, Dept of Commerce, NOAA/NESDIS/NODC Frederick W. Knops, Booz, Allen & Hamilton Alex Koeppl, Allied Signal Corporation Afzal Kohsari, University College London Robert D. Kolacki, US Navy SPAWAR 322-15 David Kosiur, InterCon Systems Corporation Mark Krause, The MITRE Corporation Rick Kuchan, Welch Medical Library, John Hopkins School of Medicine Lynda Kuntz, NOAA Central Library Crystel Kurtzberg, TRW Systems Integ Group Carl Lagoze, Dept. of Computer Science, Cornell University Julie Lahann, IBM Corporation Betty Langford, Garcia Consulting, Inc. Daniel L. Langhout, DIA/MSIC Larry Lannom, DynCorp-Meridian Lida L. Larsen, University of Maryland at College Park Howard A. Lasus, George Mason University John Leavitt, Carnegie Mellon University Peter Lemkin, Image Processing Sect., Lab Math, Biology, NCI/FCRDC Lori Leonard, Computer Literacy Bookshops Peter M. LePoer, Health Sciences Library, UMAB Craig Lewis, SAIC Ed Lightfoot, University of Washington Geoffrey Lipsey, The MITRE Corporation Jim Litchko, Trusted Information Systems Christopher Locke, MecklerWeb Corporation Glynis D. Long, Association of Government Accountants Paul Lord, Garcia Consulting, Inc. Brian R. Lubey, Office of Naval Intelligence John Lycas, Logistics Management Institute Tim Lynch, Cornell University Andy Lynn, Teratec Systems, Inc. Patrice Lyons, Law Offices of Patrice Lyons, Chartered Roy Mabry, DOD/ASD(C3I)/DASD(IM)/IT Shakeel Mahate, RWD Technologies, Inc. Carl Malamud, Internet Multicasting Service Seymour Manello, TextWise Corporation David Mankins, Horizon Research Richard Manley, The MITRE Corporation Richard F. Marcell, Defense Intelligence Agency Howard S. Marsh, The MITRE Corporation Beth Massey, Department of Defense Byron C. Mayes, University of Delaware Library Bede McCall, The MITRE Corporation Nancy McCarley, The MITRE Corporation Allan H. McClure, The MITRE Corporation Michael P. McEwen, Logistics Management Institute Richard McGinnis, NASA HQ Jim McIntosh, The American University Darin McKeever, NOAA Environmental Information Services Brian McLaughlin, National Institutes of Health Gail McMillan, Virginia Tech Samuel Memberg, New York Public Library Susan Mernit, Scholastic Network Avra Michelson, The MITRE Corporation Naomi Miller, National Library of Medicine Otto L. Miller, SSDS, Inc. David Millman, Columbia University Dru W. Mogge, Association of Research Libraries Sang J. Moon, NASA Kathy Moore, Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs Todd Morris, ORION Scientific Systems Bill Morrow, DOJ, BOP, Federal Prisons Industries (Unicor) Catherine J.M. Mozer, US Department of Education Stephen H. Mullen, RMS Associates, NASA Center for AeroSpace Information Jo Ann Murphy, CIA Fred Murray, Computer Sciences Corporation Clement B. Nettles, U.S. Bureau of the Census Bill Neugent, The MITRE Corporation Bill Neugent, The MITRE Corporation Dave Newbold, Iris Associates, Inc. Burt Newlin, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense for Info Mgmt Jason Ng, NCSA Diem Van Nguyen, Loral AeroSys Quoc Nguyen, The MITRE Corporation Anne O'Donnell, NOAA Environmental Information Services Kevin Oliveau, WAIS, Inc. Mark W. Olsen, DIA/SV-5 (Dissemination & Information Services Div) Ingrid Olson, The MITRE Corporation Jeanne C. Otten, CAPCON Library Network Julio E. Pacheco, Computer Training Center NASA Headquarters Kay Paff, Loral Federal Systems - Manassas Rob Palmer, ViGYAN Chip Paradise, The MITRE Corporation Melisa Parker, PSI, Inc. Edward Partington, Environmental Protection Agency Jeff Pepper, NAFA/GSFC Kenneth L. Perko, NASA/GSFC Ron Pernick, Niehaus Ryan Haller Public Relations, Inc Cathy Petrozzino, The MITRE Corporation Margaret St. Pierre, WAIS, Inc. Brian Pinkerton, University of Washington Maria G. Pisa, USDA/National Agricultural Library Tricia Porth, The MITRE Corporation James J. Pottmyer, Defense Information Systems Agency James Powell, VA Tech Maureen Prettyman, National Library of Medicine Arthur F. Purcell, US Patent and Trademark Office Michael Rabne, Case Western Reserve University Murali D. Raju, Westwind Associates Carolee Rand, NASA SEWP BOWL/RMS Technologies Roberta Rand, National Agricultural Library Karl Rethemeyer, National Center on Adult Literacy Wilmer Rivers Stephen Roberson, Naval Research Laboratory Rodney Robertson, StrataSys, Inc. Herman Robinson, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Nat'l Wetlands Inventory Donna Roper, NASA Langley Research Center Carol Rosen, Scholastic Network Sally Ross, NCTS Washington Gregory Roux James E. Royal, Jr., EPA Region III David Rubin, CIESIN Susan M. Ruddle, Defense Technical Information Center Jim Russo, US Agency for International Development Bill Ryan, Niehaus Ryan Haller Public Relations, Inc John Samples, Georgetown University Press Paul Sangster, ANS CO+RE Steven G. Satterfield, National Library of Medicine Stan Scarano, House Information Systems, US House of Representatives Lorrayne Schaefer, The MITRE Corporation Francois Schiettecatte, FS Consulting Richard Schmalgemier, Chronicle of Higher Education Sharon Schmitt, The Morino Institute Judy Schneider, US General Accounting Office Joel Schneier, National Center on Adult Literacy Richard Sciambi, The MITRE Corporation Diana Scotti, ANS CO+RE Perry Sebreny, Allied Signal Corporation Tom Sellers, National Communications System Jim Shaarda, Case Western Reserve University Darrell Shahin, Computer Sciences Corporation Peter Shames, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Celia Shapiro, The MITRE Corporation Chris Shenton, Sterling Software Tom Shook, The MITRE Corporation Marcia Siedschlag, Community Mgmt Staff/Info Systems Secretariat Gregg A. Silvis, University of Delaware Library Steven N. Simkins, US Air Force, HQ Air Combat Command Seung Ja Sinatra, USDA Forest Service, Information Systems Staff David Sitman, European Academic and Research (EARN) Association Robert Skinder, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pat Slert, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Bill Smith, DISA Julie A. Smith, Logistics Management Institute Judith Snider, NOAA, Dept. of Commerce Virginia D. Sorkin, Library of Congress Mason H. Soule, Battelle Memorial Institute John G. Spragge, Taliesin Software Resources (Ontario) Limited David Steensgard, West Publishing Company Leland J. Steinke, U.S. Army Military History Institute Pat Stevens, PAS Services Geoffrey Strayer, Defense Intelligence Agency Ted Strollo, Corporation for National Research Initiatives Keith M. Stubbs, US Department of Education/OERI Jennifer Sturgis, George Mason University Tom Suhrstedt, Hughes Applied Information Systems (HAIS) Nicholas Suszynski Jr., Division of Research Grants, NIH Justin Sun, University of Maryland Baltimore County Gil Taylor, Smithsonian Institution/Museum Support Center V.G. Thailambal, Dept of Commerce, NOAA/NESDIS/NODC Jim R. Thieman, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Richard E. Thompson, National Agricultural Libary, US Dept of Agriculture W. Neil Thompson, Advanced Information Management System Janet Thot-Thompson, Technology Assessment and Transfer Staff Robert Thurston, NASA Center for AeroSpace Information Claire Tozier, Defense Technical Information Center Bill Trefzger, Defense Technical Information Center Jeanne Trimble, The MITRE Corporation Haseem Uddin, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center John Unsworth, University of Virginia Stephen A. Voels, Hughes STX/GSFC Michael W. Vore, FEDIX Peter Vos, Internet Videos, Inc. Emile A. Walker, Defense Information Systems Agency Chuck Walsh, NASA Center for AeroSpace Information Dalroy M. Ward, SAIC/GSC Edward Warnick Jr., USDA, National Agricultural Library Brent Washburne, MARCorp Carol Watts, NOAA Central Library Matthew Waugh, Martin Marietta Corporation - US EPA Contract Mike Weiner, TextWise Corporation Carl Weir, Unisys Corporation Greg Welsh, The American University Beverly Westermeyer, Smithsonian Institution Thomas G. West, Director, Visualization Research Institute Phil Wherry, The MITRE Corporation Rusty Whitman, Computer Sciences Corporation Donald Wilson, MO & DSO, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA James W. Wilson, James Madison University Terry Wilson, Association for Information and Image Management Daniel Winkowski, SHAPE Technical Center Corey R. Wonderling, University of Maryland College Park Natalie Wong, Dept of Commerce, NOAA/NESDIS/NODC David Wood, The MITRE Corporation Duncan Work, Network Development Associates Roger E. Wye, The MITRE Corporation Robert H'obbes' Zakon, The MITRE Corporation Dave Zawada, Argonne National Laboratory Philip J. Zee, Information Express Joseph Zhou, CAPCON Library Network/CAPCON Connect Dr. Mark Zimmerman, U.S. Government