Guys, Get ready for Connectathon 2004! The 18th annual interoperability testing event for engineers only will be held Feb. 19-26, 2004 in San Jose, California. For the past 3 years, Connectathon booth space has sold out! Get your registration forms and fees in early and take advantage of registration discounts available through December 19th. Connectathon, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc., hosts over 40 companies annually in an effort to test and debug source code which utilize the following technologies and protocols: NFS versions 2, 3 and 4 NFS over RDMA NFSv4 replication and migration Kerberos IPv6 IPsec Mobile IPv6 Secure Shell Based on demand, in addition we are considering to offer: LDAP NDMP CIFS iSCSI If you are interested in testing any of the above 4 protocols, please send a note to Cthon at sun.com and we'll gauge interest. Or if you have a suggestion for another technology, feel free to contact us as well. Testing continues 24 hours per day. Technology testing coordinators will organize testing procedures and test suite material. In addition, there will be seminars and speakers addressing various topics. The registration deadline is February 6, 2004. But don't wait that long! And Early Bird Discount on booth fees is available to those who register and pay by December 19, 2003. For the past 3 years, Connectathon has sold out of booth space. Please get your registration materials in quickly to avoid disappointment. Go to http://www.connectathon.org to download all forms and information. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Audrey Van Belleghem at audrey at vanb.com or (408) 358-9598. We look forward to seeing you at the 18th annual Connectathon event! Audrey Van Belleghem Connectathon Manager