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September 12, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Yesterday’s terrorist attacks caused major disruptions at Networld+Interop (interop.com), the networking and telecommunications trade show held at Atlanta’s World Congress Center, causing most attendees and many exhibitors leave the show early.
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Although rganizers had expected 50,000 attendees at the show, by noon the
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floor was virtually empty, according to InternetNews reports. The CNN
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Center is across the street from the Georgia World Congress Center, and at
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10 a.m. CNN closed the building to the public and dismissed any personnel
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not working on stories directly related to the attacks.
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Show organizers also halted all freight deliveries to the show. “We have
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stopped all freight deliveries because of this,” Bill Miller, director of
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administrative services for the center, told the Atlanta
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Journal-Constitution Web site. “We are maintaining close communication with
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the Atlanta Police Department and consistent communications with our
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security officers.”
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According to a release on Interop’s site, the keynote speech of Daniel
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Warmenhoven, CEO, Network Appliance, has been rescheduled to 9:00 a.m.
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Wednesday in the Sidney J. Marcus Auditorium. iCan SP will hold its keynote
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presentation Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. as scheduled. However, Daniel Byrne,
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Regional sales manager, will be replacing Nancy Li. Lunch will still be
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served to all attendees.
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The keynote speech of AT&T’s David W. Dorman, originally scheduled for
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Wednesday at 9:00a.m., has been cancelled. The special event Showdown at the
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Bandwith Corral, originally scheduled for 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,
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has been similarly been cancelled, as has CampusFest 4, originally scheduled
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for 8:00 p.m.
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The Best of Show Awards Ceremony, originally scheduled for Wednesday at 5:00
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p.m., has been cancelled. Voting for the People’s Choice Award will continue
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to take place at Novell Connecting Points during show hours. Winners will be
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announced at interop.com. Education Conferences, tutorials and workshops
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will run as scheduled, with the exception of these cancellations:
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W948 Troubleshooting TCP/IP: Analyzing the Protocols of the Internet
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W994 Performance Monitoring and Tuning for Windows 2000
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W920 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Its Applications
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W900 IP Multicast: Modern Protocols, Deployment and Management
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T302 TCP/IP: Implementation and Internals
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T320 Everything You Need to Know About Internet Protocols to Enhance
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Network Performance
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For updated information on specific classes and sessions, please check the
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Conference at a Glance signs located on Level 2 West and Level 3 Lobby, or
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check in at the Conference Club on Level 2 West.
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