Added talk for distributed with TIPC to events list.

events.xml

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 <!-- Winter 2008 -->
 
+<eventitem date="2008-01-23" time="5:00 PM" room="TBA" title="Creating Distributed Applications with TIPC">
+  <abstract><p>
+      The problem:  coordinating and communicating between multiple processors
+      in a distributed system (possibly containing heterogeneous elements)
+      
+      The open source TIPC (transparent interprocess communication) protocol
+      has been incorporated into the Linux kernel and is available in VxWorks
+      and, soon, other OSes.  This emerging protocol has a number of
+      advantages in a clustered environment to simplify application
+      development while maintaining a familiar socket programming interface.
+      The service oriented capabilities of TIPC help in applications easily
+      finding required services in a system.  The location transparent aspect
+      of TIPC allows services to be located anywhere in the system as well as
+      allowing redundant services for both load reduction and backup.
+      
+      Learn about the emerging cluster protocol.
+  </p></abstract>
+</eventitem>
+
 <eventitem date="2008-01-15" time="4:30 PM" room="Comfy Lounge" title="CSClub Elections">
   <abstract><p>
     Elections are scheduled for Tues, Jan 15 @ 4:30 pm in the comfy lounge.
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   </p></abstract>
 </eventitem>
 
+
 <!-- fall 2007 -->
 
 	<eventitem date="2007-10-19" time="5:00 PM" room="MC4058" title="General Meeting">