by ANNOUCEMENT & CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
USENIX 1996 TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
January 22-26, 1996, San Diego, CA
The 1996 USENIX Technical Conference Program Committee seeks
original and innovative papers about the applications,
architecture, implementation, and performance of modern
computing systems. As at all USENIX conferences, papers that
analyze problem areas and draw important conclusions from
practical experience are especially welcome. Some particularly
interesting hot application topics are:
- Privacy and cryptography
- Compression applications
- User interface toolkits
- Nomadic and wireless computing
- Networks and distributed computing
- Security
A major focus of this conference is operating systems practice
and experience. We seek papers describing original work and
results in the design, implementation, and use of modern
operating systems. Submissions describing extensions or
modifications of complete and widely used operating systems are
particularly encouraged in addition to those describing research
systems or prototypes. Topics of interest in this area include
but are not limited to:
- OS structure and organization
- Performance and optimization
- OS support for real time & multimedia
- OS support for embedded systems
- OS interaction with HW architecture
- Microkernel internals, servers, and applications
Note that the USENIX conference, like most conferences and
journals, requires that papers not be submitted simultaneously
to more than one conference or publication, and that submitted
papers not be previously or subsequently published elsewhere.
Papers accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms are not
acceptable and will be returned to the author(s) unread. All
submissions are held in the highest confidentiality prior to
publication in the Proceedings.
DATES FOR REFEREED PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
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Extended Abstracts or Manuscripts Due: July 18, 1995
Notification to Authors: August 31, 1995
Camera-ready Papers Due: November 14, 1995
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:
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Tutorials: January 22-23, 1996
Technical Sessions: January 24-26, 1996
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions: January 23-25, 1996
USENIX Reception: January 24, 1996
Vendor Display: January 24-25, 1996
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
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Robert Gray, Program Chair US WEST
Miche Baker-Harvey Digital Equipment Corporation
David Black Open Software Foundation
Matt Blaze AT&T Bell Laboratories
Darrell Long University of California at Santa Cruz
John Ousterhout Sun Microsystems
Christopher Small Harvard University
Jonathan Smith University of Pennsylvania
Carl Staelin Hewlett-Packard
Brent Welch Xerox PARC
HOW TO SUBMIT A REFEREED PAPER:
It is important that you contact the USENIX Association office to
receive detailed guidelines for submitting a paper to the refereed
track of the technical sessions. Please telephone 510-528-8649,
or send email to: usenix96auth...@usenix.org.
In addition, specific questions about submissions to the USENIX 1996
Technical Conference may be made to the program chair via email at:
g...@usenix.org.
The program committee will review full papers or extended abstracts. An
extended abstract should be five manuscript pages (single-sided) or
fewer in length. It should represent the paper in short form. If the
full paper has been completed, it may be submitted instead of an
extended abstract. Full papers should be limited to 12 single-spaced
pages.
Include references to establish that you are familiar with related
work, and, where possible, provide detailed performance data to
establish that you have a working implementation and measurement
tools.
WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS:
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Please send one copy of an extended abstract to the program chair via
one of the following methods. All submissions will be acknowledged.
Preferred Method: email (PostScript or ASCII) to:
usenix96pap...@usenix.org
Alternate Method - Postal Delivery to:
Robert Gray
U S WEST Technologies
4001 Discovery Drive, Suite 280
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: 303 541 6014
The authors must also submit via email to usenix96pap...@usenix.org the
following information:
1. The title of the manuscript and the names of the authors.
2. The name of one author who will serve as a contact, their
email address, day and evening phone numbers, postal mail
address, and a fax number, if available.
3. An indication of which, if any, of the authors are full-time
students.
4. A short abstract of the paper (75-150 words).
CASH PRIZES:
Cash prizes will be awarded for the best paper at the conference and
the best paper by a full-time student.
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TUTORIALS
On Monday and Tuesday, you may attend intensive, immediately practical
tutorials on topics essential to the use, development, and
administration of UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems, windowing
systems, networks, advanced programming languages, and related
technologies. The USENIX Association's well-respected program offers
you both introductory and advanced courses, presented by skilled
teachers who are hands-on experts in their topic areas.
USENIX will offer two days of tutorials covering topics such as:
- System administration
- Systems and network security
- Distributed computing: DCE, DFS, RPC, CORBA
- Kernel internals: SVR4, Chorus, Windows NT
- Systems programming tools and program development
- Portability and interoperability
- Client-server application design and development
- Sendmail, DNS, and other networking issues
-GUI technologies and builders
To provide the best possible tutorial slate, USENIX constantly
solicits proposals for new tutorials. If you are interested in
presenting a tutorial, contact the Tutorial Coordinator:
Daniel V. Klein
Phone: 412 421 2332
Email: d...@usenix.org
INVITED TALKS
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Coordinators:
Mary Baker, Stanford University
Ed Gould, Digital Equipment Corp
An Invited Talks track complements the Refereed Paper track.
These talks by invited experts provide introductory and advanced
information about a variety of interesting topics, such as using
standard UNIX tools, tackling system administration dificulties,
or employing specialized applications. Submitted Notes from the
Invited Talks are published and distributed free to conference
technical sessions attendees. This track also includes panel
presentations and selections from the best presentations offered
at 1995 USENIX conferences and symposia.
The Invited Talks coordinators welcome suggestions for topics and
request proposals for particular Talks. In your proposal, state
the main focus, include a brief outline, and be sure to emphasize
why your topic is of general interest to our community. Please
submit via email to: ITuse...@usenix.org.
WORK-IN-PROGRESS REPORTS
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Do you have interesting work you would like to share, or a cool idea
that is not ready to be published? Work-in-Progress Reports are for
you! Work-in-Progress Reports, scheduled during the technical sessions,
introduce interesting new or ongoing work. The USENIX audience provides
valuable discussion and feedback. We are particularly interested in
presentation of student work. To schedule your report, contact Peg
Schafer via email at w...@usenix.org.
BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS
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The always popular Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BOFs) are very informal
gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. BOFs often
feature presentations or demonstrations followed by discussion,
announcements, and the sharing of strategies. BOFs are offered
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings of the conference. BOFs may
be scheduled at the conference or in advance by telephoning the USENIX
Conference Office at 714 588 8649 or via email to:
confere...@usenix.org.
VENDOR DISPLAY
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In the USENIX Vendor Display, emphasis is on serious answers from
technically savvy vendor representatives. Vendors will demonstrate the
technical innovations which distinguish their products. Here, in a
relaxed environment, conference attendees can ask questions and discuss
how something will work with what they already have. Plus, you can
review the newest releases from technical publishers.
Vendors: This is an exceptional opportunity for receiving feedback from
USENIX's technically astute conference attendees. If your company would
like to display its products and services, please contact: Zanna
Knight. Telephone: 510 528 8649 FAX: 510 548 5738 Email:
disp...@usenix.org
CONFERENCE PROGRAM & REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Materials containing all details of the technical sessions and tutorial
program, conference registration, hotel and airfare discounts, and
reservation information will be available at the end of September
1995. If you wish to receive the registration materials, please
contact:
USENIX Conference Office
22672 Lambert St., Suite 613
Lake Forest, CA USA 92630
Phone: 714 588 8649
Fax: 714 588 9706
Email: confere...@usenix.org
The USENIX Association
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Since 1975 the USENIX Association has brought together the community of
engineers, scientists, and technicians working on the cutting edge of
the computing world. The USENIX Technical Conferences and symposia have
become the essential meeting grounds for the presentation and
discussion of the most advanced information on new developments in all
aspects of computing systems.
The USENIX Association and its members are dedicated to:
- problem-solving with a practical bias,
- fostering innovation and research that works,
- communicating rapidly the results of both research and
innovation, and
- providing a neutral forum for the exercise of critical
thought and the airing of technical issues.
SAGE, the System Administrators Guild, a Special Technical Group within
the USENIX Association, is dedicated to the recognition and advancement
of system administration as a profession.
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