[KLUG Members] Calls For Participation - USENIX Annual Technical Conference Sessions: Extreme (fwd)

[Robert G. Brown]

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From: Alex Walker <alex@usenix.org>
Organization: USENIX
Subject: Calls For Participation - USENIX Annual Technical Conference Sessions:
 Extreme Linux, UseLinux, and Freenix 

We have finalized the details for the Linux SIGs and FREENIX track at 
the 2004 USENIX Annual Technical conference. We are currently soliciting 
proposals for participation, and it would be a great help if the 
information below could be sent out to your members. I will be happy to 
answer any questions or provide any additional information you may need.

Thank you very much,
Alex Walker


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Calls For Participation - USENIX Annual Technical Conference Sessions: 
Extreme Linux, UseLinux, and Freenix
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/
Submission Deadline:  December 16, 2003
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EXTREME LINUX- a one day special interest group (SIG) session hosted as 
part of the 2004 USENIX Annual Technical Conference in Boston (June 
27-July 2, 2004).  The focus of Extreme Linux will be on the use of SMP 
programming, Beowulf systems, NUMA machines, Hybrids (using both MPI and 
OpenMP), Superclusters, High Availability/Throughput and the Grid.

The Extreme Linux Program Committee solicits proposals for presentations 
and tutorials.

Please submit via email to extreme-linux-submissions@usenix.org

Submission guidelines, suggested topics, and conference details are 
available at
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/extreme.html

We look forward to your submissions.

On behalf of the Extreme Linux Program Committee,

Jon "maddog" Hall, Linux International
2004 Extreme Linux Program Chair

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USELINUX- A one-day SIG session that will showcase ways in which 
creative members of the Linux community are making use of Linux-on the 
desktop, in embedded applications, in corporate data centers, in retail 
environments, and more.

The UseLinux Program Committee solicits proposals for presentations. 
Visit the website for suggested topics.
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/uselinux.html

Submission guidelines and conference details are available at: 
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/uselinux.html

On behalf of the UseLinux program committee,

Theodore Ts'o, IBM
2004 UseLinux Program Chair

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FREENIX Track Call For Papers
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/freenix.html
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FREENIX is the forum on free and open source software.
New this year, the 2004 FREENIX track will have
special emphasis on two related areas:

I. Userland Application and Systems Development:
* Desktop applications
* P2P and web-based systems
* Libraries, toolkits and infrastructures
* Scripting languages and applications
* Novel algorithms and applications
* System management tools
* Software development tools
* Print systems

II. Free and Open Source Software Engineering:
* Project-centric: Software specification and design methodologies, 
novel implementation techniques, testing, deployment, readability and 
security, performance and scalability
* Process-centric: Team governance, administration and management; 
planning and forecasting; measuring progress and assessing quality
* Integrating tools and theologies

In addition, we would also welcome submission on a wide variety of
topics including:
* Technical aspects of commercial use of free software
* Graphical user interface tools
* Interesting deployment of free software
* Large-scale system management
*  Nontechnical aspects including business, legal
* Security and Documentation

Submission guidelines and conference details are available on our website:
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/freenixsubmit.html

Please join us in creating the best technical conference ever!

Bart Massey, Portland State University
Keith Packard, Hewlett-Packard Cambridge Research Lab
2004 FREENIX Program Chairs
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SAVE THE DATE! 2004 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX '04)
June 27-July 2, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/

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