Fw: USENIX NEWS: LISA '06 CFP Deadline, Annual Tech Update and More (73108)

Thu May 18 06:37:28 EDT 2006

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 22:42:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Anne_Dickison at usenix.org
To: gaf at blu.org
Subject: USENIX NEWS: LISA '06 CFP Deadline, Annual Tech Update and
More (73108)

In this issue:
1. USENIX Annual Tech Is in Boston May 30-June 3
2. USENIX Election Results and Annual Meeting
3. Security '06 Registration Now Open
4. LISA '06 Paper Submissions Deadline May 23, 2006
5. 2006 SAGE Sysadmin Salary Survey

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1.  USENIX Annual Tech--There's stil time.
It's not too late to register for USENIX Annual Tech. Register online by
noon on May 19, or register onsite. 

* Stay at the conference hotel: The hotel discount deadline has been 
extended until May 19. 

* Check out the 5-day training schedule--it's packed with info for 
sysadmins!
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix06/training/

Plus, don't miss the hot topics in the technical program, including:

* Keynote address: "PlanetLab: Evolution vs. Intelligent Design in
Planetary-Scale Infrastructure," by Larry Peterson, Princeton University
and PlanetLab Consortium

* The latest in cutting-edge research in the Systems Practice &
Experience Refereed Papers Track

* Invited talks by luminaries such as:
 --  Plenary Session: Greg Brandeau of Pixar on "Why Mr. Incredible and
Buzz Lightyear Need Better Tools"

-- Closing Session: Trevor Blackwell of Anybots on "Real Operating
Systems for Real-time Motion Control"

-- Peiter "Mudge" Zatko of BBN on "Success, Failure, and Alternative
Solutions for Network Security"

-- Matt Welsh of Harvard on "Deploying a Sensor Network on an Active
Volcano"

	See details at http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix06/tech/

* Get up close with the fishes at our Conference Reception at the New 
England Aquarium

Dive in for one day or several or come for the whole conference; an
exciting spectrum of technical content fills every day.

	Register today at http://www.usenix.org/usenix06/mej/

 2.   Election Results Are In!

The election results for the 2006-2008 Board of Directors are now
available at http://www.usenix.org/about/elections06results.html

We welcome Remy Evard (Argonne National Laboratory), Niels Provos
(Google), and Margo Seltzer (Harvard University), as new Board members,
and thank outgoing members John "maddog" Hall (Linux International),
Geoff Halprin (The SysAdmin Group), and Marshall Kirk McKusick (author
and consultant), for their service.

Come to the USENIX Annual Meeting with the Membership, which will be
held Thursday June 1, 2006, at Annual Tech. Get an update on USENIX and
SAGE activities and events, tell us how we're doing, and give us
feedback on the conference.

3. Security '06 Registration Now Open

The 15th USENIX Security Symposium will be held July 31-August 4 in
Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

The 2-day training program includes: 

* Measuring Security, taught by Dan Geer

* TCP/IP Weapons School, taught by Richard Bejtlich

* RFID Security & Privacy, taught by Kevin Fu, Adam Stubblefield, and
Ari Juels

* Introduction to Practical Cryptography, taught by Steven M. Bellovin

And more...

The technical conference will kick off on Wednesday, August 2, with a
keynote address by former Senior White House Advisor and best-selling
author Richard A. Clarke. The 3-day program includes 22 refereed
papers, a poster session, and invited talks by Matt Blaze, Ed Felten,
Crispin Cowan, Paul Kocher, Ivan Arce, and more.

Register by July 10 and save up to $300!

	http://www.usenix.org/sec06/mej

4. LISA '06 Paper Submissions Deadline May 23, 2006

The submissions deadline for the 20th Large Installation System
Administration Conference (LISA '06) is quickly approaching.
Submit an abstract to the refereed paper track by May 23, 2006.
Submit a a proposal for an invited talk by June 1, 2006.

LISA '06 will be a held December 3-8, 2006, in Washington, D.C.

For more information and submission guidelines, see
http://www.usenix.org/lisa06/cfpmej

5. Attention All Sysadmins: 2006 SAGE Sysadmin Salary Survey Is
Underway!

The survey covers the entire range of administrators, including
sysadmins, network administrators, security administrators, and database
administrators, and managers of those positions. All experience levels
from entry-level through multiple decades are included, and both
currently ewmployed and unemployed are asked to respond.

Last year's survey fielded over 3,000 participants from dozens of
countries. Your input will make the 2006 survey an even greater success!

All participants will receive extensive PDF results in August.
http://www.sage.org/salsur

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