[RndTbl] Call for Papers LISA'05 (fwd)

-- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: gedetil@cs.umanitoba.ca Dept. of Computer Science Web: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~gedetil/ University of Manitoba Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R3T 2N2 Fax: (204)474-7609 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:24:36 -0800 (PST) From: Danielle Young danielle@usenix.org Message-Id: 200503232124.j2NLOa0S016413@voyager.usenix.org Subject: Call for Papers LISA'05 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Call For Papers LISA '05: 19th Large Installation System Administration Conference December 4-9, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA http://www.usenix.org/lisa05/cfpa Submissions Deadline: May 10, 2005 Sponsored by USENIX and SAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleague The LISA '05 organizers invite you to contribute proposals for refereed papers, invited talks, and workshops, plus any ideas you have Guru Is In sessions, Work-in-Progress reports, and training sessions. The Call for Participation with submission guidelines and sample topics can be found on the USENIX Web site at http://www.usenix.org/lisa05/cfpa The annual LISA conference is the meeting place of choice for system, network, security, and other computing administrators. Administrators of all specialties and levels of expertise meet at LISA to exchange ideas, sharpen skills, learn new techniques, debate current issues, and meet colleagues and friends. People representing every work assignment from the full-time position at a large site to the part-time one at a small shop come to LISA from over 30 countries, bringing divergent backgrounds and experience levels to the conference dedicated to them. System and network administrators from environments as diverse as academia, large corporations and small businesses, government organizations, and research sites find LISA to be The Place to go for training, education, networking, and interacting with their peers. The conference's diverse group of participants is matched by an equally broad spectrum of activities: * Training sessions for both beginners and experienced attendees cover many administrative topics ranging from basic administrative procedures to using cutting-edge technologies. * Technical sessions present the latest developments and ideas related to system and network administration. * Invited talks and panels discuss important and timely topics and often spark lively debates and conversation. * Work-in-progress reports (WiPs) provide brief peeks at next year's innovations. GET INVOLVED! * Submit a draft paper or extended abstract proposal for a refereed paper. * Suggest an invited talk speaker or a panel discussion topic. * Share your experience by leading a Guru Is In session. * Propose a training session topic. * Organize or suggest a Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) session. * Email an idea to the chair: lisa05chair@usenix.org ------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT DATES Submissions due: May 10, 2005 Notification to authors: June 2005 Final papers due: September 27, 2005 Submission guidelines and more information can be found at http://www.usenix.org/lisa05/cfpa Sponsored by USENIX and SAGE ------------------------------------------------------------- We look forward to hearing from you! On behalf of the LISA '05 Program Committee, David N. Blank-Edelman, Northeastern University CCIS lisa05chair@usenix.org