[RndTbl] USENIX'05 Conference, Apr 10-15, Anaheim, CA (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 ====================================================== Register NOW for USENIX'05: the Annual Technical Conference of the Usenix Association at http://www.usenix.org/usenix05/progm. Come to Anaheim this April 10-15 for top-notch tutorials and technical sessions: this is the USENIX Association's 30th Anniversary, and we're celebrating with the strongest lineup of training and technical sessions ever: *** Nearly 40 tutorials, 20 of which are new, featuring: o Rik Farrow leading a hands-on Linux Security Class o Geoff Halprin on the Basic Skill of Troubleshooting o Mark-Jason Dominus conducting a Perl Program Repair Shop o Heison Chak discoursing on VoIP Principles and Practice o Jacob Farmer on Next-Generation Storage Networking (See details at http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix05/training/) *** Four concurrent tracks of Technical Sessions including Invited Talks, a Freenix (BSD/Linux) track, and a Guru track with your favorite academics and industry researchers on such timely topics as: o Spencer Shepler: NFSv4 o Running Virtualized Native Drivers in User Mode Linux o John Ousterhout: Faster Software Builds o IP Network extensions for accessing USB devices o Configuring hardware in a data center based on temperature o Eddie Kohler: DDoS Defense in Practice and Theory o A PC-based Open Source Voting Machine (and paper ballot!) o Surviving Internet Catastrophies (See details at http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix05/tech/) *** Keynote by George Dyson, historian and author of Darwin Among the Machines *** Works-In-Progress Reports (WIPs) and Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs) round out a rich week overflowing with presentations, information, and collaboration. *** Conference Reception celebrating the 30th Anniversary of USENIX! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: USENIX '05 - Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the USENIX Association WHEN: April 10-15, 2005 WHERE: Anaheim, CA: Marriott Hotel WHO: Anyone interested in state-of-the-art computing issues WHY: To get to and stay on the leading edge of practical and actionable research and tools HOW: http://www.usenix.org/usenix05/progm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five or more people registering together get $100 off per person! Early-Bird Registration discounts end March 21, 2005 -- register NOW for the best pricing at: http://www.usenix.org/usenix05/progm ======================================================