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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Top 5 Reasons to Attend USENIX '08 Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 15:05:06 -0700 From: Lionel Garth Jones lgj@usenix.org To: info@muug.mb.ca, gedetil@muug.mb.ca
---------------------------------------------- Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 22-27, 2008, Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb ----------------------------------------------
USENIX '08 offers a cost-effective, one-stop shop for the latest in IT training, breakthroughs, and systems research. Check out the top 5 reasons to join us in Boston, MA, June 22-27, 2008:
1. Top-notch training: Highly respected experts provide you with new information and skills you can take back to work tomorrow. Topics include:
-- Bruce Potter on Botnets: Understanding and Defense -- Peter Baer Galvin on Solaris 10 Administration -- Phil Cox on Securing Virtual Environments -- Alan Robertson on Configuring and Deploying Linux-HA
To view the entire training program, see: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/training
2. Invited Talks that feature luminaries in computing discussing timely and important topics, such as:
-- Keynote Address by David Patterson, Director of the U.C. Berkeley Parallel Computing Laboratory, on "The Parallel Revolution Has Started: Are You Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?"
-- Plenary Closing Session by Matthew Melis of the NASA Glenn Research Center on "The Columbia Accident Investigation and Returning NASA's Space Shuttle to Flight"
-- Drew Endy, Cabot Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT and a co-founder of the BioBricks Foundation (BBF), on "Programming DNA: A 2-bit Language for Engineering Biology"
-- And more!
http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/ITs
3. You'll see it here first:
-- The latest developments in cutting-edge systems research in the Refereed Papers track.
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/tech
-- An introduction to interesting new or ongoing work at the Poster Session.
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/activities.html#poster
4. Answers to your toughest questions:
-- Guru Is In sessions feature experts who come prepared to respond to your most burning technical questions on hot topics. The full list of topics will be announced soon!
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/tech
5. The chance to mingle with industry leaders:
-- Evening events such as the Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions offer additional opportunities to network with peers to gain that all-important "insider" IT knowledge.
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/bofs.html
And that's just the beginning. Visit http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb to see the full list of offerings.
Don't forget:
-- Register by June 6 and save up to $300!
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/registration
-- Take advantage of the multiple employee discount for groups sending 5 or more:
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/registration/#multi
-- Chat with other attendees on the USENIX '08 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12521903959
---------------------------------------------- 2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 22-27, 2008, Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 6, 2008 -----------------------------------------------