Taking place April 15, 2008, the Workshop on Organizing Workshops, Conferences, and Symposia for Computer Systems (WOWCS ‘08) will bring together organizers of conferences focused on computer systems and other interested people to discuss the issues they confront. The workshop has several goals: to discuss certain contentious policy issues, to preserve folklore and experience in written form, and to evaluate tools and techniques for conference organizers.
The paper submission deadline is February 15, 2008.
See the Web site for more information
USENIX and SAGE will be exhibiting at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 6x). The expo will take place February 8-10, 2008, at the Westin Los Angeles Airport.
SCALE 6x has over 50 tutorial sessions; over 75 expo booths; BoFs; and special Friday sessions on healthcare, education, and women in open source.
Find out more here
Attending SCALE? Use USNX for 40% off registration, and please stop by booth #78 to say hello!
The Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA) has been the premier system administration conference for over 20 years. The LISA ‘08 Call for Participation is now available.
The theme for LISA ‘08 is “Real World System Administration.”
The 6-day event offers training by industry leaders; invited talks; the latest research through refereed papers, Work-in-Progress Reports (WiPs), posters, and workshops; answers to your toughest questions; and that all-important face-to-face time with experts in the community.
Extended abstract and paper submissions due: May 8, 2008. Find out more here.
Co-located with NSDI ‘08, the Usability, Psychology, and Security 2008 workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, systems designers, and developers to discuss how the fields of human computer interaction, applied psychology, and computer security can be brought together to inform innovations in secure systems design.
UPSEC ‘08 will take place April 14, 2008, in San Francisco, CA.
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