The program committee for the 2008 USENIX/ACCURATE Electronic Voting Technology Workshop (EVT ‘08) is seeking proposals for panel sessions addressing topics of interest to the voting community. Proposals for panels should include a brief abstract, a list of possible panelists and their affiliations, and an indication of which of those panelists have confirmed participation.
Panel proposals are due May 2, 2008. Please submit proposals to evt08panels@usenix.org.
Submit your work to the 2nd USENIX Workshop on Offensive Technologies (WOOT ‘08). Taking place July 28, 2008, in San Jose, CA, the workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in system security to present research advancing the understanding of attacks on operating systems, networks, and applications.
See the Call for Papers for information on how to participate. Submissions are due June 1, 2008.
Join us in San Jose, CA, July 28-August 1, 2008, for the 17th USENIX Security Symposium. USENIX Security ‘08 offers in-depth training by experts such as Bruce Potter and Simson Garfinkel. The comprehensive technical program includes a keynote address by Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State; 27 refereed papers; a poster session; and invited talks by Hugh Thompson, Niels Provos, and more.
Registration is now open and the full program is available.
Register by July 14, 2008, to save!
Please join us May 31, 2008, at U.C. Berkeley for a Tribute to Honor Jim Gray. Gray is known for his groundbreaking work as a programmer, database expert, and Microsoft engineer. The tribute will include a general session followed by a technical sessions program. Speakers include Joe Hellerstein, Mike Olson, and Ed Lazowska. The event is sponsored by the Family of Jim Gray, ACM, USENIX, and EECS, UCB.
The registration deadline for technical sessions is Tuesday, April 15.
Find out more and register here.