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Subject: USENIX Conference Submission Deadlines and Association Updates (53545) Date: Tuesday 25 November 2003 00:20 From: Anne_Dickison@usenix.org To: gustaf.neumann@wu-wien.ac.at

Dear USENIX members and conference attendees:

As we wrap up another successful conference season, we'd like to thank you for your support of USENIX over the past year, and we look forward to serving you in the coming year.

Check out the latest news:

*Submissions Deadline Approaching: December 16, 2003 USENIX Annual Technical Conference, June 27-July 2, 2004, Boston, MA Besides the General and FREENIX sessions, two new Special Interest Group (SIG) Sessions are seeking participation

UseLinux: Its focus will be on showcasing ways in which creative members of the Linux community are making use of Linux on the desktop, in embedded applications, in corporate data centers, in retail environments, and more. For more details, please see http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/uselinux.html

Extreme Linux: Its focus will be on the use of SMP programming, Beowulf systems, NUMA machines, Hybrids (using both MPI and OpenMP), Superclusters, High Availability/Throughput, and the Grid. For further information on participating, please visit http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/extreme.html

Stayed tuned to http://www.usenix.org/usenix04/ for the newest SIG Sessions and conference announcements.

*LISA '03: Despite raging wildfires and smoke-filled courtyards, LISA '03 in San Diego emerged as a very successful conference. Over 1,100 people took part in the 6-day event. Highlights included a rousing keynote by EBay's Paul Kilmartin, director of availability and engineering; a popular SPAM mini-symposium; and an entertaining Halloween party. Special thanks to all the attendees and speakers who braved unfavorable conditions to make this year's conference a success. Summaries of the conference will be published in the February issue of ;login:. Conference proceedings are now available to members on the Web site: visit http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa03/tech/

*Can't get enough LISA: The Call for Papers for LISA'04 is now posted. Check it out at http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa04/cfp/

*ATTENTION MEMBERS: It is time for you to think about the next round of elections for the Board of Directors of USENIX. The eight board members (President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, and four board members at large) stand for election every two years. To facilitate the nominating process, USENIX has a nominating committee. If you interested in running or have suggestions for nominations, please see http://www.usenix.org/about/elections04.html

*BSD Conference Reports are now available: visit http://www.usenix.org/#bsdcon03

*USENIX/ SAGE NEWS: It is now possible to join SAGE separately. SAGE: The People Who Make IT Work, offers a SAGE-only individual membership for $40. For benefit details, please visit http://www.usenix.org/membership/classes.html#sage

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