[ale] LISA '04 Call for Papers

[Terry Countryman]

From: Anne_Dickison at usenix.org
Subject: LISA '04 Call for Papers
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:11:42 -0800 (PST)
Message-Id: <200312112311.hBBNBg28022261 at voyager.usenix.org>

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LISA '04 -18th Large Installation System Administration Conference
    "System Administration Reality--Automation, Configuration, and Users"
    November 14-19, 2004, Atlanta, GA, USA
    http://www.usenix.org/lisa04/
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Dear Colleague,

The LISA '04 program committee invites you to contribute your ideas,
papers, and proposals for the refereed papers track, invited talks,
panels, Guru Is In sessions, or Work-in-Progress reports.  The annual
LISA conference is the meeting place of choice for system and network
administrators.  System administrators of all specialties and levels of
expertise meet at LISA to exchange ideas, sharpen old skills, learn new
techniques, debate current issues, and meet colleagues and friends.  The
conference's diverse group of participants is matched by an equally
broad spectrum of activities:

*   Training sessions for both beginners and experienced attendees
	cover many administrative topics, ranging from basic
	administrative procedures to using cutting-edge technologies.
*   Technical sessions present the latest developments and ideas
	related to system and network administration.
*   Invited talks and panels discuss important and timely topics and
	often spark lively debates and conversation.
*   Work-in-Progress reports (WiPs) provide brief peeks at next year's
	innovations.

LISA also makes it easy for people to interact in more informal
settings:

*   Noted experts answer questions from anyone who attends a Guru Is In
	session.
*   LISA participants discuss/celebrate/commiserate over a shared
	interest at Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions.
*   Attendees talk with vendors and explore the solutions they offer at
	the Exhibition.

People come from over 30 different countries to attend LISA.  Their jobs
cover the spectrum of administration tasks--to name a few, system,
network, storage, and security administration.  They hail from computing
environments of all sorts, including large corporations, small
businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies.  Attendees
are full-time, part-time, student, and volunteer admins, as well as
those who find themselves performing admin duties as part of their day
jobs.  They support combinations of operating systems ranging across the
board from open source systems such as Linux and the BSD releases to
proprietary systems such as Solaris, Windows, Mac OS, HP-UX, and AIX.

GET INVOLVED!
*   Submit an extended abstract and outline for a refereed paper.
*   Suggest an invited talk speaker or a panel discussion topic.
*   Share your experience by leading a Guru Is In session.
*   Propose a tutorial topic.
*   Organize or suggest a Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) session.
*   Email an idea to the chair.

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Submissions due:  April 20, 2004
Notification to authors:  May 2004
Final papers due: 	September 7, 2004
Submission guidelines and more information can be found at
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa04/cfp/
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We look forward to hearing from you!

On behalf of the LISA '04 Program Committee,

Lee Damon, University of Washington
lisa04chair at usenix.org