Call for Sepakers/Proposals: USELINUX

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Here is Ted Tso's call for proposals for next summer's Unsenix in Boston
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/uselinux.html

I will be a bit involved reviewing papers. 

Proposals are due on December 3. 
Call for Sepakers/Proposals: USELINUX

USELINUX will be one (or possibly two) day special interest track
hosted as part of the 2004 USENIX Annual Technical Conference in
Boston (June 27 through July 2, 2004).  The focus of USELINUX, as the
name implies, 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 --- the possibilities are endless!

We are soliciting proposals for presentations covering any of the
following topics:

[ XXX Help me with this list --- better ways of phrasing this list,
additions to the list, etc., are all welcome! --- Ted ]

	* Linux advocacy --- convincing organizations to adopt Linux
	* Linux adoption in lesser developed countries
	* Embedded Linux applications
	* Technologies which enable the use of Linux 
		- desktop technologies
		- integration with with legancy operating systems 
			(i.e., Windows)
	* Case studies
		- Using Linux in Business
		- Commercial uses of free software
	* Organization issues: Linux Users Groups

Proposals for more informal, "Bird of a Feather" sessions are also
welcome.


Submission guidelines:

In order to judge a proposal, we are requesting a submission of a 2-3
page extended abstract of the proposed presentation.  These abstracts
must be submitted by December 16, 2003.  While formal papers are
requested, they are not required; in leiu of papers, camera-ready
copies of the slides to be used in the presentation may be submitted
by May 4, 2004.  Formatting guidelines for papers may be found at:
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/freenixsubmit.html.

IMPORTANT DATES:

* Proposals due:                     December 16, 2003, 11:59 p.m. EST
* Notification to authors:           February 4, 2004
* Camera-ready papers due:           May 4, 2004


USELINUX Program Committee

Jerry Feldman
Jim Gleason
Bdale Garbee
Jon "Maddog" Hall
Don Marti
Stacey Quandt
Theodore Ts'o
Victor Yodaiken

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Boston Linux and Unix user group
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