grob@chorus.fr (Lori Grob) (05/30/90)
CALL FOR PAPERS
WINTER 1991
USENIX CONFERENCE
Dallas, Texas
January 21-25, 1991
USENIX seeks original papers which describe new and
interesting work for the Winter 1991 Technical Conference.
Papers which are accepted for this conference will be pub-
lished in the conference proceedings and will be presented
during the three days of technical sessions.
The previous conference had a theme which was retrospective
in nature, so for this conference we once again look to the
future. We would like to include papers that emphasize
changes to operating systems, environments,... as we know
them today. Thus, the theme is:
What's next: by the year 2010, evolution or revolution?
Unix derivative or Something Else?
Appropriate topics include, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Operating systems of the future:
Distributed Systems
Real-time Systems
Object Oriented Systems
Fault Tolerant Systems
Multiprocessor and Multicomputer Systems
Workstation Systems
Systems for Novel Architectures
Communications and Networking
Protocols
Performance
Administration
Security
Applications
Databases
Transaction Processing
Arts and Social Applications
Novel Application Areas
User Interfaces
Human Factors
Graphics and Window Systems
Graphical User Interfaces
Programming Environments and Languages
Testing and Debugging
All submissions will be considered; however, thinly dis-
guised product announcements are rarely accepted, nor are
rehashes of previous papers.
We will require at least an abstract and an outline in a
form that gives the committee confidence in the final paper.
A submission should be 2-3 typewritten pages and include the
following:
1. Author names, addresses, telephone numbers and E-mail addresses.
2. Abstract: 100-300 words (half a page) to be included in the final paper.
3. Outline: 1.5 - 3 pages, giving the major headings of the paper,
plus a few sentences per section that give the major points
that will be covered in that section in the final paper.
4. References: List a few key references to other work on the topic,
preferably to other people's work.
The following is a sample outline, which is not necessarily
appropriate for all papers, but which illustrates the impor-
tant topics.
1. INTRODUCTION
Background
Introduce the problem to be solved; why is it important?
Reference previous work; make sure the committee knows the
wheel is not being reinvented
2. HOW WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM
More details on the problem and its issues
Design decisions and tradeoffs, and why they were made
Implementation issues
3. EVALUATION
Data, on performance, effort required
How well does it work?
What would we do differently?
If it failed, why? and what can we learn from it?
4. CONCLUSION
Summarize the paper, emphasizing why it is important, and what was learned
5. REFERENCES
Please submit abstracts with outlines as soon as possible,
and mail one hard copy and one electronic copy to the
addresses below. The final deadline for receipt of submis-
sions is August 13, 1990. Abstracts received after this
deadline will not be considered. Notification of acceptance
or rejection will be made by Oct 3, 1990. Final camera-
ready papers are due by November 14, 1990.
The final paper should retain the 100-300 word abstract, add
illustrations (where needed), and citations to relevant
literature. Only previously unpublished submissions will be
considered. Final papers should contain 8-12 pages of sin-
gle spaced typeset materials. All final papers must be sub-
mitted in a camera-ready format or electronic format (troff
-ms if possible). Typewritten or dot-matrix output is not
acceptable. For authors without access to a laser printer or
typesetter, appropriate facilities will be provided by the
program chair.
Please send the hard copy of your submission to:
Lori S. Grob
Dallas Conference
Usenix Association
2560 9th St.
Suite 215
Berkeley, CA 94710
To request additional information, please contact:
Lori S. Grob
Dallas USENIX Technical Program
Chorus systemes
6, avenue Gustave Eiffel
F78182 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines CEDEX
France
Internet: dallas-conf@usenix.org
UUCP: uunet!usenix!dallas-conf
Telephone: +33 (1) 30 57 00 22
FAX: +33 (1) 30 57 00 66
Please include your physical and electronic mail address in all correspondence.
Program Committee:
Lori S. Grob, Chair - Chorus systemes
Steve Bourne - Sun Microsystems
Marc Donner - IBM Research
Tom Duff - AT&T Bell Laboratories
Jan Edler - New York University
Michel Gien - Chorus systemes
Barry Gleeson, Unisys Corp.
Trent R. Hein - University of Colorado, Boulder
Andrew Hume - AT&T Bell Laboratories
Michael J. Karels - University of California, Berkeley
Deborah K. Scherrer - mt Xinu
Melinda Shore - mt Xinu
Max Meredith Vasilatos - Open Software Foundation