toni@usenix.ORG (Toni Veglia) (06/22/91)
PREANNOUNCEMENT
USENIX Winter 1992 Technical Conference
January 20-24, 1992
San Francisco Hilton
San Francisco, California
USENIX, the UNIX and Advanced Computing Systems Professional
and Technical organization, is a not-for-profit association
dedicated to
+ fostering innovation and communicating research and tech-
nological developments,
+ sharing ideas and experience, relevant to UNIX, UNIX-
related and advanced computing systems,
+ providing a forum for the exercise of critical thought
and airing of technical issues.
Founded in 1975, USENIX sponsors two annual conferences and
frequent workshops and symposia addressing special interest
topics. USENIX publishes proceedings of its meetings, the
bi-monthly newsletter ;login:, a refereed technical quar-
terly Computing Systems, and is expanding its publishing
role with a book series on advanced computing systems. The
Association also actively participates in and reports on
various ANSI, IEEE and ISO standards efforts.
WINTER 1992 TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tutorial Program
Monday and Tuesday, January 20-21
Refereed Papers and Invited Talks
Wednesday through Friday, January 22-24
USENIX Reception
Wednesday evening, January 22
UniForum, scheduled concurrently with the USENIX Winter
Conference, takes place January 22-24 at San Francisco's
Moscone Convention Center.
The USENIX Association's two annual technical conferences
are well recognized as the leading forums for the communica-
tion of new research and investigation of important develop-
ments in UNIX, UNIX-related and advanced computing systems
as well as for the tutorial program offerings.
At the USENIX Winter 1992 Technical Conference, software
professionals and technical managers tackle questions of
immediate importance to advance computing systems develop-
ment and management.
Tutorial Program
Tutorial Coordinator: Daniel V. Klein (412) 421-2332,
dvk@usenix.org
Introductory as well as advanced, intensive yet practical,
example-filled tutorials by leading experts will focus on
topics essential to successful technical management of UNIX,
UNIX-like advanced computing systems, X windows, Mach, the C
and C++ programming languages and related areas of interest.
The tutorial program at San Francisco will include topics
such as:
Programming in Perl Advanced System Administration
Introduction to the TCP/IP Suite Network Programming
Introduction to C++ Programming with OSF/Motif
System VR4 Internals Programming X Windows
Network and System Security OSF/1 Internals
UNIX Programming Tools Introduction to X Toolkit Intrinsics
Mach Overview New Kernel Facilities in 4.3BSD-Reno
Refereed Papers
Papers formally reviewed and accepted by the Winter 1992
Conference Program Committee are presented during the
conference's three days of technical sessions and published
in the conference proceedings. Presentations are supported
with appropriate audio/visual and include a scheduled
question-and-answer period.
Invited Talks
Invited Talks Coordinators:
Sharon Murrel, AT&T Bell Laboratories
Andrew Hume, AT&T Bell Laboratories
A full series of invited talks will teach the tricks of
using standard UNIX tools and tackle the difficulties of
system administration and integration. We welcome both
suggestions for new and interesting topics as well as sub-
missions proposing a particular session. Proposals should
include a brief outline. Be sure to emphasize why your topic
is of general interest to our community and what your main
focus would be. Send these submissions to:
ITusenix@Usenix.ORG or uunet!usenix!ITusenix paper or Andrew
Hume, Bell Labs 2C-515, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 fax (908)
582-5857
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
Tuesday-Thursday evenings., January 21-23
Schedule a BOF in advance by contacting Judy DesHarnais in
the USENIX Conference Office at (714) 588-8648 or
judy@usenix.org.
Conference Headquarters: San Francisco Hilton
A luxury hotel in the heart of downtown San Francisco, two
blocks south of Union Square. Discount air fares and spe-
cial, affordable room rates at the San Francisco Hilton on
Hilton Square and nearby hotels will be available to USENIX
Conference attendees.
The SF Bay Area abounds with adventures for every taste.
Information on many activities will be included in your
registration packet, such as:
"The City's" wonderful restaurants
Golden Gate Park
The Exploratorium
The Garage (Technology Museum), San Jose
Muir WoodsQA Natural "Redwood Cathedral" just across SF Bay
Touring the Wine Country
and much more!
Materials containing all details of the technical and
tutorial program, conference registration, hotel and airline
reservation information will be mailed in October 1991. If
you did not receive a printed copy of this announcement
directly and wish to receive the pre-registration materials,
please contact:
USENIX Conference Office
22672 Lambert St., Suite 613
El Toro, CA 92630
(714) 588-8649, FAX (714) 588-9706.