podet@usenix.ORG (Eve Podet) (04/27/91)
Having trouble coming up with the $$$ for conference registration? The
terminal room volunteer application deadline is approaching!
------------------ Call for Terminal Room Volunteers ------------
Subject: Free Registration to Nashville Usenix Conference Technical Talks
The Terminal Room will return at the Opryland Usenix conference. If you
work in the room for 10 hours you will receive free registration to the
Technical Talks (Wed - Fri). We need a total of eight people. The
terminal room will be open:
June 10 Monday 11:30 am - 2:00 am
11 Tuesday 9:30 am - 2:00 am
12 Wednesday 7:30 am - 2:00 am
13 Thursday 7:30 am - 2:00 am (closed 6-8 pm for the Reception)
14 Friday 7:30 am - 2:00 pm
An interested applicant should be able to (minimally):
* Answer questions on use of terminal room equipment.
Manuals on terminal/modem/printer operation will be provided.
* Manage a queue (of people) waiting to use the equipment.
If you are interested in working, please fill in the following and
return it to podet@usenix.org. All applications must be received by
Monday, May 6th 5:00 pm PST.
Your 10 hours of work will entitle you to free registration for the
Technical Talks ONLY! You will need to make other arrangements for
transportation, accomodation, and tutorial registration.
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Name:
Address:
City/State/country/zip or postal code:
Email Address (25 chars or less):
Phone number (daytime and hours you can be reached):
1) Will you be able to attend the Usenix Conference if you are not chosen to
work in the terminal room? absolutely/probably/maybe/no way
2) Are you a student?
a) If you are a student, have you applied for a student scholarship for this
conference?
3) Are you planning to take tutorials? If so, which days?
4) Have you attended a Usenix conference before?
5) If you are chosen to work in the terminal room when would you arrive
in Nashville?
6) Are there particular talks that you don't want to miss:
(List day and time; Refer to the abbreviated schedule at the end of this
posting for times)
7) Are there other talks that you'd prefer not to miss, but would miss if
necessary ?
8) Are there BoFs which you are planning to attend: (Refer to the abbreviated
listing at the end of this posting)
9) Are there other times that you know you will NOT want to work: e.g.
do you hate to get up before noon, or stay up past 10pm, or do you
have other commitments that would prevent you from working at some other
particular time.
10) Please describe in one paragraph why you want to work in the terminal
room and what your qualifications are?
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I will send an acknowledgement within a week of receiving your application.
Applications will be chosen based on a combination of factors which include
(not necessarily in this order):
an inability to attend the conference otherwise
hours available for work (and flexibility of those hours)
student status
level of interest in helping conference attendees
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Abbreviated Technical Talks Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Address
10:30 - 12:30 A. FILE SYSTEMS
10:30 - 12:30 B. HYPERMEDIA
2:00 - 3:30 A. MULTIMEDIA DEMOS
2:00 - 3:30 B. Untitled Session
4:00 - 5:30 A. MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING I
4:00 - 5:30 B. MULTIMEDIA DATA RATES AND SYNCHRONIZATION
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
9:00 - 10:30 A. MULTIMEDIA DEMO
9:00 - 10:30 B. STRINGS AND THINGS
11:00 - 12:30 A. USER INTERFACE
11:00 - 12:30 B. Invited Talks
2:00 - 3:30 A. MULTIMEDIA DEMO
2:00 - 3:30 B. Overview of Motif
4:00 - 5:30 A. MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING II
4:00 - 5:30 B. WINDOW PAINS
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
9:00 - 10:30 A. MULTIMEDIA DEMOS
9:00 - 10:30 B. Scaling Up: Automating System Administration
11:00 - 12:30 A. SYSTEM IMPLICATIONS OF COMPRESSION
11:00 - 12:30 B. Networks: Friend or Foe?
2:00 - 3:30 A. AUDIO AND CONFERENCING
2:00 - 3:30 B. C Programming Style
4:00 - 5:30 A. Software Who Owns Your Work?
4:00 - 5:30 B. Virtual Reality for a TV Golf Tournament
Works-in-Progress
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Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions -- Abbreviated list
Hardware Power Considerations
Open Systems Foundation
UUNET
The GNU Project
4.3BSD Update
Digital's Ultrix
Project Athena: Network Services for Thousands of Work Stations
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To receive a brochure and information on registration and hotel,
please contact:
USENIX Conference Office
22672 Lambert St., Suite 613
El Toro, CA 92630
Telephone # (714) 588-8649
FAX # (714) 588-9706
email address: judy@usenix.org