ellie@usenix.ORG (Ellie Young) (06/27/90)
In article <1990Jun22.010307.11995@athena.mit.edu>, jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) writes: > > I'm giving a talk to the staff here tomorrow about what happened at > the summer conference, and since many of them haven't been around long > enough to have a good idea of what USENIX is, I want to give a brief > introduction. > > However, none of the literature I have which was published by USENIX > (granted, I don't have much of it :-) gives a good short summary of what > the organization is. > > Can anyone provide me with such a summary. I *know* what USENIX is, > but I don't know what *USENIX* says USENIX is. > > Also, if possible, a brief summary of the various conferences held > each year would be helpful (e.g. How many general conferences are held > each year, and when? How many conferences on specific topics? etc.). > > Thanks in advance. > > Jonathan Kamens USnail: > MIT Project Athena 11 Ashford Terrace > jik@Athena.MIT.EDU Allston, MA 02134 > Office: 617-253-8495 Home: 617-782-0710 Dear Jonathan, Below is a short paragraph pertaining to the Association and it's workshops/meetings. I hope you find it useful and if anyone wants more information about joining and/or participating in the meetings, please have them contact the Association's office at: USENIX Association 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 215 Berkeley, CA 94710 Tel: (415) 528-8649 EMAIL: office@usenix.org The USENIX Association is a not-for-profit organization of those interested in UNIX and UNIX-like systems. It is dedicated to fostering and communicating the development of research and technological information and ideas pertaining to advanced computing systems, to the monitoring and encouragement of continuing innovation in advanced computing environments, and to the provision of a forum where technical issues are aired and critical thought exercised so that its members can remain current and vital. Founded in 1975, the Association conducts large semi-annual technical conferences and sponsors workshops concerned with varied special-interest topics; publishes proceedings of those meetings; publishes a bimonthly newsletter ;login:; published with the University of California Press a quarterly technical journal, Computing Systems; serves as coordinator of an exchange of software; and distributes 4.3 BSD manuals and 2.10 BSD tapes. The Association also actively participates in and reports on the activities of various ANSI, IEEE and ISO standards efforts. In 1989, the Association sponsored five workshops in: Software Management, UNIX Transaction Processing, Large Installation Systems Administration, Experiences with Distributed and Multiprocessor Systems, and Computer Graphics. During 1990, a C++ conference was held in April, and workshops on Security, Mach, and Large Installation Systems Administration are planned for the Fall.