[comp.org.usenix] Next: USENIX Conf

rfox@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Richard Fox) (07/01/88)

When is the next conference scheduled for? And where is it?


thanks in advance rich

dave@csd1.milw.wisc.edu (David A Rasmussen) (07/02/88)

From article <707@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>, by rfox@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Richard Fox):
> 
> When is the next conference scheduled for? And where is it?
> 
> 
> thanks in advance rich

What is San Diego like Jan30-Feb3, like how warm is it?
Us northerners with frozen limbs (but enquiring minds) would like to know ;-)


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muller@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU (Keith Muller) (07/03/88)

In article <6126@uwmcsd1.UUCP>, dave@csd1.milw.wisc.edu (David A Rasmussen) writes:
> What is San Diego like Jan30-Feb3, like how warm is it?
> Us northerners with frozen limbs (but enquiring minds) would like to know ;-)

It can be anywhere from 90 to 45 degrees. It is best to bring a raincoat and
clothes that you would wear in the Fall for most of North America. If you
saw the Super Bowl this year it will give you good idea of what to expect.

	Keith Muller
	University of California, San Diego

donn@utah-cs.UUCP (Donn Seeley) (07/07/88)

To give you an idea, the last time there was a Usenix in San Diego, we
had a Santa Ana for several weeks that ended on the weekend before the
conference.  During the conference the weather was chilly and miserably
wet.  So it goes.

For non-Californians:  The Santa Ana is a hot dry wind that blows in
from the desert to the east and turns winter into summer.  Without the
Santa Ana, San Diego can be just as cold and foggy as Santa Cruz or San
Francisco in the winter.  Even Santa Monica can fall prey to this...

Who do we have to pay to get a Santa Ana for Usenix?

Donn Seeley    University of Utah CS Dept    donn@cs.utah.edu
40 46' 6"N 111 50' 34"W    (801) 581-5668    utah-cs!donn

PS -- San Diego fog is pretty worthless compared to Salt Lake's amazing
Pogonip (ice fog), which is far colder and uglier.
PPS -- On the other hand, to go skiing in San Diego you have to ride
behind a boat...

greg@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Greg Noel) (07/11/88)

In article <5587@utah-cs.UUCP> donn@utah-cs.UUCP (Donn Seeley) writes:
>For non-Californians:  The Santa Ana is a hot dry wind that blows in
>from the desert to the east and turns winter into summer.  ....

A common misconception.  In fact, the Santa Ana is a \cold/ \polar/ wind.
It gets hot and dry by losing altitude over the mountains, and it ends up
coming from the east due to the Coreolus (sp?) effect.  Another bit of
trivia: the name is a corruption of "santana;" I've heard several stories
as to why the name became corrupted, but I don't really believe any of them.
-- 
-- Greg Noel, NCR Rancho Bernardo   Greg.Noel@SanDiego.NCR.COM  or  greg@ncr-sd

mark@cbnews.ATT.COM (Mark Horton) (07/13/88)

In article <5587@utah-cs.UUCP> donn@utah-cs.UUCP (Donn Seeley) writes:
>To give you an idea, the last time there was a Usenix in San Diego, we
>had a Santa Ana for several weeks that ended on the weekend before the
>conference.  During the conference the weather was chilly and miserably
>wet.  So it goes.

I remember that conference.  The news media were all horrified at the
"worst storms in 50 years" that had hit San Diego that week.  4 or 5
idiots who had built their house right on the beach got it washed away.

My own observation of the weather, from the conference site a mile or
so inland, was that it only rained between midnight and 6 AM when I
was asleep anyway, it was shirtsleeve weather, and it was far, far
better than the routine snow cover I had left in Ohio.

San Diego has civilized weather.  70 degrees year round.  The only time
the locals gripe seriously about the climate is in June when it gets
foggy.  Not to mention some of the best beaches with the least crowding
I've ever seen.  (You may need a wet suit in January if you actually
want to go in the water.)

I'm starting to get homesick...

	Mark

david@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (David Robinson) (07/14/88)

In article <653@cbnews.ATT.COM>, mark@cbnews.ATT.COM (Mark Horton) writes:
< In article <5587@utah-cs.UUCP> donn@utah-cs.UUCP (Donn Seeley) writes:
< >To give you an idea, the last time there was a Usenix in San Diego, we
< >had a Santa Ana for several weeks that ended on the weekend before the
< >conference.  During the conference the weather was chilly and miserably
< >wet.  So it goes.
 
< I remember that conference.  The news media were all horrified at the
< "worst storms in 50 years" that had hit San Diego that week. 

This seems to be a trend: "It never snows in D.C. this time of year!";
"Phoenix sure is hot this year!"

Could it be someone in the weather dept doesn't like USENIX? ;-)


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bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) (07/14/88)

>This seems to be a trend: "It never snows in D.C. this time of year!";
>"Phoenix sure is hot this year!"
>
>Could it be someone in the weather dept doesn't like USENIX? ;-)

You can add "Gowly, it nevah snows in Dallas like this!"

Ya shoulda been on the roads around 4AM...

fst@mcgp1.UUCP (Skip Tavakkolian) (07/17/88)

In article <23846@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
> >This seems to be a trend: "It never snows in D.C. this time of year!";
> >"Phoenix sure is hot this year!"
> >Could it be someone in the weather dept doesn't like USENIX? ;-)
> You can add "Gowly, it nevah snows in Dallas like this!"
> Ya shoulda been on the roads around 4AM...

My wife and I were at the D.C. Winter 87 Usenix. Now she believes that the
Usenix people, in general, like bad weather (maybe to make sure they stay
inside :-) ).  Although at this summer's conference, the weather was unusually
good.

By the way, why not come to Seattle? The last time the Usenix conference
was anywhere near here, was in in Portland in 1985. Besides, I've heard that
coming to Seattle is ``the'' YUPPI thing to do.

P.S. There are a number of micro-breweries here with very good beer ...

-- 
Fariborz ``Skip'' Tavakkolian

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edm@nwnexus.WA.COM (Ed Morin) (07/19/88)

In article <1456@mcgp1.UUCP> fst@mcgp1.UUCP (Skip Tavakkolian) writes:
>By the way, why not come to Seattle? The last time the Usenix conference
>was anywhere near here, was in in Portland in 1985. Besides, I've heard that
>coming to Seattle is ``the'' YUPPI thing to do.
>
>P.S. There are a number of micro-breweries here with very good beer ...
>

Plus, we got a brand new convention center right over I-5 just begging to
be used for something USEful...  :-)

Ed Morin
Northwest Nexus Inc.
edm@nwnexus.wa.com