[news.announce.conferences] CFP: EUUG Spring Conference in London

sunil@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Sunil Das) (10/14/87)

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                   PRELIMINARY   ANNOUNCEMENT
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                       CALL   FOR   PAPERS
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                 EUUG   SPRING  '88  CONFERENCE
                   UNIX   AROUND   THE  WORLD

                   London,  11-15 April, 1988
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Preliminary Announcement

The UKUUG will host the Spring '88  European  UNIX  systems  User
Group  Technical  Conference in London.  Technical tutorials will
be held on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th  April  followed  by  the
three day conference, ending on Friday 15th April.

A   pre-conference   registration   pack   containing    detailed
information will be issued in early December 1987.

Theme

The conference will draw technical papers  from  every  continent
where  UNIX  licensees  exist. The highest quality papers from as
many different countries as possible will  be  refereed  for  the
EUUG Conference Proceedings. Teleconferencing by Satellite may be
used to stress the truely global quality of this  gathering.  The
intention  is  to provide an international forum for presentation
and exchange of current work on a wide variety of topics  related
to the UNIX system and C language.

Call for Papers

The EUUG invite abstracts from those  wishing  to  present  their
work.  All submitted papers will be refereed. They will be judged
with respect to their quality, originality and relevance.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

  o   Programing   Environments   o   Recent work in  Standards
      and Tools.                      and Portability.
  o   Communications.             o   Real-time UNIX.


Submissions from Students are particularly encouraged  under  the
EUUG Student Encouragement Scheme, details of which are available
from the EUUG Secretariat.

Important Dates

       Abstract Deadline                30th October 1987
       Acceptance Notification Posted   20th November 1987
       Final Paper received             15th January 1988

Method of submission

Abstracts must be submitted by post to the  EUUG  Secretariat  at
the  address  below.   All  submissions  will  be acknowledged by
return of post.

Tutorial Solicitation

Tutorials are an important part of  the  EUUG's  biannual  events
providing detailed coverage of a number of topics. Past tutorials
have been taught by leading experts.

Those interested in offering a tutorial should contact  the  EUUG
Secretariat as soon as possible.

Additional Information

The Programme Chair, Sunil Das, is willing to provide  advice  to
potential  speakers.  He may be contacted at the address shown on
the below.

Useful Addresses

Secretariat                             Programme Chair

EUUG                                    Sunil Das
Owles Hall                              The City University
Owles Lane                              Computer Science Dept
BUNTINGFORD                             Northampton Square
Herts SG9 9PL                           LONDON EC1V 0HB
UK                                      UK

Phone: (+44) 763 73039                  (+44) 1 253 4399 Ext 3725
Fax: (+44) 763 73255 (G2)
Email: euug@inset.uucp                  sunil@cs.ucl.ac.uk

Venue
The conference will be held in the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II
Conference   Centre  in  London.  This  venue  embraces  over  13
centuries of history represented by Westminster Abbey, the Houses
of  Parliament and the Palace of Westminster all within the sound
of Big Ben.  Conveniently located close to London's theatres,  St
James'  park  and  the world famous cultural complex on the South
Bank.