This is a reminder that the deadline for submissions to the O'Reilly Linux
Conference, to be held August 21-24, 1999 in Monterey, California, is:
* MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 1999. *
We're looking for talks from Linux developers and enthusiasts to present at
this conference. We already have a strong tutorial program put together, as
well as several good invited speakers (including Eric Raymond and other
well-known Linux developers). All of the details are at:
http://conferences.oreilly.com
You can e-mail me if you have any questions or need other details.
Thanks much!
Matt Welsh, Program Chair
University of California, Berkeley
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voice: +1 510 643 7566
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Announcement and Call for Invited Talks
Linux Conference
August 21-24, 1999
Monterey, California
http://conferences.oreilly.com
Sponsored by O'Reilly & Associates
Co-sponsored by Linux International (Confirm with maddog)
Invited Talks Committee
Matt Welsh, Chair, University of California, Berkeley
Jon "Maddog" Hall, Linux International
Andy Oram, O'Reilly & Associates
Greg Hankins, Georgia Tech
Russ Nelson, Crynwr Software
Erik Troan, Red Hat Software
Overview
The O'Reilly Linux Conference will be held August 21-24, 1999 at the Monterey
Conference Center in Monterey, California. There will be two days of
tutorials followed by a two-day, multi-track conference including sessions
for submitted invited presentations on practical and experimental uses of
Linux; daily Q and A sessions with leading Linux developers, and evening
breakaway sessions for special interest groups.
Practical Presentations, Talks, and Panels
This is not a traditional solicitation for academic papers. We seek
presenters for talks and panels that demonstrate the diversity and
strength of Linux. In the practical spirit of Linux, this means not just
showing the clever and interesting ways you use Linux, but how your
experience and code can help others.
We're interested in large stories, small stories, silly hacks, case studies
from the trenches ("Introducing Linux in an NT Shop"), philosophical
perspectives ("Can Linux replace NT?") and even more traditional computer
science pieces ("Distributed Computing with Linux"). We welcome presentations
on every aspect of Linux, from new applications to case studies of Linux at
work to panels. If you have a use for Linux that saves time, money, and
headaches for your and your organization, we would like to hear about it.
In short, we encourage submissions that highlight Linux's features and
benefits.
Some suggestions for talks follow --- but are not limited to these topics.
If you've got an idea that will benefit the Linux community, please let us
know.
* Kernel development and device drivers
* Networking and communications
* Databases, data mining, and storage management
* System and network administration
* Programming environments (C, C++, Java, Perl, etc.)
* Graphical User Interface toolkits (X11, GTK, KDE, GNOME, ...)
* Ports to non-Intel architectures (SPARC, Alpha, PowerPC, ...)
* World Wide Web and Internet applications
* High-performance and parallel computing (Beowulf, Extreme Linux, ...)
* Experiences with Linux: Using Linux for WWW, databases, large
installations, enterprise applications, etc.
* Philosophical musings on the future and role of Linux
What, How, and Where to Submit
Speakers should submit an abstract (250 words) about the talk and a short
biography (a paragraph or so). The abstract should describe what your talk
will be about, and be specific about problems, solutions, and conclusions.
Both the abstract and biography will be used together to evaluate talks.
All submissions will be held in confidence. Talks that do not include both an
abstract and a bio will not be considered.
Important deadlines:
Submissions: February 15, 1999
Acceptances: February 22, 1999
Camera-ready presentations: June 30, 1999
Each submission must include:
1. An initial page with the:
--complete title of the presentation
--name and affiliation of a speaker who will be the primary contact
--that person's complete contact information including phone,
fax, email, postal address,
--The names of all other speakers with their affiliations and email addresses
B. An abstract as detailed above
C. A short biography
Abstracts should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Email inquiries should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Information
Complete conference and registration information will be available in
mid-April. Keep checking the conference web site for the latest information:
http://conferences.oreilly.com/
About O'Reilly & Associates
Sponsor of Geekfest, the OpenSource Conference, O'Reilly & Associates is
the leading publisher of books for UNIX, X, the Internet, and other open
systems, as well as a pioneer in on-line publishing. We also publish the
leading web server for Windows NT and Windows 95, and are defining new
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