Hey all - FYI - There is a Kernel Conference coming up in Brisbane. The intended topics look very cool, and there should be much geekery therein for those interested in more than just *using* Solaris. If you want to *really* know some stuff about Solaris / OpenSolaris (or the other speakers topics that are not specific to Solaris!) this will be the conference for you.
If you wanted to present a paper or attend this conference, it's time to start thinking about it. ;) Those just wanting to attend, the dates are listed below. :) Cheers, Nathan. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Kernel Conference Australia - Call for Papers Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:54:37 +1000 From: James C. McPherson <[email protected]> Organization: Sun Microsystems To: James C. McPherson <James.C.McPherson at gmail.com> Kernel Conference Australia 2009 ================================ Call for Papers --------------- Conference dates: 15, 16, 17 July 2009 Location: Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland Homepage: http://wikis.sun.com/display/KCA http://wikis.sun.com/display/KCA/KCA2009+-+Call+for+Papers Original presentations focused on Open Source kernels and the technologies which we find within those kernels are solicited for submission to the first Kernel Conference Australia (KCA 2009). Papers may present theory, techniques, applications and practical experiences on a variety of topics including, but not limited to: * Cross-architecture kernel development * Porting an OS to a new architecture * Filesystems * System performance visualisation (DTrace, SystemTap) * Image visualisation (GPU kernels) * Fault Management * (globally) Distributed kernel development - how to make it work * Virtualisation * Clustering (HPC and High Availability) * Distributed systems * Kernel Testing - methodologies, interesting problems found * Traps and pitfalls found when porting drivers between OSes * Realtime performance and scheduling * Embedded OSes and drivers (including control systems) * Patents and Open Source * The state of OS kernel research / what's new / work in progress Apart from the above, any kernel-focused topic for an Open Source Licensed operating system will be considered by the organising committee. Invited Speakers ---------------- * Jeff Bonwick (Sun - ZFS, confirmed) * Gavin Maltby (Sun - FMA, confirmed) * Bill Moore (Sun - ZFS, confirmed) * Sherry Moore (Sun - Intel/AMD work, confirmed) * Dave Stewart (Intel, confirmed) * Adam Leventhal (Sun - FishWorks/DTrace, to be confirmed) * Brendan Gregg (Sun - FishWorks/DTrace, to be confirmed) * Theo de Raadt (OpenBSD - to be confirmed) * Pawel Jakub Dawidek (FreeBSD - ZFS, to be confirmed) * Noel Dellafano (Apple - ZFS, to be confirmed) Important Dates --------------- * Submission deadline: 1 May 2009 * Notification: 15 May 2009 * Camera-ready copy due: 1 July 2009 * Conference: 15-17 July 2009 Address for proposal submissions -------------------------------- Please send an extended abstract (up to 3 pages) of your proposal in either PDF or plain text to kca_2009_submissions-ext at sun.com Presentations which feature live demonstrations of the topic will be well regarded. Program Committee ----------------- * James C. McPherson, Sun Microsystems (chair) * Jake Carroll, Queensland Brain Institute * Andrae van Eyssen, Frontline * David Gwynne, University of Queensland * Clinton Roy, CSIRO * John Sonnenschein, Sun Microsystems Format for presentations: ------------------------- Camera-ready copy of accepted proposals must be submitted by 1 July 2009, in PDF. Accepted presentations should be of sufficient length to cover 40 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes for questions, or up to 10 2-column A4 pages If a written presentation is not provided, then slideware including presenter notes must be submitted. Proceedings Of The Conference: ------------------------------ The Proceedings will be collated and published on cd/dvd for attendees, and electronically for those unable to attend in person. Copyright for papers and presentations: --------------------------------------- Copyright for each paper and presentation remains with the authors, who grant Sun Microsystems permission to redistribute the paper and presentation as part of the Proceedings of Kernel Conference Australia 2009. James C. McPherson -- Senior Kernel Software Engineer, Solaris Sun Microsystems http://blogs.sun.com/jmcp http://www.jmcp.homeunix.com/blog -- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Nathan Kroenert nathan.kroenert at sun.com // // Senior Systems Engineer Phone: +61 3 9869 6255 // // Global Systems Engineering Fax: +61 3 9869 6288 // // Level 7, 476 St. Kilda Road // // Melbourne 3004 Victoria Australia // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
