CALL FOR PAPERS USENIX Winter 1994 Technical Conference January 17-21, 1994 San Francisco, California For many years, UNIX and its derivatives have been the only wide- ly available "open'' operating systems to support modern software technology. The next few years promise to change that, as many new PC operating systems reach the market. These systems will compete with UNIX, but they will also broaden the set of systems that can support advanced applications, high-performance comput- ing, novel user interfaces, and improved network communication. The question is not "will UNIX survive,'' but rather how will UNIX and other systems evolve together to improve our computing environments. As usual at USENIX Conferences, we are interested in papers describing new and interesting developments in open operating systems. Our traditional focus on UNIX remains, but this includes lessons learned from work on UNIX that can be applied more broad- ly, and lessons from other kinds of systems that can be applied to the continuing evolution of UNIX. DATES FOR REFEREED PAPER SUBMISSIONS Extended Abstracts Due: July 13, 1993 Notification to Authors: August 30, 1993 Camera-ready Papers Due: November 2, 1993 HOW TO SUBMIT A REFEREED PAPER As at all USENIX conferences, papers that analyze problem areas and draw important conclusions from practical experience are welcome. Note that the USENIX conference, like most conferences and journals, considers it unethical to submit the same paper simultaneously to more than one conference or pub- lication or to submit a paper that has been or will be published elsewhere. Cash prizes will be awarded by the program committee for best pa- per, best presentation and best student paper. Authors of papers to be presented during the conference technical sessions and published in the Proceedings must submit an extended abstract to the Program Committee by July 13, 1993. The object of an extended abstract is to convince the reviewers that a good paper and 25-minute presentation will result. The reviewers need to know that authors: - are attacking a significant problem; - are familiar with the current literature about the problem. - have devised an original solution; - have implemented it and, if appropriate, characterized its performance; - have drawn appropriate conclusions about what they have learned and why it is important. An extended abstract should be about 5 pages in length, or about 2500 words. (Final papers should be 8 to 12 pages long.) The ex- tended abstract should represent the paper in "short form." It should include the abstract as it will appear in the final paper. The body of the extended abstract should be complete paragraphs, not just an outline of the paper. (Sections present in the full paper but omitted from the abstract may be summarized in terse form; this will help reviewers to understand what material will be present in the final paper.) Authors should include full references, and, if appropriate, performance data to establish that they have a working implementation and measurement tools. Figures should be included when available. Authors may, at their option, submit a full paper IN ADDITION to the extended abstract. Since the schedule for reviewing submis- sions is short, however, reviewers do not have time to read full papers for all submissions, and most judgements will be made based on the extended abstracts. Every submission should include one additional page containing: - The name, surface mail address, daytime and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address and (if available) fax number of one of the authors, who will act as the contact to the program commit- tee; - An indication of which, if any, of the authors are fulltime students; - A list of audio/visual equipment desired beyond a microphone and an overhead projector. Authors of accepted submissions will be notified by August 30, 1993. They will promptly receive instructions for preparing camera-ready copy of an 8-12 page final paper, which must be re- ceived by November 2, 1993. WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS Please submit one copy of an extended abstract via at least two of the following methods: - (Preferred method) e-mail to SF94papers@usenix.org - Fax to: the USENIX Association at +1 (508) 548-5738 - Mail to: Winter 94 USENIX USENIX Association 2560 Ninth St., Suite 215 Berkeley, CA USA 94710 Inquiries about submissions to the USENIX Winter 1994 Conference may be made by e-mail to SF94info@usenix.org or by telephone to +1 (510) 528-8649. Potential authors of technical papers are strongly encouraged to send us electronic mail. This will allow us to notify you of any important changes and you will receive additional information about the submission and reviewing pro- cess. You may request a sample extended abstract by telephone to +1 (510) 528-8649, by fax to +1 (510) 548-5738, or by email to sample-abstract@usenix.org CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE Program Chair: Jeffrey Mogul, Digital Equipment Corporation Rafael Alonso, Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory Brian N. Bershad, CMU Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore Frederick S. Glover, Digital Equipment Corporation UNIX* Software Group Judith E. Grass, Corporation for National Research Initiatives Michael B. Jones, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Corporation Phil Karn, Qualcomm, Inc. Samuel J. Leffler, Silicon Graphics, Inc. D. R. McAuley, University of Cambridge David Presotto, AT&T Bell Laboratories Margo Seltzer, Harvard University Cathy L. Watkins, Intel Corporation, O/S Technology Engineering CONFERENCE PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION Materials containing all details of the technical sessions and tutorial program, conference registration, hotel discounts, and airfare discount and reservation information will be mailed at the end of September 1993. If you wish to receive the registration materials, please contact: USENIX Conference Office 22672 Lambert St., Suite 613 Lake Forest, CA USA 92630 +1 (714) 588-8649 FAX: +1 (714) 588-9706 E-mail: conference@usenix.org