From owner-freebsd-user-groups@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 19 21:55:21 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E05AF1065678 for ; Mon, 19 May 2008 21:55:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lgj@usenix.org) Received: from usenix.org (voyager.usenix.org [131.106.3.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA5078FC28 for ; Mon, 19 May 2008 21:55:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lgj@usenix.org) Received: from merope.usenix.org (merope.usenix.org [131.106.3.129]) by usenix.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m4JLtKIF014030 for ; Mon, 19 May 2008 14:55:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4831F747.9070305@usenix.org> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 14:55:19 -0700 From: Lionel Garth Jones User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Macintosh/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DCC-Usenix-Metrics: voyager; whitelist Subject: Top 5 Reasons to Attend USENIX '08 X-BeenThere: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User Group Coordination List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:55:22 -0000 ---------------------------------------------- Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 22-27, 2008, Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb ---------------------------------------------- USENIX '08 offers a cost-effective, one-stop shop for the latest in IT training, breakthroughs, and systems research. Check out the top 5 reasons to join us in Boston, MA, June 22-27, 2008: 1. Top-notch training: Highly respected experts provide you with new information and skills you can take back to work tomorrow. Topics include: -- Bruce Potter on Botnets: Understanding and Defense -- Peter Baer Galvin on Solaris 10 Administration -- Phil Cox on Securing Virtual Environments -- Alan Robertson on Configuring and Deploying Linux-HA To view the entire training program, see: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/training 2. Invited Talks that feature luminaries in computing discussing timely and important topics, such as: -- Keynote Address by David Patterson, Director of the U.C. Berkeley Parallel Computing Laboratory, on "The Parallel Revolution Has Started: Are You Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?" -- Plenary Closing Session by Matthew Melis of the NASA Glenn Research Center on "The Columbia Accident Investigation and Returning NASA's Space Shuttle to Flight" -- Drew Endy, Cabot Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT and a co-founder of the BioBricks Foundation (BBF), on "Programming DNA: A 2-bit Language for Engineering Biology" -- And more! http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/ITs 3. You'll see it here first: -- The latest developments in cutting-edge systems research in the Refereed Papers track. http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/tech -- An introduction to interesting new or ongoing work at the Poster Session. http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/activities.html#poster 4. Answers to your toughest questions: -- Guru Is In sessions feature experts who come prepared to respond to your most burning technical questions on hot topics. The full list of topics will be announced soon! http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/tech 5. The chance to mingle with industry leaders: -- Evening events such as the Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions offer additional opportunities to network with peers to gain that all-important "insider" IT knowledge. http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/bofs.html And that's just the beginning. Visit http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb to see the full list of offerings. Don't forget: -- Register by June 6 and save up to $300! http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/registration -- Take advantage of the multiple employee discount for groups sending 5 or more: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/registration/#multi -- Chat with other attendees on the USENIX '08 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12521903959 ---------------------------------------------- 2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 22-27, 2008, Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 6, 2008 -----------------------------------------------