USENIX '09 Registration Now Open

[Lionel Garth Jones]

We're pleased to invite you to attend the 2009 USENIX Annual Technical
Conference. This year we're offering 6 days of training and a
3-day conference program filled with the latest systems research,
security breakthroughs, and practical approaches to the questions and
problems you wrestle with. You'll also have many opportunities to chat
with peers who share your concerns and interests.

http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/proga

Training: Sunday-Friday, June 14-19, 2009
The 6-day training program at USENIX '09 provides in-depth
and immediately useful training on the latest techniques,
effective tools, and best strategies to help you
stay competitive. Take a full series or individual classes covering:

* Solaris: Debugging, administration, and DTrace taught by James Mauro,
Peter Baer Galvin, and Marc Staveley

* Virtualization: Xen Hypervisor, VMware ESX 3i, and security taught by
Phil Cox, Wenjin Hu, Zach Shepherd, and Dan Anderson

* Plus classes on cloud computing by Milind Bhandarkar, system
administration by David N. Blank-Edelman, and more


Find out more at http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/training/

Technical Sessions: Wednesday-Friday, June 17-19, 2009
The technical program begins with the Keynote Address, "Where Does the
Power Go in High-Scale Data Centers?" by James Hamilton, VP &
Distinguished Engineer, Amazon Web Services, and continues with an
impressive slate of invited speakers such as:

* Plenary Closing Session by David Brin, Hugo Award-winning author

* Diomidis Spinellis, Athens University of Economics and Business, on
"The Antikythera Mechanism: Hacking with Gears"

* Matthew Jadud, Allegheny College in Meadville, on "Towards Designing
Usable Languages"

The USENIX '09 Refereed Papers Track is the leading forum for presenting
the latest in ground-breaking systems research. Be among the first to
check out the latest innovative work in the systems field.

The Poster Session at USENIX '09 is an excellent forum for discussing
new ideas and getting useful feedback from the community. Poster
submissions should include a brief description of the research idea(s);
the submission must not exceed 2 pages. Send poster submissions to
usenix09posters at usenix.org by Tuesday, May 5, 2009.

Finally, don't miss the opportunity to mingle with colleagues and
leading experts in the Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and at the various
evening social events, including a Poster Session & Happy Hour, vendor
BoFs, and the Conference Reception.

USENIX '09 promises to be an exciting showcase for the latest in
innovative research and cutting-edge practices in technology. We look
forward to seeing you in San Diego.

On behalf of the USENIX '09 organizers,

Geoffrey M. Voelker, University of California, San Diego
Alec Wolman, Microsoft Research
USENIX '09 Program Co-Chairs
usenix09chairs at usenix.org

P.S. Don't miss the workshops co-located with USENIX '09, including:

Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '09)
Monday, June 15
http://www.usenix.org/events/hotcloud09/

Workshop on Large-scale Systems (LARGE '09)
Tuesday, June 16
http://www.usenix.org/events/large09/

P.P.S. Stay connected with the USENIX '09 Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=29453586085&ref=ts

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2009 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
June 14-19, 2009, San Diego, CA
http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/proga
Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 1, 2009
Discounts Available:
http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/discounts
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