From: "Lionel Garth Jones" Subject: Top 5 Reasons to Attend USENIX '08 Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 6:01 PM ---------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------