From: Jason Henry Parker <jasonp@uq.net.au> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: linux.conf.au call for papers Date: 30 Aug 2001 12:01:22 +1000 The organising committee for the linux.conf.au 2002 conference has released its call for papers; please find a copy attached. ---8<---CUT HERE---8<--- Call for Participation ====================== linux.conf.au February 6 - 9, 2002 Brisbane, Australia linux.conf.au consists of a day of tutorials and three days of technical sessions concentrating on issues related to the development of Linux and other open systems. The following types of session are available: Paper presentations (1 hour) Work-in-progress presentations (1/2 hour) Hands-on tutorials (2-4 hours) Birds of a Feather Sessions Panel Sessions Papers related to one or more of the following topics will be considered: , kernel, embedded and real-time systems, device drivers, filesystems, software development, networking, clustering, high-availability, high-end graphics, multimedia, simulation, configuration management, packaging systems, significant community-related developments Please submit abstracts in plain text of up to 300 words, and include authors' names, affiliations, postal addresses, fax and phone numbers, and email addresses. Please also indicate the type and duration of session you wish to hold. For Birds of a Feather and Panel sessions, please provide an outline of the topic to be covered and a brief description of your background as relevant. Abstracts are to be submitted via electronic mail to: lca-cfp@lists.linux.org.au Final submissions are to be made electronically in one of the following formats: DocBook, PDF, PostScript, DVI, Latex or ASCII text. Hard copies should be sent only if electronic submission is not possible. All software featured in presentations must be available, at the time of submission, in source form under a license complying with the Open Source Definition (http://www.opensource.org/osd.html). Important Deadlines: -------------------- Submission of Abstracts: October 31, 2001 Notification of Acceptance: November 30, 2001 Final Submission for Conference Proceedings: January 15, 2001 Papers accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms can not be accepted, and will not be reviewed. Financial Assistance -------------------- Some financial assistance is available for speakers' travel and accommodation in cases of need. Location -------- The University of Queensland is situated in St Lucia, Brisbane. It is close to the Gold Coast and only a short distance from the city centre. February is mid-summer in Australia. Further Information ------------------- linux.conf.au is a collaborative effort by Linux Australia, the Home Unix Machine Brisbane Users Group and affiliated organisations. It is supported by the School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, at the University of Queensland. This event is a successor to linux.conf.au 2001, held in Sydney in January 2001. For updates, see the conference website: http://www.linux.org.au/conf/ For further information email the organising committee at: lca-organisers@lists.linux.org.au Useful Links ------------ CALU 1999: http://www.linux.org.au/projects/calu/ Linux Australia: http://www.linux.org.au/ Home Unix Machine Brisbane Users Group (HUMBUG) http://www.humbug.org.au/ The University of Queensland, School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering: http://www.csee.uq.edu.au/ Brisbane: http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ The Gold Coast: http://www.queensland-holidays.com.au/pfm/regions/goldcoast/ ---8<---CUT HERE---8<--- Cheers, -- ||----|---|------------|--|-------|------|-----------|-#---|-|--|------|| | jasonp@uq.net.au | | #soc.bi on OPN | ||--|--------|--------------|----|-------------|------|---------|-----|-|