From lgj at usenix.org Fri May 1 18:39:46 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 09:39:46 -0700 Subject: USENIX WebApps '10 Call for Papers Now Available Message-ID: <417FB92A-82B6-4053-9E81-14EC3284D720@usenix.org> On behalf of the Program Committee, I would like to invite you to submit your work to the USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10). WebApps '10 is a new technical conference designed to bring together experts in all aspects of developing and deploying Web applications. Suggested topics related to Web application development include but are not limited to: * Computing substrates and deployment technologies ("cloud computing") * Frameworks for developing Web applications * Client-side toolkits, libraries, and plug-ins * Storage systems * Security issues for Web applications * Management techniques for large-scale Web applications * Languages for Web applications * Scalability issues and techniques * Techniques for creating highly interactive Web applications * Software as a service * Applications that illustrate interesting new features or implementation techniques * Performance measurements of Web applications * Real-time data delivery over the Web * Web services Paper submissions are due by January 11, 2010. The Call for Papers, with submission guidelines, can be found at http://www.usenix.org/webapps10/cfpa/ The USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10) will take place June 20?25, 2010, in Boston, MA. The technical sessions will take place on June 23?25. I look forward to receiving your submissions! Sincerely, John Ousterhout, Stanford University WebApps '10 Program Chair webapps10chair at usenix.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Papers: USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10) June 20?25, 2010 Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/webapps10/cfpa Paper submissions deadline: January 11, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From lgj at usenix.org Thu May 14 22:29:01 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 13:29:01 -0700 Subject: USENIX 2009 Annual Technical Conference - Top 5 Reasons to Attend Message-ID: <716C8B29-7946-4581-A3D0-5B47F055C20A@usenix.org> USENIX '09 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 San Diego, CA, June 14-19, 2009: 1. Training that keeps you ahead of the game: 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 To view the entire training program, see http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/training 2. Invited Talks that feature luminaries in computing discussing timely and important topics, such as: -- Keynote Address, "Where Does the Power Go in High-Scale Data Centers?" by James Hamilton, VP & Distinguished Engineer, Amazon Web Services -- Closing Plenary Session by David Brin, Hugo Award-winning author, on "Third Millennium Problem-Solving: Can New Visualization and Collaboration Tools Make a Difference?" -- Diomidis Spinellis, Athens University of Economics and Business, on "The Antikythera Mechanism: Hacking with Gears" -- And more! http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/tech 3. You'll see it here first: -- The latest developments in cutting-edge systems research in the Refereed Papers track: http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/tech -- An introduction to interesting new and ongoing work at the Poster Session: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/activities.html#poster 4. The chance to mingle with industry leaders and hiring managers: -- 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/usenix09/bofs.html 5. The opportunity to create your own conference: Whether your focus is system administration, security, virtualization, coding, open source,networking, cloud computing, Solaris, or a bit of them all, USENIX '09 has the information you're looking for. Follow the icons listed here to create the conference that meets your needs: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/themes/ And that's just the beginning. Visit http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/progb to see the full list of offerings. Don't forget: -- Register by June 1 and save up to $300! http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/registration -- Additional discounts available: From government and non-profit employees to groups of 5 or more, USENIX has new ways for you to save: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/discounts.html -- Chat with other attendees on the USENIX '09 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=29453586085&ref=ts ---------------------------------------------- 2009 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 14-19, 2009, San Diego, CA http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/progb Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 1, 2009 From jim at well.com Wed May 27 17:24:46 2009 From: jim at well.com (jim) Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 08:24:46 -0700 Subject: BayPIGgies meeting Thursday May 28, 2009: PyCon Recaps Message-ID: <1243437886.6500.341.camel@jim-laptop> BayPIGgies meeting Thursday May 28, 2009: PyCon Recaps NOTE BayPIGgies meets at the Symantec Vcafe, at Symantec's location at 350 Ellis Street in Mountain View. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&ei=w6i_Sfr6MZmQsQOzlv0v&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=116202735295394761637.00046550c09ff3d96bff1&ll=37.397693,-122.053707&spn=0.002902,0.004828&z=18 Tonight's talk is * PyCon Recaps by Wesley Chun, Daryl Spitzer, and Aaron Maxwell Meetings start with a Newbie Nugget, a short discussion of an essential Python feature, specially for those new to Python. Tonight's Newbie Nugget: unknown at this time LOCATION FOR May 28, 2009 Symantec Corporation Symantec Vcafe 350 Ellis Street Mountain View, CA 94043 BayPIGgies meeting information is available at http://baypiggies.net/new/plone ------------------------ Agenda ------------------------ ..... 7:30 PM ........................... General hubbub, inventory end-of-meeting announcements, any first-minute announcements. ..... 7:35 PM to 7:45 PM ................ Newbie Nugget: unknown ..... 7:45 PM to 8:35 PM ................ PyCon Recaps by Wesley Chun, Daryl Spitzer, Aaron Maxwell Topic areas will include Design Patterns, Class Decorators, Coroutines and Concurrency, Testing, and more. ..... 8:35 PM to 9:00 PM ................ Mapping and Random Access Mapping is a rapid-fire audience announcement of topics the announcers are interested in. Random Access follows immediately to allow follow up individually on the announcements and other topics of interest. From lgj at usenix.org Thu May 28 19:01:52 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 10:01:52 -0700 Subject: HotCloud '09 Registration Now Open Message-ID: <494B3DB8-62A4-4BB0-BBC2-FCCD4CC8528B@usenix.org> We'd like to invite you to the Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '09), taking place in San Diego, CA, June 15, 2009. HotCloud '09 will discuss challenges in the Cloud Computing paradigm, including the design, implementation, and deployment of virtualized clouds. Join academics and practitioners in sharing experiences, leveraging each other's perspectives, and identifying new and emerging "hot" trends in this area. The program includes sessions on: * Cloud Platforms and Architectures * Elastic Clouds and Resource Management * Storage Cloud and Appliances * Map Reduce and Cloud Applications * Panel on Cloud Computing The full program can be found at http://www.usenix.org/events/hotcloud09/tech/ Don't miss this opportunity to engage in dynamic discussion on key topics in the cloud computing community. Register today at http://www.usenix.org/hotcloud09/proga HotCloud will be co-located with the 2009 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX '09), June 14-19: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/ Multiple Conference Savings: Go to both HotCloud '09 and USENIX '09 and save $100 off your USENIX '09 registration. Contact the Conference Department at conference at usenix.org to receive your priority discount code. NOTE: If you're already registered for USENIX '09, contact the Conference Department at the email address above to receive your $100 refund. We look forward to seeing you in San Diego! Sambit Sahu, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Prashant Shenoy, University of Massachusetts Amherst HotCloud '09 Program Chairs ---------------------------------- Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '09) June 15, 2009 San Diego, CA Sponsored by USENIX: The Advanced Computing Systems Association Register online by Monday, June 8, 2009, noon PDT http://www.usenix.org/hotcloud/proga ---------------------------------- From phessler at theapt.org Thu May 28 20:36:58 2009 From: phessler at theapt.org (Peter Hessler) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 20:36:58 +0200 Subject: do we still exist? Message-ID: <20090528183658.GC4529@gir.theapt.org> Hi everybody. Does SFOBUG still exist? Do the meetings still happen? -- The sooner you make your first 5000 mistakes, the sooner you will be able to correct them. -- Nicolaides From efravia at gmail.com Fri May 29 02:28:13 2009 From: efravia at gmail.com (petar marinov) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 17:28:13 -0700 Subject: do we still exist? In-Reply-To: <20090528183658.GC4529@gir.theapt.org> References: <20090528183658.GC4529@gir.theapt.org> Message-ID: <8801efef0905281728w5971c717lfbaf26904c2fbb03@mail.gmail.com> I'm still on the list. But I haven't been to a meeting for quite a while. --pe On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Peter Hessler wrote: > Hi everybody. > > Does SFOBUG still exist? Do the meetings still happen? > > > -- > The sooner you make your first 5000 mistakes, the sooner you will be > able to correct them. > -- Nicolaides > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.theapt.org/pipermail/sfobug/attachments/20090528/b9578fea/attachment.html