Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:40:36 +0000 Subject: LINC: International Linux Conference And Exposition I am sending the Call for Papers for the upcoming LINC conference in Silicon Valley, California. We are very happy to have many distinguished Open Source developers and Linux Journal authors already scheduled to participate in the conference, including Linus Torvalds, Jim Dennis, and Eric Raymond. I hope that your readers will be interested in speaking or attending. If you have any questions about the conference, please call me at 415-308-7272, or mail me. Don Marti, dmarti@lincexpo.org Santa Clara, California, USA ********************************************************** LINC is the premier conference devoted solely to Linux. All aspects of the use and development of Linux are included. Six types of submissions are invited: + short papers (30 minute talks) + long papers (1 hour talks) + panel discussions + special topic sessions + tutorials REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors should submit abstracts of 300 to 1000 words. We are looking for talks that cover Linux or Open Source software development. See TOPICS OF INTEREST below for suggested topics. Abstracts may be submitted via email or postal mail. Email submissions may be in ASCII (no ASCII art please), PostScript, LaTeX, or HTML. No MS-Word or other proprietary document formats, please. Postal mail should be on 8.5" x 11" paper, typed. Abstract submissions are due to the Program Chair no later than August 31, 1998. Final papers for inclusion in the proceedings are due November 30, 1998. In addition to the Abstract, each submission should include: + Name, affiliation, and complete address for each author + A designated contact person including his/her telephone number, fax number, and email address. + A designated presenter. + A list of topic keywords. PANELS, TUTORIALS, and SPECIAL TOPIC SESSIONS Proposals for Panels, Tutorials, and Special Topic Sessions in areas of interest for Linux developers, administrators, and users should be submitted to the Program Chair no later than September 30, 1998. Proposals should be no longer than 2 pages in length and should describe the topic and intended audience. They must include a list of all presenters or panelists. Panel proposals should describe the main point of contention. Proposals for paid tutorials should indicate whether they will be half-day (3.5 hours) or full-day (two 3.5 hour sessions) in length. Free tutorials are 1.5 hours in length. All Panels are 1.5 hours in length. Special Topic Sessions may be either independent papers with a common theme or a set of closely related papers describing an overall system. In both cases independent reviews of each paper and evaluation of the session as a whole will be used to select sessions. Proposals for Special Topic Sessions should be submitted along with abstracts of the papers to be included in the session and should include the session's theme. TOPICS OF INTEREST LINC is looking for anyone who has a topic of interest to the Linux and free software community. Talks can be geared towards the new Linux user, the business community, Linux developers, system administrators, and anyone else who may have an interest in the Linux operating systems and free software in general. LINC will accept abstracts that have previously been published or submitted to other conferences, and may be subsequently submitted to other conferences. LINC requests, but does not require permission to publish the paper in any possible conference proceedings. Abstracts are solely to judge the content and quality of the talk. Suggested topics: Linux Getting Started Linux Security Issues Real World Case Studies Kernel Internals System Administration Interoperability Desktops/User Interface K Desktop Environment GNOME Open Source Software Model Linux vs. Windows NT or other OSes Perl, Tcl, Python, and other languages Larry M. Augustin VA Research, Inc. 1235 Pear Ave., Suite 109 Mountain View, CA 94043 lma@varesearch.com DATE AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION August 31, 1998 Abstracts due September 30, 1998 Panel, Tutorial, and Special Topic proposals due November 30, 1998 Final paper due January 7 - 10, 1998 Conference dates Please submit electronic versions of submissions to linc-submissions@lincexpo.org See also http://www.lincexpo.org for more details.