EuroBSDCon 2009 - Call for Papers
9th European BSD Conference
September 18 - 20, 2009
University of Cambridge, UK
http://2009.eurobsdcon.org/
Introduction
The European BSD Community is once again gathering for
EuroBSDcon. In 2009, we invite you to join us in Cambridge,
England for the latest in discussion, dissemination and
development of material from the many BSDs and their related
communities. This, the ninth European BSD conference is a
great opportunity to present new ideas to the community and
to meet some of the developers behind the different BSDs.
The two day conference program (September 19 - 20) will be
complemented by a tutorial day preceding the conference
(Sept 18).
Call for Papers
The Conference is inviting authors to submit innovative and
original papers not submitted to other European conferences on the
applications, architecture, implementation, performance and security of
BSD-derived operating systems. Investigations on economic aspects
regarding the
operation of BSD systems are also welcome. Topics of interest for the
EuroBSD
Conference 2009 include, but are not limited to:
application development and deployment
device drivers
security and safe coding practices
methods others should know about
system administration: techniques and tools of the trade
operational and economic aspects
Prospective authors of contributions to the technical program are
requested to submit an abstract via http://2009.eurobsdcon.org/ .
All submissions will be acknowledged. Presentations may last from
15 to 45 minutes - please indicate how long you would like.
This is the initial call for papers; a more focussed call based on
initial accepted submissions will follow in March 2009. We will
begin accepting talks early in 2009.
Authors of accepted submissions should provide a full paper for
publication in the conference proceedings and give permission to the
organizers to publish the results in the printed proceedings and on
the conference web site at www.eurobsdcon.org
Call for Tutorial Proposals
Selected tutorials on practical and problem-solving aspects of
BSD-derived operating systems will be offered on the day before the
Conference. The tutorials will be presented by speakers who
have wide experience in developing and administering the different
BSDs. Potential tutorial themes could include, but are not limited to:
Safe coding practices to provide secure solutions
System load testing and tuning
BSD in a large network
Solving sets of problems
If you are interested in presenting a tutorial, please contact the
organisers on eurobsd...@ukuug.org with what you're thinking. Initial
exploratory conversations are as welcome as full proposals.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We are seeking companies or institutions to sponsor various
elements of the conference in order to keep delegate fees as
low as possible. Sponsorship opportunities include: paying
for a speaker's travel or accommodation; providing bursaries
for delegates who cannot pay the conference fee themselves;
sponsoring catering, lunches, or the conference dinner.
All sponsors will be listed in the conference proceedings
and included on our website with a link back to your
site. You will also have the opportunity to provide
literature for distribution in delegate packs. Please
contact the UKUUG Secretariat (off...@ukuug.org) to discuss
the possibilities or see http://www.eurobsdcon.org
Important Dates
Final abstract deadline: May 31st 2009
Final tutorial deadline: May 31st
Final papers due: August 1st
Tutorial day: September 18
Conference: September 19 - 20
For more, see www.eurobsdcon.org
