From lgj at usenix.org Wed Apr 1 17:17:42 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:17:42 -0700 Subject: [ocuug] USENIX LEET '09 Registration Open Message-ID: <5BAACBE7-03AC-4958-8907-22079A9A7EFF@usenix.org> Join us at the 2nd USENIX Workshop on Large-Scale Exploits and Emergent Threats: Botnets, Spyware, Worms, and More, which will take place in Boston, MA, on April 21, 2009. LEET '09 will focus on the underlying mechanisms used to compromise and control hosts, the large-scale "applications" being perpetrated upon this framework, and the social and economic networks driving these threats. Sessions include Malware Analysis, Ethics in Botnet Research, Malware Behavior, and more. The full program is available at http://www.usenix.org/events/leet09/tech/ LEET '09 will also include a session for Work-in-Progress reports. We encourage you to submit an abstract or proposal for a 5-minute presentation on your preliminary work to leet09wips at usenix.org. Connect with the broad community of researchers and practitioners who focus on worms, bots, spam, spyware, phishing, DDoS, and the ever-increasing palette of large-scale Internet-based threats in fostering the development of preliminary work in this diverse area and stimulating discussion of thought-provoking ideas. Find out more and register today at http://www.usenix.org/leet09/ --------------------------------------- 2nd USENIX Workshop on Large-Scale Exploits and Emergent Threats (LEET '09) April 21, 2009 Boston, MA Sponsored by USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association http://www.usenix.org/leet09/ --------------------------------------- From db at db.net Mon Apr 6 15:42:00 2009 From: db at db.net (Diane Bruce) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 15:42:00 -0400 Subject: [ocuug] April meeting Message-ID: <20090406194200.GA2264@night.db.net> Hi, Again I didn't see Scott posting this. Just as a reminder, this Thursday (April 9) is the second Thursday of the month. For those who do not remember, that means the Ottawa-Carleton Unix Users Group gets together for an evening of conversation, beverages and food (not necessarily in that order). Details: Colonnade Pizza & Restaurant, 280 Metcalfe (at Gilmour) 18:00 (6:00pm) Thursday, March 12, 2009 There is a map (http://www.ottawaplus.ca/portal/profile.do?profileID=49236) You can also visit the website for the same information (http://www.ocuug.on.ca) -- - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db From scott5 at ovsage.org Tue Apr 7 23:04:55 2009 From: scott5 at ovsage.org (Scott Murphy) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:04:55 -0400 Subject: [ocuug] April meeting In-Reply-To: <20090406194200.GA2264@night.db.net> References: <20090406194200.GA2264@night.db.net> Message-ID: <49DC1457.6090106@ovsage.org> Diane Bruce wrote: > Hi, > > Again I didn't see Scott posting this. > > Just as a reminder, this Thursday (April 9) is the second > Thursday of the month. > > For those who do not remember, that means the Ottawa-Carleton Unix Users > Group gets together for an evening of conversation, beverages and food > (not necessarily in that order). > > Details: > > Colonnade Pizza & Restaurant, 280 Metcalfe (at Gilmour) > 18:00 (6:00pm) > Thursday, March 12, 2009 > > There is a map > (http://www.ottawaplus.ca/portal/profile.do?profileID=49236) > > You can also visit the website for the same information > (http://www.ocuug.on.ca) > > -- > - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db > _______________________________________________ > OCUUG mailing list > OCUUG at listserv.storm.ca > http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/ocuug > Mea Culpa, too much work and not enough fun. From lgj at usenix.org Thu Apr 9 16:41:17 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:41:17 -0700 Subject: [ocuug] USENIX EVT/WOTE '09 CFP Submissions Deadline Approaching Message-ID: <77691ADD-CD1C-4DFE-BB76-05916FF9BF2A@usenix.org> The submissions deadline for the 2009 Electronic Voting Technology Workshop/ Workshop on Trustworthy Elections (EVT/WOTE '09) is approaching. Please submit all papers by April 17, 2009: http://www.usenix.org/evtwote09/cfpb EVT/WOTE seeks to bring together researchers from a variety of disciplines, ranging from computer science and human-computer interaction experts through political scientists, legal experts, election administrators, and voting equipment vendors. EVT/WOTE seeks to publish original research on important problems in all aspects of electronic voting. Soliciting New Material: In addition to the areas in which EVT has seen very strong submissions in the past (below), we are especially interested in the following types of contributions: * Technical work from vendor engineers and developers * Scholarly work concerning legal and policy challenges * Work involving research with or about accessibility * Assessments, proposals, and policy prescriptions involving registration technologies (e-pollbooks, online registration) * Papers based on direct experiences with recent elections, possibly from election officials and their staff Soliciting Standard Material: In general, we welcome papers on voting topics, including but not limited to: * Voter registration and pre-voting processes * Vote collection * Vote tabulation * Election auditing * Design, implementation, and evaluation of new voting technologies and protocols * Scientific evaluations of existing voting technologies * System testing methodologies * Deployment and lifecycle issues * Threat mitigation * Usability * Accessibility * Legal issues, including the ADA, HAVA, intellectual property, and nondisclosure agreements on voting system evaluations * Issues with and evolution of voting technology standards * Election integrity * Ballot integrity * Ballot secrecy * Voter anonymity * Voter authentication * Receipts and coercion resistance * Anonymous channels * Secure bulletin boards * Threat models * Formal security analysis * Electoral systems * Case studies of electronic voting experiments * Privacy, verifiability, and transparency in e-voting EVT/WOTE '09 will be a two-day event, Monday, August 10, and Tuesday, August 11, 2009, co-located with the 18th USENIX Security Symposium in Montreal, Canada. Attendance at the workshop will be open to the public, although talks and refereed paper presentations will be by invitation only. We look forward to your submissions. David Jefferson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Joseph Lorenzo Hall, University of California, Berkeley/Princeton University Tal Moran, Harvard University EVT/WOTE '09 Program Chairs evtwote09chairs at usenix.org --------------------------------------- 2009 Electronic Voting Technology Workshop/ Workshop on Trustworthy Elections (EVT/WOTE '09) August 10-11, 2009 Montreal, Canada Sponsored by USENIX: The Advanced Computing Systems Association; ACCURATE: A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections; and IAVoSS: The International Association for Voting System Sciences Refereed paper submissions due April 17, 2009, 11:59 p.m. PDT http://www.usenix.org/evtwote09/cfpb From lgj at usenix.org Wed Apr 15 18:00:18 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:00:18 -0700 Subject: [ocuug] USENIX '09 Registration Now Open Message-ID: <87811B18-4CC2-4CE0-BA1F-8CC8994E8487@usenix.org> We're pleased to invite you to attend the 2009 USENIX Annual Technical Conference. This year we're offering 6 days of training and a 3-day conference program filled with the latest systems research, security breakthroughs, and practical approaches to the questions and problems you wrestle with. You'll also have many opportunities to chat with peers who share your concerns and interests. http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/proga Training: Sunday-Friday, June 14-19, 2009 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 Find out more at http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/training/ Technical Sessions: Wednesday-Friday, June 17-19, 2009 The technical program begins with the Keynote Address, "Where Does the Power Go in High-Scale Data Centers?" by James Hamilton, VP & Distinguished Engineer, Amazon Web Services, and continues with an impressive slate of invited speakers such as: * Plenary Closing Session by David Brin, Hugo Award-winning author * Diomidis Spinellis, Athens University of Economics and Business, on "The Antikythera Mechanism: Hacking with Gears" * Matthew Jadud, Allegheny College in Meadville, on "Towards Designing Usable Languages" The USENIX '09 Refereed Papers Track is the leading forum for presenting the latest in ground-breaking systems research. Be among the first to check out the latest innovative work in the systems field. The Poster Session at USENIX '09 is an excellent forum for discussing new ideas and getting useful feedback from the community. Poster submissions should include a brief description of the research idea(s); the submission must not exceed 2 pages. Send poster submissions to usenix09posters at usenix.org by Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Finally, don't miss the opportunity to mingle with colleagues and leading experts in the Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and at the various evening social events, including a Poster Session & Happy Hour, vendor BoFs, and the Conference Reception. USENIX '09 promises to be an exciting showcase for the latest in innovative research and cutting-edge practices in technology. We look forward to seeing you in San Diego. On behalf of the USENIX '09 organizers, Geoffrey M. Voelker, University of California, San Diego Alec Wolman, Microsoft Research USENIX '09 Program Co-Chairs usenix09chairs at usenix.org P.S. Don't miss the workshops co-located with USENIX '09, including: Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '09) Monday, June 15 http://www.usenix.org/events/hotcloud09/ Workshop on Large-scale Systems (LARGE '09) Tuesday, June 16 http://www.usenix.org/events/large09/ P.P.S. Stay connected with 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/proga Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 1, 2009 Discounts Available: http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/discounts ----------------------------------------------- From lgj at usenix.org Wed Apr 22 14:02:07 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:02:07 -0700 Subject: [ocuug] USENIX LISA '09 Call for Papers Deadline Approaching Message-ID: <080F7776-2782-4F2B-88E2-27E3C7DF27FD@usenix.org> Dear Colleague, I'm writing to remind you that the LISA '09 paper submissions deadline is approaching. Please submit all work by Thursday, April 30, 2009. The Web submission form can be found at: https://papers.usenix.org/hotcrp/lisa09/index Submission guidelines are located at: http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/cfp/papers.html Since 1987, the annual LISA conference has become the premier meeting place for professional system and network administrators and 2009 is no exception. New for 2009: -- We're looking for papers showcasing both theory and practice. The "practice" papers can be less formal. However, they still need to provide not only what was done, but also what was learned and why other sysadmins would want to know. -- Pre-shepherding is available. Submit an idea or an outline and get feedback before writing the full paper. This is perfect for those who are looking to submit for the first time or are unsure if their ideas really merit full papers. -- Only draft full papers will be accepted. We're also still looking for any ideas you have for Guru Is In sessions, Work-in-Progress Reports, posters, and training sessions. See below for the full list of deadlines. Email your ideas to the program chair: lisa09ideas at usenix.org We look forward to hearing from you! On behalf of the LISA '09 Organizers, Adam Moskowitz, SiCortex, Inc. LISA '09 Program Chair lisa09chair at usenix.org ------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT DATES Refereed papers submissions due: April 30, 2009 Proposals for invited talks, workshops, Guru Is In sessions, and tutorials due: May 29, 2009 Notification to all submitters: July 7, 2009 Final papers due: August 22, 2009 Poster proposals due: September 18, 2009 Notification to poster presenters: September 25, 2009 Submission guidelines and more information can be found at http://www.usenix.org/lisa09/cfpc ------------------------------------------------------------- From lgj at usenix.org Wed Apr 29 17:36:34 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:36:34 -0700 Subject: [ocuug] Approaching Deadlines for USENIX Security-Related Workshops Message-ID: <49F8C862.2050206@usenix.org> Submissions deadlines are approaching for Workshops co-located with USENIX Security '09 in Montreal, Canada: HotSec '09, CSET '09, MetriCon 4.0, and WOOT '09. -- HotSec '09: 4th USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Security August 11, 2009 http://www.usenix.org/hotsec09/cfpm Submissions deadline: May 4, 2009 -- CSET '09: 2nd Workshop on Cyber Security Experimentation and Test August 10, 2009 http://www.usenix.org/cset09/cfpm Submissions deadline: May 15, 2009 -- MetriCon 4.0: Fourth Workshop on Security Metrics (CFP) August 11, 2009 http://www.securitymetrics.org/content/Wiki.jsp?page=Metricon4.0 Submissions due: May 25, 2009 -- WOOT '09: 3rd USENIX Workshop on Offensive Technologies August 10, 2009 http://www.usenix.org/woot09/cfpm Submissions deadline: May 26, 2009 Submit your work today. All workshops are co-located with the 18th USENIX Security Symposium, taking place August 10-14, 2009, in Montreal, Canada. Find out more at http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/