Winter '91 Usenix: CALL FOR PAPERS

[Lori Grob]

                      CALL FOR PAPERS
                        WINTER 1991
                     USENIX CONFERENCE

                       Dallas, Texas

                    January 21-25, 1991

USENIX  seeks  original  papers  which  describe   new   and
interesting  work  for the Winter 1991 Technical Conference.
Papers which are accepted for this conference will  be  pub-
lished  in  the conference proceedings and will be presented
during the three days of technical sessions.

The previous conference had a theme which was  retrospective
in  nature, so for this conference we once again look to the
future.  We would like  to  include  papers  that  emphasize
changes  to  operating  systems, environments,... as we know
them today.  Thus, the theme is:

What's next: by the  year  2010,  evolution  or  revolution?
Unix derivative or Something Else?

Appropriate topics include, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

 Operating systems of the future:
        Distributed Systems
        Real-time Systems
        Object Oriented Systems
        Fault Tolerant Systems
        Multiprocessor and Multicomputer Systems
        Workstation Systems
        Systems for Novel Architectures
  Communications and Networking
        Protocols
        Performance
        Administration
        Security
  Applications
        Databases
        Transaction Processing
        Arts and Social Applications
        Novel Application Areas
  User Interfaces
        Human Factors
        Graphics and Window Systems
        Graphical User Interfaces
  Programming Environments and Languages
  Testing and Debugging

All submissions will be  considered;  however,  thinly  dis-
guised  product  announcements  are rarely accepted, nor are
rehashes of previous papers.



We will require at least an abstract and  an  outline  in  a
form that gives the committee confidence in the final paper.

A submission should be 2-3 typewritten pages and include the
following:

1. Author names, addresses, telephone numbers and E-mail addresses.

2. Abstract: 100-300 words (half a page) to be included in the final paper.

3. Outline: 1.5 - 3 pages, giving the major headings of the paper,
plus a few sentences per section that give the major points
that will be covered in that section in the final paper.

4. References: List a few key references to other work on the topic,
preferably to other people's work.

The following is a sample outline, which is not  necessarily
appropriate for all papers, but which illustrates the impor-
tant topics.

1. INTRODUCTION

Background

Introduce the problem to be solved; why is it important?

Reference previous work; make sure the committee knows the
wheel is not being reinvented

2. HOW WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM

More details on the problem and its issues

Design decisions and tradeoffs, and why they were made

Implementation issues

3. EVALUATION

Data, on performance, effort required

How well does it work?

What would we do differently?

If it failed, why? and what can we learn from it?

4. CONCLUSION
Summarize the paper, emphasizing why it is important, and what was learned

5. REFERENCES

Please submit abstracts with outlines as soon  as  possible,
and  mail  one  hard  copy  and  one  electronic copy to the
addresses below.  The final deadline for receipt of  submis-
sions  is  August  13,  1990.  Abstracts received after this
deadline will not be considered.  Notification of acceptance
or  rejection  will  be  made by Oct 3, 1990.  Final camera-
ready papers are due by November 14, 1990.

The final paper should retain the 100-300 word abstract, add
illustrations  (where  needed),  and  citations  to relevant
literature.  Only previously unpublished submissions will be
considered.   Final papers should contain 8-12 pages of sin-
gle spaced typeset materials.  All final papers must be sub-
mitted  in a camera-ready format or electronic format (troff
-ms if possible).  Typewritten or dot-matrix output  is  not
acceptable. For authors without access to a laser printer or
typesetter, appropriate facilities will be provided  by  the
program chair.

Please send the hard copy of your submission to:
Lori S. Grob
Dallas Conference
Usenix Association
2560 9th St.
Suite 215
Berkeley, CA 94710


To request additional information, please contact:
Lori S. Grob
Dallas USENIX Technical Program
Chorus systemes
6, avenue Gustave Eiffel
F78182 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines CEDEX
France

Internet: dallas-conf at usenix.org
UUCP: uunet!usenix!dallas-conf

Telephone: +33 (1) 30 57 00 22
FAX:    +33 (1) 30 57 00 66
Please include your physical and electronic mail address in all correspondence.

Program Committee:
Lori S. Grob, Chair - Chorus systemes
Steve Bourne - Sun Microsystems
Marc Donner - IBM Research
Tom Duff - AT&T Bell Laboratories
Jan Edler -  New York University
Michel Gien - Chorus systemes
Barry Gleeson, Unisys Corp.
Trent R. Hein - University of Colorado, Boulder
Andrew Hume - AT&T Bell Laboratories
Michael J. Karels - University of California, Berkeley
Deborah K. Scherrer - mt Xinu
Melinda Shore - mt Xinu
Max Meredith Vasilatos - Open Software Foundation