[vox] LISA '09 Registration Now Open

[Lionel Garth Jones]

On behalf of all the LISA '09 organizers, I'd like to invite you to
join us in Baltimore, MD, November 1-6, 2009, for the 23rd Large
Installation System Administration Conference:
http://www.usenix.org/lisa09/proga

For over 20 years, the Large Installation System Administration
Conference (LISA) has been the must-attend system administration
conference. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to meet and mingle  
with
the leaders of the system administration industry.

Take advantage of 6 days of training that offer face-to-face time
with expert instructors, including:

-- Mark Burgess on Configuration Management Solutions with Cfengine 3

-- David N. Blank-Edelman on Over the Edge System Administration

Back for 2009, we're offering two series of classes focusing on some of
the most important topics you'll encounter. Classes include:

-- Peter Baer Galvin and Marc Staveley on Solaris 10 Administration

-- John Arrasjid and Rupen Sheth on Virtualization with VMware vSphere
4.0

The full training program can be found at
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/training/

In addition to the training, 3 days of technical sessions include
top-notch refereed papers, informative invited talks, expert Guru Is In
sessions, and a poster session:
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/tech/

* Over a dozen invited talks feature our most impressive slate of  
speakers to
date. They include:

-- Keynote Address by Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com

-- Plenary Session: "Google Wave," by Daniel Berlin and Sam Thorogood,
Google, Inc.

-- Plenary Session: "Cosmic Computing: Supporting the Science of the
Planck Space Based Telescope," by Shane Canon, Group Leader, Data System
Group in NERSC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

-- Plenary Session: "Towards Zero-Emission Datacenters Through Direct
Reuse of Waste Heat," by Bruno Michel, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory

* LISA is the top-tier forum for presenting new research in system
administration. We selected papers showcasing state-of-the-art work on
topics including configuration management, cloud computing,
virtualization, and security.

* Bring your most challenging technical questions to the experts at
LISA's Guru Is In sessions.

* Explore the latest commercial innovations at the Vendor Exhibition.

* Benefit from opportunities for peer interaction (a.k.a. the "Hallway
Track").

* Discounts are available!
-- Registration: http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/discounts.html
-- Airfare and hotel: http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/hotel.html

* Help us promote!
-- Banners and buttons: http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/promote.html

-- Facebook: http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/facebook

-- Twitter: http://twitter.com/LISAConference

For complete program information and to register, see
http://www.usenix.org/lisa09/proga

Early registration discounts are now available. Register by Monday,  
October 12,
and save up to $300!

We're pleased to bring LISA to Baltimore and we look forward to seeing
you there.

On behalf of the LISA '09 Program Committee,

Adam Moskowitz
LISA '09 Program Chair
lisa09chair at usenix.org

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LISA '09:
23rd Large Installation System Administration Conference
http://www.usenix.org/lisa09/proga
November 1-6, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Early Bird Registration Deadline: October 12, 2009
Sponsored by USENIX and SAGE
in cooperation with LOPSA and SNIA
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