Workshop Series Overview - November 7-9, 1999

University-level Systems Administration Education Workshop GIGA LISA: Technical Issues for Very Large Sites Workshop Closed! Advanced Topics in Systems Administration Workshop Closed! Senior system administrators will want to participate in one or more of these all-day workshops. We have expanded the Workshop Series in response to the enthusiasm expressed by past workshop participants for these high-level, focused discussion sessions. Participation in each workshop is limited by room size, which ensures a seminar-like atmosphere. How to Participate: Participation in each of these workshops is limited. Participants must be registered for the LISA technical program and for the workshop(s) of their choice. Before the conference, participants should submit a paper in ASCII of at most one page to the email address given in the description, below, of their chosen workshop(s). Remember to register before October 1, the early registration deadline! Registration fee: The fee for attending one workshop is $50. Lunch will be provided. Please note that these workshops are full-day sessions. Attending a workshop precludes attending any tutorials on that day.

University-level Systems Administration Education

Sunday, November 7, 1999 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Co-Chairs: John Sechrest, PEAK, Inc., and David Kuncicky, Bioreason, Inc. Workshop Topics: This one-day workshop will focus on developing and teaching university-level courses in systems administration. Participants will be current and potential instructors of university-level systems administration courses and senior systems administrators with an interest in this topic. Format: Participants should be prepared to join actively in discussion of course design, syllabi, textbooks and readings, assignments, projects, evaluations, and other aspects of the curriculum. How to Participate: Participants should submit a short position paper of at most one page (in ASCII) describing their activities and interests in university-level systems administration education. How to Submit: The submission, in ASCII, should be sent to eduw@usenix.org. Registration fee: The fee for attending one workshop is $50. Lunch will be provided.

GIGA LISA: Technical Issues for Very Large Sites

Monday, November 8, 1999 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Chair: Joel Avery, Nortel Networks Registration for this workshop is closed. Workshop Topics: This one-day workshop for senior system administrators dealing with very large sites will focus on the technical issues faced at such sites. Format: The format will include a general discussion of topics, breakout sessions on technical issues selected by the participants, and a general discussion summarizing the breakout sessions and future work. How to Participate: Participants should submit a short position paper of at most one page (in ASCII) describing what the author considers to be the most interesting or vexing issues specific to systems administration at very large sites. Registration fee: The fee for attending one workshop is $50. Lunch will be provided.

Advanced Topics in Systems Administration

Tuesday, November 9, 1999 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Chair: Adam Moskowitz, LION bioscience Research, Inc. Registration for this workshop is closed. Workshop Topics: This one-day workshop will focus on the most difficult problems facing systems administrators today, and on the most recent developments in the field, including technical, ethical, and "political"issues. Format: The workshop will be run as an open forum during which a representative subset of the topics and positions submitted--and other topics, as desired by the participants--will be discussed. How to Participate: Participants should submit a short position paper describing what the author thinks is the most difficult or important issue facing system administrators today. Registration fee: The fee for attending one workshop is $50. Lunch will be provided.