Work-in-Progress Reports (WiPs)
Monday, November 6, 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m., Emerald Ballroom

The list of accepted WiPs is now available.

Poster Session and Reception
Co-Sponsored by USENIX and Google
Monday, November 6, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m., Emerald Ballroom

The OSDI Poster Session will be held in conjunction with a reception at the Symposium. The list of accepted posters and demos is now available.

Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)
Monday, November 6, 8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 7, 10:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m.

Lead or attend a BoF! Meet with your peers! Present new work! Don't miss these special activities designed to maximize the value of your time at the conference. The always popular evening Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are very informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. BoFs may be scheduled during the conference at the registration desk or in advance. Click here to view the current BoF schedule and for scheduling instructions.

Social Activities
Meet the conference speakers and connect with your peers in the community.

Welcome Get-Together and WORLDS '06 Demo Session
Sunday, November 5, 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m., Emerald II & III
Find out more about the WORLDS '06 Demo Session here.

Reception at The Museum of Flight: USENIX Takes You on a History of Flight
Sponsored by Microsoft Research
Tuesday, November 7, 6:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.

Go up, up and away with USENIX at the OSDI symposium reception held at Seattle's Museum of Flight. Sponsored by Microsoft Research, the reception provides the perfect opportunity to mingle with colleagues among remnants of the past including a World War II Corsair and the famous Blackbird spyplane. Enjoy enticing food and drink while exploring the Apollo space exhibit and the Tower, a full-scale replica of an air traffic control tower. Don't miss this exciting chance to step back in time. Your registration fee covers one admission ticket. If you will not be attending the event, please donate your ticket to another person by returning it to the registration desk.

Please note: Attendees must present their reception admission ticket in order to board the bus. Buses will depart from the hotel lobby beginning at 6:30 p.m. The reception will end at 10:00 p.m. If you would like to leave earlier, one bus will depart from the Museum of Flight every half hour beginning at 8:00 p.m.