INVITATION FROM THE PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Dear Colleague,

The 8th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI '08) brings together professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds in what has become a premier forum for discussing the design, implementation, and implications of systems software. 

The full program is now available. Register today.

This year's outstanding program includes 26 technical papers carefully selected from a large pool of submissions. These high-quality papers represent a diverse range of hot research areas including cloud computing, file systems, security, and OS architecture.

In addition, OSDI '08 will feature a poster session where attendees can discuss emerging ideas in operating systems design and implementation by talking with leading researchers who are introducing their new and interesting work. Check out the list of accepted posters.

OSDI '08 also offers more opportunities to learn and gain feedback about the state of the art in systems software through short Work-in-Progress (WiP) presentations on novel ideas in systems research. Check out more information here.

Please join us at the Paradise Point Resort for this inspiring symposium covering the most innovative operating systems research. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Richard Draves, Microsoft Research
Robbert van Renesse, Cornell University
OSDI '08 Program Co-Chairs