Program Committee Important Due Dates and Cash Prizes Refereed Papers Tutorials, Invited Talks, WIPs, and BOFs How to Submit a Paper to the Refereed Track Where and How To Send Refereed Paper Submissions USENIX Vendor Exhibition

HOW TO SUBMIT A PAPER TO THE REFEREED TRACK Papers should be 8 to 12 single-spaced 8.5"x11" pages (about 4000-6000 words), not counting figures and references. Papers longer than 12 pages will not be reviewed. Papers so short as to be considered "extended abstracts" will not receive full consideration. It is imperative that you contact the USENIX Association office to receive detailed guidelines and suggestions for submitting a quality paper. In addition, specific questions about submissions may be sent to the program chairman via email to douglis@usenix.org. A good paper will demonstrate that the authors: are attacking a significant problem are familiar with the literature have devised an original or clever solution if appropriate, have implemented the solution and characterized its performance have drawn appropriate conclusions Note: the USENIX Technical Conference, like most conferences and journals, requires that papers not be submitted simultaneously to more than one conference or publication, and that submitted papers not be previously or subsequently published elsewhere. Papers accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms are not acceptable and will be returned to the author(s) unread. All submissions are held in the highest confidentiality prior to publication in the Proceedings, both as a matter of policy and in accord with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. Authors will be notified by January 26, 1998. Some accepted papers will be shepherded by a program committee member through an editorial review process prior to publication in the Proceedings.