EuroBSDCon 2005 - Call for Papers
4th European BSD Conference November 25 - 27, 2005 University of Basel, Switzerland http://www.eurobsdcon.org/
Introduction
The Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) family of computer operating systems is derived from software developed at the University of California at Berkeley. The various family members (Free-, Net- and OpenBSD, among others) are exten sively used both for embedded appliances and for large internet servers and have an excellent reputation for sta bility and state-of-the-art technology. BSD-derived soft ware is a driving force for IT research and development and is well-received as a building block in commercial software due to its unique license scheme.
The fourth European BSD conference is a great opportunity to present new ideas to the community and to meet some of the developers behind the different BSDs.
The two day conference program (Nov 26 and 27) will be com plemented by a tutorial day preceeding the conference (Nov 25).
Call for Papers
The program committee is inviting authors to submit innova tive and original papers not submitted elsewhere on the applications, architecture, implementation, performance and security of BSD-derived operating systems. Investigations on economic aspects regarding the operation of BSD systems are also welcome. Topics of interest for the Euro BSD Con ference 2005 include, but are not limited to:
· kernel hacking
· embedded application development and deployment
· device drivers
· security and safe coding practices
· system administration: techniques and tools of the trade
· operational and economic aspects
Prospective authors of contributions to the technical pro gram are requested to submit an extended abstract through the web-interface on the conference website. All submissions will be reviewed by the program committee. The extended abstract should be at least two but no longer than four pages in either PostScript or-PDF format. Submissions accom panied by a non-disclosure agreement are not acceptable and will be returned unread.
Authors of accepted submissions have to provide a full paper for publication in the conference proceedings and give per mission to the organizers to publish the results in the printed proceedings and on the conference web site. Instruc tions to authors will be available on the conference web site.
Call for Tutorial Proposals
Selected tutorials on practical and problem-solving aspects of BSD-derived operating systems will be offered on the day before the Euro BSD Conference. The tutorials will be pre sented by speakers who have wide experience in developing and administering the different BSDs. Potential tutorial themes include, but are not limited to:
· Using FreeBSD in a datacenter environment
· Firewall configuration with OpenBSD
· Porting NetBSD to embedded devices
· Safe coding practices to provide secure solutions
If you are interested in presenting a tutorial, please con tact the program committee at pc@eurobsdcon.org with details about the topic, intended audience, required room and facil ities as well as a meaningful CV before August 1, 2005.
Important Dates
Extended abstracts due: August 1 Tutorial proposals due: August 1 Notification to speakers: August 31 Final papers due: October 20 Tutorial day: November 25 Conference: November 26 - 27
Conference Organizers
General Chairs chair@eurobsdcon.org
Marc Balmer, micro systems Vera Hardmeier, micro systems
Program Chair prog-chair@eurobsdcon.org
Christian Tschudin, CS Department, University of Basel
Program Committee Marc Balmer, micro systems Emmanuel Dreyfus, the NetBSD project Felix Kronlage, bytemine Max Laier, the FreeBSD project André von Raison, iX Magazin Christian Tschudin, University of Basel Wim Vandeputte, the OpenBSD project
Local Organizers
Marc Balmer, micro systems Giacomo Cariello Marcus Glocker, UBS AG Vera Hardmeier, micro systems Massimiliano Stucchi, WillyStudios.com Marc Winiger, micro systems