[kaffe] Linux Kongress 2003 in Saarbruecken, Germany

[Dalibor Topic]

Hi everyone,

Mark Wielaard has already said that I'd like the next free software java 
develeper meeting to be in Saarbruecken, which hosts the Linux Kongress 
from October 14 to October 16, 2003. I hope we can use this Kongress as 
an oppportunity to present the current state of free java 
implementations to a broader audience. And of course to have a BOF 
session, a couple of drinks and a good time.

I've attached the Call for Papers, since it specifically mentions 
Virtual machines and emulations as one of the topics of interest. If you 
want to submit a paper, you should hurry up: Extended abstracts are due 
till August 8th.

See you,
dalibor topic
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                           Linux-Kongress 2003

		             Call for Papers

                   http://www.linux-kongress.org/2003/

   Linux-Kongress 2003, the 10th International Linux System Technology
   Conference, is organized by the German Unix User Group (GUUG) and
   hosted by the Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. Please
   contact <info at linux-kongress.org> if you have any questions.

Overview

   The 10th Linux-Kongress will take place from October 14 to October 16,
   2003, at the Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. It is the
   10th anniversary of the traditional Linux-Kongress series (Heidelberg
   '94, Berlin '95 and '96, Würzburg '97, Köln '98, Augsburg '99,
   Erlangen 2000, Enschede 2001, and Köln 2002) which has evolved into
   the most important meeting for Linux experts and developers in Europe.

   You are invited to participate in this famous Linux community event by
   giving a presentation about your current development work, experiences
   with Linux, and future plans. The Linux-Kongress will be the best
   opportunity for Open Source developers to meet in Europe and exchange
   ideas about current and upcoming projects that (will) play an
   important role for Linux.

   You can learn from the tutorials, refereed papers, and invited talks,
   and discuss the newest technology with famous Linux and Open Source
   gurus. You can also visit the vendor exhibition, where leading
   Linux-related companies show their newest products, or find the latest
   books about your favorite topic on this exhibition. A social event
   will take place on Wednesday, October 15. A perfect opportunity to
   exchange ideas with other Linux experts, while enjoying food and
   drinks.

   The conference language is English.

Tutorial Program (October 14)

   On Tuesday, a number of tutorials will be presented, all related to
   Linux and Open Source. Tutorials both for beginners and for more
   advanced users and developers will be included. If you're interested
   in presenting a tutorial or would like to share ideas about what would
   be a terrific tutorial, please contact the program committee via
   e-mail at <program at linux-kongress.org>.

Technical Conference (October 15-16)

   Wednesday and Thursday will offer around 25 technical sessions,
   including keynote address, presentations of refereed papers, and
   invited talks, divided in 2 parallel tracks. The talks will focus on
   Linux kernel and systems software, as well as more generic Open Source
   software used on Linux systems, and the underlying software
   technologies. Presentations should take about 40 minutes (including
   discussions, when applicable).

   The Linux-Kongress 2003 conference seeks original and innovative
   papers about current Linux and Open Source software development.

   Presentations are being solicited in areas including, but not limited
   to:
     * Security (firewalls, VPNs, cryptography, security models,
       programming techniques, smart cards, ...)
     * Networking (IPv6, IPsec, bandwith control, policy routing, VoIP, ...)
     * High-Availability and High-Performance clustering
     * Architectures (from Linux on PDAs to Linux on S/390)
     * Virtual machines and emulations (Wine, Plex86, User-Mode Linux, ...)
     * Storage management (RAID, LVM, filesystems, ...)
     * Device drivers (new advances, asynchronous I/O)
     * Desktop/office environments for Linux
     * Multimedia (sound, video, streaming media, conferencing)
     * ...

   To address the fast evolving nature of Linux, new topics not covered
   by the conference talks can be discussed during informal gatherings,
   called Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions. BoFs may be scheduled at the
   conference or in advance by mailing the program committee.

Refereed Paper Submissions

   Papers for the technical sessions will be reviewed by the program
   committee. An extended abstract is required for the paper selection
   process. These abstracts must be submitted via the Linux-Kongress 2003
   web site at http://www.linux-kongress.org/2003/cfp/subm.html . Only
   abstracts in ASCII format (250-500 words), including a title and the
   name(s) and e-mail address(es) of the author(s) are accepted.
   Furthermore, abstracts accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms
   are not acceptable and will not be read. By submitting an abstract to
   the Linux-Kongress 2003 organization, you also give permission to
   publish it on the conference web site.

   Authors of accepted submissions are asked to provide a final paper for
   publication in the conference proceedings. This paper preferably
   should not have been published before.

Important Dates

   Extended abstracts due:       August 8, 2003
   Notification to speakers:    August 25, 2003
   Final papers due:         September 26, 2003

Program Committee

   You can contact the program committee via e-mail at
   <program at linux-kongress.org>. Abstracts can only be submitted via the
   web form.

  Program chair

   Jos Vos, X/OS

  Members

   Fred Donck, NLUUG / PatriotSoft
   Ralf Spenneberg
   Uli Weis, GUUG
   Harald Welte

   Complete registration and program information will be made available
   on the web site mid August 2003. Companies interested in getting a
   booth at the exhibition or in sponsoring the Linux-Kongress 2003
   should send e-mail to <info at linux-kongress.org>.