The Program Chair, Avi Rubin of AT&T Labs - Research, and the Program Committee announce the availability of the Call for Papers for: 1999 USENIX ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE June 7-11, 1999 Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, California Sponsored by USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association ================================================ Call for Papers at http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix99/cfp.html Paper submissions due: December 2, 1998 ================================================ The Program Committee seeks original and innovative papers on the applications, architecture, implementation, and performance of modern computing systems. Papers that analyze problem areas and draw important conclusions from practical experience are especially welcome. Some particularly interesting application topics are: Availability Distributed caching and replication Embedded systems Extensible operating systems File systems and storage systems Interoperability of heterogeneous systems Mobile code Mobile computing Multimedia New algorithms and applications Personal digital assistants Quality of service Reliability Security and privacy Ubiquitous computing and messaging Web technologies Invited Talk and tutorial suggestions and proposals are also very welcome. ==================================================================== USENIX is the Advanced Computing Systems Association. Its members are the computer technologists responsible for many of the innovations in computing we enjoy today. To find out more about USENIX, visit its web site: http://www.usenix.org.