From: barb@bruno.cs.colorado.edu (Barb Dyker)
Subject: Free Registration to Usenix LISA VI Conference Technical Talks
Followup-To: comp.org.usenix
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 23:43:49 GMT

------------------ Call for Terminal Room Volunteers ------------


For the first time, LISA will have a Terminal Room.  If you work in the
Terminal Room for 10 hours you will receive free registration to the
Technical Talks (Wed - Fri).  We need a total of eight people.  The
terminal room will be open:

 October 19 Monday     11:30 am - 2:00 am
         20 Tuesday     9:30 am - 2:00 am
         21 Wednesday   7:30 am - 2:00 am
         22 Thursday    7:30 am - 2:00 am (closed 6-8 pm for the Reception)
         23 Friday      7:30 am - 2:00 pm

An interested applicant should be able to (minimally):

    * Answer questions on use of terminal room equipment.
      Manuals on terminal/modem/printer operation will be provided.

    * Manage a queue (of people) waiting to use the equipment.

If you are interested in working, please fill in the following and
return it to barb@cs.colorado.edu.  All applications must be received by 
Monday, September 21st 5:00 pm PST.

Your 10 hours of work will entitle you to free registration for the
Technical Talks ONLY!  You will need to make other arrangements for
transportation, accomodation, and tutorial registration.

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Name:
Address:
City/State/country/zip or postal code:
Email Address (25 chars or less):
Phone number (daytime and hours you can be reached):

1) Will you be able to attend the LISA Conference if you are not chosen to
   work in the terminal room? absolutely/probably/maybe/no way

2) Are you a student?
  a) If you are a student, have you applied for a student scholarship for this 
     conference? 

3) Are you planning to take tutorials?  If so, which days?

4) Have you attended a Usenix LISA conference before?

5) Have you attended any Usenix conference before?

6) If you are chosen to work in the terminal room when would you arrive
   in Long Beach?  

7) Are there particular talks that you don't want to miss: 
   (List day and time;  Refer to the abbreviated schedule at the end of this 
   posting for times)

8) Are there other talks that you'd prefer not to miss, but would miss if
   necessary ?

9) Are there other times that you know you will NOT want to work: e.g.
   do you hate to get up before noon, or stay up past 10pm, or do you
   have other commitments that would prevent you from working at some other
   particular time. 

10) Please describe in one paragraph why you want to work in the terminal 
    room and what your qualifications are?

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I will send an acknowledgement within a week of receiving your application.

Applications will be chosen based on a combination of factors which include 
(not necessarily in this order):
    an inability to attend the conference otherwise
    hours available for work (and flexibility of those hours)
    student status
    level of interest in helping conference attendees 


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Abbreviated Technical Talks Schedule

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

	9:00  - 10:00	Keynote
	10:30 - 11:30	NFS and Workstation Performance I
	1:00  -  2:00	NFS and Workstation Performance II
	2:30  -  4:00   UNIX as the All-Purpose Computing Environment
	4:30  -  5:30	System Administration Training and Customer Satisfaction
	6:00  - 10:00	Birds of a Feather Sessions 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

	9:30  - 10:30	Mass Host Configuration and Duplication I
	11:00 - 12:00	Mass Host Configuration and Duplication II
	1:30  -  3:30	System Administration Potpourri I
	4:00  -  5:30	Distributed Software Management I

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

	9:30  - 11:00	Distributed Configuration Management
	11:30 - 12:30	Monitoring System and User Problems
	2:00  -  4:00	System Administration Potpourri II
	4:30  -  5:30	Distrubuted Software Management II


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To receive a brochure and information on registration and hotel,
please contact:

                        USENIX Conference Office
                        22672 Lambert St., Suite 613
                        El Toro, CA  92630
                        Telephone # (714) 588-8649
                        FAX # (714) 588-9706
                        email address:  conference@usenix.org

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Barbara J. Dyker                       Department of Computer Science
Computer Systems Manager               Campus Box 430B, ECEE00-69
barb@cs.colorado.edu                   University of Colorado
(303) 492-2545                         Boulder, CO  80309-0430