LinuxTag 2002 Call for Papers June 6th to 9th, 2002 8th Annual International LinuxTag 2002 Convention Center, Karlsruhe, Germany Free Conference Program ____________________________________________________ Introduction: LinuxTag is Europe's largest Linux conference and exhibition. Last year 15,000 visitors came to find the latest information on Linux, Free Software and Open Source solutions. The event is aimed at professionals, enthusiasts, researchers, developers and the community at large. From Friday to Sunday there will be a free conference track attracting people ranging from beginners to experts. All four days will be accompained by an exhibition with more than 100 vendors and projects. Would you, as an expert and experienced Linux user, like to share and discuss your experiences with like-minded people, or present your current project to an interested audience? We seek submissions of high quality that significantly advance the knowledge and understanding of the Linux community. In keeping with LinuxTag tradition, we will give preference to work that * explores new territory, * comes from project members directly involved in developing, * gives a good overview of broader fields of general interest, * introduces new users to important techniques in an understandable way, * discusses the legal, ethical, social or economic impact of Linux. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to: * Security: firewalls, VPNs, IPsec, IDS, scanners, exploits and vulnerabilities * Operating Systems: kernel, file systems, new device drivers and platforms * Desktop Applications: GUIs, KDE, GNOME * Multimedia: graphics, sound, video * Clustering and High Availibility * Hardware, embedded systems and real time solutions * Software Development: languages, scripting, IDE, XML * Networking: high-speed, Gigabit-Ethernet, ATM, IrDA, WavLAN * System Management: administration, monitoring, remote software distribution, packaging * Business Applications: solutions with a focus on non-technical business * Computer Aided Engineering: CAD/CAM, CAE, CAx * Internet and WWW: web servers, application servers, e-commerce, script languages, content management * Games and Entertainment * Database Applications: RDBMS, ODBMS, ERP systems * Business case studies and success stories * reports on Linux in day-to-day use environments * Significant community-related developments: Open Source, Free Software, patents, privacy, legal issues, trademarks, DRM, licensing * Non-technical developments: Open Music, Open Documents, Open Events We will schedule a 60-minute slot for each presentation including time for questions and discussion. If you need some extra time for a complex topic or a workshop, please contact the conference chairs for an individual solution. In such cases please note your time requirements in your abstract. Submission Guidelines: Submissions will be accepted only electronically. Those proposing to present papers should submit an abstract and a brief biography using a form on our web page http://www.linuxtag.org/cfp/. Conference languages are German and English. The abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee based on content, presentation and suitability for the event. Accepted speakers will be notified and will be required to submit a written paper of about ten pages for inclusion in the conference proceedings. The papers must be in an XML/DocBook format. Detailed guidelines will be provided to accepted speakers. Submissions violating these rules or the formatting guidelines may not be considered for publication. Handling of accepted papers can also be accomplished through the website or via e-email to the program committee: papers@linuxtag.org. Licensing of Accepted Papers: On acceptance, authors will be required to sign a Free Document License that grants an unlimited, non-exclusive right to Linux Tag e. V. and its partners to publish the papers both in electronic form on CD-ROM and the website and in paper form for the conference proceedings and magazines. Your submission indicates that you agree to these terms. Papers accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms can not be accepted, and will not be reviewed. Papers will be held in full confidence during the reviewing process. Authors of accepted papers will be encouraged to supply electronic versions of their papers, as well as source code and raw data to help others replicate and better understand their results. Location: The 8th Annual International LinuxTag will take place at the Convention Center in the Messe at Karlsruhe, Germany. Karlsruhe is located in the southern part of Germany near Heidelberg and can be easily reached via Frankfurt International Airport and by rail. The city is famous for its baroque palace, which now houses part of the renowned Technical University. Accommodations will be provided for accepted speakers in hotels close to the venue. Speaker Incentives and Financial Compensation: Some financial assistance is available for speakers' travel and accommodation in case of need. LinuxTag is run by LinuxTag e. V., a non-profit organization of volunteering professionals and enthusiasts of free and open-source software. We therefore have only a limited budget for travel expenses and request that you or your employer kindly pay for your trip if possible. However, there will be a stipend program available for students and non-affiliated free/open source software project members. Anyone can apply. We are able to pay travel expenses (economy class plane and train tickets) for a limited number of speakers, and will provide accommodation including breakfast for all speakers. All speakers will be our guests at the exclusive social event dinner. We are not able to pay any royalties for presenters. Important Dates: Please submit your contributions no later than the indicated dates. Schedule: Abstract submission deadline February 28, 2002 Acceptance notification March 15, 2002 Final papers due April 30, 2002 all 23:59 UTC 8th Annual International LinuxTag June 6-9, 2002 Program Committee: * Torsten Spindler (chair) ETH Zurich, Switzerland, spindler@linuxtag.org * Nils Magnus (co-chair) secunet Security Networks AG, Germany, magnus@linuxtag.org * Harald Böhme Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany * Matthias Kalle Dalheimer Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, Sweden * Jörg Dorchain Europeonline, Luxemburg * Christian Egle SuSE Linux AG, Germany * Sven Geggus Linux User Group Karlsruhe, Germany * Dr. Denis Havlik Mandrakesoft, France * Christian Hüttermann Red Hat GmbH, Germany * Alasdair G. Kergon United Kingdom Unix Users Group, UK * Thomas Maus Security, Performance + Management for IT-Systems, Germany * Alexander Perry Quantum Magnetics, Inc., USA * Christian Ritter Red Hat GmbH, Germany * M. Drew Streib Free Standards Group, USA * Prof. Dr. Peter Weibel ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany * Florian Zumbiehl ffis e. V., Germany
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