ACTIVITIES

Welcome Get-Together

Sunday, July 27, 2008, 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Start the conference out right: chat with your fellow attendees over drinks and snacks.

Poster Session & Happy Hour

Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Would you like to share a provocative opinion, interesting preliminary work, or a cool idea that will spark discussion at this year's USENIX Security Symposium? The poster session is the perfect venue to introduce such new or ongoing work. Poster presenters will have the entirety of the evening happy hour to discuss their work, get exposure, and receive feedback from attendees.

To submit a poster, please send a 1–5 page proposal, in PDF or PostScript, to sec08posters@usenix.org by Friday, June 13, 2008. Decisions will be made by Monday, June 23, 2008.

Symposium Reception

Thursday, July 31, 2008, 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Join us at the USENIX Security '08 Symposium Reception. Dinner and drinks will be served.

Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 31, 2008, 8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.

Lead or attend a BoF! Meet with your peers! Present new work! Don't miss these special activities designed to maximize the value of your time at the conference. The always popular evening Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are very informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. BoFs may be scheduled during the conference at the registration desk or in advance by sending email to bofs@usenix.org.

Work-in-Progress Reports (WiPs)

Friday, August 1, 2008, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

The Work-in-Progress reports (WiPs session offers short presentations about research in progress, new results, or timely topics. This is not the place to re-announce work already published, or re-advertise work already accepted at another venue. Speakers should submit a one- or two-paragraph abstract to sec08wips@usenix.org by 6:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Make sure to include your name affiliation and the title of your talk. The schedule of presentations and accepted abstracts will be posted on the Symposium Web site. The time available will be distributed among the presenters, with each speaker allocated between 5 and 10 minutes. The time limit will be strictly enforced.