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Submit Papers to FAST '20 by September 26

The submission deadline for the 18th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies is quickly approaching! Submit your papers or tutorial proposals by Thursday, September 26, 2019.

FAST '20 will take place in Santa Clara, CA, USA, on February 24–27, 2019. FAST brings together storage-system researchers and practitioners to explore new directions in the design, implementation, evaluation, and deployment of storage systems. View the complete call for sample topics of interest and detailed submission instructions.

SREcon19 EMEA Has Sold Out!

SREcon19 Europe/Middle East/Africa has reached capacity for the fifth year in a row despite expanded capacity! If you were unable to register, please stay tuned. Videos of the talks from Tracks 1 and 2 will be posted on the program page within a few weeks of the event.

You can also follow @SREcon on Twitter for the latest #SREcon updates.

View the LISA19 Program and Register Today

Join us at LISA19 on October 28–30, 2019, in Portland, OR, USA! The conference program addresses the overlap and differences between traditional and modern IT operations and engineering. Register and reserve your hotel room by Monday, October 7, 2019, and save.

Follow @LISAConference on Twitter, and contribute to the #lisa19 conversation.

Submit Talk Proposals to Vault '20

The organizers of the 2020 Linux Storage and Filesystems Conference (Vault '20) welcome creators and users of open source storage, file systems, and related technologies to submit talk proposals. Vault '20 will take place on February 24–25, 2020, and is co-located with the 18th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies (FAST '20) in Santa Clara, CA, USA.

View the Call for Participation for additional details and instructions. Proposals are due by Wednesday, November 20, 2019.

Congratulations to Margo Seltzer, 2019 Flame Award Winner!

USENIX congratulates Margo Seltzer, winner of the 2019 USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award ("The Flame"). Margo received The Flame in recognition of her research into experimental file and storage systems, her development of new storage paradigms such as provenance, her software contributions, and her dedication to and steering of the USENIX community and its organization. Margo has been a linchpin of the USENIX community for decades. Read more about Margo's achievements and The Flame.