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Cascadia IT Conference: Early Bird Discount Extended

We got this note from our friends at Cascadia IT Conference today - you still have time to save a few $$$:

The Early Bird Discount for Cascadia IT Conference March 23rd - 24th 2012 has been extended through Wednesday March 14. Get a discounted rate to see top speakers in Information Technology, including:

Women and the sysadmin community

Happy International Women's Day!

Our LISA'12 Conference Chair, Carolyn Rowland, recently wrote a couple of blog posts about women in the sys admin community:

Is the sysadmin community inviting to women?

How a USENIX Student Grant Can Lead to a Career in Technology

In this interview, PostgreSQL contributor Selena Deckelmann shares her experiences with the USENIX student grant program and conferences.

CFP: Need help with your LISA '12 proposal?

LISA'12 Program Chair Carolyn Rowland wants to see your proposal. "The hardest thing about a submission is having a great idea," she says.

LEET '12: Interview with Program Chair; CFP Extended

Engin Kirda, Program Chair for 5th USENIX Workshop on Large-Scale Exploits and Emergent Threats, provides a preview of LEET '12.

Fresh Site, and other news

You might notice that our site got a fresh coat of paint in the form of a redesign and the Drupal CMS. Ah, much fresher and aesthetically pleasing, I think.

Meanwhile, FAST '12 kicked off in San Jose yesterday with record attendance. You can follow the tweets with #fast12.

SCALE10x Follow Up

Phew! Those SCALE folks know how to put on a fabulous event!

A big THANKS to all the organizers, volunteers, exhibitors, and attendees for making SCALE10x the best one yet. Also, I’d like to thank everyone who stopped by the USENIX booth. I loved seeing so many familiar faces and old friends, and it’s always great to meet new people each year, too.

See us at SCALE10x

USENIX will have a booth in the expo hall at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) event, which will be held January 20-22 in Los Angeles. As always, the SCALE team lined up an impressive schedule, and you’re sure to see some familiar faces from USENIX events. Hopefully I’ll see you there.

Interview with CFEngine Founder and CTO Mark Burgess

In 1993, Mark Burgess wrote the first version of the open source IT automation software CFEngine, and in 2008 he released CFEngine 3 and founded CFEngine AS, an Oslo-based software and services company. Last year, the company completed a Series A investment round and opened its first US office in Palo Alto, California. In this interview, he looks back at a productive 2011, and plans ahead for CFEngine in 2012.

New Year's Resolution: Don't miss deadlines!

Here's a friendly reminder of some upcoming USENIX deadlines to get you off on the right foot in the New Year:

January 6: Hot-ICE call for papers deadline

January 10: USENIX ATC '12 paper titles and abstracts deadline

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