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Scope Correction Reset Announcement from the NSDI Steering Committee

March 19, 2025 - 9:54 am by casey

The NSDI Steering Committee is deliberately effecting a course correction regarding the scope of papers accepted to the conference. The correction is motivated by the committee’s observation that NSDI papers on certain topics have generated less community engagement than most papers. The implementation of scope correction in the 2025 submission cycle was flawed: feedback came at inconsistent times and with inadequate feedback to authors.

What the uncertainty around federal grant funding means for USENIX

February 4, 2025 - 2:47 pm by casey

Amid the confusion around the future of federal funding in the United States, USENIX is among the many organizations preparing to navigate the uncertain future of scientific research in the US.

2024 USENIX Annual Meeting Report

December 30, 2024 - 12:36 pm by casey

USENIX held its annual membership meeting on Monday, December 16, 2024, via Zoom. This report summarizes the topics covered by the Board of Directors and staff during the meeting.

Statement Regarding Recent USENIX Security Peer-Review Allegations

June 18, 2024 - 10:22 am by casey

Recently, several prominent members of the computer security and privacy research community received emails alleging that a group of reviewers sought to gain an unfair advantage in the peer-review process via omitted conflicts or collusion. These emails include supposed confidential reviewer assignments for conferences including USENIX Security 2022-2024. This information was shared with recipients who were not on the USENIX Security program committees and who could have been conflicted with the papers involved.

Statement on Deliberate Scope Adjustment from the NSDI Steering Committee

June 17, 2024 - 5:15 pm by casey

The mission statement of the USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI), expressed in the Call for Papers, is that "NSDI focuses on the design principles, implementation, and practical evaluation of networked and distributed systems." The NSDI Steering Committee is dedicated to ensuring that the symposium aligns with this goal on an annual basis and to providing strategic support for each set of NSDI program co-chairs in creating symposia that represent the breadth of the community as described in and united by that focus.

2023 USENIX Annual Meeting Report

December 19, 2023 - 4:51 pm by casey

USENIX held its annual membership meeting on Monday, December 11, 2023, via Zoom. This report summarizes the topics covered by the Board of Directors and staff during the meeting.

USENIX Announces the Winners of the 2023 Internet Defense Prize

August 9, 2023 - 10:16 am by casey

Today USENIX announced the winners of the 2023 Internet Defense Prize competition. Created in 2014, the award is funded by Meta and offered in partnership with USENIX to celebrate contributions to the protection and defense of the internet.

Update on the Enigma Conference from the Enigma Steering Committee

March 9, 2023 - 4:38 am by casey

Today, we’re suspending the USENIX Enigma conference. Though we hope it will come back, we have no immediate plans for its return.

2022 USENIX Annual Meeting Report

December 21, 2022 - 11:59 am by lizmarkel

USENIX held its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, via Zoom. This report summarizes the topics covered by the Board and staff during the meeting.

Membership

The trend of USENIX memberships over the past five years has been on an overall slow, steady decline. This hasn't necessarily correlated with attendance at our conferences, especially prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, many of the people who are part of our conference-going community are not choosing to become members of the association. 

2021 USENIX Annual Meeting Report

December 3, 2021 - 10:25 am by casey

USENIX held its annual membership meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021, via Zoom. This report summarizes the topics covered by the Board and staff during the meeting.

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