With Federated Conferences week June 12-15, this month was an exceptionally busy one for USENIX. If you weren't able to join us in person, you can still get a feel for the event by reading through the conference proceedings and watching the session videos.
On June 21, I saw a tweet that raised a red flag for me. On my personal G+ account, I wrote: "I saw this tweet today from a hiring manager: 'Just interviewed for a sysadmin. I'm struggling since she has no social footprint. Is that wrong, or should social be key?' What are your thoughts on a 'social footprint' requirement for sysadmins?"
Last week USENIX held its first Women in Advanced Computing Summit (WiAC '12) as part of its Federated Conferences Week. Videos from the event will be on our site soon. Meanwhile, here is a list of 30 recommended links.
Women in Advanced Computing Recommended Links Roundup:
Peter Salus sent us this history to share:
June 13:
[]The 2012 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (ATC'12) takes place June 13-15 in Boston as part of our Federated Conferences Week. If you attended the 1987 Annual Technical Conference, you saw "one of the computer industry's most illustrious personalities" give a keynote called "Why We Have to Make UNIX Invisible." The illustrious personality was Steven P. Jobs.
I know it's hard to keep up with all our events, CFPs, registration deadlines, and news, so here are some highlights:
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* UPDATE: NEW! Want to bring a child with you to WiAC '12 to get a jump-start in learning about this important area? When you register for WiAC '12, you can now purchase a guest pass for those 18 years or younger for only $50. Get started on your registration for WiAC '12 at USENIX Federated Conferences week here.
By joining USENIX, members help support open access to research.
[]The first Women in Advanced Computing Summit (WiAC'12) program is now available. Here's an overview, a nutshell:
Federated Conferences Week is about a month away: June 12-15 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Are you registered? Is your room booked?