For Participants

This page is for those who will be presenting material at OSDI '12. If you wish to submit a paper or deliver a talk at another upcoming USENIX event, please see the Conferences page to select the conference in which you're interested.

If you need an invitation letter to apply for a visa to attend the conference, please contact conference@usenix.org. Please identify yourself as a presenter and include your mailing address in your email.

Problems
Questions? Please don't hesitate to contact Michele Nelson, Production Manager: michele@usenix.org.

If you find yourself in dire straits, please contact your Program Co-Chairs, Chandu Thekkath and Amin Vahdat, osdi12chairs@usenix.org.

Invited Talk presenters, panelists, Keynote and Plenary speakers, see your instructions below.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS OF REFEREED PAPERS

  1. A printable PDF of your paper (no more than 14 pp. long, including bibliography and any appendices), along with consent forms with the signature of each author, is due on or before September 5, 2012.
    Upload your final paper to the Web submissions system by September 5, 2012. If you have questions, please contact Michele Nelson, Production Manager, michele@usenix.org.
  2. Print, sign, and email or fax to us the OSDI '12 Consent Form for Refereed Papers.
  3. If you are using Microsoft Word or LaTeX, please make use of these templates and sample first pages (two-column format), if possible:
    • Microsoft Word
    • LaTeX
  4. Registration materials will be online soon. You will be contacted by the Conference Department with registration information. Please note: If the conference registration poses a hardship for the presenter of the refereed paper, please contact conference@usenix.org.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVITED TALK PRESENTERS, PANELISTS, AND KEYNOTE AND PLENARY SPEAKERS

  1. The USENIX Conference Department will contact you with instructions for registering online. We will provide the following equipment:
    • 1 LCD projector
    • 1 screen
    • 1 wired Lavalier microphone
    • cables and extension cords

    Please note: laptops are not provided; if you will be unable to bring a laptop, please contact the Program Co-Chairs or the Conference Manager to arrange to borrow one. If you wish to discuss any special A/V needs, please contact Jessica Horst, Conference Manager, via email at jessica@usenix.org or via phone at 510-528-8649 ext. 21.

  2. Please read, sign, and email or fax to us:
    Consent Form for Invited Talks and Panels (PDF)
     
  3. In order to make your talk available on the USENIX Web site immediately after the conference, please email your electronic files to production@usenix.org immediately after your presentation.